##  In the News

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### [Reminder to the Red States, Turnabout is Fair Play](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33212:reminder-to-the-red-states-turnabout-is-fair-play&catid=395)

August 17 2026

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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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August 17 2026

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#  LOS ANGELES

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### One Small But Sensible Solution For The City’s Budget Woes

Written by Nick Patsaouras on March 24 2025.

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## [City Hall Pressured to Eliminate Structural Deficit as LA’s Budget Gap Soars to $1 Billion](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30604:city-hall-pressured-to-eliminate-structural-deficit-as-las-budget-gap-soars-to-1-billion&catid=312)

LA BUDGET - The City Administrative Officer indicated that there is a budget imbalance for the upcoming fiscal year that begins on July 1st where exp…

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Written by Tim Campbell on March 24 2025.

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Written by Tyler Walicek on March 24 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on March 21 2025.

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Written by Nathan Elias on March 20 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on March 20 2025.

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Written by Tim Campbell on March 17 2025.

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Written by Nick Patsaouras on March 17 2025.

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Written by Tim Deegan on March 17 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/32/021g-3269815a.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30524:exposing-l-a-s-homeless-industrial-complex-a-call-for-forensic-oversight&catid=312)### [Exposing L.A.'s Homeless Industrial Complex: A Call for Forensic Oversight](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30524:exposing-l-a-s-homeless-industrial-complex-a-call-for-forensic-oversight&catid=312)

Written by Nick Patsaouras on March 22 2025.

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Written by Victor Gomez on March 22 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/94/020l-940342c4.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30512:a-new-audit-exposes-a-homelessness-system-in-chaos&catid=312)### [A New Audit Exposes a Homelessness System in Chaos](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30512:a-new-audit-exposes-a-homelessness-system-in-chaos&catid=312)

Written by Tim Campbell on March 10 2025.

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Written by Patrick Range McDonald on March 10 2025.

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Written by Schuyler Mitchell on March 06 2025.

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Written by George Payne on March 06 2025.

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