#  LOS ANGELES

   ##  [ The Folly of Pompeo’s Arctic Shipping Lanes](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17654-the-folly-of-pompeo-s-arctic-shipping-lanes "The Folly of Pompeo’s Arctic Shipping Lanes")

      Details    Robert Hunziker    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 13 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2019/039f.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17654-the-folly-of-pompeo-s-arctic-shipping-lanes)

**FROM CATASTROPHIC TO APOCALYPTIC**-America’s Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, (photo below) speaking at the prestigious Arctic Council biannual meeting in Finland, christened the Arctic meltdown: “A wonderful economic opportunity for international trade.”

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   ##  [ Will LA’s ‘Last Call’ Be Getting Later?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17653-will-la-s-last-call-be-getting-later "Will LA’s ‘Last Call’ Be Getting Later?")

      Details    Tim Deegan    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 13 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2019/039c.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17653-will-la-s-last-call-be-getting-later)

**DEEGAN ON LA**-Many more drinks “for the road” may be served if [SB-58](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB58) **Alcoholic beverages: hours of sale**, passes in the State Legislature, where it is slowly moving through committees.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17653-will-la-s-last-call-be-getting-later)

   ##  [ Healthcare: The Scourge of ‘Surprise Billing’ and What to Do about It](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17651-healthcare-the-scourge-of-surprise-billing-and-what-to-do-about-it "Healthcare: The Scourge of ‘Surprise Billing’ and What to Do about It")

      Details    Bob Gelfand    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 13 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2019/039n.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17651-healthcare-the-scourge-of-surprise-billing-and-what-to-do-about-it)

**GELFAND’S WORLD**--Over the past year, Kaiser Health News and National Public Radio (NPR) have been exposing the scourge of [surprise billing](https://khn.org/news/year-one-of-khns-bill-of-the-month-a-kaleidoscope-of-financial-challenges/) by emergency rooms and other medical providers.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17651-healthcare-the-scourge-of-surprise-billing-and-what-to-do-about-it)

   ##  [ How Safe is SSFL? LA Still Relies on Old Cancer Studies and Potentially Inaccurate Site History Data?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17643-how-safe-is-ssfl-la-still-relies-on-old-cancer-studies-and-potentially-inaccurate-site-history-data "How Safe is SSFL? LA Still Relies on Old Cancer Studies and Potentially Inaccurate Site History Data?")

      Details    Chris Rowe    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 09 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2019/038l.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17643-how-safe-is-ssfl-la-still-relies-on-old-cancer-studies-and-potentially-inaccurate-site-history-data)

**ENVIRONMENT POLITICS**--Why is the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) so important to the community of West Hills? According to the map above, most of West Hills is within the five-mile radius of the SSFL site. The numbers on the map above are the census tract numbers included in studies by Dr. Thomas Mack and other epidemiologists.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17643-how-safe-is-ssfl-la-still-relies-on-old-cancer-studies-and-potentially-inaccurate-site-history-data)

   ##  [ Pogo, Martin Buber and Thomas Jefferson: They Said the Same Thing, But What Did They Mean?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17642-pogo-martin-buber-and-thomas-jefferson-they-said-the-same-thing-but-what-did-they-mean "Pogo, Martin Buber and Thomas Jefferson: They Said the Same Thing, But What Did They Mean?")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 09 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2019/038h.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17642-pogo-martin-buber-and-thomas-jefferson-they-said-the-same-thing-but-what-did-they-mean)

**ONE MAN’S OPINION**-Perhaps, we should start calling Jefferson “Tommy.” He was only 33 years old when he started on his first draft of the Declaration of Independence. Because one does not start at the top, Tommy already had gained the respect of other thinkers of his day. The use of the name Tommy could serve to highlight that hard work, youth and intelligence may coincide, albeit not always.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17642-pogo-martin-buber-and-thomas-jefferson-they-said-the-same-thing-but-what-did-they-mean)

   ##  [ Netanyahu’s Defunct Strategy to Keep Hamas at Bay](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17640-netanyahu-s-defunct-strategy-to-keep-hamas-at-bay "Netanyahu’s Defunct Strategy to Keep Hamas at Bay")

      Details    Alon Ben-Meir    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 09 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2019/038j.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17640-netanyahu-s-defunct-strategy-to-keep-hamas-at-bay)

**WORLD WATCH**--Prime Minister Netanyahu has served as prime minister for the past 11 years, coinciding with Hamas’ rule over Gaza ever since it usurped power in 2007 from the Palestinian Authority after a brief violent confrontation between the two sides. During this period, Netanyahu has deliberately perpetuated the conflict with Hamas as a means by which to promote his sinister political agenda.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17640-netanyahu-s-defunct-strategy-to-keep-hamas-at-bay)

