#  LOS ANGELES

   ##  [ Mariachis Struggle Under Gentrification - LA Times Drops the Ball](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14005-mariachis-struggle-under-gentrification-la-times-drops-the-ball "Mariachis Struggle Under Gentrification - LA Times Drops the Ball")

      Details    Patrick Range McDonald    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     September 14 2017       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2017/074j.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14005-mariachis-struggle-under-gentrification-la-times-drops-the-ball)

KILLING A CULTURE-In cities around the world, gentrification has long been a threat to culture — and Los Angeles is no exception. Just take the [recent *L.A. Times* article on the plight of mariachis](http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-boyle-heights-musicians-gentrification-20170909-htmlstory.html) in Boyle Heights. Yet in a piece that’s clearly about gentrification, the *Times* doesn’t once use the word. What’s going on?

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14005-mariachis-struggle-under-gentrification-la-times-drops-the-ball)

   ##  [ People of Color have been Training for Donald Trump Their Whole Lives](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14003-people-of-color-have-been-training-for-donald-trump-their-whole-lives "People of Color have been Training for Donald Trump Their Whole Lives")

      Details    David Bell    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     September 14 2017       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2017/074l.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14003-people-of-color-have-been-training-for-donald-trump-their-whole-lives)

BELL VIEW--I have outrage overload. I know I’m supposed to write about issues facing the City here – but I can’t keep up with the president. From Nazis to Sherriff Joe to DACA, the outrage just keeps coming. The march in Charlottesville – which seems like a strange interlude from a distant past, for example – took place in August.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14003-people-of-color-have-been-training-for-donald-trump-their-whole-lives)

   ##  [ Shocker! LA Pension Gap Spirals Past $10 Billion](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14001-shocker-la-pension-gap-spirals-past-10-billion "Shocker! LA Pension Gap Spirals Past $10 Billion")

      Details    Marc Joffe    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     September 14 2017       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2017/074p.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14001-shocker-la-pension-gap-spirals-past-10-billion)

FOCUS ON THE FOOTNOTES-California pension worries most often focus on CalPERS and CalSTRS, the state’s two multi-employer behemoths. But the state has many other underfunded plans, and these city and county systems pose significant challenges for governments that contribute to them.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14001-shocker-la-pension-gap-spirals-past-10-billion)

   ##  [ Surprise to No One: California Politicians not Serious about Fixing Housing Crisis](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14000-surprise-to-no-one-california-politicians-not-serious-about-fixing-housing-crisis "Surprise to No One: California Politicians not Serious about Fixing Housing Crisis")

      Details    Joel Kotkin & Wendell Cox    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     September 14 2017       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2017/074q.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14000-surprise-to-no-one-california-politicians-not-serious-about-fixing-housing-crisis)

NEW GEOGRAPHY--California’s political leaders having ignored and even abetted our housing shortage now pretend that they will “solve it.” Don’t bet on it.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/14000-surprise-to-no-one-california-politicians-not-serious-about-fixing-housing-crisis)

   ##  [ Shades of 1979 - Why Do We Still Need an Equal Pay Mandate?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13999-shades-of-1979-why-do-we-still-need-an-equal-pay-mandate "Shades of 1979 - Why Do We Still Need an Equal Pay Mandate?")

      Details    Denyse Selesnick    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     September 14 2017       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2017/074n.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13999-shades-of-1979-why-do-we-still-need-an-equal-pay-mandate)

MY TURN-Last month the City of Los Angeles celebrated "Women's Equality Day" and I wondered what century I was living in? I had seen this movie before and I didn't like it the first time! The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was proposed as a means to adjust the U.S. Constitution and make gender equality a Constitutional right. It was first introduced to Congress in 1923, although it did not pass. In 1972, it passed both houses in Congress and was submitted to the states for ratification. By 1979, the deadline for ratification, it had been approved by 35 states – but that was three short of the 38 required.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13999-shades-of-1979-why-do-we-still-need-an-equal-pay-mandate)

   ##  [ Traffic Jams, Water Pipes Exploding, Political Corruption … Who’s Voting for This Stuff?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13997-traffic-jams-water-pipes-exploding-political-corruption-who-s-voting-for-this-stuff "Traffic Jams, Water Pipes Exploding, Political Corruption … Who’s Voting for This Stuff?")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     September 14 2017       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2017/074t.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13997-traffic-jams-water-pipes-exploding-political-corruption-who-s-voting-for-this-stuff)

CORRUPTION WATCH-Who should make the important decisions for society? Should we allow those folks who support themselves by robbing 7/11 stores to make the laws concerning armed robbery?

