##  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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### [Follow the Money: How Does a $3,662 Apartment Become “Affordable Housing”?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33300:follow-the-money-how-does-a-3-662-apartment-become-affordable-housing&catid=312)

September 03 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)

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#  LOS ANGELES

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### Neither Rowling Nor Tolkien Were Racists ... In Fact, We Could Learn from Them

Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on November 29 2018.

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## [Perils of Division: America Was Founded on Rejection of Group Rights](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16655:perils-of-division-america-was-founded-on-rejection-of-group-rights&catid=312)

They falsely proclaim that America is a Christian nation. They dwell on their freedom to be bigoted against other groups of people. The right wing wa…

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Written by Susan Hunter on November 29 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0a/096c-0a18074c.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16657:study-shows-right-wingers-believe-and-share-the-most-fake-news&catid=312)### [Study Shows Right Wingers Believe and Share the Most Fake News](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16657:study-shows-right-wingers-believe-and-share-the-most-fake-news&catid=312)

Written by S. Novi on November 29 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fa/096b-fa304c72.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16658:whiter-poorer-trumpier-the-new-republican-california&catid=312)### [Whiter, Poorer, Trumpier: the New Republican California](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16658:whiter-poorer-trumpier-the-new-republican-california&catid=312)

Written by Ben Christopher on December 06 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/8b/096q-8bfed9dc.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16659:i-f-stone-all-governments-lie&catid=312)### [I.F. Stone: “All Governments Lie.”](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16659:i-f-stone-all-governments-lie&catid=312)

Written by Dick Platkin on December 06 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/cc/095c-cc4d0df6.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16636:trump-s-lies-vs-roberts-myths&catid=312)### [Trump’s Lies vs Roberts’ Myths](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16636:trump-s-lies-vs-roberts-myths&catid=312)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on November 29 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/93/095r-93cc7ff1.png&src=images/stories/Nov-2018/095r.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=c2161357) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16634:first-notorious-rbg-museum-exhibit-playing-la-s-skirball-through-march-10&catid=312)### [First ‘Notorious RBG’ Museum Exhibit Playing LA’s Skirball Through March 10](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16634:first-notorious-rbg-museum-exhibit-playing-la-s-skirball-through-march-10&catid=312)

Written by Beth Cone Kramer on November 29 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/a2/095f-a2413c46.png&src=images/stories/Nov-2018/095f.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=585f27a0) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16632:the-childish-politics-are-over-will-our-new-governor-manage-ca-like-an-adult&catid=312)### [The Childish Politics Are Over--Will Our New Governor Manage CA Like an Adult? ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16632:the-childish-politics-are-over-will-our-new-governor-manage-ca-like-an-adult&catid=312)

Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on November 29 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/5b/095e-5b5f60d0.png&src=images/stories/Nov-2018/095e.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=30d27e45) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16630:the-gig-economy-not-the-american-dream-we-had-in-mind&catid=312)### [The Gig Economy … Not the American Dream We had In Mind](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16630:the-gig-economy-not-the-american-dream-we-had-in-mind&catid=312)

Written by Joel Kotkin on November 29 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/23/095v-234e55a7.png&src=images/stories/Nov-2018/095v.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=453d331e) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16626:carbon-capture-does-it-work&catid=312)### [Carbon Capture – Does it Work?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16626:carbon-capture-does-it-work&catid=312)

Written by Robert Hunziker on November 29 2018.

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Written by Matthew Hetz on November 29 2018.

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Written by Laurel Rosenhall on November 29 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/72/095h-727c1d05.png&src=images/stories/Nov-2018/095h.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=89ea3bb9) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16627:roberts-trump-argument-double-edged-sword&catid=312)### [Roberts-Trump Argument: Double Edged Sword](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16627:roberts-trump-argument-double-edged-sword&catid=312)

Written by Bob Gelfand on November 29 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/46/095g-46ff8ded.png&src=images/stories/Nov-2018/095g.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=de0a8b17) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16625:short-and-shallow-richelle-huizar-s-political-career-and-la-times-reporting-on-it&catid=312)### [Short and Shallow: Richelle Huizar’s Political Career, and LA Times Reporting on It](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16625:short-and-shallow-richelle-huizar-s-political-career-and-la-times-reporting-on-it&catid=312)

Written by Daniel Guss on November 29 2018.

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Written by S. Novi on November 21 2018.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on November 21 2018.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/73/094f-731b4ee1.png&src=images/stories/Nov-2018/094f.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=1ac59d16) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16616:kissing-the-ring-after-acosta-wins-white-house-issues-imperious-new-rules-to-deter-further-uppitiness&catid=312)### [Kissing the Ring: After Acosta Wins, White House Issues Imperious New "Rules" To Deter Further Uppitiness](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16616:kissing-the-ring-after-acosta-wins-white-house-issues-imperious-new-rules-to-deter-further-uppitiness&catid=312)

Written by Abby Zimet on November 21 2018.

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Written by Laurel Rosenhall on November 21 2018.

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Written by Joel Kotkin on November 21 2018.

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on November 21 2018.

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