##  In the News

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### [With National Implications, Corporate Landlords Take Aim at Three Pro-Rent Control Campaigns in California](https://www.citywatchla.com/housing/33413-with-national-implications-corporate-landlords-take-aim-at-three-pro-rent-control-campaigns-in-california)

September 24 2026

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### [Massacre on City Streets: Mayor Bass Must Issue an Emergency Declaration Now](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33386-massacre-on-city-streets-mayor-bass-must-issue-an-emergency-declaration-now)

September 21 2026

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### [Should DWP Ratepayers Pay for the City’s Streetlights? ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/33395-should-dwp-ratepayers-pay-for-the-citys-streetlights)

September 21 2026

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### [Why Are LA Officials Ignoring Illegal RV Parking on Washington Blvd?](https://www.citywatchla.com/neighborhood-politics/33398-why-are-la-officials-ignoring-illegal-rv-parking-on-washington-blvd)

September 21 2026

#  LOS ANGELES

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### Demonizing Law Enforcement and Then Crime Goes Up! Who KNEW?

Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on April 05 2021.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21496-demonizing-law-enforcement-and-then-crime-goes-up-who-knew)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/2b/026q-2b510709.png&src=images/stories/Mar-2021/026q.png&thumbnail=1200,800,&hash=bb972ace) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21488-is-this-the-end-of-neighborhood-council-congresses)Written by Bob Gelfand on April 01 2021. Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles).

## [Is This the End of Neighborhood Council Congresses?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21488-is-this-the-end-of-neighborhood-council-congresses)

At least it has been that way for most of the past twenty years. But this year, things may be grinding to a halt, not due to the pandemic, but due to…

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 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/71/026m-71cb76c0.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21487-los-angeles-is-failing-california)### [Los Angeles Is Failing California](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21487-los-angeles-is-failing-california)

Written by Joe Mathews on April 01 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/36/026d-36cf03b1.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21486-how-is-greed-is-good-working-out-for-los-angeles)### [How is “Greed is Good” Working out for Los Angeles?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21486-how-is-greed-is-good-working-out-for-los-angeles)

Written by Dick Platkin on April 01 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/71/026n-71c1a475.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21485-finger-pointing-seems-to-be-in-season-at-city-hall)### [Finger Pointing Seems to be In Season at City Hall](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21485-finger-pointing-seems-to-be-in-season-at-city-hall)

Written by Eric Preven on April 01 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bf/026i-bf65f3ee.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21483-there-really-is-one-thing-congress-can-agree-on-and-it-s-not-tax-breaks-for-you-and-me)### [There Really Is One Thing Congress Can Agree On - And It’s Not Tax Breaks for You and Me](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21483-there-really-is-one-thing-congress-can-agree-on-and-it-s-not-tax-breaks-for-you-and-me)

Written by Tony Butka on April 01 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/e3/026k-e3cc38ff.png&src=images/stories/Mar-2021/026k.png&thumbnail=1200,800,&hash=f89aa286) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21482-state-lawmakers-are-cracking-down-on-speech)### [State Lawmakers Are Cracking Down on Speech](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21482-state-lawmakers-are-cracking-down-on-speech)

Written by Jill Richardson on April 01 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/39/026l-393ad3ba.png&src=images/stories/Mar-2021/026l.png&thumbnail=1200,800,&hash=c5a17fb8) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21481-mitch-o-farrell-stood-alone-to-clean-up-echo-park-lake)### [Mitch O’Farrell Stood Alone to Clean Up Echo Park Lake](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21481-mitch-o-farrell-stood-alone-to-clean-up-echo-park-lake)

Written by Dennis P. Zine on April 01 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/da/026f-da67a7ff.png&src=images/stories/Mar-2021/026f.png&thumbnail=1200,800,&hash=b305c48d) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21480-yes-the-political-exploitation-of-covid-19-is-real)### [YES, The Political Exploitation of COVID-19 is Real!](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21480-yes-the-political-exploitation-of-covid-19-is-real)

Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on April 01 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ac/026p-acd2c4b4.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21479-lafd-and-core-employees-spearhead-northeast-community-vaccination-effort)### [LAFD and CORE Employees Spearhead Northeast Community Vaccination Effort](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21479-lafd-and-core-employees-spearhead-northeast-community-vaccination-effort)

Written by Caroline Aguirre on April 01 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6c/026r-6c603e7d.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21476-why-can-t-america-make-democracy-work-group-rights)### [Why Can’t America Make Democracy Work? Group Rights!](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21476-why-can-t-america-make-democracy-work-group-rights)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on April 01 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/19/025h-19459c7d.png&src=images/stories/Mar-2021/025h.png&thumbnail=1200,800,&hash=9e8f976c) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21458-racism-complicity-is-guilt)### [Racism: Complicity is Guilt](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21458-racism-complicity-is-guilt)

Written by Bob Gelfand on March 29 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/75/025n-756d3cff.png&src=images/stories/Mar-2021/025n.png&thumbnail=1200,800,&hash=ab64f570) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21457-gm-brenda-barnette-leaving-los-angeles-animal-services-in-shambles)### [GM Brenda Barnette Leaving Los Angeles Animal Services – in Shambles!](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21457-gm-brenda-barnette-leaving-los-angeles-animal-services-in-shambles)

Written by Phyllis M. Daugherty on March 29 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a4/025p-a4584cf2.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21456-echo-park-chaos-has-eric-garcetti-s-dna-on-it)### [Echo Park Chaos Has Eric Garcetti's DNA On It](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21456-echo-park-chaos-has-eric-garcetti-s-dna-on-it)

Written by Daniel Guss on March 29 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0b/025u-0b71d3cf.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21455-ca-supreme-court-rules-keeping-people-jailed-who-can-t-pay-bail-is-unconstitutional)### [CA Supreme Court Rules Keeping People Jailed Who Can’t Pay Bail is Unconstitutional](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21455-ca-supreme-court-rules-keeping-people-jailed-who-can-t-pay-bail-is-unconstitutional)

Written by Zack Linly on March 29 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fa/025f-fabd5d14.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21454-that-s-half-a-billion-with-a-b)### [That’s Half a Billion, with a ‘B’](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21454-that-s-half-a-billion-with-a-b)

Written by Eric Preven on March 29 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/39/025g-391115cf.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21453-single-payer-healthcare-gave-me-back-my-life-its-selection-is-not-a-choice)### [Single-payer Healthcare Gave Me Back My Life; Its Selection Is Not A Choice](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21453-single-payer-healthcare-gave-me-back-my-life-its-selection-is-not-a-choice)

Written by Sara Roos on March 29 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/9f/025e-9fdfdcc6.png&src=images/stories/Mar-2021/025e.png&thumbnail=1200,800,&hash=503de1bd) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21452-waging-war-at-the-supermarket)### [Waging War. . .at the Supermarket](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21452-waging-war-at-the-supermarket)

Written by Robert C. Koehler on March 29 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/ca/025t-cade84d3.png&src=images/stories/Mar-2021/025t.png&thumbnail=1200,800,&hash=689f1ab8) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21451-desperate-at-the-border)### [Desperate at the Border](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21451-desperate-at-the-border)

Written by Eve Ottenberg on March 29 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/6d/025w-6d8cd8d7.png&src=images/stories/Mar-2021/025w.png&thumbnail=1200,800,&hash=ef4d1e61) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21449-a-bullying-bigoted-ted-talk-we-could-really-have-done-without)### [A Bullying, Bigoted ‘Ted Talk’ We Could Really Have Done Without!](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21449-a-bullying-bigoted-ted-talk-we-could-really-have-done-without)

Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on March 29 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/48/025i-480dc15c.png&src=images/stories/Mar-2021/025i.png&thumbnail=1200,800,&hash=f3fee8fe) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21448-nc-elections-when-should-there-be-an-election-of-executive-board-members)### [NC Elections: When Should There be an Election of Executive Board Members?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21448-nc-elections-when-should-there-be-an-election-of-executive-board-members)

Written by Chris Rowe on March 29 2021.

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