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### [When the Last-Minute Power Play Failed: Sacramento Finally Ran Out of Time](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33319:when-the-last-minute-power-play-failed-sacramento-finally-ran-out-of-time&catid=375)

September 10 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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### [Olympics: LA28’s Drip‑Drip‑Drip Tactics Leave Los Angeles Holding the Bag](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33314:olympics-la28s-drip-drip-drip-tactics-leave-los-angeles-holding-the-bag&catid=312)

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### [$1 Billion Later, Congress Comes Knocking: Los Angeles’ Homelessness Machine Faces Its Day of Reckoning](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33321:1-billion-later-congress-comes-knocking-los-angeles-homelessness-machine-faces-its-day-of-reckoning&catid=396)

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#  LOS ANGELES

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### The Bridge That Connects Jose Huizar and Geoff Palmer

Written by Peter Dreier on June 29 2020.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20013:the-bridge-that-connects-jose-huizar-and-geoff-palmer&catid=312)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2020/053m.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20012:must-read-amidst-la-corruption-a-silver-lining-and-golden-opportunity&catid=312)Written by Sean McMorris on June 29 2020. Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=312).

## [Must Read! Amidst LA Corruption, a Silver Lining and Golden Opportunity](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20012:must-read-amidst-la-corruption-a-silver-lining-and-golden-opportunity&catid=312)

The FBI indictments and ongoing investigations into corruption at L.A. City Hall, Councilman Jose Huizar being the latest to fall from grace, center…

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Written by Bob Gelfand on June 29 2020.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/de/053t-de449df6.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20010:a-ridiculous-debate-but-a-welcome-ruling&catid=312)### [A Ridiculous Debate, But a Welcome Ruling](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20010:a-ridiculous-debate-but-a-welcome-ruling&catid=312)

Written by Jill Richardson on June 29 2020.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/35/053n-355b1e6d.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20009:jail-vs-brown-act&catid=312)### [Jail vs Brown Act](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20009:jail-vs-brown-act&catid=312)

Written by Jay Handal on June 29 2020.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/7b/053g-7b4af94c.png&src=images/stories/June-2020/053g.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=dcf1461a) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20008:what-happened-to-george-floyd-was-unspeakable-so-is-what-s-being-done-in-his-name&catid=312)### [What Happened to George Floyd Was Unspeakable—So is What's Being Done in His Name!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20008:what-happened-to-george-floyd-was-unspeakable-so-is-what-s-being-done-in-his-name&catid=312)

Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on June 29 2020.

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Written by Hans Johnson on June 29 2020.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fc/053e-fce704da.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20006:will-mrs-huizar-testify-against-mr-huizar&catid=312)### [Will Mrs. Huizar Testify (Against) Mr. Huizar? ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20006:will-mrs-huizar-testify-against-mr-huizar&catid=312)

Written by Daniel Guss on June 29 2020.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bd/053d-bd4fdd4d.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20004:will-the-corporate-greed-of-essex-property-trust-ceo-mike-schall-destroy-california&catid=312)### [Will the Corporate Greed of Essex Property Trust CEO Mike Schall Destroy California?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20004:will-the-corporate-greed-of-essex-property-trust-ceo-mike-schall-destroy-california&catid=312)

Written by Patrick Range McDonald on June 29 2020.

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Written by Liz Amsden on June 29 2020.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/cd/053o-cd80c90c.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20001:for-many-young-people-socialism-is-as-american-as-apple-pie&catid=312)### [For Many Young People, Socialism Is as American as Apple Pie](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20001:for-many-young-people-socialism-is-as-american-as-apple-pie&catid=312)

Written by Robert Scheer and Meagan Day on June 29 2020.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/75/053r-75aef809.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20000:covid-19-has-blinded-us-all-to-the-potential-risks-to-our-drug-supply&catid=312)### [COVID -19 Has Blinded Us All to the Potential Risks to Our Drug Supply](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20000:covid-19-has-blinded-us-all-to-the-potential-risks-to-our-drug-supply&catid=312)

Written by Chris Rowe on June 29 2020.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on June 29 2020.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/71/053h-7165dbcc.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19998:trumpism-a-viral-metaphor&catid=312)### [Trumpism: A Viral Metaphor](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19998:trumpism-a-viral-metaphor&catid=312)

Written by James Preston Allen on June 29 2020.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7c/052t-7c0f4d88.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19992:cry-for-america&catid=312)### [Cry for America](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19992:cry-for-america&catid=312)

Written by Liz Amsden on June 25 2020.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0a/052n-0a6f7208.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19991:memo-to-black-lives-matter-ignore-the-politicians-partner-up-with-the-neighborhood-council-budget-advocates&catid=312)### [MEMO To Black Lives Matter: Ignore the Politicians, Partner up with the Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19991:memo-to-black-lives-matter-ignore-the-politicians-partner-up-with-the-neighborhood-council-budget-advocates&catid=312)

Written by Tony Butka on June 25 2020.

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Written by Dick Platkin on June 25 2020.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7e/052h-7e980bf8.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19988:trump-s-surefire-re-election-moment-cities-who-chop-off-their-own-authority&catid=312)### [Trump's Surefire Re-Election Moment: Cities Who CHOP Off Their Own Authority](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19988:trump-s-surefire-re-election-moment-cities-who-chop-off-their-own-authority&catid=312)

Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on June 25 2020.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/82/052m-822e449d.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19985:la-s-next-wave-of-corruption-indictments&catid=312)### [LA’s Next Wave of Corruption Indictments](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19985:la-s-next-wave-of-corruption-indictments&catid=312)

Written by Daniel Guss on June 25 2020.

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Written by Dennis P. Zine on June 25 2020.

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