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Posted in [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog). ## [We Need a New Owner of OUR LA Times … Here’s Why](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/11123-we-need-a-new-owner-of-our-la-times-here-s-why) LA WATCHDOG & POLL--More than likely, our Los Angeles Times will have a new owner as Gannett, the publisher of USA Today and the largest newspape… --- [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f7/039t-f7a79590.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/11101-will-greening-gentrify-the-la-river)### [Will Greening Gentrify the LA River?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/11101-will-greening-gentrify-the-la-river) Written by Jack Humphreville on May 12 2016. 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