##  In the News

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### [When the Last-Minute Power Play Failed: Sacramento Finally Ran Out of Time](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33319:when-the-last-minute-power-play-failed-sacramento-finally-ran-out-of-time&catid=375)

September 10 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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### [Olympics: LA28’s Drip‑Drip‑Drip Tactics Leave Los Angeles Holding the Bag](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33314:olympics-la28s-drip-drip-drip-tactics-leave-los-angeles-holding-the-bag&catid=312)

September 07 2026

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### [$1 Billion Later, Congress Comes Knocking: Los Angeles’ Homelessness Machine Faces Its Day of Reckoning](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33321:1-billion-later-congress-comes-knocking-los-angeles-homelessness-machine-faces-its-day-of-reckoning&catid=396)

September 07 2026

#  LOS ANGELES

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### Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Rolls Out the Red Carpet to the Nation's Homeless

Written by Yuval Kremer on August 01 2024.

 ](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)

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## [Is it Safe to ride the Metro Transit System in Los Angeles County?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29301:is-it-safe-to-ride-the-metro-transit-system-in-los-angeles-county&catid=312)

RANTZ AND RAVEZ - I have ridden Metro’s Orange Line, Red Line, Blue Line, and the shuttle from Union Station to Dodger Stadium over the years. Every…

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 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6e/061g-6eb1e1ca.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29298:brazil-is-abandoning-monorail-los-angeles-metro-should-do-the-same&catid=312)### [Brazil Is Abandoning Monorail, Los Angeles Metro Should Do The Same](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29298:brazil-is-abandoning-monorail-los-angeles-metro-should-do-the-same&catid=312)

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.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/be/059j-beafd10e.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29254:despite-noble-intentions-californias-environmental-law-is-hurting-latinos&catid=312)### [Despite Noble Intentions, California’s Environmental Law Is Hurting Latinos](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29254:despite-noble-intentions-californias-environmental-law-is-hurting-latinos&catid=312)

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.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/46/058f-46270c35.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29230:summary-of-residential-permitting-in-the-city-of-los-angeles-in-q2-2024&catid=312)### [Summary of Residential Permitting in the City of Los Angeles in Q2 2024](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29230:summary-of-residential-permitting-in-the-city-of-los-angeles-in-q2-2024&catid=312)

Written by CityWatch on July 18 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/72/057e-72824650.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29222:sepulveda-pass-transit-metros-disdain-for-public-proven-by-unacceptable-answers-to-critical-questions&catid=312)### [Sepulveda Pass Transit: Metro's Disdain for Public Proven by Unacceptable Answers to Critical Questions](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29222:sepulveda-pass-transit-metros-disdain-for-public-proven-by-unacceptable-answers-to-critical-questions&catid=312)

Written by Bob Anderson on July 15 2024.

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Written by Tim Campbell on July 15 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/81/057j-81290ec5.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29214:las-decline-a-call-to-rebuild-and-reinvigorate-los-angeles&catid=312)### [LA’s Decline: A Call to Rebuild and Reinvigorate Los Angeles](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29214:las-decline-a-call-to-rebuild-and-reinvigorate-los-angeles&catid=312)

Written by Fred Rosen on July 15 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/1b/056d-1b1c4dd7.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29196:los-angeles-our-house-divided-will-not-stand&catid=312)### [Los Angeles, Our House Divided Will Not Stand](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29196:los-angeles-our-house-divided-will-not-stand&catid=312)

Written by Michael Weinstein on July 11 2024.

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Written by Tim Campbell on July 08 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ad/055a-ad482ece.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29186:no-end-in-sight-another-metro-transit-rider-shot-in-the-head-another-fatally-stabbed&catid=312)### [No End In Sight. Another Metro Transit Rider Shot in the Head, Another Fatally Stabbed](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29186:no-end-in-sight-another-metro-transit-rider-shot-in-the-head-another-fatally-stabbed&catid=312)

Written by Tim Deegan on July 08 2024.

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Written by CityWatch on July 08 2024.

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Written by Bob Anderson on July 08 2024.

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