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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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### [Zuckerberg May Finally Pay a Price for Preying on Our Children](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33261:zuckerberg-may-finally-pay-a-price-for-preying-on-our-children&catid=375)

August 27 2026

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### [California Can’t Insure Its Homes. Now Sacramento Wants to Insure the Trees](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33266:california-cant-insure-its-homes-now-sacramento-wants-to-insure-the-trees&catid=385)

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)

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#  IMPORTANT READS

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### The Horrific Breakdown In Israeli-Palestinian Relations: Where Do We Go From Here?

Written by Alon Ben-Meir on October 30 2023.

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## [We Are Expecting Our Death Every Day](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27846:we-are-expecting-our-death-every-day&catid=9)

WAR IN GAZA - So many memories return. Israel has declared War on the Gaza Strip for the first time since 1973, this piece of land that has been unde…

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Written by CityWatch Desk on October 20 2023.

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Written by Mohamad Elmasry on October 19 2023.

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Written by Reynard Loki on October 12 2023.

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Written by J. George Mansour on October 09 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/15/081k-1565c797.jpg&src=images/stories/Oct-2023/081k.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=06c73e16) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27767:a-massive-war-crime-israel-announces-total-blockade-of-gaza-strip&catid=9)### ['A Massive War Crime': Israel Announces Total Blockade of Gaza Strip](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27767:a-massive-war-crime-israel-announces-total-blockade-of-gaza-strip&catid=9)

Written by Jake Johnson on October 09 2023.

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Written by Andrea Mazzarino on October 05 2023.

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Written by CityWatch Staff on October 04 2023.

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Written by CityWatch Desk on October 01 2023.

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Written by CityWatch Desk on September 28 2023.

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Written by CityWatch Desk on September 26 2023.

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Written by Jake Johnson on September 25 2023.

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Written by Tim Campbell on September 25 2023.

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Written by CityWatch Staff on September 25 2023.

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Written by CityWatch Staff on September 18 2023.

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Written by Sonali Kolhatkar on September 18 2023.

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Written by Jake Johnson on September 14 2023.

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Written by Eve Ottenberg on September 11 2023.

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Written by SAMEEA KAMAL on September 07 2023.

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