##  In the News

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### [Missing Middle. LA City Planning’s New Approach to “Attainable” Housing](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33250:missing-middle-la-city-plannings-new-approach-to-attainable-housing&catid=429)

August 24 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

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### [Free Metro? Who Pays the Billion-Dollar Bill?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33244:free-metro-who-pays-the-billion-dollar-bill&catid=312)

August 24 2026

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### [EXCLUSIVE: John McKinney Warns City Hall. Enforce the Law. Demand Accountability.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33241:exclusive-john-mckinney-warns-city-hall-enforce-the-law-demand-accountability&catid=401)

August 24 2026

#  ELECTION 2026

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### Want Faster Election Results? California Democrats Won’t Clamp Down On Late Voters

Written by ​Maya C. Miller on June 22 2026.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32915:want-faster-election-results-california-democrats-wont-clamp-down-on-late-voters&catid=401)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/00/047b-00eb3e67.jpg&src=images/stories/June-2026/047b.jpg&thumbnail=610,405,&hash=e018d358) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32884:spencer-pratt-release-the-tape-or-lose-your-credibility&catid=401)Written by Mihran Kalaydjian – Jay Handal on June 15 2026. Posted in [ELECTION 2026](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=401).

## [Spencer Pratt: Release the Tape or Lose Your Credibility](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32884:spencer-pratt-release-the-tape-or-lose-your-credibility&catid=401)

THE FACTS OR ELSE - For months, Los Angeles voters have been told to trust politicians, trust government, trust commissions, trust investigations, an…

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Written by Yonatan Mendal on June 15 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/04/046n-040940dd.jpg&src=images/stories/June-2026/046n.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=3a67b97c) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32859:spencer-pratt-a-political-novelty-that-wore-off-ten-reasons-why-his-campaign-ultimately-collapsed&catid=401)### [Spencer Pratt: A Political Novelty That Wore Off, Ten Reasons Why His Campaign Ultimately Collapsed](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32859:spencer-pratt-a-political-novelty-that-wore-off-ten-reasons-why-his-campaign-ultimately-collapsed&catid=401)

Written by Nick Antonicello on June 11 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/cd/046c-cd4c51ea.jpg&src=images/stories/June-2026/046c.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=3ba77720) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32858:the-choices-we-have-not-the-choices-we-wanted&catid=401)### [The Choices We Have, Not the Choices We Wanted](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32858:the-choices-we-have-not-the-choices-we-wanted&catid=401)

Written by Fred Rosen on June 11 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/5b/046m-5b9371ab.jpg&src=images/stories/June-2026/046m.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=ed3ab496) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32855:a-sharper-focus-what-voters-will-look-for-in-novembers-general-election&catid=401)### [A Sharper Focus: What Voters Will Look for in November's General Election](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32855:a-sharper-focus-what-voters-will-look-for-in-novembers-general-election&catid=401)

Written by NICK PATSAOURAS on June 11 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/93/045b-936313f4.jpg&src=images/stories/June-2026/045b.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=793e4f0b) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32847:my-vote-doesnt-count&catid=401)### [My Vote Doesn’t Count](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32847:my-vote-doesnt-count&catid=401)

Written by Eliot Cohen on June 08 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/7d/045h-7de4367d.jpg&src=images/stories/June-2026/045h.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=2f19525a) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32838:ballot-harvesting-and-the-tarnished-democratic-process-in-california&catid=401)### [Ballot Harvesting and the Tarnished Democratic Process in California](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32838:ballot-harvesting-and-the-tarnished-democratic-process-in-california&catid=401)

Written by Barry Cassilly on June 09 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/be/045p-be320977.jpg&src=images/stories/June-2026/045p.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=6c74341f) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32837:the-runoff-karen-bass-wanted-is-the-one-los-angeles-needed-least&catid=401)### [The Runoff Karen Bass Wanted Is the One Los Angeles Needed Least](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32837:the-runoff-karen-bass-wanted-is-the-one-los-angeles-needed-least&catid=401)

Written by Yonatan Mendel on August 02 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/24/044g-24f76d62.jpg&src=images/stories/June-2026/044g.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=a952ba9a) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32831:californias-political-earthquake-outsiders-shake-the-democratic-establishment&catid=401)### [California's Political Earthquake: Outsiders Shake the Democratic Establishment](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32831:californias-political-earthquake-outsiders-shake-the-democratic-establishment&catid=401)

