##  In the News

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fb/070h-fb2580dc.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33277:trump-world-from-assassination-abroad-to-chaos-at-home&catid=395)

### [Trump World. From Assassination Abroad to Chaos at Home](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33277:trump-world-from-assassination-abroad-to-chaos-at-home&catid=395)

August 31 2026

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### [They Said It Made No Sense. Then They Voted Yes.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33278:they-said-it-made-no-sense-then-they-voted-yes&catid=327)

August 31 2026

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### [Newsom’s Next Immigration Gamble: Defy Federal Law And Dare Washington To Fight Back](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33283:newsoms-next-immigration-gamble-defy-federal-law-and-dare-washington-to-fight-back&catid=375)

August 31 2026

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### [Zuckerberg May Finally Pay a Price for Preying on Our Children](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33261:zuckerberg-may-finally-pay-a-price-for-preying-on-our-children&catid=375)

August 27 2026

#  CLIMATE

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### Dismantling the ‘Climate Alarm Industry’ per Project 2025

Written by Robert Hunziker on December 23 2024.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30068:dismantling-the-climate-alarm-industry-per-project-2025&catid=14)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/56/102n6-569f91db.jpg&src=images/stories/Dec-2024/102n6.jpg&thumbnail=610,407,&hash=15379ca4) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30055:environmental-coalition-earns-win-vs-predatory-water-company&catid=14)Written by Hans Johnson on December 19 2024. Posted in [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=14).

## [Environmental Coalition Earns Win vs. Predatory Water Company](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30055:environmental-coalition-earns-win-vs-predatory-water-company&catid=14)

THE ENVIRONMENT - In a major victory for environmental-justice advocates in and beyond California, the State Lands Commission (SLC) at its Dec. 17 me…

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Written by CityWatch on December 19 2024.

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Written by Robert Hunziker on December 09 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e2/098j-e2ab4b49.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29980:emergency-summit-re-antarctic-meltdown&catid=14)### [Emergency Summit re Antarctic Meltdown](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29980:emergency-summit-re-antarctic-meltdown&catid=14)

Written by Robert Hunziker on December 05 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/5f/098k-5fba0129.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29979:over-100-scientists-urge-governor-newsom-to-order-closure-of-aliso-canyon-gas-storage-facility-citing-public-health-safety-and-climate-dangers&catid=14)### [Over 100 Scientists Urge Governor Newsom to Order Closure of Aliso Canyon Gas Storage Facility, Citing Public Health, Safety and Climate Dangers ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29979:over-100-scientists-urge-governor-newsom-to-order-closure-of-aliso-canyon-gas-storage-facility-citing-public-health-safety-and-climate-dangers&catid=14)

Written by Mark Jacobsen on December 05 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d2/098l-d2f9cc73.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29978:im-not-there-so-i-dont-care-councilwoman-traci-park-where-do-you-stand&catid=14)### [I’M NOT THERE SO I DON’T CARE: Councilwoman Traci Park, where DO you stand?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29978:im-not-there-so-i-dont-care-councilwoman-traci-park-where-do-you-stand&catid=14)

Written by Rosa Padilla on December 05 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/14/095i-14855616.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29933:whats-on-deck-for-climate-change&catid=14)### [What’s On Deck for Climate Change?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29933:whats-on-deck-for-climate-change&catid=14)

Written by Robert Hunziker on November 25 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/51/093f-514ee425.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29899:the-planet-under-threat-of-breakdown&catid=14)### [The Planet Under Threat of Breakdown](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29899:the-planet-under-threat-of-breakdown&catid=14)

Written by Robert Hunziker on November 18 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4b/091l-4ba81a92.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29870:billionaires-own-us-climate-policy&catid=14)### [Billionaires’ Own US Climate Policy](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29870:billionaires-own-us-climate-policy&catid=14)

Written by Robert Hunziker on November 11 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ae/090u-aee5cf3b.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29857:exploring-the-impact-of-plastic-pollution-on-marine-life&catid=14)### [Exploring the Impact of Plastic Pollution on Marine Life](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29857:exploring-the-impact-of-plastic-pollution-on-marine-life&catid=14)

Written by CityWatch on November 07 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bb/089i-bb74fbf3.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29823:doubling-down-on-too-much-heat&catid=14)### [Doubling Down on ‘Too Much Heat’](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29823:doubling-down-on-too-much-heat&catid=14)