   ##  [ Census Citizenship Questions Threaten California … Here’s How](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17639-census-citizenship-questions-threaten-california-here-s-how "Census Citizenship Questions Threaten California … Here’s How")

      Details    Judith Lewis Mernit    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 09 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2019/038s.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17639-census-citizenship-questions-threaten-california-here-s-how)

**THE QUESTION WILL COST CA**-If all goes according to the Trump administration’s plan, the U.S. Census form in 2020 will ask people to state whether they’re citizens of the United States.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17639-census-citizenship-questions-threaten-california-here-s-how)

   ##  [ You Don’t Get to Discriminate Just Because You’re Religious](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17638-you-don-t-get-to-discriminate-just-because-you-re-religious "You Don’t Get to Discriminate Just Because You’re Religious")

      Details    Jill Richardson    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 09 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2019/038a.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17638-you-don-t-get-to-discriminate-just-because-you-re-religious)

**ACCORDING TO GOD**--A bill in Texas would allow professionals of all kinds — doctors, pharmacists, electricians — [to deny services to LGBTQ customers](https://www.npr.org/2019/05/06/720060927/business-leaders-oppose-license-to-discriminate-against-lgbt-texans?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20190506&fbclid=IwAR3hV4fOU6F58Sf7eaTB5GWYxiPawKaS_2VVZDLJiFPZVTOt7IUVygjuVMM) on religious grounds.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17638-you-don-t-get-to-discriminate-just-because-you-re-religious)

   ##  [ Say NO to Measure EE and LAUSD’s Bloated Bureaucracy](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17637-say-no-to-measure-ee-and-lausd-s-bloated-bureaucracy "Say NO to Measure EE and LAUSD’s Bloated Bureaucracy")

      Details    Dennis P. Zine    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 09 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2019/038f.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17637-say-no-to-measure-ee-and-lausd-s-bloated-bureaucracy)

**RANTZ & RAVEZ**-June 4, 2019 is the day the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) School Board is scheduled to RIP YOU OFF once again. Vote NO on Measure EE.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17637-say-no-to-measure-ee-and-lausd-s-bloated-bureaucracy)

   ##  [ LA Creates a Zombie Neighborhood Council in Glassell Park](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17636-la-creates-a-zombie-neighborhood-council-in-glassell-park "LA Creates a Zombie Neighborhood Council in Glassell Park")

      Details    Tony Butka    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 09 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2019/038k.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17636-la-creates-a-zombie-neighborhood-council-in-glassell-park)

**EASTSIDER**-In their [**2019 Election Manual**](http://clerk.cityofla.acsitefactory.com/sites/g/files/wph606/f/2019%20NC%20Election%20Handbook_FINAL.pdf), the City set two-year terms for Board members, odd year elections, and incorporated a number of rules. They also unilaterally canceled the Glassell Park Neighborhood Council elections at the last minute. Which leads to this article.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17636-la-creates-a-zombie-neighborhood-council-in-glassell-park)

   ##  [ A Roofless, Nearly Forum-Sized Stadium in Woodland Hills? SW Valley Residents Running Out of Time to Express Concerns!](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17635-a-roofless-nearly-forum-sized-stadium-in-woodland-hills-sw-valley-residents-running-out-of-time-to-express-concerns "A Roofless, Nearly Forum-Sized Stadium in Woodland Hills? SW Valley Residents Running Out of Time to Express Concerns!")

      Details    Gina K. Thornburg    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 09 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2019/038u.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17635-a-roofless-nearly-forum-sized-stadium-in-woodland-hills-sw-valley-residents-running-out-of-time-to-express-concerns)

**THORNBURG’S HAMMER**—In the rigged game of Los Angeles city planning, where well-meaning urban planners refuse to acknowledge the power relations existing between them and LA’s neighborhoods and residents,

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17635-a-roofless-nearly-forum-sized-stadium-in-woodland-hills-sw-valley-residents-running-out-of-time-to-express-concerns)

   ##  [ Silent Spring’s Encore](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17634-silent-spring-s-encore "Silent Spring’s Encore")

      Details    Robert Hunziker    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 09 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2019/038e.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17634-silent-spring-s-encore)

**THE CLOCK IS TICKING**-Rachel Carson’s famous and brilliant book *Silent Spring* (1962), which single-handedly ignited the environmental movement, has never been more relevant than it is today.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17634-silent-spring-s-encore)

   ##  [ The Fifty-Five Percent Solution](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17632-the-fifty-five-percent-solution "The Fifty-Five Percent Solution")

      Details    Bob Gelfand    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 09 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2019/038b.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17632-the-fifty-five-percent-solution)

