#  LOS ANGELES

   ##  [ MS-13 and Me](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15533-ms-13-and-me "MS-13 and Me")

      Details    David Bell    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 31 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2018/044i.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15533-ms-13-and-me)

BELL VIEW--Last week I went to Chicago to help my mom downsize her living situation. Her next-door neighbor kindly agreed to take a couple extra-large couches off our hands. Nice guy. As I helped him carry the couches across the expanse of lawn separating his house from my mom’s, he mentioned that he used to live in Southern California back in the 90’s.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15533-ms-13-and-me)

   ##  [ LA Times ‘Buries the Lede’ … on Massive Readership Loss, Reader Privacy](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15532-la-times-buries-the-lede-on-massive-readership-loss-reader-privacy "LA Times ‘Buries the Lede’ … on Massive Readership Loss, Reader Privacy")

      Details    Daniel Guss    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 31 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2018/044j.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15532-la-times-buries-the-lede-on-massive-readership-loss-reader-privacy)

@THE GUSS REPORT-As if the problems weren’t already bad enough at the *LA Times* and its parent company Tronc, as of last Friday, the content of both entities could no longer be accessed by nearly 800 million people in Europe, by its own choice, raising the issue of why the *Times* has been virtually silent on it.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15532-la-times-buries-the-lede-on-massive-readership-loss-reader-privacy)

   ##  [ LA School Board Gets Caught … Using Secret Meeting to Hire New Ed Chief](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15531-la-school-board-gets-caught-using-secret-meeting-to-hire-new-ed-chief "LA School Board Gets Caught … Using Secret Meeting to Hire New Ed Chief")

      Details    Tony Butka    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 31 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2018/044k.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15531-la-school-board-gets-caught-using-secret-meeting-to-hire-new-ed-chief)

EASTSIDER-First of all, hats off to the EAPD (East Area Progressive Democrats) Club who scooped everyone in Los Angeles when they caught the LAUSD Board doing the down and dirty, secretly hiring Austin Beutner in a closed session that was not agendized or disclosed.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15531-la-school-board-gets-caught-using-secret-meeting-to-hire-new-ed-chief)

   ##  [ LA Options: Downsize Now … or Leave 20,000 Homeless on the Street for Years to Come](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15530-la-options-downsize-now-or-leave-20-000-homeless-on-the-street-for-years-to-come "LA Options: Downsize Now … or Leave 20,000 Homeless on the Street for Years to Come")

      Details    Mark Ryavec    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 31 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2018/044l.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15530-la-options-downsize-now-or-leave-20-000-homeless-on-the-street-for-years-to-come)

GUEST WORDS--Despite the heartfelt support of Los Angeles residents to house the homeless with their votes for Proposition HHH and Measure H, the math and housing model underpinning the city’s plans will leave over 20,000 people on Los Angeles’ streets for the next ten years.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15530-la-options-downsize-now-or-leave-20-000-homeless-on-the-street-for-years-to-come)

   ##  [ Koreatown Isn’t Saying No to Shelters for the Homeless, It’s Saying No to Herb Wesson](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15529-koreatown-isn-t-saying-no-to-shelters-for-the-homeless-it-s-saying-no-to-herb-wesson "Koreatown Isn’t Saying No to Shelters for the Homeless, It’s Saying No to Herb Wesson")

      Details    Casey Maddren    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 31 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2018/044m.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15529-koreatown-isn-t-saying-no-to-shelters-for-the-homeless-it-s-saying-no-to-herb-wesson)

PERSPECTIVE--Residents of Koreatown are outraged over Councilmember Herb Wesson's insistence on creating a temporary homeless shelter on a City-owned parking lot on Vermont near Wilshire. To be clear, the community is not saying they refuse to accept a homeless shelter in Koreatown.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15529-koreatown-isn-t-saying-no-to-shelters-for-the-homeless-it-s-saying-no-to-herb-wesson)

   ##  [ If CA is Stupid Enough to Elect Villaraigosa Governor … It Deserves What It Gets](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15528-if-ca-is-stupid-enough-to-elect-villaraigosa-governor-it-deserves-what-it-gets "If CA is Stupid Enough to Elect Villaraigosa Governor … It Deserves What It Gets")

      Details    Kenneth S. Alpern    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 31 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2018/044o.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15528-if-ca-is-stupid-enough-to-elect-villaraigosa-governor-it-deserves-what-it-gets)

ALPERN AT LARGE--With all the mental and psychological jujitsu we're supposed to play with the "top two" primary system we imposed on ourselves, the governor's race is probably simpler than most might think:

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15528-if-ca-is-stupid-enough-to-elect-villaraigosa-governor-it-deserves-what-it-gets)

   ##  [ America the Predatory: Silent No Longer](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15526-america-the-predatory-silent-no-longer "America the Predatory: Silent No Longer")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 31 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2018/044r.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15526-america-the-predatory-silent-no-longer)

