##  In the News

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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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### [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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### [Newsom’s Next Immigration Gamble: Defy Federal Law And Dare Washington To Fight Back](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33283:newsoms-next-immigration-gamble-defy-federal-law-and-dare-washington-to-fight-back&catid=375)

August 31 2026

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### [Nithya Raman Has Yet to Address Hasan Piker’s Antisemitism Controversy](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33275:nithya-raman-has-yet-to-address-hasan-pikers-antisemitism-controversy&catid=375)

August 31 2026

#  POLITICS

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### Accountability on the Ballot: The Case for Re-electing City Controller, Kenneth Mejia

Written by Ziggy Kruse Blue and Bob Blue on April 23 2026.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32599:accountability-on-the-ballot-the-case-for-re-electing-city-controller-kenneth-mejia&catid=396)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/a8/031l-a8e9b8d3.jpg&src=images/stories/Apr-2026/031l.jpg&thumbnail=610,473,&hash=edc27f2e) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32577:the-fix-is-in-developers-welcome-residents-managed&catid=396)Written by Eva Amar on April 20 2026. Posted in [POLITICS](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=396).

## [The Fix Is In: Developers Welcome, Residents “Managed”](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32577:the-fix-is-in-developers-welcome-residents-managed&catid=396)

GRANADA HILLS - There’s a moment—if you’ve been paying close enough attention to how land-use decisions are being made in Los Angeles—when the proces…

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 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ed/029c-ed87111b.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32555:3-candidates-who-pass-the-tests-of-trust-reliability-yee-kellman-and-barrera&catid=396)### [3 Candidates Who Pass the Tests of Trust, Reliability: Yee, Kellman, and Barrera ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32555:3-candidates-who-pass-the-tests-of-trust-reliability-yee-kellman-and-barrera&catid=396)

Written by Hans Johnson on April 13 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e7/029a-e76d3191.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32551:impeach-the-bastard-now&catid=396)### [Impeach the Bastard—Now!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32551:impeach-the-bastard-now&catid=396)

Written by Robert Reich on April 13 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/73/027a-73a1c4fb.png&src=images/stories/Apr-2026/027a.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=13c44397) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32512:exclusive-interview-zach-sokoloff-says-la-needs-a-real-financial-watchdog-not-more-reports&catid=396)### [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Zach Sokoloff Says LA Needs a Real Financial Watchdog—Not More Reports](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32512:exclusive-interview-zach-sokoloff-says-la-needs-a-real-financial-watchdog-not-more-reports&catid=396)

Written by Mihran Kalaydjian on April 06 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e9/027g-e9c3d3a8.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32507:las-housing-crisis-a-system-built-for-profit-not-people&catid=396)### [LA's Housing Crisis: A System Built for Profit, Not People](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32507:las-housing-crisis-a-system-built-for-profit-not-people&catid=396)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on April 06 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a3/026d-a3e73fd4.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32494:the-david-ross-interview-for-la-county-judge&catid=396)### [The David Ross Interview for LA County Judge](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32494:the-david-ross-interview-for-la-county-judge&catid=396)

Written by Nick Antonicello on April 02 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/c4/026n-c431f172.jpg&src=images/stories/Apr-2026/026n.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=46ecc8f9) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32492:why-is-juan-camacho-attacking-teachers&catid=396)### [Why Is Juan Camacho Attacking Teachers? ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32492:why-is-juan-camacho-attacking-teachers&catid=396)

Written by Hans Johnson on April 02 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/65/025f-658cb4b0.jpg&src=images/stories/Mar-2026/025f.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=8a8b7fd3) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32478:managing-problems-isnt-solving-them-the-2026-la-mayors-race-is-about-more-than-who-runs-city-hall-better&catid=396)### [Managing Problems Isn’t Solving Them — The 2026 LA Mayor’s Race Is About More Than Who Runs City Hall Better](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32478:managing-problems-isnt-solving-them-the-2026-la-mayors-race-is-about-more-than-who-runs-city-hall-better&catid=396)

Written by Neo Sola on March 30 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ec/025k-ec23e118.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32468:usc-fiasco-was-the-university-debate-set-to-promote-billionaire-gubernatorial-candidates&catid=396)### [USC Fiasco: Was The University Debate Set To Promote Billionaire Gubernatorial Candidates?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32468:usc-fiasco-was-the-university-debate-set-to-promote-billionaire-gubernatorial-candidates&catid=396)

