##  In the News

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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)

August 20 2026

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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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August 20 2026

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#  LOS ANGELES

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### Los Angeles` City Parks Are Attacked On Multiple Fronts

Written by Nick Patsaouras on May 05 2025.

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## [Housing for Health: High Costs, Modest Results, Big Questions](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30834:housing-for-health-high-costs-modest-results-big-questions&catid=312)

iAUDIT! - According to media reports and some members of the Board of Supervisors, the County of Los Angeles intends to model its new homelessness ag…

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Written by Connie Acosta on May 05 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on May 02 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/cb/035d-cbe09d96.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30816:from-a-to-zoo-las-city-budget-crisis-demands-a-departmental-reckoning&catid=312)### [From A to Zoo: LA's City Budget Crisis Demands a Departmental Reckoning](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30816:from-a-to-zoo-las-city-budget-crisis-demands-a-departmental-reckoning&catid=312)

Written by Dennis P. Zine on May 01 2025.

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Written by Abe Gurko on May 01 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on April 29 2025.

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Written by Victor Matheson | Andrew Zimbalist on April 28 2025.

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Written by Ruth Roofless on April 28 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on April 24 2025.

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Written by Jim Vargas on April 24 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on April 24 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on April 24 2025.

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Written by Tim Campbell on April 24 2025.

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Written by Eliot Cohen on April 24 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on April 24 2025.

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Written by Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates on April 21 2025.

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