Written by Robert Hunziker on November 04 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2b/087p-2b05c364.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29801:billionaires-spew-more-co2-pollution-in-90-minutes-than-average-person-in-a-lifetime&catid=14)### [Billionaires Spew More CO2 Pollution in 90 Minutes Than Average Person in a Lifetime](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29801:billionaires-spew-more-co2-pollution-in-90-minutes-than-average-person-in-a-lifetime&catid=14)

Written by Jessica Corbett on October 28 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/65/083s-657b7e60.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29718:ask-not-what-you-can-do-for-your-planet-getting-from-nimby-to-yimby&catid=14)### [Ask (Not) What You Can Do for Your Planet. Getting from NIMBY to YIMBY](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29718:ask-not-what-you-can-do-for-your-planet-getting-from-nimby-to-yimby&catid=14)

Written by John Feffer on October 14 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ae/083l-aed5acdc.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29705:the-shriveling-mighty-amazon-river-drying-out&catid=14)### [The Shriveling Mighty Amazon River Drying Out](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29705:the-shriveling-mighty-amazon-river-drying-out&catid=14)

Written by Robert Hunziker on October 14 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/70/081l-70841728.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29660:can-you-afford-climate-change&catid=14)### [Can You Afford Climate Change?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29660:can-you-afford-climate-change&catid=14)

Written by Robert Hunziker on October 07 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b8/081f-b8cd0ed7.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29658:la-residents-watch-your-eyes-as-climate-change-worsens&catid=14)### [LA Residents: Watch Your Eyes as Climate Change Worsens](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29658:la-residents-watch-your-eyes-as-climate-change-worsens&catid=14)

Written by CityWatch on October 07 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/9b/079l-9b391ea6.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29629:death-and-destruction-from-helene-show-climate-crisis-isnt-in-a-bargaining-mood&catid=14)### [Death and Destruction From Helene Show Climate Crisis Isn't in a Bargaining Mood](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29629:death-and-destruction-from-helene-show-climate-crisis-isnt-in-a-bargaining-mood&catid=14)

Written by Bill Mckibben on September 30 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/70/077o-70c9f67e.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29596:amazon-death-rattle&catid=14)### [Amazon Death Rattle](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29596:amazon-death-rattle&catid=14)

Written by Robert Hunziker on September 23 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d5/077n-d5e8eb27.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29595:young-people-will-save-the-world-because-were-the-last-generation-that-can&catid=14)### [Young People Will Save The World Because We’re The Last Generation That Can](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29595:young-people-will-save-the-world-because-were-the-last-generation-that-can&catid=14)

Written by Keara Sosa on September 23 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/48/075k-48559dcf.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29546:fracking-flip-flop-or-flip-forward&catid=14)### [Fracking: Flip-Flop or Flip-Forward?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29546:fracking-flip-flop-or-flip-forward&catid=14)

Written by John Shallman on September 16 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/50/074k-50b5398f.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29531:texas-is-the-king-of-greenhouse-emissions-its-also-in-the-path-of-the-climate-change-storm&catid=14)### [Texas Is the King of Greenhouse Emissions. It’s Also in the Path of the Climate Change Storm.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29531:texas-is-the-king-of-greenhouse-emissions-its-also-in-the-path-of-the-climate-change-storm&catid=14)

Written by Elliott Woods on September 12 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7a/073j1-7a2b1905.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29514:humans-rescue-doomsday-glacier&catid=14)### [Humans Rescue Doomsday Glacier?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29514:humans-rescue-doomsday-glacier&catid=14)

Written by Robert Hunziker on September 09 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/1c/071p-1c290c8c.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29485:california-closes-the-de-leon-loophole-after-years-of-legislative-battles-and-environmental-costs&catid=14)### [California Closes The 'De Leon Loophole' After Years of Legislative Battles and Environmental Costs](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29485:california-closes-the-de-leon-loophole-after-years-of-legislative-battles-and-environmental-costs&catid=14)

Written by Hans Johnson on September 02 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d5/069j-d54cecc5.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29442:climate-tipping-points-where-things-stand&catid=14)### [Climate Tipping Points – Where Things Stand](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29442:climate-tipping-points-where-things-stand&catid=14)

Written by Robert Hunziker on August 26 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/3a/066m-3a879a52.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29385:climate-experts-rebuke-musk-over-dumbest-interview-with-trump&catid=14)### [Climate Experts Rebuke Musk Over 'Dumbest' Interview With Trump](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29385:climate-experts-rebuke-musk-over-dumbest-interview-with-trump&catid=14)

Written by Brett Wilkins on August 15 2024.

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Written by Joshua Frank on August 15 2024.

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Written by Robert Hunziker on August 12 2024.

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Written by Robert Hunziker on August 05 2024.

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