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13997-traffic-jams-water-pipes-exploding-political-corruption-who-s-voting-for-this-stuff)

   ##  [ Bluntly Speaking, Los Angeles is Not Ready for a Major Disaster … Here are the Inconvenient Facts](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13989-bluntly-speaking-los-angeles-is-not-ready-for-a-major-disaster-here-are-the-inconvenient-facts "Bluntly Speaking, Los Angeles is Not Ready for a Major Disaster … Here are the Inconvenient Facts")

      Details    Bob Gelfand    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     September 11 2017       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2017/073a.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13989-bluntly-speaking-los-angeles-is-not-ready-for-a-major-disaster-here-are-the-inconvenient-facts)

GELFAND’S WORLD--The twin hurricane disasters have shed light on the inadequate level of our Local disaster preparedness here in LA. Bluntly speaking, we are not ready for a major earthquake. I would like to present here an approach that could lead to public awareness and survival skills. It involves setting up a citywide volunteer communication system first, and then filling in the details which will involve offering a small amount of training to the public.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13989-bluntly-speaking-los-angeles-is-not-ready-for-a-major-disaster-here-are-the-inconvenient-facts)

   ##  [ California Dems Use Secret Deals to Bypass Transparency Ballot Measure Approved by Voters](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13988-california-dems-use-secret-deals-to-bypass-transparency-ballot-measure-approved-by-voters "California Dems Use Secret Deals to Bypass Transparency Ballot Measure Approved by Voters")

      Details    Dan Walters    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     September 11 2017       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2017/073b.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13988-california-dems-use-secret-deals-to-bypass-transparency-ballot-measure-approved-by-voters)

CAL MATTERS--If we – the California public – are to hold politicians and other government officials accountable, we must first know what they are doing or not doing.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13988-california-dems-use-secret-deals-to-bypass-transparency-ballot-measure-approved-by-voters)

   ##  [ Can We Still Count on Dianne Feinstein? Will Her Trump Comments End Her Career?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13987-can-we-still-count-on-dianne-feinstein-will-her-trump-comments-end-her-career "Can We Still Count on Dianne Feinstein? Will Her Trump Comments End Her Career?")

      Details    Tim Deegan    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     September 11 2017       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2017/073c.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13987-can-we-still-count-on-dianne-feinstein-will-her-trump-comments-end-her-career)

DEEGAN ON CALIFORNIA- *(Editor’s note: there is a link in this article for a pop up poll asking you to interact with this article and express your opinion. Please take a moment and join the poll after reading).* For twenty-five years, Californians have relied on the dependability of Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to fight for our state's interests and to be a significant voice in the U.S. Senate on national and international issues.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13987-can-we-still-count-on-dianne-feinstein-will-her-trump-comments-end-her-career)

   ##  [ Fear of Riding Transit in LA (Part II)](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13985-fear-of-riding-transit-in-la-part-ii "Fear of Riding Transit in LA (Part II)")

      Details    Matthew Hetz    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     September 11 2017       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2017/073f.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13985-fear-of-riding-transit-in-la-part-ii)

COMMON SENSE CONTINUED--In a previous [article](http://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/los-angeles-for-rss/13960-fear-of-riding-in-la), writing about the fear of riding buses and trains in LA, I shared with readers how, in 1992, I began to ride transit in the Los Angeles region. My main concerns have been to reduce my carbon footprint locally, to reduce Los Angeles’ notorious and harmful air pollution, and globally, to help reduce the looming threats of global warming and climate change.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13985-fear-of-riding-transit-in-la-part-ii)

   ##  [ From LA Planning’s Can-You-Believe-It Department: Hollywood Target will be on 3rd Floor!](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13984-from-la-planning-s-can-you-believe-it-department-hollywood-target-will-be-on-3rd-floor "From LA Planning’s Can-You-Believe-It Department: Hollywood Target will be on 3rd Floor!")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     September 11 2017       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2017/073g.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13984-from-la-planning-s-can-you-believe-it-department-hollywood-target-will-be-on-3rd-floor)

CONTINUING FOLLY-On September 25, 2017, Target’s opening brief is due in the Second District Court of Appeals. Sometime after that, the court will have a hearing and then several months later the court will issue another opinion. Since Judge Fruin ruled 100% against the City and Target in his April 2017 decision, the injunction on construction will not be lifted during this phase of litigation.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13984-from-la-planning-s-can-you-believe-it-department-hollywood-target-will-be-on-3rd-floor)

   ##  [ Leslie Van Houten: Parole Board Wants to Free Notorious Manson Family Member … Again!](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13982-leslie-van-houten-parole-board-wants-to-free-notorious-manson-family-member-again " Leslie Van Houten: Parole Board Wants to Free Notorious Manson Family Member … Again!")

