##  In the News

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### [L.A. County Faces a Government Shake-Up](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33349:l-a-county-faces-a-government-shake-up&catid=312)

September 14 2026

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### [May Day/International Workers Day, a Major US Holiday Ignored By The Media](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33336:may-day-international-workers-day-a-major-us-holiday-ignored-by-the-media&catid=398)

September 10 2026

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### [Before We Ask God to Judge Us, the Jewish People Must Judge Ourselves](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33346:before-we-ask-god-to-judge-us-the-jewish-people-must-judge-ourselves&catid=375)

September 14 2026

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### [QUID PRO NO](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33338:quid-pro-no&catid=378)

September 10 2026

#  LOS ANGELES

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### Zuma Dogg Returns to LA Political Wars … Says the People Need a Voice

Written by David (Zuma Dogg) Salsberg on January 09 2017.

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## [Why Meryl Streep’s Golden Globe Speech Is So Important in the Trump Era](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12405:why-meryl-streep-s-golden-globe-speech-is-so-important-in-the-trump-era&catid=312)

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 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/24/503g-2462bee7.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12404:metro-goes-nascar-welcomes-corporate-sponsorships&catid=312)### [METRO Goes NASCAR … Welcomes Corporate Sponsorships](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12404:metro-goes-nascar-welcomes-corporate-sponsorships&catid=312)

Written by Tim Deegan on January 09 2017.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/28/503h-2837b45c.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12403:mayor-s-immigrant-defense-fund-diverts-attention-from-la-s-alarming-2017-hiring-mandates&catid=312)### [Mayor's Immigrant-Defense Fund Diverts Attention from LA’s Alarming 2017 Hiring Mandates](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12403:mayor-s-immigrant-defense-fund-diverts-attention-from-la-s-alarming-2017-hiring-mandates&catid=312)

Written by Phyllis M Daugherty on January 09 2017.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e4/503i-e44012f9.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12402:parker-center-will-likely-be-demolished-for-all-the-wrong-reasons&catid=312)### [Parker Center Will Likely Be Demolished -- for All the Wrong Reasons](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12402:parker-center-will-likely-be-demolished-for-all-the-wrong-reasons&catid=312)

Written by Adrian Scott Fine on January 09 2017.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/60/503m-603a18f4.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12400:neither-funding-nor-consensus-are-lacking-in-la-region-s-effort-to-create-a-modern-rail-transit-system&catid=312)### [Neither Funding Nor Consensus Are Lacking In LA Region's Effort to Create a Modern Rail Transit System](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12400:neither-funding-nor-consensus-are-lacking-in-la-region-s-effort-to-create-a-modern-rail-transit-system&catid=312)

Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on January 09 2017.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/1d/503n-1d6976a1.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12399:how-best-friends-animal-society-rips-off-la-with-city-hall-s-blessing&catid=312)### [How Best Friends Animal Society Rips Off LA … with City Hall’s Blessing](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12399:how-best-friends-animal-society-rips-off-la-with-city-hall-s-blessing&catid=312)

Written by Daniel Guss on January 09 2017.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fb/503o-fb4b81c0.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12398:grassroots-candidate-fed-up-with-i-ll-scratch-your-back-vote-trading-at-city-hall&catid=312)### [Grassroots Candidate Fed Up with ‘I’ll Scratch Your Back Vote Trading’ at City Hall](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12398:grassroots-candidate-fed-up-with-i-ll-scratch-your-back-vote-trading-at-city-hall&catid=312)

Written by Beth Cone Kramer on January 09 2017.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/33/503q-33902850.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12397:fighting-to-stop-evictions-of-seniors-in-westwood&catid=312)### [Fighting to Stop Evictions of Seniors in Westwood](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12397:fighting-to-stop-evictions-of-seniors-in-westwood&catid=312)

Written by Paul Koretz on January 09 2017.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/82/503t-82913b6b.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12396:exclusive-interview-with-erika-g-the-developers-pig&catid=312)### [Exclusive Interview with Erika G … the Developers’ Pig](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12396:exclusive-interview-with-erika-g-the-developers-pig&catid=312)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on January 09 2017.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ff/503w-ff330652.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12395:candidates-refusing-to-debate-the-unpardonable-sin-of-politics&catid=312)### [Candidates Refusing to Debate: The Unpardonable Sin of Politics](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12395:candidates-refusing-to-debate-the-unpardonable-sin-of-politics&catid=312)

Written by Eric Preven and Joshua Preven on January 09 2017.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0c/503x-0cdfc31e.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12393:california-as-alt-america&catid=312)### [California as Alt-America](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12393:california-as-alt-america&catid=312)

Written by Joel Kotkin on January 09 2017.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ee/502k-eeed9aa9.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12387:city-hall-flashback-they-ve-always-lied-about-affordable-housing&catid=312)### [City Hall Flashback: They’ve Always Lied about Affordable Housing!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12387:city-hall-flashback-they-ve-always-lied-about-affordable-housing&catid=312)

Written by Tony Butka on January 05 2017.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/8d/502r-8de93d09.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12382:california-s-racial-politics-harming-minorities&catid=312)### [California’s Racial Politics Harming Minorities](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12382:california-s-racial-politics-harming-minorities&catid=312)

Written by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox on January 05 2017.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/8c/502s-8c36d934.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12381:billions-of-spent-to-improve-la-s-freeways-wasted-still-crawl-at-snails-pace&catid=312)### [Billions of $$ Spent to Improve LA’s Freeways Wasted … Still Crawl at Snails Pace](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12381:billions-of-spent-to-improve-la-s-freeways-wasted-still-crawl-at-snails-pace&catid=312)

Written by Dennis P. Zine on January 05 2017.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2a/502a-2a420631.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12380:here-s-california-s-wondrous-yosemite-national-park-brought-to-you-by-mcdonald-s&catid=312)### [Here’s California’s Wondrous Yosemite National Park ... Brought to You By McDonald's?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12380:here-s-california-s-wondrous-yosemite-national-park-brought-to-you-by-mcdonald-s&catid=312)

Written by Jon Queally on January 05 2017.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/32/502d-32ab6992.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12377:scientific-theory-of-la-s-decline&catid=312)### [Scientific Theory of LA’s Decline](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12377:scientific-theory-of-la-s-decline&catid=312)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on January 05 2017.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/97/502e-97b54844.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12376:reforming-the-democratic-party-california-should-lead-the-way&catid=312)### [Reforming the Democratic Party: California Should Lead the Way](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12376:reforming-the-democratic-party-california-should-lead-the-way&catid=312)

Written by Bob Gelfand on January 05 2017.

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Written by Dick Platkin on January 05 2017.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/83/502h-83cbea51.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12373:measure-s-stands-for-stop-the-la-city-planning-politburo&catid=312)### [Measure ‘S’ Stands for ‘Stop’ … the LA City Planning Politburo!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12373:measure-s-stands-for-stop-the-la-city-planning-politburo&catid=312)

Written by Ken Alpern on January 05 2017.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bd/502i-bdabdf45.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12372:education-politics-california-becoming-nation-s-conscience-in-exile&catid=312)### [Education Politics: California Becoming Nation’s Conscience-In-Exile](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12372:education-politics-california-becoming-nation-s-conscience-in-exile&catid=312)

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