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August 07 2025

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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)

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 Written by Bob Gelfand on March 15 2018. Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=312).

##  [ That Special Election in PA: Not about Dem's Enthusiasm; It was about Fear and Loathing ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15095:that-special-election-in-pa-not-about-dem-s-enthusiasm-it-was-about-fear-and-loathing&catid=312)

The buzz word used by radio commentators has been enthusiasm, as in Democratic voters coming out to vote. Let me tell all the pundits who have been using that word: This was not about enthusiasm in the sense of joyful optimism. Anything…

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## [Supreme Court Challenge to California Law Could Hand Abortion Foes a Victory—or Backfire On Them](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15094:supreme-court-challenge-to-california-law-could-hand-abortion-foes-a-victory-or-backfire-on-them&catid=312)

The law in question, known as the California Reproductive FACT Act, was signed by Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown in 2015. It requires licensed “crisis pregnancy centers”—many of which are run by Christian groups whose mission is to discourage…

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Written by Hydee R. Feldstein on March 22 2018.

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Written by Sara Corcoran on March 22 2018.

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Written by David Bell on March 15 2018.

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Written by Matthew Hetz on March 12 2018.

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Written by Matt Tinoco on March 12 2018.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on March 12 2018.

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on March 12 2018.

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Written by David Hernandez on March 12 2018.

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Written by Ileana Wachtel on March 12 2018.

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Written by Casey Maddren and Dick Platkin on March 12 2018.

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Written by Daniel Guss on March 12 2018.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on March 12 2018.

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Written by Leonard Isenberg on March 12 2018.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on March 12 2018.

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