##  In the News

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### [Reminder to the Red States, Turnabout is Fair Play](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33212:reminder-to-the-red-states-turnabout-is-fair-play&catid=395)

August 17 2026

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### [Democrats Finally Tell Iowa and New Hampshire: You Don’t Go First Anymore](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33229:democrats-finally-tell-iowa-and-new-hampshire-you-dont-go-first-anymore&catid=395)

August 20 2026

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### [California’s Empty Classrooms Are a Warning Sacramento Can’t Ignore](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33213:californias-empty-classrooms-are-a-warning-sacramento-cant-ignore&catid=378)

August 17 2026

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### [A Prisoner, A Peacemaker, and Israel’s Defining Choice](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33231:a-prisoner-a-peacemaker-and-israels-defining-choice&catid=375)

August 20 2026

#  LOS ANGELES

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### Who Mangled Part of LA’s Urban Forest, Los Angeles Bureau Of Street Services or LAX/LAWA?

Written by Matthew Hetz on August 08 2024.

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## [Sun Safety Essentials to Make the Most of the Los Angeles Summer](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29346:sun-safety-essentials-to-make-the-most-of-the-los-angeles-summer&catid=312)

HEALTH - Summer is highly anticipated in Los Angeles, especially with the wide range of beach and outdoor activities residents and tourists alike can…

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Written by Yuval Kremer on August 05 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c4/063g-c4c41384.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29339:hey-la-city-county-electeds-if-homelessness-was-an-olympic-category-wed-win&catid=312)### [Hey, LA CIty/County Electeds: If Homelessness Was an Olympic Category, We’d Win!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29339:hey-la-city-county-electeds-if-homelessness-was-an-olympic-category-wed-win&catid=312)

Written by Ken Alpern on August 05 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/18/063j-180a5480.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29336:a-tale-of-two-systems-boeings-failures-reflect-las-homelessness-crisis&catid=312)### [A Tale of Two Systems: Boeing’s Failures Reflect LA’s Homelessness Crisis](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29336:a-tale-of-two-systems-boeings-failures-reflect-las-homelessness-crisis&catid=312)

Written by Tim Campbell on August 05 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/13/063k-132a6d44.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29335:los-angeles-is-ungovernable-flee&catid=312)### [Los Angeles is Ungovernable - Flee!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29335:los-angeles-is-ungovernable-flee&catid=312)

Written by Eliot Cohen on August 05 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0e/063f-0e0f90ed.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29331:from-santa-monica-to-the-field-a-look-inside-the-los-angeles-premier-league&catid=312)### [From Santa Monica to the Field: A Look Inside The Los Angeles Premier League](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29331:from-santa-monica-to-the-field-a-look-inside-the-los-angeles-premier-league&catid=312)

Written by CityWatch on August 05 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/5f/062q-5f765e94.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29326:los-angeles-mayor-karen-bass-rolls-out-the-red-carpet-to-the-nations-homeless&catid=312)### [Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Rolls Out the Red Carpet to the Nation's Homeless](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29326:los-angeles-mayor-karen-bass-rolls-out-the-red-carpet-to-the-nations-homeless&catid=312)

Written by Yuval Kremer on August 01 2024.

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Written by Dennis P. Zine on July 29 2024.

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Written by Matthew Hetz on July 29 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/59/061e-5937c17f.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29294:when-is-homelessness-funding-enough&catid=312)### [When is Homelessness Funding Enough?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29294:when-is-homelessness-funding-enough&catid=312)

Written by Tim Campbell on July 29 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fc/060o-fc25d8f1.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29280:karla-griego-is-the-best-choice-for-the-lausd-district-5-runoff&catid=312)### [Karla Griego Is the Best Choice for the LAUSD District 5 Runoff ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29280:karla-griego-is-the-best-choice-for-the-lausd-district-5-runoff&catid=312)

Written by Tony Butka on July 25 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2c/060e-2ce8151d.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29277:blackstone-finances-campaigns-to-kill-rent-control-and-stop-aids-healthcare-foundation&catid=312)### [Blackstone Finances Campaigns to Kill Rent Control and Stop AIDS Healthcare Foundation](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29277:blackstone-finances-campaigns-to-kill-rent-control-and-stop-aids-healthcare-foundation&catid=312)

Written by Patrick Range McDonald on July 25 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/3e/059u1-3e2201ce.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29262:la-city-council-hates-your-car-and-your-mobility&catid=312)### [LA City Council Hates Your Car and Your Mobility](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29262:la-city-council-hates-your-car-and-your-mobility&catid=312)

Written by Eliot Cohen on July 22 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e6/059m-e6ef95db.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29257:la-city-council-considers-paying-former-idf-soldiers-to-patrol-its-streets&catid=312)### [LA City Council Considers Paying Former IDF Soldiers to Patrol Its Streets](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29257:la-city-council-considers-paying-former-idf-soldiers-to-patrol-its-streets&catid=312)

Written by Jonah Valdez on July 22 2024.

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Written by Jennifer Hernandez, Soledad Ursúa on July 22 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/67/059h-67d4fcc4.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29251:unpacking-las-housing-crisis-mismanagement-and-unfulfilled-promises-leave-thousands-homeless&catid=312)### [Unpacking LA's Housing Crisis: Mismanagement and Unfulfilled Promises Leave Thousands Homeless](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29251:unpacking-las-housing-crisis-mismanagement-and-unfulfilled-promises-leave-thousands-homeless&catid=312)

Written by Tim Campbell on July 22 2024.

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Written by CityWatch on July 18 2024.

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Written by Bob Anderson on July 15 2024.

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Written by Tim Campbell on July 15 2024.

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