##  In the News

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### [Reminder to the Red States, Turnabout is Fair Play](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33212:reminder-to-the-red-states-turnabout-is-fair-play&catid=395)

August 17 2026

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### [Democrats Finally Tell Iowa and New Hampshire: You Don’t Go First Anymore](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33229:democrats-finally-tell-iowa-and-new-hampshire-you-dont-go-first-anymore&catid=395)

August 20 2026

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### [California’s Empty Classrooms Are a Warning Sacramento Can’t Ignore](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33213:californias-empty-classrooms-are-a-warning-sacramento-cant-ignore&catid=378)

August 17 2026

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### [A Prisoner, A Peacemaker, and Israel’s Defining Choice](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33231:a-prisoner-a-peacemaker-and-israels-defining-choice&catid=375)

August 20 2026

#  LOS ANGELES

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### Stop the City’s Sale of our Sidewalks to the Sign Industry

Written by Barbara Broide on August 25 2022.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25347:stop-the-city-s-sale-of-our-sidewalks-to-the-sign-industry&catid=312)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/da/067e-da0eefc4.jpg&src=images/stories/Aug-2022/067e.jpg&thumbnail=610,393,&hash=93d244ce) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25324:councilmember-elect-eunisses-hernandez-wants-to-shake-up-l-a-city-hall&catid=312)Written by Jessica Goodheart on August 22 2022. Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=312).

## [Councilmember-Elect Eunisses Hernandez Wants to Shake Up L.A. City Hall](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25324:councilmember-elect-eunisses-hernandez-wants-to-shake-up-l-a-city-hall&catid=312)

There were other rumblings beyond Northeast Los Angeles Council District 1, a working class, majority Latino district that has been beset by gentrifi…

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 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/56/067a-56eb43cb.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25323:what-is-paul-krekorian-s-agenda&catid=312)### [What is Paul Krekorian’s Agenda?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25323:what-is-paul-krekorian-s-agenda&catid=312)

Written by Bridget Gordon on August 22 2022.

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Written by Dick Platkin on August 18 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/a0/066a-a0bc638b.jpg&src=images/stories/Aug-2022/066a.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=24d339a0) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25313:the-6th-street-viaduct-the-failure-to-recall-george-gascon-and-a-tribute-to-ken-draper&catid=312)### [The 6th Street Viaduct, the Failure to Recall George Gascón, and a Tribute to Ken Draper](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25313:the-6th-street-viaduct-the-failure-to-recall-george-gascon-and-a-tribute-to-ken-draper&catid=312)

Written by Dennis P. Zine on August 18 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fb/066g-fb609a06.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25312:two-weeks-before-payments-resume-progressives-tell-biden-time-to-cancel-student-debt&catid=312)### [Two Weeks Before Payments Resume, Progressives Tell Biden 'Time to Cancel Student Debt'](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25312:two-weeks-before-payments-resume-progressives-tell-biden-time-to-cancel-student-debt&catid=312)

Written by Jessica Corbett on August 18 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/30/066d-30b2d619.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25304:los-angeles-moves-from-corruptionism-to-insanity&catid=312)### [Los Angeles Moves from Corruptionism to Insanity](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25304:los-angeles-moves-from-corruptionism-to-insanity&catid=312)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on August 18 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/3c/065o-3cad5769.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25289:bike-lanes-will-not-fight-climate-change-in-southern-california&catid=312)### [Bike Lanes Will Not Fight Climate Change In Southern California](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25289:bike-lanes-will-not-fight-climate-change-in-southern-california&catid=312)

Written by Matthew Hetz on August 15 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/56/065j-56034d2a.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25285:50-city-report-california-s-fixer-upper-markets-are-the-most-expensive&catid=312)### [50 City Report: California’s Fixer-Upper Markets Are the Most Expensive](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25285:50-city-report-california-s-fixer-upper-markets-are-the-most-expensive&catid=312)

Written by Mirela Mohan on August 15 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/69/065g-690afbbf.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25280:the-valley-is-it-safe&catid=312)### [The Valley: Is It Safe? ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25280:the-valley-is-it-safe&catid=312)

Written by Eliot Cohen on August 15 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f4/064a-f4087049.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25278:la-s-public-sidewalks-and-parkways-need-more-trees-less-commercial-signs&catid=312)### [LA ‘s Public Sidewalks and Parkways Need More Trees, Less Commercial Signs](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25278:la-s-public-sidewalks-and-parkways-need-more-trees-less-commercial-signs&catid=312)

Written by Barbara Broide on August 11 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d0/064m-d05e8dff.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25275:loss&catid=312)### [Loss](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25275:loss&catid=312)

Written by Liz Amsden on August 11 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/3e/064n-3ec54d65.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25273:farewell-to-my-friend-ken-draper-he-watched-over-la-when-we-needed-him-the-most&catid=312)### [Farewell to My Friend Ken Draper: He Watched Over LA When We Needed Him the Most](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25273:farewell-to-my-friend-ken-draper-he-watched-over-la-when-we-needed-him-the-most&catid=312)

Written by Ken Alpern on August 11 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f0/064p-f0730372.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25258:in-la-organized-labor-keeps-its-eye-on-the-ball&catid=312)### [In LA, Organized Labor Keeps Its Eye on the Ball](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25258:in-la-organized-labor-keeps-its-eye-on-the-ball&catid=312)

Written by Mark Kreidler on August 11 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/79/063r-797d6825.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25249:ladwp-customers-reduce-water-use-record-month-of-conservation-in-july&catid=312)### [LADWP Customers Reduce Water Use. Record Month of Conservation in July](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25249:ladwp-customers-reduce-water-use-record-month-of-conservation-in-july&catid=312)

Written by LADWP on August 08 2022.

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Written by Dick Platkin on August 04 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/74/061e-7489ee6e.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25191:one-woke-valley-resident-wants-to-shut-down-a-15-year-bbq-tradition&catid=312)### [One WOKE Valley Resident Wants To Shut Down A 15 Year BBQ Tradition](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25191:one-woke-valley-resident-wants-to-shut-down-a-15-year-bbq-tradition&catid=312)

Written by Dennis P. Zine on August 01 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/af/060c-afcceb35.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25158:can-los-angeles-be-full&catid=312)### [Can Los Angeles Be Full?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25158:can-los-angeles-be-full&catid=312)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on July 28 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/8c/058u-8c068e1e.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25116:got-an-eviction-notice-this-website-will-help-you-file-a-response&catid=312)### [Got an Eviction Notice? This Website Will Help You File a Response](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25116:got-an-eviction-notice-this-website-will-help-you-file-a-response&catid=312)

Written by Manuela Tobias on July 21 2022.

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Written by Elizabeth Aguilera on July 21 2022.

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