##  In the News

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### [They Said It Made No Sense. Then They Voted Yes.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33278:they-said-it-made-no-sense-then-they-voted-yes&catid=327)

August 31 2026

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### [Trump World. From Assassination Abroad to Chaos at Home](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33277:trump-world-from-assassination-abroad-to-chaos-at-home&catid=395)

August 31 2026

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#  IMPORTANT READS

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### Solar Decision Will Burn Low-Income Californians

Written by Tom Dalzell on February 04 2016.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10451:solar-decision-will-burn-low-income-californians&catid=9)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2016/011o.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10450:why-i-support-bernie-s-revolution-incremental-progress-is-not-good-enough&catid=9)Written by Jason Gardea-Stinnett on February 04 2016. Posted in [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=9).

## [Why I Support Bernie’s Revolution – ‘Incremental Progress’ is not Good Enough](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10450:why-i-support-bernie-s-revolution-incremental-progress-is-not-good-enough&catid=9)

JUST SAYIN’--In her speech at the end of the Iowa Caucus, Hillary Clinton said, "I am a progressive who gets things done for people. I am honored to…

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Written by Ken Alpern on February 04 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6c/011v-6c08d1a8.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10443:beyond-sean-penn-s-fiasco-mexico-s-alleged-war-on-drugs-is-not-a-movie&catid=9)### [Beyond Sean Penn’s Fiasco: Mexico’s Alleged War on Drugs is Not a Movie](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10443:beyond-sean-penn-s-fiasco-mexico-s-alleged-war-on-drugs-is-not-a-movie&catid=9)

Written by Malu Huacuja del Toro on February 04 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/8b/011w-8b456722.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10442:the-scariest-cable-merger-nobody-in-washington-is-talking-about&catid=9)### [The Scariest Cable Merger Nobody in Washington Is Talking About](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10442:the-scariest-cable-merger-nobody-in-washington-is-talking-about&catid=9)

Written by Michael Copps on February 04 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/8c/011x-8cbc59e2.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10441:this-is-not-the-way-the-democratic-campaign-should-be-conducted&catid=9)### [This Is Not the Way the Democratic Campaign Should Be Conducted](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10441:this-is-not-the-way-the-democratic-campaign-should-be-conducted&catid=9)

Written by Charles P. Pierce on February 04 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/9a/010t-9a7c9574.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10433:i-m-an-angry-old-white-guy-here-s-why&catid=9)### [I'm an Angry Old White Guy, Here’s Why](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10433:i-m-an-angry-old-white-guy-here-s-why&catid=9)

Written by Gara LaMarche on February 01 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b4/010q-b46cbbb3.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10430:mermaid-avenue&catid=9)### [Mermaid Avenue](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10430:mermaid-avenue&catid=9)

Written by Joel Epstein on February 01 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bf/010l-bf01a0ec.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10426:republicans-and-democrats-enough-cynical-manipulation-to-go-around&catid=9)### [Republicans and Democrats: Enough Cynical Manipulation to Go Around](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10426:republicans-and-democrats-enough-cynical-manipulation-to-go-around&catid=9)

Written by Bob Gelfand on February 01 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f1/010k-f1ea9cb7.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10425:the-politics-of-the-next-recession-how-a-bust-could-impact-the-2016-elections&catid=9)### [The Politics of the Next Recession: How a Bust Could Impact the 2016 Elections](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10425:the-politics-of-the-next-recession-how-a-bust-could-impact-the-2016-elections&catid=9)

Written by Joel Kotkin on February 01 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/75/010j-754ab777.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10424:the-real-reason-women-still-make-less-than-men&catid=9)### [The Real Reason Women Still Make Less than Men](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10424:the-real-reason-women-still-make-less-than-men&catid=9)

Written by Emily Peck on February 01 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6e/010i-6e7cd77e.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10423:the-united-states-of-hypocrisy-leaking-classified-info-not-such-a-big-deal-when-the-leaker-is-a-general&catid=9)### [The United States of Hypocrisy: Leaking Classified Info Not Such a Big Deal When the Leaker is a General](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10423:the-united-states-of-hypocrisy-leaking-classified-info-not-such-a-big-deal-when-the-leaker-is-a-general&catid=9)

Written by Andrea Germanos on February 01 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/5a/010d-5ad22af9.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10419:we-can-t-let-it-be-more-plastic-than-fish-in-our-sea&catid=9)### [We Can’t Let it Be ... More Plastic Than Fish in Our Sea](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10419:we-can-t-let-it-be-more-plastic-than-fish-in-our-sea&catid=9)

Written by Miyoko Sakashita on February 01 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/55/1409k-554e3eba.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10398:the-fatally-flawed-second-amendment&catid=9)### [The Fatally Flawed Second Amendment](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10398:the-fatally-flawed-second-amendment&catid=9)

Written by Barry Gan on January 28 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/83/1409r-833aef08.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10397:american-democracy-down-for-the-count&catid=9)### [American Democracy: Down for the Count](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10397:american-democracy-down-for-the-count&catid=9)

Written by Ann Jones on January 28 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/79/1409t-7949d198.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10395:assessing-the-obama-presidency-has-he-really-changed-america&catid=9)### [Assessing The Obama Presidency: Has He Really Changed America?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10395:assessing-the-obama-presidency-has-he-really-changed-america&catid=9)

Written by Robert Borosage on January 28 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a3/1408q-a30e053f.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10390:pbs-newshour-lies-about-single-payer-health-care&catid=9)### [PBS Newshour Lies About Single-Payer Health Care](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10390:pbs-newshour-lies-about-single-payer-health-care&catid=9)

Written by Ben Schreiner on January 25 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ae/1408p-ae58a86b.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10388:epic-media-fail-how-and-why-trump-trumped-the-press&catid=9)### [Epic Media Fail: How and Why Trump Trumped the Press](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10388:epic-media-fail-how-and-why-trump-trumped-the-press&catid=9)

Written by Howard Fineman on January 25 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/50/1407z21-5047cb5b.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10366:editor-s-picks-viola-davis-speaks-out-the-problem-is-not-with-the-oscars&catid=9)### [Editor’s Picks: Viola Davis Speaks Out … 'The Problem Is Not With the Oscars'](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10366:editor-s-picks-viola-davis-speaks-out-the-problem-is-not-with-the-oscars&catid=9)

Written by John Boone on January 25 2016.

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Written by Dana Milbank on January 24 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/11/1407z23-115bf20a.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10364:editor-s-pick-dark-forces-imperil-our-beloved-california-coast&catid=9)### [Editor’s Pick: Dark Forces Imperil Our Beloved California Coast](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10364:editor-s-pick-dark-forces-imperil-our-beloved-california-coast&catid=9)

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