## In the News [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b7/080b-b767ee44.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/neighborhood-politics/33486-why-would-la-voters-elect-a-city-attorney-who-has-never-tried-a-case-in-court-in-front-of-a-jury) ### [Why Would LA Voters Elect A City Attorney Who Has Never Tried A Case In Court In Front Of A Jury?](https://www.citywatchla.com/neighborhood-politics/33486-why-would-la-voters-elect-a-city-attorney-who-has-never-tried-a-case-in-court-in-front-of-a-jury) October 05 2026 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c3/081j-c37a7abf.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33508-a-los-angeles-trilogy-the-successes-and-failures-that-defined-our-leadership) ### [A Los Angeles Trilogy: The Successes and Failures That Defined Our Leadership](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33508-a-los-angeles-trilogy-the-successes-and-failures-that-defined-our-leadership) October 08 2026 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/67/080c-67c82bb0.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/state-watch/33480-high-speed-rail-consultants-misuse-of-public-funds-fast-track-project-failures) ### [High-Speed Rail: Consultants’ Misuse of Public Funds Fast-Track Project Failures](https://www.citywatchla.com/state-watch/33480-high-speed-rail-consultants-misuse-of-public-funds-fast-track-project-failures) October 05 2026 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a4/080e-a489cd8c.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33482-landlord-ripoff-utility-scam-rubs-tenants-wrong-way) ### [Landlord Ripoff Utility Scam RUBS Tenants Wrong Way](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33482-landlord-ripoff-utility-scam-rubs-tenants-wrong-way) October 05 2026 # CLIMATE --- [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/73/103j-73f314cd.jpg) ### Dismantling the ‘Climate Alarm Industry’ per Project 2025 Written by Robert Hunziker on December 23 2024. ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/30068-dismantling-the-climate-alarm-industry-per-project-2025) [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/88/102n6-88dbbddb.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/30055-environmental-coalition-earns-win-vs-predatory-water-company)Written by Hans Johnson on December 19 2024. Posted in [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate). ## [Environmental Coalition Earns Win vs. Predatory Water Company](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/30055-environmental-coalition-earns-win-vs-predatory-water-company) THE ENVIRONMENT - In a major victory for environmental-justice advocates in and beyond California, the State Lands Commission (SLC) at its Dec. 17 me… --- [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ce/102o-cea13272.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/30054-gov-newsoms-cpuc-votes-to-keep-aliso-canyon-open-indefinitely)### [Gov. Newsom’s CPUC Votes to Keep Aliso Canyon Open Indefinitely](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/30054-gov-newsoms-cpuc-votes-to-keep-aliso-canyon-open-indefinitely) Written by CityWatch on December 19 2024. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/08/099f-08c667e1.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29997-mysterious-global-hotspots)### [Mysterious Global Hotspots](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29997-mysterious-global-hotspots) Written by Robert Hunziker on December 09 2024. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/8b/098j-8bb33bfa.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29980-emergency-summit-re-antarctic-meltdown)### [Emergency Summit re Antarctic Meltdown](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29980-emergency-summit-re-antarctic-meltdown) Written by Robert Hunziker on December 05 2024. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/50/098k-50c8f0e3.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29979-over-100-scientists-urge-governor-newsom-to-order-closure-of-aliso-canyon-gas-storage-facility-citing-public-health-safety-and-climate-dangers)### [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/climate/29979-over-100-scientists-urge-governor-newsom-to-order-closure-of-aliso-canyon-gas-storage-facility-citing-public-health-safety-and-climate-dangers) Written by Mark Jacobsen on December 05 2024. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/8a/098l-8ab05cbb.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29978-im-not-there-so-i-dont-care-councilwoman-traci-park-where-do-you-stand)### [I’M NOT THERE SO I DON’T CARE: Councilwoman Traci Park, where DO you stand?](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29978-im-not-there-so-i-dont-care-councilwoman-traci-park-where-do-you-stand) Written by Rosa Padilla on December 05 2024. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/83/095i-839d6916.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29933-whats-on-deck-for-climate-change)### [What’s On Deck for Climate Change?](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29933-whats-on-deck-for-climate-change) Written by Robert Hunziker on November 25 2024. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4b/093f-4b702786.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29899-the-planet-under-threat-of-breakdown)### [The Planet Under Threat of Breakdown](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29899-the-planet-under-threat-of-breakdown) Written by Robert Hunziker on November 18 2024. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7c/091l-7c50f5c4.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29870-billionaires-own-us-climate-policy)### [Billionaires’ Own US Climate Policy](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29870-billionaires-own-us-climate-policy) Written by Robert Hunziker on November 11 2024. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/1a/090u-1a1c717c.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29857-exploring-the-impact-of-plastic-pollution-on-marine-life)### [Exploring the Impact of Plastic Pollution on Marine Life](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29857-exploring-the-impact-of-plastic-pollution-on-marine-life) Written by CityWatch on November 07 2024. