##  In the News

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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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### [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

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### [LAUSD Demolishes Closed Schools, Wasting Public Assets and Community Hopes](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33228:lausd-demolishes-closed-schools-wasting-public-assets-and-community-hopes&catid=312)

August 20 2026

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### [Homelessness Among Seniors Spikes in Los Angeles County, But It’s Not Hopeless](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33234:homelessness-among-seniors-spikes-in-los-angeles-county-but-its-not-hopeless&catid=312)

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#  LOS ANGELES

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### 3,300 Officers Short: Is Los Angeles Ready for 2028?

Written by Mihran Kalaydjian on February 12 2026.

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## [Fire-Blind: Nithya Raman’s Housing Density Agenda is Playing with Fire](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32265:fire-blind-nithya-ramans-housing-density-agenda-is-playing-with-fire&catid=312)

FIRE HAZARD - Los Angeles is selling City-owned parcels once deemed too dangerous for homes in wildfire corridors—and calling it equity Last week, t…

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Written by Bob Blue on February 12 2026.

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Written by Tim Campbell on February 09 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f2/012h-f27bb4ff.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32249:homes-that-survived-the-2025-l-a-fires-are-still-contaminated&catid=312)### [Homes That Survived the 2025 L.A. Fires Are Still Contaminated](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32249:homes-that-survived-the-2025-l-a-fires-are-still-contaminated&catid=312)

Written by Cerise Castle on February 09 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fe/012d-fe9c721d.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32244:what-a-tarzana-sinkhole-in-waiting-reveals-about-problems-in-city-governance&catid=312)### [What A Tarzana Sinkhole "In Waiting" Reveals About Problems In City Governance](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32244:what-a-tarzana-sinkhole-in-waiting-reveals-about-problems-in-city-governance&catid=312)

Written by NICK PATSAOURAS on February 09 2026.

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Written by Jay Handal | Mihran Kalaydjian on February 09 2026.

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Written by Nick Antonicello on February 07 2026.

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Written by Nick Patsaouras on February 05 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/53/011f-53e92125.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32234:what-happens-if-los-angeles-cancels-the-2028-olympics&catid=312)### [What Happens If Los Angeles Cancels the 2028 Olympics?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32234:what-happens-if-los-angeles-cancels-the-2028-olympics&catid=312)

Written by CityWatch on February 05 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b4/011k-b417c1ce.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32226:moral-compass-for-la28-leadership-trust-and-accountability&catid=312)### [ Moral Compass for LA28: Leadership, Trust and Accountability ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32226:moral-compass-for-la28-leadership-trust-and-accountability&catid=312)

Written by Nick Patsaouras on February 05 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/da/010l-da65da86.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32215:to-stop-los-angeles-traffic-carnage-requires-implementation-of-an-emergency-declaration&catid=312)### [To Stop Los Angeles’ Traffic Carnage Requires Implementation Of An Emergency Declaration](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32215:to-stop-los-angeles-traffic-carnage-requires-implementation-of-an-emergency-declaration&catid=312)

Written by NICK PATSAOURAS on February 02 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bf/010c-bff1c507.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32212:from-city-hall-to-sacramento-how-l-a-s-mansion-tax-is-fueling-a-statewide-reckoning&catid=312)### [From City Hall to Sacramento: How L.A.’s Mansion Tax Is Fueling a Statewide Reckoning](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32212:from-city-hall-to-sacramento-how-l-a-s-mansion-tax-is-fueling-a-statewide-reckoning&catid=312)

Written by Mihran Kalaydjian on February 02 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ff/010h-ffc825ab.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32207:homelessness-and-the-great-divorce&catid=312)### [Homelessness and the Great Divorce](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32207:homelessness-and-the-great-divorce&catid=312)

Written by Tim Campbell on February 02 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a6/009t-a62ab5af.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32203:what-builders-see-that-homeowners-dont-the-reality-of-adu-construction-in-los-angeles&catid=312)### [What Builders See That Homeowners Don’t: The Reality of ADU Construction in Los Angeles](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32203:what-builders-see-that-homeowners-dont-the-reality-of-adu-construction-in-los-angeles&catid=312)

Written by Ana Peregrine on January 30 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4c/009k-4c6d6784.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32192:councilmember-curren-prices-arraignment-is-a-test-of-los-angeles-integrity&catid=312)### [Councilmember Curren Price’s Arraignment Is a Test of Los Angeles’ Integrity”](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32192:councilmember-curren-prices-arraignment-is-a-test-of-los-angeles-integrity&catid=312)

Written by Mihran Kalaydjian on January 29 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7d/008l-7db86b8c.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32177:the-sepulveda-rail-project-always-had-to-be-a-subway-but-has-been-derailed-by-cahsr&catid=312)### [The Sepulveda Rail Project ALWAYS Had To Be a Subway, But Has Been Derailed by CAHSR](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32177:the-sepulveda-rail-project-always-had-to-be-a-subway-but-has-been-derailed-by-cahsr&catid=312)

Written by Ken Alpern on January 26 2026.

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Written by Tim Campbell on January 26 2026.

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Written by Eliot Cohen on January 26 2026.

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Written by NICK PATSAOURAS on January 26 2026.

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