##  In the News

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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)

August 31 2026

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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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### [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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### [As California Debated Sharing Data On Drivers, Homeland Security Subpoenaed 17 Million Records](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33308:as-california-debated-sharing-data-on-drivers-homeland-security-subpoenaed-17-million-records&catid=425)

September 03 2026

#  LOS ANGELES

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### ‘When We Fight, We Win!’

Written by Patrick Range McDonald on October 17 2019.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18671:when-we-fight-we-win&catid=312)

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## [‘Homewreckers’ Author Talks: How Wall Street, Banks & Trump’s Inner Circle Used the 2008 Housing Crash to Get Rich’](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18670:homewreckers-author-talks-how-wall-street-banks-trump-s-inner-circle-used-the-2008-housing-crash-to-get-rich&catid=312)

It looks at the devastating legacy of the foreclosure crisis and how much of the so-called recovery is a result of large private equity firms buying…

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 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/87/084u-8776e018.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18669:democratic-prez-hopefuls-should-go-to-school-on-other-countries-single-payer-healthcare-systems&catid=312)### [Democratic Prez Hopefuls Should Go-to-School On Other Countries’ Single-Payer Healthcare Systems](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18669:democratic-prez-hopefuls-should-go-to-school-on-other-countries-single-payer-healthcare-systems&catid=312)

Written by Leonard Isenberg on October 17 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c1/084s-c1a1ff9b.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18667:extinction-rebellion-sweeps-the-world&catid=312)### [Extinction Rebellion Sweeps the World](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18667:extinction-rebellion-sweeps-the-world&catid=312)

Written by Robert Hunziker on October 17 2019.

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Written by Sarah Anderson on October 17 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/5c/084w-5c717c18.png&src=images/stories/Oct-2019/084w.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=c6ade25f) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18665:how-turkey-s-invasion-of-syria-backfired-on-erdogan&catid=312)### [How Turkey’s Invasion of Syria Backfired on Erdogan](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18665:how-turkey-s-invasion-of-syria-backfired-on-erdogan&catid=312)

Written by Patrick Cockburn on October 17 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/35/084n-353963d0.png&src=images/stories/Oct-2019/084n.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=7bcabed4) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18664:the-china-choice-kneel-before-zod-or-be-superman&catid=312)### [The China Choice: Kneel Before Zod or Be Superman](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18664:the-china-choice-kneel-before-zod-or-be-superman&catid=312)

Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on October 17 2019.

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Written by Joe Mathews on October 17 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/7b/084p-7b34e599.png&src=images/stories/Oct-2019/084p.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=edc5ea08) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18662:round-2-glassell-park-nc-and-the-street-vendors-city-hall-not-ready-for-prime-time&catid=312)### [Round 2: Glassell Park NC and the Street Vendors … City Hall Not Ready for Prime Time](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18662:round-2-glassell-park-nc-and-the-street-vendors-city-hall-not-ready-for-prime-time&catid=312)

Written by Tony Butka on October 17 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/a3/084l-a3153767.png&src=images/stories/Oct-2019/084l.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=39ab285e) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18661:the-miracle-of-main-street-how-eric-garcetti-pawned-himself-off-as-a-climate-change-leader&catid=312)### [The Miracle of Main Street: How Eric Garcetti Pawned Himself Off as a Climate Change Leader](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18661:the-miracle-of-main-street-how-eric-garcetti-pawned-himself-off-as-a-climate-change-leader&catid=312)

Written by Dick Platkin on October 17 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/cc/084k-cc794dfa.png&src=images/stories/Oct-2019/084k.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=50d303cd) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18660:trump-s-1000-years-great-guy-be-my-friend-twitter-i-killed-isis-let-s-make-a-deal-meltdown&catid=312)### [Trump's 1000 Years: Great Guy. Be My Friend? Twitter. I Killed ISIS. Let's Make A Deal. Meltdown!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18660:trump-s-1000-years-great-guy-be-my-friend-twitter-i-killed-isis-let-s-make-a-deal-meltdown&catid=312)

Written by Abby Zimet on October 17 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/8d/084o-8dd3a752.png&src=images/stories/Oct-2019/084o.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=7ec7aef1) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18659:should-the-supreme-court-be-reformed&catid=312)### [Should the Supreme Court Be Reformed?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18659:should-the-supreme-court-be-reformed&catid=312)

Written by Robert Reich on October 17 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/e2/084v-e2e2c233.png&src=images/stories/Oct-2019/084v.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=43616134) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18658:can-anyone-stop-facebook-from-poisoning-democracy&catid=312)### [Can Anyone Stop Facebook from Poisoning Democracy?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18658:can-anyone-stop-facebook-from-poisoning-democracy&catid=312)

Written by Timothy Karr on October 17 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/6e/083r-6e1ed784.png&src=images/stories/Oct-2019/083r.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=c79c9ebf) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18641:dem-s-rights-agenda-plays-into-trump-s-hand&catid=312)### [Dem’s Rights Agenda Plays into Trump’s Hand](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18641:dem-s-rights-agenda-plays-into-trump-s-hand&catid=312)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on October 14 2019.

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Written by Leonard Isenberg on October 14 2019.

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Written by James Preston Allen on October 14 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/2b/083p-2bf3a2b2.png&src=images/stories/Oct-2019/083p.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=2f281058) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18637:fake-outrages-of-the-week&catid=312)### [Fake Outrages of the Week](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18637:fake-outrages-of-the-week&catid=312)

Written by Daniel Guss on October 14 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/9b/083q-9b48afc6.png&src=images/stories/Oct-2019/083q.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=63348103) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18636:dreaming-of-an-america-where-solutions-trump-ideology&catid=312)### [Dreaming of an America Where Solutions Trump Ideology](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18636:dreaming-of-an-america-where-solutions-trump-ideology&catid=312)

Written by Joel Kotkin on October 14 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/48/083l-48446b2e.png&src=images/stories/Oct-2019/083l.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=8600d4dc) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18635:law-professor-s-advice-arrest-rudy-giuliani&catid=312)### [Law Professor's Advice: Arrest Rudy Giuliani](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18635:law-professor-s-advice-arrest-rudy-giuliani&catid=312)

Written by Eoin Higgins on October 14 2019.

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Written by Robert Hunziker on October 14 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/86/083n-860c0ba8.png&src=images/stories/Oct-2019/083n.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=55e35dce) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18633:how-california-s-immigrants-are-bringing-innovation-and-heart-to-health-care&catid=312)### [How California’s Immigrants Are Bringing Innovation—and Heart—to Health Care](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18633:how-california-s-immigrants-are-bringing-innovation-and-heart-to-health-care&catid=312)

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