CORRUPTION WATCH-The genius of Weinstein Game Plan was simple: (1) abuse people, and (2) use your power to silence your victims. Perhaps, it’s more accurate to call Weinstein’s plan The Standard Operating Procedure for America’s Powerful.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15526-america-the-predatory-silent-no-longer)

   ##  [ UPDATE: Vacant Seat for LACCD to be Appointed by its Board of Trustees from Qualified Applicants ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15524-update-vacant-seat-for-laccd-to-be-appointed-by-its-board-of-trustees-from-qualified-applicants "UPDATE: Vacant Seat for LACCD to be Appointed by its Board of Trustees from Qualified Applicants ")

      Details    CityWatch    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 30 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2018/screenshot-2018-05-30-at-7.54.00-PM.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15524-update-vacant-seat-for-laccd-to-be-appointed-by-its-board-of-trustees-from-qualified-applicants)

BULLETIN*-The nine colleges of the Los Angeles Community College District are managed by a Board of Trustees with seven positions elected District-wide by the electorate, and a Student Trustee elected by the students of the District. A Trustee position that has become vacant (Seat No. 3) will be filled by the remaining Trustees who will appoint a qualified person to serve through December 14, 2020.*

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15524-update-vacant-seat-for-laccd-to-be-appointed-by-its-board-of-trustees-from-qualified-applicants)

   ##  [ Memorial Day 2018: Scouting is Alive and Well ... And So is America](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15522-memorial-day-2018-scouting-is-alive-and-well-and-so-is-america "Memorial Day 2018: Scouting is Alive and Well ... And So is America")

      Details    Kenneth S. Alpern    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 28 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2018/043p.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15522-memorial-day-2018-scouting-is-alive-and-well-and-so-is-america)

ALPERN AT LARGE--Perhaps the greatest (but not always the most obvious) thing about America to remember on Memorial Day is not the debates and divisions in America, but that we're allowed to have them.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15522-memorial-day-2018-scouting-is-alive-and-well-and-so-is-america)

   ##  [ Time to Call Trump What He Is: Liar-In-Chief](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15520-time-to-call-trump-what-he-is-liar-in-chief "Time to Call Trump What He Is: Liar-In-Chief")

      Details    S. Novi    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 28 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2018/043b.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15520-time-to-call-trump-what-he-is-liar-in-chief)

MY TURN--Every single day, liberals wake up to hear and see some of the worst behavior, lies and misleading claims that have ever existed in our government.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15520-time-to-call-trump-what-he-is-liar-in-chief)

   ##  [ Resilient Los Angeles: A Preview](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15517-resilient-los-angeles-a-preview "Resilient Los Angeles: A Preview")

      Details    Bob Gelfand    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 28 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2018/043f.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15517-resilient-los-angeles-a-preview)

GELFAND’S WORLD--To great fanfare, the mayor and assembled officials rolled out their plan for something called **Resilient Los Angeles**a couple of months ago.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15517-resilient-los-angeles-a-preview)

   ##  [ Must Read! Sacramento’s Attack on the ‘Police Powers of Our Cities’](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15516-must-read-sacramento-s-attack-on-the-police-powers-of-our-cities "Must Read! Sacramento’s Attack on the ‘Police Powers of Our Cities’")

      Details    Jim O’Sullivan    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 28 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2018/043g.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15516-must-read-sacramento-s-attack-on-the-police-powers-of-our-cities)

ERODING LOCAL AUTONOMY-As the California State Legislature continues to concoct new bills that remove local control over land use it is probably a good time to remember that cities have police powers that cannot be completely ignored.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15516-must-read-sacramento-s-attack-on-the-police-powers-of-our-cities)

   ##  [ Manhattan Beach Mom Combines Art & Activism … Becomes a Postcard Powerhouse](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15515-manhattan-beach-mom-combines-art-activism-becomes-a-postcard-powerhouse "Manhattan Beach Mom Combines Art & Activism … Becomes a Postcard Powerhouse")

      Details    Beth Cone Kramer    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 28 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2018/043h.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15515-manhattan-beach-mom-combines-art-activism-becomes-a-postcard-powerhouse)

BCK FILE--The laid-back South Bay community perhaps best known for beach volleyball and bike rides along The Strand has become an epicenter of activism, thanks to a group of local moms, including Jen Jenkins Dohner who founded Postcards for Progress, a cottage industry of artisan postcards to use to contact not only legislators but also for Get Out the Vote drives throughout the country, run through the Georgia-based group [Postcards to Voters](https://postcardstovoters.org/).

