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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)

August 24 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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### [California Can’t Insure Its Homes. Now Sacramento Wants to Insure the Trees](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33266:california-cant-insure-its-homes-now-sacramento-wants-to-insure-the-trees&catid=385)

August 27 2026

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### [Will the Mega-Merger of Equity Residential and AvalonBay Communities Hurt Tenants?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33262:will-the-mega-merger-of-equity-residential-and-avalonbay-communities-hurt-tenants&catid=429)

August 27 2026

#  LOS ANGELES

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### Walt Disney Concert Hall: Correcting A False Assertion That Architect Gehry’s Selection Was Rigged

Written by Nick Patsaouras on June 12 2025.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31020:walt-disney-concert-hall-correcting-a-false-assertion-that-architect-gehrys-selection-was-rigged&catid=312)

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## [In the Face of Fear, EmpowerLA Stands with Every Angeleno—Regardless of Status](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31011:in-the-face-of-fear-empowerla-stands-with-every-angeleno-regardless-of-status&catid=312)

EMPOWERLA - On behalf of all of us at EmpowerLA, I want to acknowledge the chaos, fear, and uncertainty many Angelenos are facing right now in the mi…

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Written by Tim Campbell on June 09 2025.

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Written by Connie Acosta on June 09 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/0b/045f-0bb6b70b.jpg&src=images/stories/June-2025/045f.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=2303ca6a) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30980:three-stoogettes-and-dummy-awards-shredding-metros-leadership&catid=312)### ['Three Stoogettes' and Dummy Awards: Shredding Metro’s Leadership](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30980:three-stoogettes-and-dummy-awards-shredding-metros-leadership&catid=312)

Written by Fred Rosen on June 05 2025.

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Written by Dennis P. Zine on June 05 2025.

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Written by Nick Patsaouras on June 05 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/72/044m-7270a326.jpg&src=images/stories/June-2025/044m.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=64208fb1) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30967:homelessness-an-industry-with-no-leaders&catid=312)### [Homelessness: An Industry with No Leaders](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30967:homelessness-an-industry-with-no-leaders&catid=312)

Written by Tim Campbell on June 02 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/ad/044l-adcc40c4.jpg&src=images/stories/June-2025/044l.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=1569c44e) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30966:las-inaction-and-leadership-fiascos-compel-the-hiring-of-powerful-attorneys-for-its-defense&catid=312)### [LA’s Inaction And Leadership Fiascos Compel The Hiring Of Powerful Attorneys For Its Defense](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30966:las-inaction-and-leadership-fiascos-compel-the-hiring-of-powerful-attorneys-for-its-defense&catid=312)

Written by Nick Patsaouras on June 02 2025.

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Written by Connie Acosta on May 30 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/c3/043h-c3f6d6df.jpg&src=images/stories/May-2025/043h.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=d4061efa) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30950:the-lax-metro-connection-almost-four-decades-of-myths-and-false-impressions&catid=312)### [The LAX/Metro Connection: Almost Four Decades Of Myths And False Impressions](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30950:the-lax-metro-connection-almost-four-decades-of-myths-and-false-impressions&catid=312)

Written by Nick Patsaouras on May 30 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/07/043b-074276a4.jpg&src=images/stories/May-2025/043b.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=dd6f0492) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30949:predatory-corporate-landlords-target-black-tenants-for-eviction-says-new-ucla-study&catid=312)### [Predatory Corporate Landlords Target Black Tenants for Eviction, Says New UCLA Study](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30949:predatory-corporate-landlords-target-black-tenants-for-eviction-says-new-ucla-study&catid=312)

Written by Patrick Range McDonald on May 30 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/70/042e-70aec4a3.jpg&src=images/stories/May-2025/042e.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=079fc9d6) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30932:homeless-vets-long-stymied-by-political-meddling-and-developer-greed-at-west-la-va&catid=312)### [Homeless Vets Long Stymied By Political Meddling And Developer Greed at West LA VA](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30932:homeless-vets-long-stymied-by-political-meddling-and-developer-greed-at-west-la-va&catid=312)

Written by NICK PATSAOURAS on May 26 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/16/041c-16b158a7.jpg&src=images/stories/May-2025/041c.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=9b668de0) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30925:wildfire-survivors-sue-la-county-and-city-of-pasadena-over-toxic-housing-conditions-after-eaton-fire&catid=312)### [Wildfire Survivors Sue LA County and City of Pasadena Over Toxic Housing Conditions After Eaton Fire](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30925:wildfire-survivors-sue-la-county-and-city-of-pasadena-over-toxic-housing-conditions-after-eaton-fire&catid=312)

Written by CityWatch on May 22 2025.

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Written by Special to CityWatchLA on May 22 2025.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on May 22 2025.

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Written by Nick Patsaouras on May 22 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/b8/041j-b8f2e00c.jpg&src=images/stories/May-2025/041j.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=23672451) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30916:a-city-is-as-strong-as-its-city-budget-committee&catid=312)### [A City is as Strong as its City Budget Committee](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30916:a-city-is-as-strong-as-its-city-budget-committee&catid=312)

Written by Connie Acosta on May 22 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/59/040j-59beb4d5.jpg&src=images/stories/May-2025/040j.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=c6400e30) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30908:political-malaise-and-strategic-planning-errors-will-tarnish-los-angeles-olympic-image-in-la28&catid=312)### [Political Malaise And Strategic Planning Errors Will Tarnish Los Angeles’ Olympic Image In LA28](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30908:political-malaise-and-strategic-planning-errors-will-tarnish-los-angeles-olympic-image-in-la28&catid=312)

Written by NICK PATSAOURAS on May 19 2025.

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