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August 07 2025

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August 03 2026

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 Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on June 11 2018. Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=312).

##  [ There’s Serious Talk of a Sepulveda Pass Rail Line again. How Serious is the Question? ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15602:there-s-serious-talk-of-a-sepulveda-pass-rail-line-again-how-serious-is-the-question&catid=312)

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## [The Trumpster’s Goal is Clear Now: Destroy the Western Alliance](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15601:the-trumpster-s-goal-is-clear-now-destroy-the-western-alliance&catid=312)

Donald Trump is doing everything in his power to break up the western alliance. It's the alliance that includes NATO and the G7, that carried us through the cold war, and currently struggles alongside the U.S. to fight terrorism. Yet the…

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Written by Julian Smith-Newman on June 12 2018.

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Written by Daniel Guss on June 11 2018.

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