##  In the News

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### [Democrats Finally Tell Iowa and New Hampshire: You Don’t Go First Anymore](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33229:democrats-finally-tell-iowa-and-new-hampshire-you-dont-go-first-anymore&catid=395)

August 20 2026

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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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### [A Prisoner, A Peacemaker, and Israel’s Defining Choice](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33231:a-prisoner-a-peacemaker-and-israels-defining-choice&catid=375)

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### [LAUSD Demolishes Closed Schools, Wasting Public Assets and Community Hopes](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33228:lausd-demolishes-closed-schools-wasting-public-assets-and-community-hopes&catid=312)

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#  GUEST WORDS

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### Los Angeles Must Oppose SB 79 Before It’s Too Late

Written by Barbara Broide & Jeffrey Kalban on August 18 2025.

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## [From Ashes to Action: Why We Must Make Polluters Pay](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31267:from-ashes-to-action-why-we-must-make-polluters-pay&catid=378)

GUEST COMMENTARY - Recently, I had the heartbreaking experience of walking through the neighborhoods I grew up in, places that shaped who I am, that…

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Written by CityWatch on July 29 2025.

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Written by J. George Mansour on July 28 2025.

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Written by Joel Kotkin on July 14 2025.

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Written by Michael Bernick on June 26 2025.

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Written by Sonali Kolhatkar on June 26 2025.

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Written by Matthew N. Klink on June 23 2025.

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Written by Stephen Prager on June 19 2025.

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Written by Joel Kotkin on June 12 2025.

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Written by Joel Kotkin on June 09 2025.

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Written by Sonali Kolhatkar on June 02 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on May 21 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on May 17 2025.

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Written by Haylynn Conrad on May 15 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on May 08 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on April 25 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on April 24 2025.

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