##  In the News

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### [Trump World. From Assassination Abroad to Chaos at Home](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33277:trump-world-from-assassination-abroad-to-chaos-at-home&catid=395)

August 31 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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### [Newsom’s Next Immigration Gamble: Defy Federal Law And Dare Washington To Fight Back](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33283:newsoms-next-immigration-gamble-defy-federal-law-and-dare-washington-to-fight-back&catid=375)

August 31 2026

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### [They Said It Made No Sense. Then They Voted Yes.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33278:they-said-it-made-no-sense-then-they-voted-yes&catid=327)

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#  LOS ANGELES

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### 2020 is a Sink or Swim Year for LA

Written by Daniel Guss on January 06 2020.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19089:2020-is-a-sink-or-swim-year-for-la&catid=312)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/73/03i-73fc4700.png&src=images/stories/Jan-2020/03i.png&thumbnail=610,348,&hash=b8555713) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19088:unmasking-the-secret-landlords-buying-up-america&catid=312)Written by Aaron Glantz on January 06 2020. Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=312).

## [Unmasking the Secret Landlords Buying up America](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19088:unmasking-the-secret-landlords-buying-up-america&catid=312)

Modest single-family homes, owned for generations by families, now are held by corporate vehicles with names that appear to be little more than jumbl…

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on January 06 2020.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/d9/03s-d9bf3478.png&src=images/stories/Jan-2020/03s.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=44aa3cb4) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19084:it-s-time-to-stop-calling-trump-s-evangelical-base-christians&catid=312)### [It’s Time to Stop Calling Trump's Evangelical Base Christians](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19084:it-s-time-to-stop-calling-trump-s-evangelical-base-christians&catid=312)

Written by George Cassidy Payne on January 06 2020.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/5f/03e-5f5eaa86.png&src=images/stories/Jan-2020/03e.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=f4265ccd) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19082:surviving-without-cable-will-the-cell-phone-be-next&catid=312)### [Surviving Without Cable … Will the Cell Phone Be Next?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19082:surviving-without-cable-will-the-cell-phone-be-next&catid=312)

Written by Bob Gelfand on January 06 2020.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d3/02b-d38dcc47.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19075:how-real-estate-speculation-contributes-to-the-climate-crisis&catid=312)### [How Real Estate Speculation Contributes to the Climate Crisis](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19075:how-real-estate-speculation-contributes-to-the-climate-crisis&catid=312)

Written by Dick Platkin on January 02 2020.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a0/02e-a059949e.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19074:new-school-times-costing-la-taxpayers-millions&catid=312)### [New School Times Costing LA Taxpayers Millions](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19074:new-school-times-costing-la-taxpayers-millions&catid=312)

Written by Dennis Zine on January 02 2020.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ae/02g-aec25bee.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19073:new-year-s-resolution-for-la-city-government-stop-lying&catid=312)### [New Year's Resolution for LA City Government: Stop ...Lying!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19073:new-year-s-resolution-for-la-city-government-stop-lying&catid=312)

Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on January 02 2020.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bf/02h-bf111eec.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19072:special-for-citywatch-koretz-announces-run-for-city-controller&catid=312)### [Special for CityWatch: Koretz Announces Run for City Controller](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19072:special-for-citywatch-koretz-announces-run-for-city-controller&catid=312)

Written by Tim Deegan on January 02 2020.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/df/01j-dfa636ab.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19070:if-mayor-pete-is-so-smart-why-does-he-say-such-dumb-things&catid=312)### [If Mayor Pete Is So Smart, Why Does He Say Such Dumb Things?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19070:if-mayor-pete-is-so-smart-why-does-he-say-such-dumb-things&catid=312)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on December 30 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a7/01g-a7c4626e.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19069:the-amazon-at-a-tipping-point&catid=312)### [The Amazon at a Tipping Point](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19069:the-amazon-at-a-tipping-point&catid=312)

Written by Robert Hunziker on December 30 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/30/01f-302981a0.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19067:a-strong-economy-does-not-justify-immorality&catid=312)### [A Strong Economy Does Not Justify Immorality](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19067:a-strong-economy-does-not-justify-immorality&catid=312)

Written by George Cassidy Payne on December 30 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/5b/01d-5b666647.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19066:we-need-a-new-deal-for-housing&catid=312)### [We Need a New Deal for Housing](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19066:we-need-a-new-deal-for-housing&catid=312)

Written by Nicole Braun on December 30 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bc/01l-bc82f6f4.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19064:how-trump-can-win-again&catid=312)### [How Trump Can Win Again](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19064:how-trump-can-win-again&catid=312)

Written by Joel Kotkin on December 30 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/49/01n-497ed5dd.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19063:2020-time-to-make-peace-with-the-other-side-and-find-common-ground&catid=312)### [2020: Time to Make Peace With ‘The Other Side’ and Find Common Ground?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19063:2020-time-to-make-peace-with-the-other-side-and-find-common-ground&catid=312)

Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on December 30 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/11/01h-1174a59f.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19061:la-sued-to-enforce-compliance-with-the-california-public-records-act-what-are-they-hiding&catid=312)### [LA Sued to Enforce Compliance with the California Public Records Act … What are They Hiding?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19061:la-sued-to-enforce-compliance-with-the-california-public-records-act-what-are-they-hiding&catid=312)

Written by Michael Kohlhaas on December 30 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/37/01e-37227ac7.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19058:twenty-years-into-the-new-century-and-what-have-we-lost-american-dominance-in-manufacturing-and-our-privacy&catid=312)### [Twenty Years Into the New Century and What have We Lost: American Dominance in Manufacturing and Our Privacy](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19058:twenty-years-into-the-new-century-and-what-have-we-lost-american-dominance-in-manufacturing-and-our-privacy&catid=312)

Written by Bob Gelfand on December 30 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/89/104c-89769293.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19052:homelessness-as-with-unaffordable-housing-and-college-has-become-a-growth-industry&catid=312)### [Homelessness, as with Unaffordable Housing and College, Has Become a Growth Industry](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19052:homelessness-as-with-unaffordable-housing-and-college-has-become-a-growth-industry&catid=312)

Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on December 26 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e5/104e-e52d1e45.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19051:bad-santa-s-coming-to-town-with-special-gifts-for-his-friends&catid=312)### [Bad Santa’s Coming to Town, with Special Gifts for His Friends](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19051:bad-santa-s-coming-to-town-with-special-gifts-for-his-friends&catid=312)

Written by Dick Platkin on December 26 2019.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on December 23 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d7/103l-d7d8131a.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19045:inglewood-mayor-s-lack-of-integrity-could-cost-employees-and-taxpayers-millions&catid=312)### [Inglewood Mayor’s Lack of Integrity Could Cost Employees and Taxpayers Millions](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19045:inglewood-mayor-s-lack-of-integrity-could-cost-employees-and-taxpayers-millions&catid=312)

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