## In the News [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c0/079q-c05f8bbc.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/33461-are-small-businesses-and-workers-fighting-their-true-adversary-in-the-fast-food-battle) ### [Are Small Businesses And Workers Fighting Their True Adversary In The Fast-Food Battle?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/33461-are-small-businesses-and-workers-fighting-their-true-adversary-in-the-fast-food-battle) October 01 2026 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b7/080b-b767ee44.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/neighborhood-politics/33486-why-would-la-voters-elect-a-city-attorney-who-has-never-tried-a-case-in-court-in-front-of-a-jury) ### [Why Would LA Voters Elect A City Attorney Who Has Never Tried A Case In Court In Front Of A Jury?](https://www.citywatchla.com/neighborhood-politics/33486-why-would-la-voters-elect-a-city-attorney-who-has-never-tried-a-case-in-court-in-front-of-a-jury) October 05 2026 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/cb/079n-cba2ecf7.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/33463-dwp-ratepayers-streetlights-and-the-lack-of-transparency) ### [DWP Ratepayers, Streetlights, and the Lack of Transparency](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/33463-dwp-ratepayers-streetlights-and-the-lack-of-transparency) October 01 2026 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f4/079f-f4db4506.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/election-2024/33455-nithya-raman-asked-jewish-los-angeles-to-trust-her-her-own-words-made-that-harder) ### [Nithya Raman Asked Jewish Los Angeles to Trust Her. Her Own Words Made That Harder.](https://www.citywatchla.com/election-2024/33455-nithya-raman-asked-jewish-los-angeles-to-trust-her-her-own-words-made-that-harder) October 01 2026 # LOS ANGELES --- [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/45/067l-45194d16.jpg) ### An Ugly Reality Faces a “Hail Mary” Hope: Bass Does a Garcetti Change…In Reverse Written by Ken Alpern on August 24 2026. ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33242-an-ugly-reality-faces-a-hail-mary-hope-bass-does-a-garcetti-change-in-reverse) [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f5/066o-f559f6b8.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33239-why-some-los-angeles-car-accident-claims-become-harder-to-prove)Written by CityWatch on August 21 2026. Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles). ## [Why Some Los Angeles Car Accident Claims Become Harder to Prove](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33239-why-some-los-angeles-car-accident-claims-become-harder-to-prove) A car accident can seem straightforward at first. One driver runs a red light, rear-ends another vehicle, or changes lanes without enough room. The d… --- [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2026/066h.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33234-homelessness-among-seniors-spikes-in-los-angeles-county-but-its-not-hopeless)### [Homelessness Among Seniors Spikes in Los Angeles County, But It’s Not Hopeless](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33234-homelessness-among-seniors-spikes-in-los-angeles-county-but-its-not-hopeless) Written by Patrick Range McDonald on August 20 2026. 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