##  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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August 17 2026

#  LOS ANGELES

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### San Francisco – Based Veritas Investments Accused of Harassing Renters

Written by Jack Ross on October 04 2021.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22708:san-francisco-based-veritas-investments-accused-of-harassing-renters&catid=312)

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## [GOP Election &amp; Erectile Dysfunction - Arizona Recount and the Deniers](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22706:gop-election-erectile-dysfunction-arizona-recount-and-the-deniers&catid=312)

This however hasn’t stopped Don-the-Grifter from continuing the Big Lie campaign and mustering the gall to say, “this proves there was fraud!” This c…

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on September 30 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ce/078z-ce700338.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22695:will-zoning-hinder-carlton-square-homeowners-bottom-line&catid=312)### [Will Zoning Hinder Carlton Square Homeowners Bottom Line](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22695:will-zoning-hinder-carlton-square-homeowners-bottom-line&catid=312)

Written by 2urbangirls on September 30 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6f/078z5-6f482fc4.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22689:r-b-singer-r-kelly-found-guilty-in-sex-trafficking-case-justice-came-way-too-late&catid=312)### [R &amp; B Singer R. Kelly Found Guilty in Sex-trafficking Case. Justice Came Way Too Late.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22689:r-b-singer-r-kelly-found-guilty-in-sex-trafficking-case-justice-came-way-too-late&catid=312)

Written by Michael Arceneaux on September 30 2021.

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Written by Nick Antonicello on September 30 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/5b/078x-5bddf819.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22685:the-simplest-most-effective-and-popular-way-to-fund-the-jobs-bill&catid=312)### [The Simplest, Most Effective, and Popular Way to Fund the Jobs Bill](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22685:the-simplest-most-effective-and-popular-way-to-fund-the-jobs-bill&catid=312)

Written by Chuck Collins on September 30 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/80/078j-8084784f.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22679:charging-wildly-inflated-rents-corporate-landlords-are-living-luxurious-lifestyles&catid=312)### [Charging Wildly Inflated Rents, Corporate Landlords Are Living Luxurious Lifestyles](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22679:charging-wildly-inflated-rents-corporate-landlords-are-living-luxurious-lifestyles&catid=312)

Written by Patrick Range McDonald on September 30 2021.

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Written by Joel Kotkin on September 30 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/5c/078e-5c24b372.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22676:fire-dejoy-stop-the-fall-of-us-postal-service-now&catid=312)### [Fire DeJoy: Stop the Fall of US Postal Service Now](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22676:fire-dejoy-stop-the-fall-of-us-postal-service-now&catid=312)

Written by Jake Johnson on September 30 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f0/078a-f00d8282.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22674:along-comes-karen-bass-to-upset-the-mayoral-race-in-la-city&catid=312)### [Along Comes Karen Bass to Upset the Mayoral Race in LA City](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22674:along-comes-karen-bass-to-upset-the-mayoral-race-in-la-city&catid=312)

Written by Tony Butka on September 30 2021.

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Written by Dick Platkin on September 30 2021.

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Written by Ken Alpern on September 30 2021.

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Written by Brett Wilkins on September 27 2021.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on September 26 2021.

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Written by Mihran Kalaydjian on September 26 2021.

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Written by Thom Hartmann on September 26 2021.

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Written by Srinidhi Sampath Kumar on September 26 2021.

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Written by Eric Preven on September 23 2021.

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Written by Richard Abrams on September 23 2021.

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