##  In the News

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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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### [Zuckerberg May Finally Pay a Price for Preying on Our Children](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33261:zuckerberg-may-finally-pay-a-price-for-preying-on-our-children&catid=375)

August 27 2026

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### [California Can’t Insure Its Homes. Now Sacramento Wants to Insure the Trees](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33266:california-cant-insure-its-homes-now-sacramento-wants-to-insure-the-trees&catid=385)

August 27 2026

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### [EXCLUSIVE: John McKinney Warns City Hall. Enforce the Law. Demand Accountability.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33241:exclusive-john-mckinney-warns-city-hall-enforce-the-law-demand-accountability&catid=401)

August 24 2026

#  LOS ANGELES

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### Trump’s EPA Is Botching Removal of Toxic Waste From the Los Angeles Fires

Written by Schuyler Mitchell on March 06 2025.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30492:trumps-epa-is-botching-removal-of-toxic-waste-from-the-los-angeles-fires&catid=312)

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## [The Hidden Cost of a DOGE Dividend Check](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30487:the-hidden-cost-of-a-doge-dividend-check&catid=312)

GUEST COMMENTARY - Imagine waking up one morning to find a check from the government in your mailbox. It’s signed by Trump’s Department of Government…

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Written by Richard Abrams on March 03 2025.

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Written by Tim Campbell on March 03 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/75/018i-75b9d8fc.jpg&src=images/stories/Mar-2025/018i.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=a6d7aa25) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30473:lack-of-leadership-will-impair-los-angeles-reconstruction-efforts-after-wildfires&catid=312)### [Lack Of Leadership Will Impair Los Angeles’ Reconstruction Efforts After Wildfires](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30473:lack-of-leadership-will-impair-los-angeles-reconstruction-efforts-after-wildfires&catid=312)

Written by Nick Patsaouras on March 03 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on February 27 2025.

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Written by Promise Li on February 27 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/d7/017l-d764648f.jpg&src=images/stories/Feb-2025/017l.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=ef39c51d) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30456:action-alert-on-the-2028-olympics-in-los-angeles&catid=312)### [Action Alert on the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30456:action-alert-on-the-2028-olympics-in-los-angeles&catid=312)

Written by Barbara Broide on February 27 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/b8/017b-b80c72b1.jpg&src=images/stories/Feb-2025/017b.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=e04cae17) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30453:what-next-after-the-doncic-trade-for-the-lakers&catid=312)### [What Next After the Doncic Trade for the Lakers?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30453:what-next-after-the-doncic-trade-for-the-lakers&catid=312)

Written by CityWatch on February 27 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/bc/016u-bcc44c32.jpg&src=images/stories/Feb-2025/016u.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=eb6baf02) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30447:fiesta-broadway-2025-the-largest-cinco-de-mayo-celebration-in-the-americas-returns-to-los-angeles&catid=312)### [Fiesta Broadway 2025: The Largest Cinco de Mayo Celebration in the Americas Returns to Los Angeles](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30447:fiesta-broadway-2025-the-largest-cinco-de-mayo-celebration-in-the-americas-returns-to-los-angeles&catid=312)

Written by CityWatch on February 25 2025.

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Written by Fred Rosen on February 24 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/f4/016c-f4d7d1bd.jpg&src=images/stories/Feb-2025/016c.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=79044f66) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30426:homelessness-joins-a-tradition-of-l-a-corruption&catid=312)### [Homelessness Joins a Tradition of L.A. Corruption](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30426:homelessness-joins-a-tradition-of-l-a-corruption&catid=312)

Written by Tim Campbell on February 24 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/d7/016a-d7115de3.jpg&src=images/stories/Feb-2025/016a.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=ed1b411c) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30424:karen-trump-bass&catid=312)### [Karen (Trump) Bass](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30424:karen-trump-bass&catid=312)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on February 24 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/18/015t-18961249.jpg&src=images/stories/Feb-2025/015t.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=0f858dcb) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30416:political-firestorm-in-los-angeles&catid=312)### [Political Firestorm in Los Angeles](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30416:political-firestorm-in-los-angeles&catid=312)

Written by CityWatch on February 21 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/b0/015s-b05dcc5d.jpg&src=images/stories/Feb-2025/015s.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=014a85d4) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30415:whats-the-future-of-las-nightlife&catid=312)### [What’s The Future Of LA’s Nightlife?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30415:whats-the-future-of-las-nightlife&catid=312)

Written by CityWatch on February 21 2025.

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Written by Patrick Range McDonald on February 20 2025.

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Written by Yuval Kremer on February 20 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on February 18 2025.

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Written by Tim Campbell on February 17 2025.

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Written by Tim Deegan on February 17 2025.

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