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### [Follow the Money: How Does a $3,662 Apartment Become “Affordable Housing”?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33300:follow-the-money-how-does-a-3-662-apartment-become-affordable-housing&catid=312)

September 03 2026

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### [When the Last-Minute Power Play Failed: Sacramento Finally Ran Out of Time](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33319:when-the-last-minute-power-play-failed-sacramento-finally-ran-out-of-time&catid=375)

September 07 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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### [As California Debated Sharing Data On Drivers, Homeland Security Subpoenaed 17 Million Records](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33308:as-california-debated-sharing-data-on-drivers-homeland-security-subpoenaed-17-million-records&catid=425)

September 03 2026

#  LGBTQ

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### Celebrate the Season of Giving at the 36th Annual Holiday Toy Drive in Palm Springs!

Written by CityWatch on October 15 2024.

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## [Are Bans on Gender Affirming Care Really About Protecting Children?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29663:are-bans-on-gender-affirming-care-really-about-protecting-children&catid=380)

GENDER AFFIRMING CARE - Parents who seek treatment for a child with gender dysphoria argue that it is their right to consult with psychiatric and med…

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Written by Glenn Sacks on July 25 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/80/060g-80163aeb.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29269:the-laurel-foundation-receives-kindness-in-community-fund-grant-from-lady-gaga-and-cynthia-germanottas-born-this-way-foundation&catid=380)### [The Laurel Foundation Receives Kindness in Community Fund Grant From Lady Gaga and Cynthia Germanotta’s Born This Way Foundation](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29269:the-laurel-foundation-receives-kindness-in-community-fund-grant-from-lady-gaga-and-cynthia-germanottas-born-this-way-foundation&catid=380)

Written by CityWatch on July 24 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d1/059s-d188ad18.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29261:peter-thiel-is-the-conservative-gay-billionaire-behind-jd-vances-rise-to-power&catid=380)### [Peter Thiel Is the Conservative Gay Billionaire Behind JD Vance’s Rise To Power](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29261:peter-thiel-is-the-conservative-gay-billionaire-behind-jd-vances-rise-to-power&catid=380)

Written by Greg Owen on July 22 2024.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on June 20 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/92/046p-922e7f7e.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29010:oprah-winfrey-discusses-her-brother-who-died-of-aids-in-powerful-pride-month-message&catid=380)### [Oprah Winfrey Discusses Her Brother Who Died of AIDS In Powerful Pride Month Message](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29010:oprah-winfrey-discusses-her-brother-who-died-of-aids-in-powerful-pride-month-message&catid=380)

Written by Daniel Villarreal on June 06 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/5a/041o-5a129bb9.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28925:state-department-warns-of-terrorist-attacks-during-pride-month-following-isis-threats&catid=380)### [State Department Warns of Terrorist Attacks During Pride Month Following ISIS Threats](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28925:state-department-warns-of-terrorist-attacks-during-pride-month-following-isis-threats&catid=380)

Written by Alex Bollinger on May 20 2024.

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Written by Greg Owen on May 09 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e8/034l-e8396436.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28804:george-santos-boils-in-rage-after-he-was-tricked-into-celebrating-pedophilia&catid=380)### [George Santos Boils In Rage After He Was Tricked Into Celebrating Pedophilia](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28804:george-santos-boils-in-rage-after-he-was-tricked-into-celebrating-pedophilia&catid=380)

Written by Alex Bollinger on April 25 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c0/030m-c0afb1df.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28743:ex-cnn-host-don-lemon-weds-boyfriend-of-5-years-in-star-studded-ceremony&catid=380)### [Ex-CNN Host Don Lemon Weds Boyfriend Of 5 Years In Star-Studded Ceremony](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28743:ex-cnn-host-don-lemon-weds-boyfriend-of-5-years-in-star-studded-ceremony&catid=380)

Written by Daniel Villarreal on April 11 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/14/030l-14cfbb3f.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28742:elon-musk-blamed-for-x-ad-calling-for-execution-of-gay-people&catid=380)### [Elon Musk Blamed For X Ad Calling For Execution Of Gay People](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28742:elon-musk-blamed-for-x-ad-calling-for-execution-of-gay-people&catid=380)

Written by Daniel Villarreal on April 11 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/90/023e-9096f974.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28629:glendale-voters-reject-anti-lgbtq-rhetoric-in-school-board-election&catid=380)### [Glendale Voters Reject Anti-LGBTQ+ Rhetoric in School Board Election](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28629:glendale-voters-reject-anti-lgbtq-rhetoric-in-school-board-election&catid=380)

Written by Hans Johnson on March 18 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/18/020j-18a55af2.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28572:dakota-johnson-claims-kids-in-schools-are-identifying-as-cats&catid=380)### [Dakota Johnson Claims Kids In Schools Are Identifying As Cats](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28572:dakota-johnson-claims-kids-in-schools-are-identifying-as-cats&catid=380)

Written by Alex Bollinger on March 07 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/8a/004n-8ae75123.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28265:president-joe-biden-on-his-way-to-appointing-a-record-number-of-lgbtq-judges&catid=380)### [President Joe Biden On His Way To Appointing A Record Number of LGBTQ+ Judges](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28265:president-joe-biden-on-his-way-to-appointing-a-record-number-of-lgbtq-judges&catid=380)

Written by Molly Sprayregen on January 11 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/3d/102k-3ddc96da.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28176:gays-beware-were-next-on-the-woke-hit-list&catid=380)### [Gays, Beware! We’re Next on the Woke Hit List](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28176:gays-beware-were-next-on-the-woke-hit-list&catid=380)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on December 21 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/05/098n-05da9865.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28102:the-republican-debates-are-a-farce-to-mask-trumps-fascist-gop-takeover&catid=380)### [The Republican Debates Are a Farce To Mask Trump’s Fascist GOP Takeover](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28102:the-republican-debates-are-a-farce-to-mask-trumps-fascist-gop-takeover&catid=380)

Written by Daniel Villarreal on December 07 2023.

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Written by Daniel Villarreal on December 04 2023.

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Written by Michael Ware Hollingsworth on October 30 2023.

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Written by Alex Bollinger on October 12 2023.

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