##  In the News

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### [L.A. County Faces a Government Shake-Up](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33349:l-a-county-faces-a-government-shake-up&catid=312)

September 14 2026

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### [May Day/International Workers Day, a Major US Holiday Ignored By The Media](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33336:may-day-international-workers-day-a-major-us-holiday-ignored-by-the-media&catid=398)

September 10 2026

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### [Before We Ask God to Judge Us, the Jewish People Must Judge Ourselves](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33346:before-we-ask-god-to-judge-us-the-jewish-people-must-judge-ourselves&catid=375)

September 14 2026

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### [QUID PRO NO](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33338:quid-pro-no&catid=378)

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#  LOS ANGELES

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### Unions, Black Community Rallies to Save Ralphs Jobs

Written by Mark Friedman on April 08 2021.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21528:unions-black-community-rallies-to-save-ralphs-jobs&catid=312)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/bd/028l-bd09b30a.png&src=images/stories/Apr-2021/028l.png&thumbnail=610,369,&hash=838bb0d6) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21527:how-about-5000-shelters-for-the-homeless-instead-of-measure-hhh-530-000-per-unit&catid=312)Written by Tony Butka on April 08 2021. Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=312).

## [How About $5000 Shelters for the Homeless Instead of Measure HHH @ $530,000 Per Unit?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21527:how-about-5000-shelters-for-the-homeless-instead-of-measure-hhh-530-000-per-unit&catid=312)

The Issue Recently I wrote about CD14’s Kevin De León’s setting up of shelters in two locations to temporarily house the homeless: “As part of hi…

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 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/33/028k-335a9324.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21526:lausd-needs-a-new-defense-law-firm-that-has-compassion-for-its-clients&catid=312)### [LAUSD Needs a New Defense Law Firm that Has Compassion for its Clients](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21526:lausd-needs-a-new-defense-law-firm-that-has-compassion-for-its-clients&catid=312)

Written by Luis Carrillo on April 08 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/b1/028n-b1096c35.png&src=images/stories/Apr-2021/028n.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=8c1f481b) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21525:getting-walgreened-what-the-hell-is-walgreens-doing-spacing-pfizer-doses-4-not-3-weeks-apart&catid=312)### [Getting ‘Walgreened’ What the HELL is Walgreens Doing Spacing Pfizer Doses 4, Not 3, Weeks Apart?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21525:getting-walgreened-what-the-hell-is-walgreens-doing-spacing-pfizer-doses-4-not-3-weeks-apart&catid=312)

Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on April 08 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/c1/028m-c1dde532.png&src=images/stories/Apr-2021/028m.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=790fdacd) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21523:homeless-living-in-la-city-parks-and-beaches-where-will-the-children-play&catid=312)### [Homeless Living in LA City Parks and Beaches? Where Will the Children Play?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21523:homeless-living-in-la-city-parks-and-beaches-where-will-the-children-play&catid=312)

Written by Matthew Hetz on April 08 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/3e/028r-3eab4a3e.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21522:hate-money-stalks-america&catid=312)### [Hate Money Stalks America](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21522:hate-money-stalks-america&catid=312)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on April 08 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/19/028p-194bcb75.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21520:cooling-the-planet&catid=312)### [Cooling the Planet?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21520:cooling-the-planet&catid=312)

Written by Robert Hunziker on April 08 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7c/027v-7cdb48e9.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21507:jim-crow-is-back&catid=312)### [Jim Crow is Back!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21507:jim-crow-is-back&catid=312)

Written by Bob Gelfand on April 05 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ab/027g-ab78eb9c.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21505:the-greatest-sheriff-in-america&catid=312)### [The Greatest Sheriff in America](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21505:the-greatest-sheriff-in-america&catid=312)

Written by Eric Preven on April 05 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2a/027e-2a73283f.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21504:will-cancel-culture-kill-jell-o-and-everything-else&catid=312)### [Will Cancel Culture Kill Jell-O And Everything Else?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21504:will-cancel-culture-kill-jell-o-and-everything-else&catid=312)

Written by Daniel Guss on April 05 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/37/027h-37a5ef0b.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21503:the-echo-park-lake-displacement-just-plain-wrong&catid=312)### [The Echo Park Lake Displacement: Just Plain Wrong](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21503:the-echo-park-lake-displacement-just-plain-wrong&catid=312)

Written by Ananya Roy on April 05 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4b/027q-4ba9659b.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21502:open-letter-to-mitch-o-farrell-troubling-events-at-echo-park-lake&catid=312)### [Open Letter to Mitch O’Farrell: Troubling Events at Echo Park Lake](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21502:open-letter-to-mitch-o-farrell-troubling-events-at-echo-park-lake&catid=312)

Written by Rachael Rose Luckey on April 05 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7b/027i-7b822f43.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21501:the-california-economy-vs-sacramento&catid=312)### [The California Economy vs. Sacramento](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21501:the-california-economy-vs-sacramento&catid=312)

Written by Joel Kotkin on April 05 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/29/027u-29871c3e.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21499:the-two-party-system-has-america-hanging-by-it-s-fingernails&catid=312)### [The Two-Party System Has America Hanging by It’s Fingernails](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21499:the-two-party-system-has-america-hanging-by-it-s-fingernails&catid=312)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on April 05 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b2/027s-b200d160.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21496:demonizing-law-enforcement-and-then-crime-goes-up-who-knew&catid=312)### [Demonizing Law Enforcement and Then Crime Goes Up! Who KNEW?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21496:demonizing-law-enforcement-and-then-crime-goes-up-who-knew&catid=312)

Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on April 05 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/75/026q-758e3d1b.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21488:is-this-the-end-of-neighborhood-council-congresses&catid=312)### [Is This the End of Neighborhood Council Congresses?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21488:is-this-the-end-of-neighborhood-council-congresses&catid=312)

Written by Bob Gelfand on April 01 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0e/026m-0e1f549b.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21487:los-angeles-is-failing-california&catid=312)### [Los Angeles Is Failing California](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21487:los-angeles-is-failing-california&catid=312)

Written by Joe Mathews on April 01 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ab/026d-abf5808b.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21486:how-is-greed-is-good-working-out-for-los-angeles&catid=312)### [How is “Greed is Good” Working out for Los Angeles?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21486:how-is-greed-is-good-working-out-for-los-angeles&catid=312)

Written by Dick Platkin on April 01 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/be/026n-be77b699.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21485:finger-pointing-seems-to-be-in-season-at-city-hall&catid=312)### [Finger Pointing Seems to be In Season at City Hall](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21485:finger-pointing-seems-to-be-in-season-at-city-hall&catid=312)

Written by Eric Preven on April 01 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/50/026i-50a633c2.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21483:there-really-is-one-thing-congress-can-agree-on-and-it-s-not-tax-breaks-for-you-and-me&catid=312)### [There Really Is One Thing Congress Can Agree On - And It’s Not Tax Breaks for You and Me](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21483:there-really-is-one-thing-congress-can-agree-on-and-it-s-not-tax-breaks-for-you-and-me&catid=312)

Written by Tony Butka on April 01 2021.

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