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15515-manhattan-beach-mom-combines-art-activism-becomes-a-postcard-powerhouse)

   ##  [ Follow the Ricochets: Who are Those Campaign Ads Really Intended For?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15513-follow-the-ricochets-who-are-those-campaign-ads-really-intended-for "Follow the Ricochets: Who are Those Campaign Ads Really Intended For?")

      Details    Laurel Rosenhall    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 28 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2018/043k.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15513-follow-the-ricochets-who-are-those-campaign-ads-really-intended-for)

CA PRIMARY WATCH--In his year-and-a-half as California’s attorney general, Democrat Xavier Becerra has made a full-time job of fighting the Trump Administration—filing more than 30 [lawsuits](https://calmatters.org/articles/becerra-v-trump-california-using-courts-fight-administration/) to defend the environment, immigrants, birth control access and more.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15513-follow-the-ricochets-who-are-those-campaign-ads-really-intended-for)

   ##  [ Election vs. Appointment: The Shocking Cost To Taxpayers for an LACCD Election](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15512-election-vs-appointment-the-shocking-cost-to-taxpayers-for-an-laccd-election "Election vs. Appointment: The Shocking Cost To Taxpayers for an LACCD Election")

      Details    Diedra M. Greenaway    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 28 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2018/043l.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15512-election-vs-appointment-the-shocking-cost-to-taxpayers-for-an-laccd-election)

THE GREENAWAY WAY--On May 3, 2018, a communication was released from Los Angeles Community College District regarding the “Option to fill Board Vacancy” in lieu of former Trustee/Board President Sydney Kamlager’s new elective office to the California State Assembly.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15512-election-vs-appointment-the-shocking-cost-to-taxpayers-for-an-laccd-election)

   ##  [ Is Antonio Villaraigosa Really the Candidate for the People?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15508-is-antonio-villaraigosa-really-the-candidate-for-the-people "Is Antonio Villaraigosa Really the Candidate for the People?")

      Details    Diedra M. Greenaway    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 24 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2018/042a.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15508-is-antonio-villaraigosa-really-the-candidate-for-the-people)

MY TURN-According to federal data, California is the fifth largest economy in the world ahead of the United Kingdom and therefore, the fiscal responsibility that is shown by our next state governor is crucial.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15508-is-antonio-villaraigosa-really-the-candidate-for-the-people)

   ##  [ You, Too, Can Be Austin Beutner (No Prior Experience Necessary)](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15507-you-too-can-be-austin-beutner-no-prior-experience-necessary "You, Too, Can Be Austin Beutner (No Prior Experience Necessary)")

      Details    Joe Mathews    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 24 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2018/042b.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15507-you-too-can-be-austin-beutner-no-prior-experience-necessary)

CONNECTING CALIFORNIA-No Californian inspires me more than Austin Beutner. Haven’t heard of this Los Angeles investment banker? Your loss. Because following his example could change your life.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15507-you-too-can-be-austin-beutner-no-prior-experience-necessary)

   ##  [ Why We Should All be Concerned about the Attempt to Buy the District Attorney's Office](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15506-why-we-should-all-be-concerned-about-the-attempt-to-buy-the-district-attorney-s-office "Why We Should All be Concerned about the Attempt to Buy the District Attorney's Office")

      Details    Michele Hanisee    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 24 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2018/042c.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15506-why-we-should-all-be-concerned-about-the-attempt-to-buy-the-district-attorney-s-office)

KEEPING THE ELECTIONS FAIR-We have highlighted in previous blogs the attempt to bypass the legislative and initiative process through the installation of elected Deputy District Attorneys who promise to ignore criminal statutes with which they disagree.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15506-why-we-should-all-be-concerned-about-the-attempt-to-buy-the-district-attorney-s-office)

   ##  [ The Real Reason NFL Owners Want to Punish Players for Protesting During the Anthem](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15503-the-real-reason-nfl-owners-want-to-punish-players-for-protesting-during-the-anthem "The Real Reason NFL Owners Want to Punish Players for Protesting During the Anthem")

      Details    Dave Zirin    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 24 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2018/042i.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15503-the-real-reason-nfl-owners-want-to-punish-players-for-protesting-during-the-anthem)

**SPORTS POLITICS--**In what has to rank among the worst ideas in the history of the National Football League—alongside decisions to cover up concussion research and ignore the issue of violence against women—NFL owners have come up with a new proposal to deal with players who protest police violence and racial inequity during the National Anthem.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15503-the-real-reason-nfl-owners-want-to-punish-players-for-protesting-during-the-anthem)

   ##  [ Permitting LA’s Cannabis Dispensaries Moving at a Crawl … Responsible Departments Out of Sync](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15501-permitting-la-s-cannabis-dispensaries-moving-at-a-crawl-responsible-departments-out-of-sync "Permitting LA’s Cannabis Dispensaries Moving at a Crawl … Responsible Departments Out of Sync")

