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August 03 2026

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### [Be Prepared to Protect Our Democracy in November From a Trumpian Plot](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33204:be-prepared-to-protect-our-democracy-in-november-from-a-trumpian-plot&catid=9)

August 13 2026

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### [Nithya Raman Loses the Homelessness Gavel — Her Record Explains Why](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33174:nithya-raman-loses-the-homelessness-gavel-her-record-explains-why&catid=396)

August 10 2026

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##  [ LAUSD’s Malfunctioning Payroll Debacle: Still Targeting Former Teachers with Bogus Lawsuits ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15799:lausd-s-malfunctioning-payroll-debacle-still-targeting-former-teachers-with-bogus-lawsuits&catid=312)

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## [LA’s Transportation Glass Half Full](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15798:la-s-transportation-glass-half-full&catid=312)

Things are still happening with Metro, and with local communities that are NO LONGER JUST IN LOS ANGELES. Metro and Los Angeles still don't quite "get it" with respect to safety, a clean and nice-smelling and pleasant ride on their trains…

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Written by Dick Platkin on July 16 2018.

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Written by Kate Wheeling on July 16 2018.

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Written by Robert Lipsyte on July 16 2018.

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Written by Dan Morain on July 09 2018.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on July 09 2018.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on July 09 2018.

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on July 09 2018.

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Written by Leonard Isenberg on July 09 2018.

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Written by Daniel Guss on July 09 2018.

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