      Details    Michele Hanisee    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     September 11 2017       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2017/073j.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13982-leslie-van-houten-parole-board-wants-to-free-notorious-manson-family-member-again)

GUEST COMMENTARY-For the second time in two years, a state parole board panel has ruled that [cold-blooded killer Leslie Van Houten should be freed.](http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/09/06/charles-manson-follower-leslie-van-houten-granted-parole.html)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13982-leslie-van-houten-parole-board-wants-to-free-notorious-manson-family-member-again)

   ##  [ Let’s Make a Deal … On Your Mass Deportation of Californians](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13981-let-s-make-a-deal-on-your-mass-deportation-of-californians "Let’s Make a Deal … On Your Mass Deportation of Californians")

      Details    Joe Mathews    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     September 11 2017       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2017/073k.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13981-let-s-make-a-deal-on-your-mass-deportation-of-californians)

MEMO TO: Acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke and Attorney General Jeff Sessions. From: The Golden (and Still Sovereign!) State

This is a legal proposal, but I must start with the following stipulation.

You are monsters.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13981-let-s-make-a-deal-on-your-mass-deportation-of-californians)

   ##  [ PETA Blows the Whistle: ‘Calling LA Animal Services Like Calling the Moon’](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13980-peta-blows-the-whistle-calling-la-animal-services-like-calling-the-moon "PETA Blows the Whistle: ‘Calling LA Animal Services Like Calling the Moon’")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     September 11 2017       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2017/073l.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13980-peta-blows-the-whistle-calling-la-animal-services-like-calling-the-moon)

ANIMAL WATCH-Finally, someone 'got it!' "It" being the shameful exploitation of LA shelter animals by Mayor Eric Garcetti and Animal Services' GM Brenda Barnette in recurring announcements that LA is near an elusive "no-kill" nirvana (the date has changed several times.)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13980-peta-blows-the-whistle-calling-la-animal-services-like-calling-the-moon)

   ##  [ Sin of Omission: Standing Up For the Rights of ALL Dreamers](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13978-sin-of-omission-standing-up-for-the-rights-of-all-dreamers "Sin of Omission: Standing Up For the Rights of ALL Dreamers")

      Details    Kenneth S. Alpern    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     September 11 2017       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2017/073o.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13978-sin-of-omission-standing-up-for-the-rights-of-all-dreamers)

ALPERN AT LARGE--In my last [CityWatch piece](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/los-angeles-for-rss/13938-do-we-really-have-the-courage-to-help-labor), I raised the questions surrounding whether we have the Courage to truly, really, meaningfully help Labor. That means the courage to protect Dreamers, and to protect native-born Americans, and to protect the Rules, Laws, and Constitution of the United States.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13978-sin-of-omission-standing-up-for-the-rights-of-all-dreamers)

   ##  [ Singing the Dodger Blues: Transparency Now!](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13977-singing-the-dodger-blues-transparency-now "Singing the Dodger Blues: Transparency Now!")

      Details    John and Richard Mirisch    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     September 11 2017       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2017/073p.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13977-singing-the-dodger-blues-transparency-now)

FANS DESERVE BETTER THAN SPINMIESTERS--Much has been written, much of it in frustration, about the Dodgers’ recent and historic meltdown. It’s gotten to the point where some people are prepared to believe it’s a curse. It’s hard to fathom that a team which was so good this year has suddenly, inexplicably, changed course and is now “the worst team in baseball,” as Dodger third baseman Justin Turner recently said in a moment of frustration -- and refreshing honesty.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13977-singing-the-dodger-blues-transparency-now)

   ##  [ The Bungled Spindler Case: Who Duped the State Bar of California and LA Times?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13975-the-bungled-spindler-case-who-duped-the-state-bar-of-california-and-la-times "The Bungled Spindler Case: Who Duped the State Bar of California and LA Times?")

      Details    Daniel Guss    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     September 11 2017       [  ![Daniel Guss](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2017/073u.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13975-the-bungled-spindler-case-who-duped-the-state-bar-of-california-and-la-times)

@THE GUSS REPORT-Kevin B. Taylor’s job as Senior Trial Counsel for the State Bar of California is to mete out punishment for misbehaving attorneys. He may soon find himself in a world of hurt for his own misconduct.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13975-the-bungled-spindler-case-who-duped-the-state-bar-of-california-and-la-times)

   ##  [ Why are the LA County Supes Subsidizing an Event Sponsored by Pyramider Herbalife? ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13973-why-are-the-la-county-supes-subsidizing-an-event-sponsored-by-pyramider-herbalife "Why are the LA County Supes Subsidizing an Event Sponsored by Pyramider Herbalife? ")

      Details    Eric Preven & Joshua Preven    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     September 11 2017       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2017/073w.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13973-why-are-the-la-county-supes-subsidizing-an-event-sponsored-by-pyramider-herbalife)

