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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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August 27 2026

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### [Will the Mega-Merger of Equity Residential and AvalonBay Communities Hurt Tenants?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33262:will-the-mega-merger-of-equity-residential-and-avalonbay-communities-hurt-tenants&catid=429)

August 27 2026

#  ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

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### Bitter Twisted Lies

Written by Eric Preven on September 01 2022.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25397:bitter-twisted-lies&catid=363)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d8/062h-d8be7406.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25374:31-flavors-of-herb&catid=363)Written by Eric Preven on August 29 2022. Posted in [ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=363).

## [31 Flavors of Herb](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25374:31-flavors-of-herb&catid=363)

but Angelenos now know that Herb is definitely not indicated in cases of pay-to-play corruption. In fact, it can make things worse. Since Judge…

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Written by Eric Preven on August 25 2022.

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Written by Eric Preven on August 22 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d9/062h-d9675e02.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25315:your-excellency&catid=363)### [Your Excellency](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25315:your-excellency&catid=363)

Written by Eric Preven on August 18 2022.

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Written by Eric Preven on August 15 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d9/062h-d9675e02.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25260:a-tribute&catid=363)### [A Tribute](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25260:a-tribute&catid=363)

Written by Eric Preven on August 11 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d9/062h-d9675e02.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25246:follow-the-sun&catid=363)### [Follow The Sun](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25246:follow-the-sun&catid=363)

Written by Eric Preven on August 08 2022.

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Written by Eric Preven on August 04 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c6/044k-c6708504.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25198:gentrification-bridge-the-ribbon-of-strife&catid=363)### [Gentrification Bridge: The Ribbon of Strife!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25198:gentrification-bridge-the-ribbon-of-strife&catid=363)

Written by Eric Preven on August 01 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/cd/054r-cd8ccbc2.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25165:un-momentito&catid=363)### [Un Momentito](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25165:un-momentito&catid=363)

Written by Eric Preven on July 28 2022.

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Written by Eric Preven on July 25 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/cd/054r-cd8ccbc2.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25118:dog-days-of-summer&catid=363)### [Dog Days of Summer](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25118:dog-days-of-summer&catid=363)

Written by Eric Preven on July 21 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/cd/054r-cd8ccbc2.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25091:that-s-a-diss&catid=363)### [That's a Diss](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25091:that-s-a-diss&catid=363)

Written by Eric Preven on July 18 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/cd/054r-cd8ccbc2.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25068:everybody-knows-this-is-nowhere&catid=363)### [Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25068:everybody-knows-this-is-nowhere&catid=363)

Written by Eric Preven on July 14 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/cd/054r-cd8ccbc2.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25040:charmingly-persuasive-civically-engaged&catid=363)### [Charmingly Persuasive + Civically Engaged](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25040:charmingly-persuasive-civically-engaged&catid=363)

Written by Eric Preven on July 11 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/cd/054r-cd8ccbc2.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25024:la-supes-three-minutes-of-silence-for-the-five-little-queens&catid=363)### [LA Supes: Three Minutes of Silence For The Five Little Queens](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25024:la-supes-three-minutes-of-silence-for-the-five-little-queens&catid=363)

Written by Eric Preven on July 07 2022.

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Written by Eric Preven on July 04 2022.

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Written by Eric Preven on June 30 2022.

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Written by Eric Preven on June 27 2022.

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