##  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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August 17 2026

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#  LOS ANGELES

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### Wildfires Over Eagle Rock

Written by Liz Amsden on June 13 2022.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24814:wildfires-over-eagle-rock&catid=312)

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## [Can We Really Trust Mitch O’Farrell’s Affordable Housing Claims?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24809:can-we-really-trust-mitch-o-farrell-s-affordable-housing-claims&catid=312)

This was the subject line for an e-mail I received from CD 13 Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell earlier this month. It definitely caught my attention. …

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Written by Tim Deegan on June 13 2022.

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Written by Dennis Zine on June 09 2022.

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Written by Dick Platkin on June 10 2022.

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Written by Tim Deegan on June 06 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/de/045a-de063af3.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24748:reparations-another-racist-screed-hits-the-fan&catid=312)### [Reparations: Another Racist Screed Hits the Fan](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24748:reparations-another-racist-screed-hits-the-fan&catid=312)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on June 06 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/8d/045h-8d583588.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24745:la-traffic-who-put-the-die-in-road-diets&catid=312)### [Artificial Gridlock: Who Put the ‘DIE’ in LA Road DIEts?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24745:la-traffic-who-put-the-die-in-road-diets&catid=312)

Written by LIZ AMSDEN on June 06 2022.

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Written by Dick Platkin on June 02 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/8a/044d-8aeb3b87.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24719:it-looks-like-only-tricky-ricky-is-running-for-la-mayor&catid=312)### [It Looks Like Only Tricky Ricky is Running for LA Mayor](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24719:it-looks-like-only-tricky-ricky-is-running-for-la-mayor&catid=312)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on June 02 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ee/044j1-ee29380a.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24713:corruption-in-the-redistricting-process&catid=312)### [Corruption In the Redistricting Process?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24713:corruption-in-the-redistricting-process&catid=312)

Written by Carl Petersen on June 02 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c1/043h1-c1b897e4.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24709:collateral-damage-from-nonprofits-privatizing-education&catid=312)### [Collateral Damage From Nonprofits Privatizing Education](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24709:collateral-damage-from-nonprofits-privatizing-education&catid=312)

Written by Sara Roos on May 31 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/14/043e-1418c28d.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24705:a-new-generation-of-scouts-honor-memorial-day-in-west-la&catid=312)### [A New Generation of Scouts Honor Memorial Day in West LA.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24705:a-new-generation-of-scouts-honor-memorial-day-in-west-la&catid=312)

Written by Ken Alpern on May 30 2022.

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Written by Tim Deegan on May 30 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/9b/042x-9b1409c1.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24678:bass-and-the-billionaire-an-epic-battle-for-the-soul-of-los-angeles&catid=312)### [Bass and the Billionaire: An Epic Battle for the Soul of Los Angeles](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24678:bass-and-the-billionaire-an-epic-battle-for-the-soul-of-los-angeles&catid=312)

Written by James Preston Allen on May 26 2022.

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Written by Matthew Hetz on May 26 2022.

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Written by Dick Platkin on May 26 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a9/042a-a951da54.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24671:la-county-board-of-supervisors-guarantee-the-homeless-and-all-of-us-are-in-deep-doodoo&catid=312)### [LA County Board of Supervisors Guarantee the Homeless and All of Us are in Deep Doodoo](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24671:la-county-board-of-supervisors-guarantee-the-homeless-and-all-of-us-are-in-deep-doodoo&catid=312)

Written by Tony Butka on May 26 2022.

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Written by Casey Maddren on May 23 2022.

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Written by Ken Alpern on May 23 2022.

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