Written by NICK PATSAOURAS on March 30 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/35/021p-35cce671.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32414:the-jake-levine-interview-housing-safety-and-gridlock-the-challenges-facing-californias-32nd-district&catid=396)### [The Jake Levine Interview. Housing, Safety, and Gridlock, the Challenges Facing California’s 32nd District](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32414:the-jake-levine-interview-housing-safety-and-gridlock-the-challenges-facing-californias-32nd-district&catid=396)

Written by Mihran Kalaydjian on March 16 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ae/021o-ae7e2e09.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32407:poll-shows-raman-emerging-as-basss-strongest-challenger&catid=396)### [Poll Shows Raman Emerging as Bass’s Strongest Challenger](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32407:poll-shows-raman-emerging-as-basss-strongest-challenger&catid=396)

Written by Mihran Kalaydjian on March 16 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/1b/021n-1b389f87.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32404:fantasyland-2-0&catid=396)### [Fantasyland 2.0](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32404:fantasyland-2-0&catid=396)

Written by Liz Amsden on March 16 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/cc/019o-cc83bc56.jpg&src=images/stories/Mar-2026/019o.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=a3b475fd) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32378:before-calling-israel-apartheid-watch-your-state-and-mouth-newsom&catid=396)### [Before Calling Israel “Apartheid,” Watch Your State and Mouth, Newsom](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32378:before-calling-israel-apartheid-watch-your-state-and-mouth-newsom&catid=396)

Written by Ken Alpern on March 05 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/91/019m-91b88d04.jpg&src=images/stories/Mar-2026/019m.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=9e1c4be8) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32367:why-i-trust-betty-yee-to-be-our-governor&catid=396)### [Why I Trust Betty Yee to Be Our Governor ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32367:why-i-trust-betty-yee-to-be-our-governor&catid=396)

Written by Hans Johnson on March 06 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/0b/018a-0b004f89.jpg&src=images/stories/Mar-2026/018a.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=a5a98c2b) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32351:exclusive-interview-with-mayoral-candidate-adam-miller-la-at-a-crossroads&catid=396)### [Exclusive Interview with Mayoral Candidate Adam Miller: LA at a Crossroads](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32351:exclusive-interview-with-mayoral-candidate-adam-miller-la-at-a-crossroads&catid=396)

Written by Mihran Kalaydjian on March 02 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/bc/017c-bc691c5a.jpg&src=images/stories/Feb-2026/017c.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=b3130385) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32328:traci-park-an-exclusive-interview-about-safety-homelessness-and-the-fight-to-restore-public-trust&catid=396)### [Traci Park: An EXCLUSIVE Interview about Safety, Homelessness, and the Fight to Restore Public Trust](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32328:traci-park-an-exclusive-interview-about-safety-homelessness-and-the-fight-to-restore-public-trust&catid=396)

Written by Mihran Kalaydjian on February 26 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/00/055c-00c32284.jpg&src=images/stories/Feb-2026/055c.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=66e5d00d) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32300:why-is-nithya-raman-running-for-la-mayor&catid=396)### [Why is Nithya Raman Running for LA Mayor?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32300:why-is-nithya-raman-running-for-la-mayor&catid=396)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on February 20 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/b4/015b-b478e822.jpg&src=images/stories/Feb-2026/015b.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=ff2ad146) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32295:los-angeles-at-a-crossroads-leadership-accountability-and-the-fight-for-the-citys-future&catid=396)### [Los Angeles at a Crossroads: Leadership, Accountability, and the Fight for the City’s Future](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32295:los-angeles-at-a-crossroads-leadership-accountability-and-the-fight-for-the-citys-future&catid=396)

Written by Mihran Kalaydjian on February 19 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/28/012c-2825595e.jpg&src=images/stories/Feb-2026/012c.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=2d4b959d) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32255:a-dangerous-turning-point-for-los-angeles-why-the-bass-raman-race-should-alarm-voters&catid=396)### [A Dangerous Turning Point for Los Angeles: Why the Bass–Raman Race Should Alarm Voters](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32255:a-dangerous-turning-point-for-los-angeles-why-the-bass-raman-race-should-alarm-voters&catid=396)

Written by Mihran Kalaydjian on February 09 2026.

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