##  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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### Garcetti’s Corruptionism Comes Home to Roost

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on July 23 2020.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20130:garcetti-s-corruptionism-comes-home-to-roost&catid=312)

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## [What's in a Name? ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20128:what-s-in-a-name&catid=312)

 Language is a group of thousands of words which evolve, come, and go. Some words go extinct for important reasons. Others gradually fade away into…

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Written by Bob Gelfand on July 20 2020.

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Written by Mark Ryavec on July 20 2020.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/6e/059f-6e7c15c3.png&src=images/stories/July-2020/059f.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=0592673d) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20119:trump-newsom-garcetti-hahn-failures&catid=312)### [Trump, Newsom, Garcetti, Hahn: FAILURES!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20119:trump-newsom-garcetti-hahn-failures&catid=312)

Written by Jay Handal on July 20 2020.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/b2/059v-b268ab4c.png&src=images/stories/July-2020/059v.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=318c267c) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20117:blame-california-s-leadership-not-trump-for-state-s-covid-19-comeback&catid=312)### [Blame California’s Leadership, Not Trump, for State’s COVID-19 Comeback](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20117:blame-california-s-leadership-not-trump-for-state-s-covid-19-comeback&catid=312)

Written by Danny Feingold on July 20 2020.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/48/059x-48f1477e.png&src=images/stories/July-2020/059x.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=732ea5fc) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20116:as-crime-and-covid-19-surge-who-are-our-mayors-representing&catid=312)### [As Crime and COVID-19 Surge, Who Are Our Mayors Representing?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20116:as-crime-and-covid-19-surge-who-are-our-mayors-representing&catid=312)

Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on July 20 2020.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/d3/059s-d38558e5.png&src=images/stories/July-2020/059s.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=2799689b) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20114:la-times-anti-lapd-bias-shines-through&catid=312)### [LA Times’ Anti-LAPD Bias Shines Through](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20114:la-times-anti-lapd-bias-shines-through&catid=312)

Written by Daniel Guss on July 20 2020.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/f2/059g-f29e0ebe.png&src=images/stories/July-2020/059g.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=76540dbc) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20112:the-santa-susana-field-laboratory-should-be-listed-as-a-unesco-world-heritage-site&catid=312)### [The Santa Susana Field Laboratory Should be Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20112:the-santa-susana-field-laboratory-should-be-listed-as-a-unesco-world-heritage-site&catid=312)

Written by Chris Rowe on July 20 2020.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/88/059p-88ad1c9e.png&src=images/stories/July-2020/059p.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=37ae529e) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20110:public-safety-program-will-use-civilian-patrols-to-keep-the-peace-at-12-south-la-city-parks-this-summer&catid=312)### [Public Safety Program Will Use Civilian Patrols to Keep the Peace at 12 South LA City Parks this Summer](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20110:public-safety-program-will-use-civilian-patrols-to-keep-the-peace-at-12-south-la-city-parks-this-summer&catid=312)

Written by Antwone Roberts & Kerman Maddox on July 20 2020.

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Written by Robert Hunziker on July 20 2020.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/af/058q-af4d9bf6.png&src=images/stories/July-2020/058q.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=15dc866a) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20103:ca-s-prop-21-is-a-movement-about-justice-and-big-real-estate-is-scared-silly&catid=312)### [CA’s Prop 21 is a Movement About Justice, and Big Real Estate Is Scared Silly](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20103:ca-s-prop-21-is-a-movement-about-justice-and-big-real-estate-is-scared-silly&catid=312)

Written by Patrick Range McDonald on July 16 2020.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/68/058d-68adb520.png&src=images/stories/July-2020/058d.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=311ab73f) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20099:what-will-concerned-city-employees-do-next-stay-tuned&catid=312)### [What will Concerned City Employees do Next? Stay tuned!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20099:what-will-concerned-city-employees-do-next-stay-tuned&catid=312)

Written by Dick Platkin on July 16 2020.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/93/058j-93a67724.png&src=images/stories/July-2020/058j.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=58105dfc) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20098:the-neighborhood-council-framework-is-broken&catid=312)### [The Neighborhood Council Framework is Broken](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20098:the-neighborhood-council-framework-is-broken&catid=312)

Written by Tony Butka on July 16 2020.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/16/058k-16631802.png&src=images/stories/July-2020/058k.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=22aa311c) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20095:ten-excellent-new-names-for-the-washington-redskins&catid=312)### [Ten Excellent New Names for the Washington Redskins](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20095:ten-excellent-new-names-for-the-washington-redskins&catid=312)

Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on July 16 2020.

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Written by Kevin Suscavage on July 16 2020.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on July 16 2020.

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Written by Larry Gross on July 13 2020.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on July 13 2020.

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Written by Patrick Range McDonald on July 13 2020.

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