**GELFAND’S WORLD**--The late-night TV news shows were suggesting -- dare we say it -- that the House of Representatives could withhold pay from Trump administration staffers who refuse to cooperate with congressional inquiries. This is a good start.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17632-the-fifty-five-percent-solution)

   ##  [ David Ryu Hits a Triple: Exposes Multiple Flaws in the Purple Line Transit Neighborhood Plan](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17631-david-ryu-hits-a-triple-exposes-multiple-flaws-in-the-purple-line-transit-neighborhood-plan "David Ryu Hits a Triple: Exposes Multiple Flaws in the Purple Line Transit Neighborhood Plan")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 09 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2019/038p.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17631-david-ryu-hits-a-triple-exposes-multiple-flaws-in-the-purple-line-transit-neighborhood-plan)

**PLATKIN ON PLANNING**-It’s rare that I use my *CityWatch* column to praise a City Hall official for doing the right thing. But, Councilmember David Ryu and his staff deserve compliments for their clear and critical letter to the Director of Planning, Vince Bertoni, posing their many criticisms of the [Purple Line “Transit Neighborhood Plan (TNP)”](http://www.latnp.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Station3_3_Corridor-Concept-v2.pdf) as tough questions.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17631-david-ryu-hits-a-triple-exposes-multiple-flaws-in-the-purple-line-transit-neighborhood-plan)

   ##  [ How Liars Have Always Been Rewarded](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17618-how-liars-have-always-been-rewarded "How Liars Have Always Been Rewarded")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 06 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2019/037m.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17618-how-liars-have-always-been-rewarded)

**ONE MAN’S OPINION**-What does “Liar, Liar, pants on fire” mean? We know it’s not literally true. If it were, then all politicians would be burnt to a crisp.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17618-how-liars-have-always-been-rewarded)

   ##  [ A Crime Scene, Breaking News and the Difficulties of Accurate Reporting](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17616-a-crime-scene-breaking-news-and-the-difficulties-of-accurate-reporting "A Crime Scene, Breaking News and the Difficulties of Accurate Reporting")

      Details    James Preston Allen    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 06 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2019/037u.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17616-a-crime-scene-breaking-news-and-the-difficulties-of-accurate-reporting)

**AT LENGTH**-Sitting in my office on 13th Street, I have gotten used to the sirens routinely screaming up and down Pacific Avenue.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17616-a-crime-scene-breaking-news-and-the-difficulties-of-accurate-reporting)

   ##  [ Why Californians Love to Hate](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17614-why-californians-love-to-hate "Why Californians Love to Hate")

      Details    Bobby Murray    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 06 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2019/037b.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17614-why-californians-love-to-hate)

**CAPITAL & MAIN REPORT**--[*Brian Levin*](https://csbs.csusb.edu/hate-and-extremism-center/about-us/our-people) *is a criminologist, civil rights attorney and the director of the* [*Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism*](https://csbs.csusb.edu/hate-and-extremism-center) *at California State University, San Bernardino, a nonpartisan research and policy center, where he specializes in analysis of hate crimes, terrorism and legal issues.*

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17614-why-californians-love-to-hate)

   ##  [ LA's ‘Garcettivilles’ and LA's ‘Leadership’ Are No Better Than Anti-Vaxxer Propagandists](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17611-la-s-garcettivilles-and-la-s-leadership-are-no-better-than-anti-vaxxer-propagandists "LA's ‘Garcettivilles’ and LA's ‘Leadership’ Are No Better Than Anti-Vaxxer Propagandists")

      Details    Kenneth S. Alpern, M.D.    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 06 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2019/037i.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17611-la-s-garcettivilles-and-la-s-leadership-are-no-better-than-anti-vaxxer-propagandists)

**ALPERN AT LARGE**--Funny how transportation, public health, and affordable housing advocates who are educated, mature, and focused on problem-solving ALL oppose the proliferation of homeless encampments (or as some law enforcement officers and other Angelenos call them, "Garcettivilles").

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17611-la-s-garcettivilles-and-la-s-leadership-are-no-better-than-anti-vaxxer-propagandists)

   ##  [ Time for You to Act Against SB 50](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17609-time-for-you-to-act-against-sb-50 "Time for You to Act Against SB 50")

      Details    Shelley Wagers    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 06 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2019/037d.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17609-time-for-you-to-act-against-sb-50)

**VOICES**-Community activists and enlightened officeholders are raising the alarm about a huge threat to our neighborhoods. A bill now barreling through the California legislature would **override virtually all local zoning and land use decisions** under the cover of “affordable housing.”

