## In the News [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/37/086d-37193955.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/election-2024/33624-prosecutor-democrat-city-attorney-mckinney-makes-his-case-to-los-angeles-voters) ### [Prosecutor, Democrat, City Attorney? 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The Guilds Need to Change Too.](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33619-california-film-tax-credits-arent-enough-the-guilds-need-to-change-too) October 26 2026 # ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK --- [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d8/011-d87cc5fb.jpg) ### FEMA Mining Written by Eric Preven on February 26 2024. ](https://www.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/28515-fema-mining) [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d8/011-d87cc5fb.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/28494-democracy-dies-in-discussion)Written by Eric Preven on February 22 2024. Posted in [ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK](https://www.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook). ## [Democracy Dies in Discussion](https://www.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/28494-democracy-dies-in-discussion) ERIC PREVEN’S NOTEBOOK - It does not get more confusing but it was nice to hear the pre-game announcer come on and say, that the Metro meeting was tr… --- [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d8/011-d87cc5fb.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/28460-inside-quickly)### [Inside Quickly](https://www.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/28460-inside-quickly) Written by Eric Preven on February 19 2024. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d8/011-d87cc5fb.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/28444-lofty-points-and-long-shots)### [Lofty Points and Long Shots](https://www.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/28444-lofty-points-and-long-shots) Written by Eric Preven on February 15 2024. 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