# LOS ANGELES ## [ Senator Wiener’s Sacramento Real Estate Bill is Even Worse than You Imagined](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14901-senator-wiener-s-sacramento-real-estate-bill-is-even-worse-than-you-imagined "Senator Wiener’s Sacramento Real Estate Bill is Even Worse than You Imagined") Details Dick Platkin [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles) February 15 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/014o.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14901-senator-wiener-s-sacramento-real-estate-bill-is-even-worse-than-you-imagined) PLATKIN ON PLANNING-Last week I heard from a number of readers about my recent [*CityWatch* column](http://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/los-angeles-for-rss/14863-the-more-you-stir-it-the-more-it-stinks-new-planning-legislation-from-sacramento) critical of California Senate Bill 827. They told me that Scott Wiener’s proposed legislation would inflict far more damage on Los Angeles than imposing taller height limits, eliminating parking requirements, and gutting zoning overlay districts, such as Historic Preservation Overlay Zones (HPOZs). They told me it would also allow the construction of by-right apartment buildings on parcels that the City Council previously zoned for single-family residences. And, it will put the on-going, City Hall-supported gentrification of Los Angeles on steroids. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14901-senator-wiener-s-sacramento-real-estate-bill-is-even-worse-than-you-imagined) ## [ Angry Student Victims Lash Out at 'Piece of Shit' Trump in Wake of Latest School Massacre](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14899-angry-student-victims-lash-out-at-piece-of-shit-trump-in-wake-of-latest-school-massacre "Angry Student Victims Lash Out at 'Piece of Shit' Trump in Wake of Latest School Massacre") Details Julia Conley [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles) February 15 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/014q.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14899-angry-student-victims-lash-out-at-piece-of-shit-trump-in-wake-of-latest-school-massacre) RESISTANCE WATCH--Students who survived Wednesday's shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida unequivocally rejected the "prayers and condolences" offered by President Donald Trump—calling on him to enact strict gun control laws instead. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14899-angry-student-victims-lash-out-at-piece-of-shit-trump-in-wake-of-latest-school-massacre) ## [ Quality of Life—Who Cares?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14898-quality-of-life-who-cares "Quality of Life—Who Cares?") Details Richard Lee Abrams [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles) February 15 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/014r.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14898-quality-of-life-who-cares) CORRUPTION WATCH-Which should rule the decisions of the Los Angeles City Council – Quality of Life or Profits of Developers? Since every developer project receives unanimous approval of the LA City Council, we know that Quality of Life plays no role. In fact, when ruling that the criminal bribery system that controls the LA City Council was above the law (i.e. non-justiciable), Judge Richard Fruin accepted as true the proposition that the LA City Council decade’s long violation of Penal Code § 86 was criminal. His ruling was that criminal behavior by the City Council was nobody’s business. Thus, the situation shall not be changing unless the federal courts decide that criminality is a bad thing. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14898-quality-of-life-who-cares) ## [ Could These Four ‘Lady Bird’ Sequels Save Sacramento?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14896-could-these-four-lady-bird-sequels-save-sacramento "Could These Four ‘Lady Bird’ Sequels Save Sacramento?") Details Joe Mathews [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles) February 15 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/014t.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14896-could-these-four-lady-bird-sequels-save-sacramento) CONNECTING CALIFORNIA-Here’s the good news in Sacramento: “Lady Bird,” a coming-of-age film set in Sacramento -- and written and directed by the California capital’s own Greta Gerwig -- has been nominated for five Academy Awards, including best picture. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14896-could-these-four-lady-bird-sequels-save-sacramento) ## [ California: Senator Wiener’s Controversial New Bill Debunked](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14895-california-senator-wiener-s-controversial-new-bill-debunked "California: Senator Wiener’s Controversial New Bill Debunked") Details Zelda Bronstein [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles) February 15 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/014v.