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### [Democrats Finally Tell Iowa and New Hampshire: You Don’t Go First Anymore](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33229:democrats-finally-tell-iowa-and-new-hampshire-you-dont-go-first-anymore&catid=395)

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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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### As Californians Fought Corporate Landlords, YIMBY Action Partied with Big Real Estate’s Cash

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Written by CityWatch on July 08 2025.

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Written by Tim Campbell on July 07 2025.

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Written by Matthew Hetz on July 07 2025.

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Written by Hans Johnson on July 03 2025.

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Written by Tim Campbell on June 30 2025.

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Written by Eliot Cohen on June 30 2025.

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Written by Tim Campbell on June 26 2025.

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Written by Nick Patsaouras on June 23 2025.

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Written by Matthew Hetz on June 23 2025.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on June 19 2025.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on June 19 2025.

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Written by Tim Campbell on June 16 2025.

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Written by Nick Patsaouras on June 16 2025.

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Written by George Cassidy Payne on June 16 2025.

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Written by Hans Johnson on June 13 2025.

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