##  In the News

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### [They Said It Made No Sense. Then They Voted Yes.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33278:they-said-it-made-no-sense-then-they-voted-yes&catid=327)

August 31 2026

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### [Trump World. From Assassination Abroad to Chaos at Home](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33277:trump-world-from-assassination-abroad-to-chaos-at-home&catid=395)

August 31 2026

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### [Newsom’s Next Immigration Gamble: Defy Federal Law And Dare Washington To Fight Back](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33283:newsoms-next-immigration-gamble-defy-federal-law-and-dare-washington-to-fight-back&catid=375)

August 31 2026

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### [As California Debated Sharing Data On Drivers, Homeland Security Subpoenaed 17 Million Records](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33308:as-california-debated-sharing-data-on-drivers-homeland-security-subpoenaed-17-million-records&catid=425)

September 03 2026

#  LOS ANGELES

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### Oh, Fleas! Science Debunks City Hall’s Infectious Stupidity

Written by Daniel Guss on February 18 2019.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17120:oh-fleas-science-debunks-city-hall-s-infectious-stupidity&catid=312)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ab/014q-abe38668.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17109:freedom-for-all-begins-with-freedom-for-the-most-marginalized&catid=312)Written by Tracey L. Rogers on February 14 2019. Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=312).

## [Freedom for All Begins with Freedom for the Most Marginalized](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17109:freedom-for-all-begins-with-freedom-for-the-most-marginalized&catid=312)

There were about 10 of us in the group. Some looked around wondering if it was a trick question, while others blurted out, “Abraham Lincoln!” After s…

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 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0c/014a-0c0f872c.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17106:will-the-drain-from-the-high-speed-train-fall-mainly-to-our-gain&catid=312)### [Will the Drain from the High-Speed Train Fall Mainly to Our Gain?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17106:will-the-drain-from-the-high-speed-train-fall-mainly-to-our-gain&catid=312)

Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on February 14 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/da/014g-da0b176a.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17105:the-warner-center-2035-specific-plan-a-developers-bonanza&catid=312)### [The Warner Center 2035 Specific Plan: A Developers’ Bonanza](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17105:the-warner-center-2035-specific-plan-a-developers-bonanza&catid=312)

Written by Gina K. Thornburg on February 14 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/50/014p-50da1644.png&src=images/stories/Feb-2019/014p.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=a0e67aa8) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17103:from-capitalism-to-corruptionism-la-style&catid=312)### [From Capitalism to Corruptionism, LA Style](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17103:from-capitalism-to-corruptionism-la-style&catid=312)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on February 14 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/1d/014t-1ded15b0.png&src=images/stories/Feb-2019/014t.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=faf86333) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17101:capitalism-s-ownership-of-global-warming&catid=312)### [Capitalism’s Ownership of Global Warming](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17101:capitalism-s-ownership-of-global-warming&catid=312)

Written by Robert Hunziker on February 14 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/ed/014h-ed06e1e1.png&src=images/stories/Feb-2019/014h.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=4f799ce4) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17099:the-new-high-speed-rail-dilemma&catid=312)### [The New High-Speed Rail Dilemma](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17099:the-new-high-speed-rail-dilemma&catid=312)

Written by Paul Hatfield on February 14 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/f4/014c-f4ce7cc8.png&src=images/stories/Feb-2019/014c.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=1a9d4ab5) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17098:what-could-be-worse-than-another-big-fire-caused-by-pg-e&catid=312)### [What Could be Worse Than Another Big Fire … Caused by PG&E?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17098:what-could-be-worse-than-another-big-fire-caused-by-pg-e&catid=312)

Written by Judy Lin on February 14 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/af/014m-af412a86.png&src=images/stories/Feb-2019/014m.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=6874bce5) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17097:la-stormwater-measure-can-we-keep-the-city-honest&catid=312)### [LA Stormwater Measure: Can We Keep the City Honest?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17097:la-stormwater-measure-can-we-keep-the-city-honest&catid=312)

Written by Tony Butka on February 14 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/47/013i-4781186e.png&src=images/stories/Feb-2019/013i.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=c7212d20) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17087:the-state-of-the-union-half-truths-obfuscations-and-lies&catid=312)### [The State of the Union: Half-truths, Obfuscations and Lies](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17087:the-state-of-the-union-half-truths-obfuscations-and-lies&catid=312)