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14895-california-senator-wiener-s-controversial-new-bill-debunked) MORE THAN THE MIDDLE IS MISSING!--At Scott Wiener’s February 3 town hall in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset neighborhood, I was startled to hear the city’s state senator say that his controversial new bill, SB 827, co-sponsored by Senator Nancy Skinner and drafted by California YIMBY Executive Director Brian Hanlon, was all about fostering the construction of the “missing middle”—“small to mid-sized apartment” buildings that are three to five stories tall with “maybe 8 to 20 units.” [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14895-california-senator-wiener-s-controversial-new-bill-debunked) ## [ SoCal Loves Its Thousands of Mom-and-Pop Stores — But They Can Mistreat Employees, Too](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14892-socal-loves-its-thousands-of-mom-and-pop-stores-but-they-can-mistreat-employees-too "SoCal Loves Its Thousands of Mom-and-Pop Stores — But They Can Mistreat Employees, Too") Details Samantha Yenger Cremean [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles) February 12 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/013u.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14892-socal-loves-its-thousands-of-mom-and-pop-stores-but-they-can-mistreat-employees-too) SMALL BIZ---In an [address](https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/07/27/remarks-vice-president-nfib) to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), a [non-profit](http://www.nfib.com/) which counts over 325,000 small business owners among its members, Vice President Mike Pence gushed that small businesses “create jobs. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14892-socal-loves-its-thousands-of-mom-and-pop-stores-but-they-can-mistreat-employees-too) ## [ I Suggest Name Tags at the White House … So Everyone will Know Who’s Sleeping with Whom](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14890-i-suggest-name-tags-at-the-white-house-so-everyone-will-know-who-s-sleeping-with-whom "I Suggest Name Tags at the White House … So Everyone will Know Who’s Sleeping with Whom") Details Michael Cohen [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles) February 12 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/013x.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14890-i-suggest-name-tags-at-the-white-house-so-everyone-will-know-who-s-sleeping-with-whom) TRUMP WATCH—I wasn’t going to comment on this, but the Rob Porter wife beating story is now going on its seventh day. And to the extent that this story has "legs," given the Hope Hicks angle, there are just too many available puns not to take this on. As reported on yahoo: *(Photo above: Hope Hicks with the President.) [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14890-i-suggest-name-tags-at-the-white-house-so-everyone-will-know-who-s-sleeping-with-whom) ## [ Could a Nightmare Worse than Mansionization be Lurking in Sacramento?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14888-could-a-nightmare-worse-than-mansionization-be-lurking-in-sacramento "Could a Nightmare Worse than Mansionization be Lurking in Sacramento?") Details Tim Deegan [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles) February 12 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/013t.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14888-could-a-nightmare-worse-than-mansionization-be-lurking-in-sacramento) DEEGAN ON LA-Mansionization could be seen as kid’s stuff by some, compared to what’s being proposed in Sacramento -- in SB827 -- that’s being called a [“transit-rich housing bonus bill.”](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB827) [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14888-could-a-nightmare-worse-than-mansionization-be-lurking-in-sacramento) ## [ YIMBY Wiener’s War On LA … and Other Local Planning](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14886-yimby-wiener-s-war-on-la-and-other-local-planning "YIMBY Wiener’s War On LA … and Other Local Planning") Details Zelda Bronstein [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles) February 12 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/013c.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14886-yimby-wiener-s-war-on-la-and-other-local-planning) LAND USE--I recently attended UCLA Extension’s 2018 Land Use Law and Planning Conference at the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Seated in long rows of tables under the glittering chandeliers of the hotel’s Crystal Ballroom, hundreds of elected and appointed public officials, developers, attorneys, and consultants are annually briefed by sharp pro-growth land-use lawyers and other like-minded experts on the latest California land-use legislation and case law. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14886-yimby-wiener-s-war-on-la-and-other-local-planning) ## [ Will This LA Judge be Hoodwinked by an Alleged Bigamist Lawmaker?