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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)

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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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### LA: Time to Cease Oil Drilling in Our Backyards and Become a Leader in Green Energy

Written by Grace Yoo on February 20 2020.

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## [Do Not ‘Pass’ at the Polls: Say No to ‘Under-the-Table’ Way to Vote](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19333:do-not-pass-at-the-polls-say-no-to-under-the-table-way-to-vote&catid=312)

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on February 20 2020.

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Written by Chris Rowe on February 20 2020.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on February 20 2020.

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Written by LA Tenants Union on February 17 2020.

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Written by Jerry Roberts & Phil Trounstine on February 17 2020.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on February 17 2020.

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Written by Kathleen Erickson on February 17 2020.

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Written by The Daily Bruin Editorial Board on February 17 2020.

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Written by Daniel Guss on February 17 2020.

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Written by Dick Platkin on February 13 2020.

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Written by Jill Richardson on February 13 2020.

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Written by Tony Butka on February 13 2020.

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