Written by James Preston Allen on February 11 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/b8/013t-b86d51ad.png&src=images/stories/Feb-2019/013t.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=807e55d7) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17084:congestion-pricing-again&catid=312)### [Congestion Pricing ... Again?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17084:congestion-pricing-again&catid=312)

Written by Charles Turlow on February 11 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/f5/013m-f5c11e4b.png&src=images/stories/Feb-2019/013m.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=bf8944e5) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17083:must-see-la-dog-bite-attorney-s-new-super-bowl-pit-bull-video&catid=312)### [Must See! LA Dog Bite Attorney's New Super Bowl Pit Bull Video](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17083:must-see-la-dog-bite-attorney-s-new-super-bowl-pit-bull-video&catid=312)

Written by Phyllis M. Daugherty on February 11 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/8c/013j-8cdccc13.png&src=images/stories/Feb-2019/013j.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=fbd4a2c8) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17082:take-a-virtual-metro-ride-through-the-sepulveda-pass&catid=312)### [Take a Virtual Metro Ride Through the Sepulveda Pass](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17082:take-a-virtual-metro-ride-through-the-sepulveda-pass&catid=312)

Written by Bob Anderson on February 11 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/de/013n-decb9955.png&src=images/stories/Feb-2019/013n.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=bf53cfda) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17081:steven-taylor-may-be-the-most-despicable-landlord-in-los-angeles&catid=312)### [Steven Taylor May be the Most Despicable Landlord in Los Angeles](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17081:steven-taylor-may-be-the-most-despicable-landlord-in-los-angeles&catid=312)

Written by Jacob Woocher on February 11 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/11/013w-11bc96a4.png&src=images/stories/Feb-2019/013w.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=fecc45a6) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17080:california-made-it-hard-to-avoid-vaccinating-kids-medical-waivers-have-tripled-now-what&catid=312)### [California Made It Hard to Avoid Vaccinating Kids … Medical Waivers have Tripled … Now What?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17080:california-made-it-hard-to-avoid-vaccinating-kids-medical-waivers-have-tripled-now-what&catid=312)

Written by Elizabeth Aguilera on February 11 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/ad/013x-ad2e3d0b.png&src=images/stories/Feb-2019/013x.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=65002efe) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17079:anti-semitism-alive-and-well-california-s-courts&catid=312)### [Anti-Semitism Alive and Well California’s Courts](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17079:anti-semitism-alive-and-well-california-s-courts&catid=312)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on February 11 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fc/013g-fc89d7bd.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17073:typhus-at-city-hall-la-times-continues-to-mislead-the-public&catid=312)### [Typhus at City Hall? LA Times Continues to Mislead the Public](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17073:typhus-at-city-hall-la-times-continues-to-mislead-the-public&catid=312)

Written by Daniel Guss on February 11 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2d/013d-2d800174.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17077:welcome-back-mayor-garcetti&catid=312)### [Welcome Back Mayor Garcetti](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17077:welcome-back-mayor-garcetti&catid=312)

Written by Tim Deegan on February 11 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/86/013l-864d7cca.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17076:newly-minted-green-new-deal-is-potentially-a-game-changer&catid=312)### [Newly Minted Green ‘New Deal’ is Potentially a Game Changer](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17076:newly-minted-green-new-deal-is-potentially-a-game-changer&catid=312)

Written by Bob Gelfand on February 11 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ae/013h-ae93e3b3.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17075:trump-enquirer-and-jeff-bezos-uncovered&catid=312)### [Trump, Enquirer, and Jeff Bezos: Uncovered!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17075:trump-enquirer-and-jeff-bezos-uncovered&catid=312)

Written by Beth Cone Kramer on February 11 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/55/012q-557bcbfb.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17067:aided-by-la-county-judges-lausd-perpetrated-the-longest-and-frivolous-lawsuit-in-u-s-history&catid=312)### [Aided by LA County ‘Judges,’ LAUSD Perpetrated the Longest and Frivolous Lawsuit in U.S. History](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17067:aided-by-la-county-judges-lausd-perpetrated-the-longest-and-frivolous-lawsuit-in-u-s-history&catid=312)

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