THE PREVEN REPORT--Just last year Herbalife was fined $200 million by the Federal Trade Commission for being a pyramid scheme—and yet this coming Saturday, September 16th, at Malibu’s Zuma Beach, thousands of participants and spectators will gather for the [“Herbalife International Distance Race Triathlon.” ](http://www.nauticamalibutri.com/international-course-map/) *(Photo above: 2016 Malibu Triathlon.)*

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13973-why-are-the-la-county-supes-subsidizing-an-event-sponsored-by-pyramider-herbalife)

   ##  [ California has Its Own Struggle with Statues and Plaques and … a Revised Past](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13961-california-has-its-own-struggle-with-statues-and-plaques-and-a-revised-past "California has Its Own Struggle with Statues and Plaques and … a Revised Past")

      Details    Dan Walters    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     September 07 2017       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2017/072f.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13961-california-has-its-own-struggle-with-statues-and-plaques-and-a-revised-past)

CAL MATTERS--The cultural firestorm over statues, flags and other symbols of the Confederacy, ignited by a violent clash of white supremacists and their opponents in Charlottesville, Virginia, would seem far removed from California.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13961-california-has-its-own-struggle-with-statues-and-plaques-and-a-revised-past)

   ##  [ Fear of Riding In LA](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13960-fear-of-riding-in-la "Fear of Riding In LA")

      Details    Matthew Hetz    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     September 07 2017       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2017/072g.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13960-fear-of-riding-in-la)

A LITTLE COMMON SENSE-*(E**ditor’s Note: This is the first of a series on Fear of Riding in LA**.)* It seems some, or maybe many, men and women are fearful of riding buses and trains. I find this quizzical and disturbing. I became a regular rider of Los Angeles mass transit in 1992, to do my part to reduce air pollution in the LA Region, the major environmental issue at the time. While I am always cautious, but I do not believe I am fearful.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13960-fear-of-riding-in-la)

   ##  [ Hertzberganary: The Second Edition](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13959-hertzberganary-the-second-edition "Hertzberganary: The Second Edition")

      Details    Paul Hatfield    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     September 07 2017       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2017/072h.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13959-hertzberganary-the-second-edition)

PERSPECTIVE-As I wrote in an [earlier article](https://phinvv.wordpress.com/2016/08/14/hertzbergary/), State Senator Bob Hertzberg is a master of the English language. According to his bio, as an undergraduate English major, he wrote a 400-page handbook titled *A Commonsense Approach to English*.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13959-hertzberganary-the-second-edition)

1. [ In California, Pro Football Is for Losers](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13958-in-california-pro-football-is-for-losers)
2. [ Lessons from Houston - Here in LA, Nature also Rules Supreme](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13956-lessons-from-houston-here-in-la-nature-also-rules-supreme)
3. [ Never Mind Irma, the Gulf Coast is Toast](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13955-never-mind-irma-the-gulf-coast-is-toast)
4. [ The Death of the Dream](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13952-the-death-of-the-dream)
5. [ The Delta Tunnels: It’s Crunch Time](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13951-the-delta-tunnels-it-s-crunch-time)
6. [ Top 7 Code Words for Gentrification in LA](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13950-top-7-code-words-for-gentrification-in-la)
7. [ LA in a Rearview Mirror—Why So Many People are on a Road Out of Town](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13943-la-in-a-rearview-mirror-why-so-many-people-are-on-a-road-out-of-town)
8. [ Animal Alert! La Tuna Fire Causes Evacuation of Hundreds of Animals and Still Burns!](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13942-animal-alert-la-tuna-fire-causes-evacuation-of-hundreds-of-animals-and-still-burns)
9. [ Buscaino Fights Windmills While Garcetti Grandstands](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13940-buscaino-fights-windmills-while-garcetti-grandstands)
10. [ Do We Really Have the Courage to Help Labor?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13938-do-we-really-have-the-courage-to-help-labor)
11. [ It’s Not Fake News: ‘Inactive List’ Voters Can Find Ways to Vote](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13937-it-s-not-fake-news-inactive-list-voters-can-find-ways-to-vote)
12. [ It’s Time to Fire DWP Ratepayer Advocate](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13936-it-s-time-to-fire-dwp-ratepayer-advocate)
13. [ LA Officials Reject Columbus but Grub Racist Cash](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13935-la-officials-reject-columbus-but-grub-racist-cash)
14. [ Labor Day Sparring: Trump vs California](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13934-labor-day-sparring-trump-vs-california)
15. [ What is Really Behind Those Vacant Stores at Westfield Topanga?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13930-what-is-really-behind-those-vacant-stores-at-westfield-topanga)
16. [ And, the Big Buck Beat Goes On: Developer Lobbyists Paying Off LA’s Politicians](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13927-and-the-big-buck-beat-goes-on-developer-lobbyists-paying-off-la-s-politicians)
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