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14885-will-this-la-judge-be-hoodwinked-by-an-alleged-bigamist-lawmaker "Will This LA Judge be Hoodwinked by an Alleged Bigamist Lawmaker?") Details Daniel Guss [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles) February 12 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/013e.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14885-will-this-la-judge-be-hoodwinked-by-an-alleged-bigamist-lawmaker) @THE GUSS REPORT-Despite denying for the past year that he is a bigamist, Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren D. Price, Jr. is on the precipice of getting what he has pursued for the past dozen years: a divorce from Lynn Suzette Green, a Trenton, NJ, attorney, to whom he is presently married. Price is also presently married to Delbra Richardson, a Los Angeles real estate professional. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14885-will-this-la-judge-be-hoodwinked-by-an-alleged-bigamist-lawmaker) ## [ New Ports of LA Plan: Will LA’s Booming Economy Really Help the Harbor Area?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14884-new-ports-of-la-plan-will-la-s-booming-economy-really-help-the-harbor-area "New Ports of LA Plan: Will LA’s Booming Economy Really Help the Harbor Area?") Details James Preston Allen [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles) February 12 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/013f.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14884-new-ports-of-la-plan-will-la-s-booming-economy-really-help-the-harbor-area) AT LENGTH-At a Jan. 10 news conference, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that the city’s economy is “a beast,” but some residents wonder if it isn’t a monster. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14884-new-ports-of-la-plan-will-la-s-booming-economy-really-help-the-harbor-area) ## [ The Right Wing, Anti-Gay Crusade Behind Marshall Tuck’s Campaign to Take Over California Schools](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14881-the-right-wing-anti-gay-crusade-behind-marshall-tuck-s-campaign-to-take-over-california-schools "The Right Wing, Anti-Gay Crusade Behind Marshall Tuck’s Campaign to Take Over California Schools") Details Karen Wolfe [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles) February 12 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/013i.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14881-the-right-wing-anti-gay-crusade-behind-marshall-tuck-s-campaign-to-take-over-california-schools) EDUCATION WATCH-The privatizers’ ideal candidate for California State Superintendent, Marshall Tuck, recently suffered a serious blow to his credibility when he announced he was returning a contribution from a mysterious [anti-gay](https://psconnectnow.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2869f80ed04cf4920bc82d22e&id=077c184aaa&e=ec0f129a4f) zealot but keeping over $61,000 from a PAC. The situation revealed a campaign scrambling to maintain a narrative that appeals to California’s mostly progressive voters when the reality is much darker. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14881-the-right-wing-anti-gay-crusade-behind-marshall-tuck-s-campaign-to-take-over-california-schools) ## [ The Future of Metro Rail is On the Line! No One Wants to Ride Dirty, Unsafe LA Transpo](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14880-the-future-of-metro-rail-is-on-the-line-no-one-wants-to-ride-dirty-unsafe-la-transpo "The Future of Metro Rail is On the Line! No One Wants to Ride Dirty, Unsafe LA Transpo") Details Kenneth S. Alpern [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles) February 12 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/013j.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14880-the-future-of-metro-rail-is-on-the-line-no-one-wants-to-ride-dirty-unsafe-la-transpo) ALPERN AT LARGE--An interesting thing happened when my very large medical group had its meeting in Downtown Los Angeles. Virtually no one came via mass transit, and no one realistically expected them to, despite attracting physicians and medical executives from all over Southern California. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14880-the-future-of-metro-rail-is-on-the-line-no-one-wants-to-ride-dirty-unsafe-la-transpo) ## [ Reforming LA! Here’s Something We Can All Disagree On: Let’s Abolish Term Limits](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14878-reforming-la-here-s-something-we-can-all-disagree-on-let-s-abolish-term-limits "Reforming LA! Here’s Something We Can All Disagree On: Let’s Abolish Term Limits") Details Bob Gelfand [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles) February 12 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/013l.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14878-reforming-la-here-s-something-we-can-all-disagree-on-let-s-abolish-term-limits) GELFAND’S WORLD--*(This is another article in a continuing campaign to inform, educate and energize Angelenos on the reformation of city government … explaining the how, the why and the possibilities.)