Written by Yonatan Mendel on June 04 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/e0/044n-e0448cd9.jpg&src=images/stories/June-2026/044n.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=1d0ac8b8) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32823:park-prevails-in-reelection-run-common-sense-overcomes-political-ideology&catid=401)### [Park Prevails In Reelection Run, "Common Sense" Overcomes Political Ideology](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32823:park-prevails-in-reelection-run-common-sense-overcomes-political-ideology&catid=401)

Written by Nick Antonicello on June 04 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/39/043o-39edfe9f.jpg&src=images/stories/June-2026/043o.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=cf581b28) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32821:hey-angelenos-what-did-we-learn-from-the-june-2-election-exhaustion&catid=401)### [Hey Angelenos, What Did We Learn From the June 2 Election? Exhaustion](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32821:hey-angelenos-what-did-we-learn-from-the-june-2-election-exhaustion&catid=401)

Written by CityWatch on June 03 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/02/043k-025ddd06.jpg&src=images/stories/June-2026/043k.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=3d08bf56) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32808:the-voters-want-either-change-more-goodies-or-to-be-left-alone&catid=401)### [The Voters Want Either Change, More Goodies, or To Be Left Alone](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32808:the-voters-want-either-change-more-goodies-or-to-be-left-alone&catid=401)

Written by Ken Alpern on June 01 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/da/043c-dab492b4.jpg&src=images/stories/June-2026/043c.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=575ac449) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32800:crowded-california-senate-district-24-race-becomes-fierce-battle-for-top-two&catid=401)### [Crowded California Senate District 24 Race Becomes Fierce Battle for Top Two](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32800:crowded-california-senate-district-24-race-becomes-fierce-battle-for-top-two&catid=401)

Written by Nick Antonicello on June 01 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/03/042e-03e6b9f2.png&src=images/stories/May-2026/042e.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=a2ea4ad0) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32790:kenneth-mejias-promise-of-accountability-is-collapsing-under-the-weight-of-controversy&catid=401)### [Kenneth Mejia’s Promise of Accountability Is Collapsing Under the Weight of Controversy](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32790:kenneth-mejias-promise-of-accountability-is-collapsing-under-the-weight-of-controversy&catid=401)

Written by Yonatan Mendel on August 02 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/42/042m-4235bd67.jpg&src=images/stories/May-2026/042m.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=58c0cbd2) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32784:follow-the-money-whos-backing-californias-next-governor-and-why&catid=401)### [Follow The Money: Who’s Backing California’s Next Governor — And Why](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32784:follow-the-money-whos-backing-californias-next-governor-and-why&catid=401)

Written by Jeanne Kuang & Jeremia Kimelman May on May 28 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/ac/040b-ac6ae9e5.jpg&src=images/stories/May-2026/040b.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=cfc8a6ac) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32752:the-faizah-malik-interview-seeking-consensus-and-a-common-cause-on-affordability-homelessness-in-cd11&catid=401)### [The Faizah Malik Interview: Seeking Consensus And A Common Cause On Affordability & Homelessness In CD11](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32752:the-faizah-malik-interview-seeking-consensus-and-a-common-cause-on-affordability-homelessness-in-cd11&catid=401)

Written by Nick Antonicello on May 21 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/a0/039p-a025105b.jpg&src=images/stories/May-2026/039p.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=1cced0cf) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32740:mayoral-mind-games-is-bass-attacking-pratt-or-is-the-opposite&catid=401)### [Mayoral Mind Games: Is Bass Attacking Pratt, Or Is The Opposite?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32740:mayoral-mind-games-is-bass-attacking-pratt-or-is-the-opposite&catid=401)

Written by Ken Alpern on May 18 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/32/039e-32d8f6c6.png&src=images/stories/May-2026/039e.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=2b35535e) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32739:the-john-mckinney-interview-emphasizes-law-order-in-city-attorney-bid&catid=401)### [The John McKinney Interview Emphasizes Law & Order in City Attorney Bid](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32739:the-john-mckinney-interview-emphasizes-law-order-in-city-attorney-bid&catid=401)

Written by Nick Antonicello on May 18 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/06/039d-06ccdf7d.jpg&src=images/stories/May-2026/039d.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=2d224403) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32731:conan-nolans-news-conference-presented-alan-miller-and-rae-huang&catid=401)### [Conan Nolan’s News Conference Presented Adam Miller and Rae Huang](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32731:conan-nolans-news-conference-presented-alan-miller-and-rae-huang&catid=401)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on May 18 2026.

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