      Details    Jay Handal    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 24 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2018/042k.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15501-permitting-la-s-cannabis-dispensaries-moving-at-a-crawl-responsible-departments-out-of-sync)

THE CITY HALL STALL-As of this writing, the City of Los Angeles still has only issued 147 permits for pre-prop D marijuana dispensaries. This number has not changed in over a week.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15501-permitting-la-s-cannabis-dispensaries-moving-at-a-crawl-responsible-departments-out-of-sync)

   ##  [ Oh, Yeah ... We've Got Those $tate Propo$ition$ to Vote For, Huh?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15500-oh-yeah-we-ve-got-those-tate-propo-ition-to-vote-for-huh "Oh, Yeah ... We've Got Those $tate Propo$ition$ to Vote For, Huh?")

      Details    Kenneth S. Alpern    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     May 24 2018       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2018/042l.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15500-oh-yeah-we-ve-got-those-tate-propo-ition-to-vote-for-huh)

ALPERN AT LARGE--For those of us not too busy with our families, jobs, hobbies, Trump-hating, Trump-loving, Stormy Daniels, obsessions with North Korea or NFL kneeling protests, and for those of us not too distracted by the new Avengers or Deadpool movies, we've got these state ballot initiatives to vote for.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15500-oh-yeah-we-ve-got-those-tate-propo-ition-to-vote-for-huh)

1. [ More Mischief at CalPERS: A Staff Takeover of the Board?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15499-more-mischief-at-calpers-a-staff-takeover-of-the-board)
2. [ Los Angeles Desperately Needs a Design Makeover](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15498-los-angeles-desperately-needs-a-design-makeover)
3. [ Is There No ‘Redline’ on Crazy? Now the Trump Administration Supports Mass Killing of Birds](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15497-is-there-no-redline-on-crazy-now-the-trump-administration-now-supports-mass-killing-of-birds)
4. [ Have Hope: All That Trump Has Done Can be Undone](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15496-have-hope-all-that-trump-has-done-can-be-undone)
5. [ Earthquake Protection the Hard Way](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15494-earthquake-protection-the-hard-way)
6. [ CA Service Sector, Hertzberg’s Latest Tax Reform Pinata](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15492-ca-service-sector-hertzberg-s-latest-tax-reform-pinata)
7. [ Message Received: Time’s Up! Enough of the Lies and Abuse on Venice Boulevard!](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15485-message-received-time-s-up-enough-of-the-lies-and-abuse-on-venice-boulevard)
8. [ When Voting for Judges, Don’t Expect the Crooks to Reform Themselves!](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15484-when-voting-for-judges-don-t-expect-the-crooks-to-reform-themselves)
9. [ The Fate of the Homeless is in the Short-Handed Hands of LA Homeless Authority](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15483-the-fate-of-the-homeless-is-in-the-short-handed-hands-of-la-homeless-authority)
10. [ The ‘Fairfax Mile’ - Home of Solid Gold Mega Developments, and a Few Big Questions](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15482-the-fairfax-mile-home-of-solid-gold-mega-developments-and-a-few-big-questions)
11. [ The Density Debate: Why Sacramento Lawmakers Need to Listen to Homeowners!](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15481-the-density-debate-why-sacramento-lawmakers-need-to-listen-to-homeowners)
12. [ New California Law Makes It Harder for ICE to Arrest Immigrants from Courthouses](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15480-new-california-law-makes-it-harder-for-ice-to-arrest-immigrants-from-courthouses)
13. [ Former DA Janz Giving Trump Surrogate Nunes a Run for It in the Midterms](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15478-former-da-janz-giving-trump-surrogate-nunes-a-run-for-it-in-the-midterms)
14. [ Exposed: Who Really Benefits from the Port of LA](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15477-exposed-who-really-benefits-from-the-port-of-la)
15. [ Dems Trying to Keep California’s Odd Election Rules from Denying Them the U.S. House](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15475-dems-trying-to-keep-california-s-odd-election-rules-from-denying-them-the-u-s-house)
16. [ Blatant Bias on Illegal Immigration at the LA Times](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15473-blatant-bias-on-illegal-immigration-at-the-la-times)
17. [ A Strategy for the War on Lies](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15471-a-strategy-for-the-war-on-lies)
18. [ Trump, CA Republicans Trying to Hatch Plan that will Undercut California’s Sanctuary Law](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15469-trump-ca-republicans-trying-to-hatch-plan-that-will-undercut-california-s-sanctuary-law)
19. [ You MUST Speak Up on June 5! Here are 101 Reasons Why!](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15468-you-must-speak-up-on-june-5-here-are-101-reasons-why)
20. [ Why was City Hall a ‘No-Show’ at Banquet Honoring LAPD Reserve Officers?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/15467-why-was-city-hall-a-no-show-at-banquet-honoring-lapd-reserve-officers)

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