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17609-time-for-you-to-act-against-sb-50)

   ##  [ LA Times, Harassment and Cheap Hillary Tickets](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17608-la-times-harassment-and-cheap-hillary-tickets "LA Times, Harassment and Cheap Hillary Tickets")

      Details    Daniel Guss    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 06 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2019/037k.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17608-la-times-harassment-and-cheap-hillary-tickets)

@THE GUSS REPORT-Watching things go on at LA City Hall is like watching a vacuous reality show that has little if any basis in reality.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17608-la-times-harassment-and-cheap-hillary-tickets)

   ##  [ Slate Candidates Sweep Silver Lake Neighborhood Council Elections](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17607-slate-candidates-sweep-silver-lake-neighborhood-council-elections "Slate Candidates Sweep Silver Lake Neighborhood Council Elections")

      Details    Tim Deegan    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 06 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2019/037e.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17607-slate-candidates-sweep-silver-lake-neighborhood-council-elections)

**DEEGAN ON LA**-Old school political methods merged with new political-reality social media to unexpectedly sweep the Silver Lake Progressive slate to a big victory in the recent Silver Lake Neighborhood Council elections.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17607-slate-candidates-sweep-silver-lake-neighborhood-council-elections)

1. [ Anti-Vaxxers are Dangerous: Make Them Face Isolation, Fines and Arrests](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17606-anti-vaxxers-are-dangerous-make-them-face-isolation-fines-and-arrests)
2. [ The Danger and Opportunity in Overcoming DONE's Leadership Crisis](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17605-the-danger-and-opportunity-in-overcoming-done-s-leadership-crisis)
3. [ New CA Law Upsets Trump: Presidential Candidates Must Provide Tax Returns to Get on Primary Ballot](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17604-new-ca-law-upsets-trump-presidential-candidates-must-provide-tax-returns-to-get-on-primary-ballot)
4. [ Anti-Gay and Anti-Semitic Rage Go Hand in Hand](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17592-anti-gay-and-anti-semitic-rage-go-hand-in-hand)
5. [ Santa Susana Field Lab: Why Does LA Rely on Old Cancer Studies, Potentially Inaccurate Site History Data?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17591-santa-susana-field-lab-why-does-la-rely-on-old-cancer-studies-potentially-inaccurate-site-history-data)
6. [ Permanent Supportive Housing First Model, “Community Living within a Community”](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17589-permanent-supportive-housing-first-model-community-living-within-a-community)
7. [ LA Animal Services’ New Budget Must Address No-Kill for Cats](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17588-la-animal-services-new-budget-must-address-no-kill-for-cats)
8. [ How Powerful Lawmakers are Killing California Bills … without a Peep!](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17586-how-powerful-lawmakers-are-killing-california-bills-without-a-peep)
9. [ LA's Homeless Policies: As Homeless as the People They're Supposed to Serve](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17585-la-s-homeless-policies-as-homeless-as-the-people-they-re-supposed-to-serve)
10. [ Wall Street on Steroids in Your Backyard: The Full Story on Changes to SB 50](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17584-wall-street-on-steroids-in-your-backyard-the-full-story-on-changes-to-sb-50)
11. [ Assembly District 51 Delegate Re-Run: What a Difference a Fair Election Makes!](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17583-assembly-district-51-delegate-re-run-what-a-difference-a-fair-election-makes)
12. [ Climate Breakthrough! Los Angeles Leads the Country … Launches Its Own Green New Deal (Video)](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17582-climate-breakthrough-los-angeles-leads-the-country-launches-its-own-green-new-deal-video)
13. [ ‘Whippits!’: Dead Brain Cells, Heart Failure, and More Available at Your Local Smoke Shop](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17581-whippits-dead-brain-cells-heart-failure-and-more-available-at-your-local-smoke-shop)
14. [ Zev Yaroslavsky: SB 50 is Not Right for LA! ‘Need a Scalpel, Not a Meat Axe’](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17580-zev-yaroslavsky-sb-50-is-not-right-for-la-need-a-scalpel-not-a-meat-axe)
15. [ How Dems Can Undo Damage Trump has Done: Pack the Court](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17579-how-dems-can-undo-damage-trump-has-done-pack-the-court)
16. [ Who Wins in the SB 50 Corruption Game? Crooks in LA and Sacramento](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17569-who-wins-in-the-sb-50-corruption-game-crooks-in-la-and-sacramento)
17. [ My Friend Joe Reyes Lived … and Died … On the Streets of Los Angeles.](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17567-my-friend-joe-reyes-lived-and-died-on-the-streets-of-los-angeles)
18. [ Yaroslavsky Calls SB 50 ‘Ruination’ for Los Angeles and California](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17566-yaroslavsky-calls-sb-50-ruination-for-los-angeles-and-california)
19. [ The Twilight of America’s Mega-Media](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17565-the-twilight-of-america-s-mega-media)
20. [ Can California Afford the High Cost of Green Warriors?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/17564-can-california-afford-the-high-cost-of-green-warriors)

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