* The advantage to having term limits for City Council members is that you can look forward to seeing the ones you really dislike being forced into retirement -- somebody like Tom LaBonge for example. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14878-reforming-la-here-s-something-we-can-all-disagree-on-let-s-abolish-term-limits) ## [ Ownership of the LA Times Returns to Los Angeles … Will It Become LA’s Paper Again?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14877-ownership-of-the-la-times-returns-to-los-angeles-will-it-become-la-s-paper-again "Ownership of the LA Times Returns to Los Angeles … Will It Become LA’s Paper Again?") Details Richard Lee Abrams [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles) February 12 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/013m.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14877-ownership-of-the-la-times-returns-to-los-angeles-will-it-become-la-s-paper-again) CORRUPTION WATCH-Will Patrick Soon-Shiong M.D. continue the *LA Times’* tradition to print only news that the LA elite desires Angelenos to read … or will he use the paper to address Los Angeles’ dire problems? [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14877-ownership-of-the-la-times-returns-to-los-angeles-will-it-become-la-s-paper-again) ## [ Making Sense of Nonsense](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14875-making-sense-of-nonsense "Making Sense of Nonsense") Details Paul Koretz [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles) February 12 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/013o.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14875-making-sense-of-nonsense) BACKTALK--The *CityWatch* article [“Pet Dogs: LA Becomes a No-Limit City”](http://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/neighborhood-politics-hidden/361-petwatch/14835-pet-dogs-la-becomes-a-no-limit-city) (February 5, 2018) misrepresents the simple intent of my City Council motion (seconded by Councilmember Bob Blumenfield) on pet limits and distorts that intent beyond recognition. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14875-making-sense-of-nonsense) ## [ CA’s Adam Schiff: All Roads Lead to Russia?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14873-ca-s-adam-schiff-all-roads-lead-to-russia "CA’s Adam Schiff: All Roads Lead to Russia?") Details Beth Cone Kramer [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles) February 12 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/013q.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14873-ca-s-adam-schiff-all-roads-lead-to-russia) BCK FILE--Last week, I wrote a [CityWatch piece](http://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/los-angeles-for-rss/14830-explaining-the-nunes-memo-in-terms-we-can-all-understand) about Devin Nunes, (CA-22nd District) who is at the GOP epicenter of the Trump defense team as Chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14873-ca-s-adam-schiff-all-roads-lead-to-russia) ## [ Angelenos Pay But Have No Say in LA’s Trash Windfall](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14872-angelenos-pay-but-have-no-say-in-la-s-trash-windfall "Angelenos Pay But Have No Say in LA’s Trash Windfall") Details Paul Hatfield [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles) February 12 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/013s.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14872-angelenos-pay-but-have-no-say-in-la-s-trash-windfall) PERSPECTIVE--Much has been written and said about the City of Los Angeles’ implementation of the ill-conceived exclusive trash franchise arrangement. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14872-angelenos-pay-but-have-no-say-in-la-s-trash-windfall) ## [ Trending Tony V Catches Prince Gavin for CA Governor](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14864-trending-tony-v-catches-prince-gavin-for-ca-governor "Trending Tony V Catches Prince Gavin for CA Governor") Details Jerry Roberts & Phil Trounstine [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles) February 08 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/012h.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14864-trending-tony-v-catches-prince-gavin-for-ca-governor) CAL BUZZ--Gavin Newsom and Antonio Villaraigosa, both Democrats, are virtually tied in the race for governor of California, but Villaraigosa has a secret weapon: a 4-1 lead among Latino voters who, if they turn out in big numbers, could swing the election. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14864-trending-tony-v-catches-prince-gavin-for-ca-governor) ## [ The More You Stir it, the More It Stinks: New Planning Legislation from Sacramento](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14863-the-more-you-stir-it-the-more-it-stinks-new-planning-legislation-from-sacramento "The More You Stir it, the More It Stinks: New Planning Legislation from Sacramento") Details Dick Platkin [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles) February 08 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/012j.