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/46/089i-46372e51.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29823-doubling-down-on-too-much-heat)### [Doubling Down on ‘Too Much Heat’](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29823-doubling-down-on-too-much-heat) Written by Robert Hunziker on November 04 2024. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/9f/087p-9fb26184.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29801-billionaires-spew-more-co2-pollution-in-90-minutes-than-average-person-in-a-lifetime)### [Billionaires Spew More CO2 Pollution in 90 Minutes Than Average Person in a Lifetime](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29801-billionaires-spew-more-co2-pollution-in-90-minutes-than-average-person-in-a-lifetime) Written by Jessica Corbett on October 28 2024. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/1d/083s-1dda4815.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29718-ask-not-what-you-can-do-for-your-planet-getting-from-nimby-to-yimby)### [Ask (Not) What You Can Do for Your Planet. Getting from NIMBY to YIMBY](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29718-ask-not-what-you-can-do-for-your-planet-getting-from-nimby-to-yimby) Written by John Feffer on October 14 2024. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7a/083l-7a86a79b.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29705-the-shriveling-mighty-amazon-river-drying-out)### [The Shriveling Mighty Amazon River Drying Out](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29705-the-shriveling-mighty-amazon-river-drying-out) Written by Robert Hunziker on October 14 2024. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f3/081l-f39dd514.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29660-can-you-afford-climate-change)### [Can You Afford Climate Change?](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29660-can-you-afford-climate-change) Written by Robert Hunziker on October 07 2024. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/44/081f-44248cda.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29658-la-residents-watch-your-eyes-as-climate-change-worsens)### [LA Residents: Watch Your Eyes as Climate Change Worsens](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29658-la-residents-watch-your-eyes-as-climate-change-worsens) Written by CityWatch on October 07 2024. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/dd/079l-dd21c07b.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29629-death-and-destruction-from-helene-show-climate-crisis-isnt-in-a-bargaining-mood)### [Death and Destruction From Helene Show Climate Crisis Isn't in a Bargaining Mood](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29629-death-and-destruction-from-helene-show-climate-crisis-isnt-in-a-bargaining-mood) Written by Bill Mckibben on September 30 2024. 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[ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fe/073j1-feeb4804.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29514-humans-rescue-doomsday-glacier)### [Humans Rescue Doomsday Glacier?](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29514-humans-rescue-doomsday-glacier) Written by Robert Hunziker on September 09 2024. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/94/071p-94f024b8.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29485-california-closes-the-de-leon-loophole-after-years-of-legislative-battles-and-environmental-costs)### [California Closes The 'De Leon Loophole' After Years of Legislative Battles and Environmental Costs](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29485-california-closes-the-de-leon-loophole-after-years-of-legislative-battles-and-environmental-costs) Written by Hans Johnson on September 02 2024. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/92/069j-9259d216.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29442-climate-tipping-points-where-things-stand)### [Climate Tipping Points – Where Things Stand](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29442-climate-tipping-points-where-things-stand) Written by Robert Hunziker on August 26 2024. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/52/066m-52114216.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29385-climate-experts-rebuke-musk-over-dumbest-interview-with-trump)### [Climate Experts Rebuke Musk Over 'Dumbest' Interview With Trump](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29385-climate-experts-rebuke-musk-over-dumbest-interview-with-trump) Written by Brett Wilkins on August 15 2024. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/8b/066n-8b88da93.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29384-gavin-newsoms-war-on-rooftop-solar-is-a-bad-omen-for-the-country)### [Gavin Newsom’s War on Rooftop Solar Is a Bad Omen for the Country](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29384-gavin-newsoms-war-on-rooftop-solar-is-a-bad-omen-for-the-country) Written by Joshua Frank on August 15 2024. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/5e/065j-5efe7b58.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29370-having-a-heatwave-midwinter-antarctica-50-f-above-average)### [Having a Heatwave: Midwinter Antarctica 50°F Above Average](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29370-having-a-heatwave-midwinter-antarctica-50-f-above-average) Written by Robert Hunziker on August 12 2024. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7f/063l-7f1e95a5.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29334-chinas-lightning-fast-renewable-triumphs)### [ China’s Lightning-Fast Renewable Triumphs](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29334-chinas-lightning-fast-renewable-triumphs) Written by Robert Hunziker on August 05 2024. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4f/061p-4f0ced86.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29305-where-have-all-the-butterflies-gone-low-count-portends-sad-future-for-biodiversity)### ['Where Have All the Butterflies Gone?' Low Count Portends Sad Future for Biodiversity](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/29305-where-have-all-the-butterflies-gone-low-count-portends-sad-future-for-biodiversity) Written by Olivia Rosane on July 29 2024. 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