## In the News [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6d/074h-6dc681e8.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33349-l-a-county-faces-a-government-shake-up) ### [L.A. 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When an ADU Becomes an Apartment Complex](https://www.citywatchla.com/neighborhood-politics/33365-sherwood-forest-when-an-adu-becomes-an-apartment-complex) September 17 2026 # IMPORTANT READS --- [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2017/15032b.png) ### Bill O’Reilly Gave Us Trump and Fake History … Here’s How Written by Juan Cole on April 20 2017. ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/13074-bill-o-reilly-gave-us-trump-and-fake-history-here-s-how) [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2017/15032p.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/13063-talking-to-syrian-americans-about-syria-after-assad)Written by Krish Lingala on April 20 2017. Posted in [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads). ## [Talking to Syrian Americans about Syria after Assad](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/13063-talking-to-syrian-americans-about-syria-after-assad) PERSPECTIVE--In the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s shocking decision to depart from his stated foreign policy objectives and attack the Syrian… --- [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/29/15032q-296318fc.png&src=images/stories/Apr-2017/15032q.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=5877cbf7) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/13062-tell-congress-subpoena-trump-s-tax-returns)### [Tell Congress, Subpoena Trump's Tax Returns](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/13062-tell-congress-subpoena-trump-s-tax-returns) Written by Michael Cohen on April 20 2017. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/3c/15032r-3c397583.png&src=images/stories/Apr-2017/15032r.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=80b30d30) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/13061-the-bizarre-scandal-created-by-the-most-reckless-lie)### [The Bizarre Scandal Created by the Most Reckless Lie](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/13061-the-bizarre-scandal-created-by-the-most-reckless-lie) Written by digby on April 20 2017. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/b4/15031g-b4f14e5f.png&src=images/stories/Apr-2017/15031g.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=ad81cb68) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/13049-how-much-money-does-the-government-have-for-trump-s-wall)### [How Much Money Does the Government Have for Trump’s Wall?](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/13049-how-much-money-does-the-government-have-for-trump-s-wall) Written by T. Christian Miller on April 17 2017. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/4b/15031l-4bf2565b.png&src=images/stories/Apr-2017/15031l.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=3f9c8f9b) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/13044-long-before-wikileaks-there-was-arthur-sulzberger-and-the-nyt)### [Long before WikiLeaks there was Arthur Sulzberger and the NYT](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/13044-long-before-wikileaks-there-was-arthur-sulzberger-and-the-nyt) Written by Eric Preven & Joshua Preven on April 17 2017. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/ef/15031o-ef3dd29e.png&src=images/stories/Apr-2017/15031o.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=0f2c2593) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/13041-tax-day-marchers-asking-what-is-trump-hiding)### [Tax Day Marchers Asking: What Is Trump Hiding?](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/13041-tax-day-marchers-asking-what-is-trump-hiding) Written by Peter Dreier on April 17 2017. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/49/15031s-49d01d3f.png&src=images/stories/Apr-2017/15031s.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=9c91623f) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/13038-where-s-the-outrage-female-genital-mutilation-has-no-role-in-our-society-or-any-civilized-society)### [Where’s the Outrage? Female Genital Mutilation Has NO Role in Our Society, or ANY Civilized Society](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/13038-where-s-the-outrage-female-genital-mutilation-has-no-role-in-our-society-or-any-civilized-society) Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on April 17 2017. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/94/15030y-94c0c5fb.png&src=images/stories/Apr-2017/15030y.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=9cc43c8b) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/13032-king-trump)### [King Trump](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/13032-king-trump) Written by Michael Cohen on April 13 2017. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/52/15030a-52ff3f9a.png&src=images/stories/Apr-2017/15030a.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=aa1a1df9) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/13031-a-trump-administration-official-involved-in-a-bush-era-purge-of-gay-employees)### [A Trump Administration Official Involved in a Bush-Era Purge of Gay Employees](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/13031-a-trump-administration-official-involved-in-a-bush-era-purge-of-gay-employees) Written by Justin Elliott on April 13 2017. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/1a/15030k-1a5c7b12.png&src=images/stories/Apr-2017/15030k.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=dec8c8a0) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/13025-how-did-america-s-skies-become-so-unfriendly)### [How Did America’s Skies Become So Unfriendly?](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/13025-how-did-america-s-skies-become-so-unfriendly) Written by Paul Hatfield on April 13 2017. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/79/15030s-7905bfbc.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/13018-top-10-fantasy-tweets-united-airlines-twit-ceo-to-terrified-united-passengers)### [Top 10 Fantasy Tweets! United Airlines Twit CEO to Terrified United Passengers](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/13018-top-10-fantasy-tweets-united-airlines-twit-ceo-to-terrified-united-passengers) Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on April 13 2017. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/3a/15030u-3a5b7cb7.png&src=images/stories/Apr-2017/15030u.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=9c95648f) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/13016-want-to-reunite-america-let-cities-govern-themselves)### [Want to Reunite America? Let Cities Govern Themselves.](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/13016-want-to-reunite-america-let-cities-govern-themselves) Written by Joel Kotkin and Richard Florida on April 13 2017. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/9c/15029b-9cec80c3.png&src=images/stories/Apr-2017/15029b.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=a14fbd52) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/13002-cut-out-the-middlemen-single-payer-means-healthcare-for-all)### [Cut Out the Middlemen: Single Payer Means Healthcare for All](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/13002-cut-out-the-middlemen-single-payer-means-healthcare-for-all) Written by Michael Cohen on April 10 2017. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/92/15029d-92a94816.png&src=images/stories/Apr-2017/15029d.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=2c778817) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/13000-is-this-really-the-best-we-can-do)### [Is This Really the Best We Can Do?](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/13000-is-this-really-the-best-we-can-do) Written by Abby Zimet on April 10 2017. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/76/15029g-768194b7.png&src=images/stories/Apr-2017/15029g.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=e76cd930) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/12997-memo-to-president-trump-ditch-the-freedom-caucus-embrace-the-middle)### [Memo to President Trump: Ditch the Freedom Caucus, Embrace the Middle](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/12997-memo-to-president-trump-ditch-the-freedom-caucus-embrace-the-middle) Written by Richard Lee Abrams on April 10 2017. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/e5/15029p-e57a105a.png&src=images/stories/Apr-2017/15029p.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=dd74bf93) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/12989-this-just-in-corporate-media-s-syria-coverage-was-atrocious)### [This Just In: Corporate Media’s Syria Coverage was ‘Atrocious’](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/12989-this-just-in-corporate-media-s-syria-coverage-was-atrocious) Written by Andrea Germanos on April 10 2017. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/cf/15028z-cf43fa57.png&src=images/stories/Apr-2017/15028z.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=8381ba2f) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/12982-javanka-orders-the-hit)### [Javanka Orders the Hit](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/12982-javanka-orders-the-hit) Written by Digby on April 06 2017. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/62/15028g-62dde694.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/12978-free-college-for-everyone-if-congressman-gets-his-way)### [Free College for Everyone … If Congresswoman Gets Her Way](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/12978-free-college-for-everyone-if-congressman-gets-his-way) Written by Pramila Jayapal on April 06 2017. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/ae/15028t-ae55f91a.png&src=images/stories/Apr-2017/15028t.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=2d78f00e) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/12969-the-renegades-are-coming-when-r-doesn-t-stand-for-republican)### [‘The Renegades are Coming!’ … When ‘R’ Doesn’t Stand for Republican](https://www.citywatchla.com/important-reads/12969-the-renegades-are-coming-when-r-doesn-t-stand-for-republican) Written by Doug Epperhart on April 06 2017. 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