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14863-the-more-you-stir-it-the-more-it-stinks-new-planning-legislation-from-sacramento) PLATKIN ON PLANNING-“The more you stir it, the more it stinks” usually refers to Rover, but it is time to give this crude expression a battlefield promotion. It should also apply to proposed planning legislation from Sacramento, in particular Senator Scott Wiener’s much-discussed [SB 827](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB827). This bill, also known as “Planning and Zoning: Transit Rich Housing,” uses proximity to bus and subway lines as a pretext to massively up-zone hundreds of thousands – perhaps millions -- of properties throughout California, including Los Angeles. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14863-the-more-you-stir-it-the-more-it-stinks-new-planning-legislation-from-sacramento) ## [ The California Dream Has Been Canceled: There Is No Los Angeles Anymore!](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14862-the-california-dream-has-been-canceled-there-is-no-los-angeles-anymore "The California Dream Has Been Canceled: There Is No Los Angeles Anymore!") Details Tony Butka [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles) February 08 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/012l.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14862-the-california-dream-has-been-canceled-there-is-no-los-angeles-anymore) EASTSIDER-The other day I was sitting on the freeway on the way to see a friend in Santa Monica, and after 1 1/2 hours of getting from Glassell Park to the beach, I realized that the LA I grew up in and around is gone, gone, gone. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14862-the-california-dream-has-been-canceled-there-is-no-los-angeles-anymore) 1. [ Quick Read: Devin Nunes and the Memo … and More](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14860-quick-read-devin-nunes-and-the-memo-and-more) 2. [ LA Transpo: We Paid. We Should Pay. We Will Pay. But What Are Angelenos Getting In Return?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14858-la-transpo-we-paid-we-should-pay-we-will-pay-but-what-are-angelenos-getting-in-return) 3. [ LA Transit Planners Ignore 100-Year-Old Lesson](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14857-la-transit-planners-ignore-100-year-old-lesson) 4. [ LA is Taking On the Fair Workweek Fight ---It Could Change Your Life](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14856-la-is-taking-on-the-fair-workweek-fight-it-could-change-your-life) 5. [ It’s Time for Los Angeles to Redefine Homeless](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14855-it-s-time-for-los-angeles-to-redefine-homeless) 6. [ I am a Teacher. I am Not and Never Have Been Racist!](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14854-i-am-a-teacher-i-am-not-and-never-have-been-racist) 7. [ Attention LA Electeds: We Warned You – Another High-Speed Train Wreck](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14852-attention-la-electeds-we-warned-you-another-high-speed-train-wreck) 8. [ Why I Decided to Run: The Road to Sacramento Runs Through Assembly District 45](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14849-why-i-decided-to-run-the-road-to-sacramento-runs-through-assembly-district-45) 9. [ California: What Does the Market Plunge Mean to Your Pensions?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14848-california-what-does-the-market-plunge-mean-to-your-pensions) 10. [ Would Getting Rid of Costa Hawkins Provide More Affordable Housing?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14844-would-getting-rid-of-costa-hawkins-provide-more-affordable-housing) 11. [ What Does California have against a Woman Governor?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14843-what-does-california-have-against-a-woman-governor) 12. [ Trump Closes the Deal](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14840-trump-closes-the-deal) 13. [ Transpo: The Train Dilemma in a City That Refused to Give Up Its Cars](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14838-transpo-the-train-dilemma-in-a-city-that-refused-to-give-up-its-cars) 14. [ The Big Reform: Forcing the City Council to Tell the Truth](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14837-the-big-reform-forcing-the-city-council-to-tell-the-truth) 15. [ LA’s ‘Disastrous’ Trash Decision … a Model in NY for What NOT to Do](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14833-la-s-disastrous-trash-decision-a-model-in-ny-for-what-not-to-do) 16. [ Is Our Court System Polluted by Psychopaths?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14832-is-our-court-system-polluted-by-psychopaths) 17. [ Explaining the Nunes “Memo” in Terms We Can All Understand](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14830-explaining-the-nunes-memo-in-terms-we-can-all-understand) 18. 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