##  In the News

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### [Missing Middle. LA City Planning’s New Approach to “Attainable” Housing](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33250:missing-middle-la-city-plannings-new-approach-to-attainable-housing&catid=429)

August 24 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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### [California Can’t Insure Its Homes. Now Sacramento Wants to Insure the Trees](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33266:california-cant-insure-its-homes-now-sacramento-wants-to-insure-the-trees&catid=385)

August 27 2026

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### [Will the Mega-Merger of Equity Residential and AvalonBay Communities Hurt Tenants?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33262:will-the-mega-merger-of-equity-residential-and-avalonbay-communities-hurt-tenants&catid=429)

August 27 2026

#  LOS ANGELES

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### The Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project is Critical and Needs Action

Written by Matthew Hetz on May 26 2022.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24677:the-sepulveda-transit-corridor-project-is-critical-and-needs-action&catid=312)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/53/042b-537471e4.jpg&src=images/stories/May-2022/042b.jpg&thumbnail=610,345,&hash=a17067e5) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24673:why-is-housing-so-expensive-in-los-angeles&catid=312)Written by Dick Platkin on May 26 2022. Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=312).

## [Why Is Housing So Expensive In Los Angeles?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24673:why-is-housing-so-expensive-in-los-angeles&catid=312)

Many people can no longer make ends meet, so they move to areas with cheaper housing, end up living in overcrowded conditions, or are priced out of h…

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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.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/c8/041g-c890ba28.jpg&src=images/stories/May-2022/041g.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=bdc7646f) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24642:la-granny-flats-need-common-sense-rule-changes&catid=312)### [LA Granny Flats Need Common Sense Rule Changes](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24642:la-granny-flats-need-common-sense-rule-changes&catid=312)

Written by Joshua Blacker on May 26 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/4a/040m-4a8f27f8.jpg&src=images/stories/May-2022/040m.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=ec241b33) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24627:it-s-time-to-stop-profiteering-at-the-pump&catid=312)### [It’s Time To Stop Profiteering At The Pump](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24627:it-s-time-to-stop-profiteering-at-the-pump&catid=312)

Written by Lindsay Owens / Herb Kassem on May 19 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/5a/040c-5a763b4e.jpg&src=images/stories/May-2022/040c.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=9c2f8a7b) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24612:time-for-other-democratic-options-when-candidates-offer-so-little&catid=312)### [Time For Other Democratic Options When Candidates Offer So Little](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24612:time-for-other-democratic-options-when-candidates-offer-so-little&catid=312)

Written by Dick Platkin on May 19 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/6e/040h-6e8baebf.jpg&src=images/stories/May-2022/040h.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=2f0bb7c6) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24608:overturning-a-policy-of-incivility&catid=312)### [Neighborhood Councils: Overturning a Policy of InCivility](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24608:overturning-a-policy-of-incivility&catid=312)

Written by Liz Amsden on May 19 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/48/039z1-486660d9.jpg&src=images/stories/May-2022/039z1.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=8c1b5463) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24602:imagine-eunisses-hernandez-at-city-hall&catid=312)### [Imagine Eunisses Hernandez at City Hall](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24602:imagine-eunisses-hernandez-at-city-hall&catid=312)

Written by Tim Deegan on May 16 2022.

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Written by James Preston Allen on May 16 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/06/039b-064e173d.jpg&src=images/stories/May-2022/039b.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=bd40a110) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24598:kevin-james-a-candidate-in-the-la-city-attorney-race&catid=312)### [Kevin James: A Candidate in the LA City Attorney Race](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24598:kevin-james-a-candidate-in-the-la-city-attorney-race&catid=312)

Written by Paul Hatfield on May 16 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/d8/039g-d86c3416.jpg&src=images/stories/May-2022/039g.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=7e10b826) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24592:sacramento-chooses-politics-over-economics-the-middle-class-continues-to-bleed&catid=312)### [Sacramento Chooses Politics Over Economics. The Middle Class Continues to Bleed](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24592:sacramento-chooses-politics-over-economics-the-middle-class-continues-to-bleed&catid=312)

Written by Ken Alpern on May 16 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/02/038l-02b7eda9.jpg&src=images/stories/May-2022/038l.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=54be598d) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24553:can-karen-bass-see-the-root-causes-of-the-homeless-crisis&catid=312)### [Can Karen Bass See The Root Causes Of The Homeless Crisis?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24553:can-karen-bass-see-the-root-causes-of-the-homeless-crisis&catid=312)

Written by Dick Platkin on May 13 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/98/038c1-9809f3c8.jpg&src=images/stories/May-2022/038c1.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=15c35072) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24551:primary-countdown-is-on-here-are-my-picks&catid=312)### [Primary Countdown Is On. Here Are My Picks.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24551:primary-countdown-is-on-here-are-my-picks&catid=312)

Written by Dennis P. Zine on May 12 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/40/038f-4089ffed.jpg&src=images/stories/May-2022/038f.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=581413c1) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24546:the-city-of-la-needs-to-lead-the-nation-in-justice-and-equity&catid=312)### [The City Of LA Needs To Lead The Nation In Justice And Equity](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24546:the-city-of-la-needs-to-lead-the-nation-in-justice-and-equity&catid=312)

Written by April Verrett, Alberto Retana on May 13 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/94/037h-9456c138.jpg&src=images/stories/May-2022/037h.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=734abede) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24540:vahedi-is-a-natural-to-replace-galperin&catid=312)### [Vahedi Is A Natural To Replace Galperin](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24540:vahedi-is-a-natural-to-replace-galperin&catid=312)

Written by Paul Hatfield on May 09 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/cb/037e-cb1d077a.jpg&src=images/stories/May-2022/037e.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=37d3b2c1) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24539:l-a-conservancy-accused-of-predatory-behavior-re-kurt-cobain-home&catid=312)### [L.A. Conservancy Accused of “Predatory” Behavior RE; Kurt Cobain Home](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24539:l-a-conservancy-accused-of-predatory-behavior-re-kurt-cobain-home&catid=312)

Written by Casey Maddren on May 09 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/29/037f-2987acaa.jpg&src=images/stories/May-2022/037f.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=593db769) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24538:a-cage-by-any-other-name&catid=312)### [A Cage By Any Other Name](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24538:a-cage-by-any-other-name&catid=312)

Written by Sasha Plotnikova on May 09 2022.

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Written by Julie Butcher on May 09 2022.

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