## In the News [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b1/062a-b1f8f08b.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33163:4-4-billion-later-inside-the-broken-machinery-of-los-angeles-homelessness-system&catid=312) ### [ $4.4 Billion Later: Inside the Broken Machinery of Los Angeles’ Homelessness System](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33163:4-4-billion-later-inside-the-broken-machinery-of-los-angeles-homelessness-system&catid=312) August 06 2026 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ae/064h-ae29651b.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29355:remembering-ken-draper-citywatch-and-transparency-are-his-legacy&catid=12) ### [Remembering Ken Draper: CityWatch and Transparency Are his Legacy](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29355:remembering-ken-draper-citywatch-and-transparency-are-his-legacy&catid=12) August 07 2025 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/9b/061a-9b0a2dba.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33148:brace-yourself-for-a-worse-housing-crisis&catid=398) ### [Brace Yourself For A Worse Housing Crisis](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33148:brace-yourself-for-a-worse-housing-crisis&catid=398) August 03 2026 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/8e/063g-8e92d8f0.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33173:netanyahus-challengers-are-selling-the-same-poison&catid=332) ### [Netanyahu’s Challengers Are Selling The Same Poison](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33173:netanyahus-challengers-are-selling-the-same-poison&catid=332) August 10 2026 --- [![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/fe/058j-fe27863c.png&src=images/stories/July-2016/058j.png&thumbnail=1300,500,&hash=18c15303)](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11481:la-prosecutor-fake-businesses-and-why-it-matters&catid=312) LOS ANGELES ## [ LA Prosecutor, Fake Businesses … and, Why It Matters ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11481:la-prosecutor-fake-businesses-and-why-it-matters&catid=312) THE GUSS REPORT-Hugo Rossitter, a veteran Los Angeles Deputy City Attorney, is not to be trusted … or so it would seem if you listen to … Hugo Rossitter. Or, consider his dubious documents and websites. A simple inquiry about inconsisten… ### More Coverage - [Developer vs. Residents Battle Turns to War](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11478:developer-vs-residents-battle-turns-to-war&catid=312) - [City Destroys Homes of the Poor to Fatten METRO’s Bottom Line](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11477:city-destroys-homes-of-the-poor-to-fatten-metro-s-bottom-line&catid=312) - [Church and Big Business Noticeably Absent from Homeless Solutions](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11476:church-and-big-business-noticeably-absent-from-homeless-solutions&catid=312) [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/22/058l-22bd671e.png&src=images/stories/July-2016/058l.png&thumbnail=610,340,&hash=c05caea9) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11479:dwp-reform-a-rose-by-any-other-name&catid=312)LOS ANGELES ## [DWP Reform: ‘A Rose by Any Other Name’](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11479:dwp-reform-a-rose-by-any-other-name&catid=312) RATEPAYERS BEWARE-DWP Charter Reform will be on the November 8th ballot. Voters will do themselves a favor by viewing this initiative with a healthy dose of skepticism. As Shakespeare reminds us, “a rose by any other name….” Just so happen… --- [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/81/058m-81725721.png&src=images/stories/July-2016/058m.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=c0aaf6cf) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11478:developer-vs-residents-battle-turns-to-war&catid=312)### [Developer vs. Residents Battle Turns to War](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11478:developer-vs-residents-battle-turns-to-war&catid=312) THIS IS WHAT I KNOW--If you’ve ever taken Las Virgenes Road to the beach, you’ve probably noticed the golden hills of the California landsc… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/25/058n-25018428.png&src=images/stories/July-2016/058n.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=971cd880) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11477:city-destroys-homes-of-the-poor-to-fatten-metro-s-bottom-line&catid=312)### [City Destroys Homes of the Poor to Fatten METRO’s Bottom Line](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11477:city-destroys-homes-of-the-poor-to-fatten-metro-s-bottom-line&catid=312) DANCE OF DENSITY-We have heard that one reason the Garcetti Administration has been demolishing the homes of poor people is to construct mo… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/0d/058o-0defb842.png&src=images/stories/July-2016/058o.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=25361f63) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11476:church-and-big-business-noticeably-absent-from-homeless-solutions&catid=312)### [Church and Big Business Noticeably Absent from Homeless Solutions](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11476:church-and-big-business-noticeably-absent-from-homeless-solutions&catid=312) DEEGAN ON LA-There’s been no shortage of ideas, proposals, concepts, wishes and dreams for how to provide housing for our city’s homeless p… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/ea/058p-eaf45757.png&src=images/stories/July-2016/058p.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=408a0f33) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11475:california-power-and-influence-mia-at-gop-convention&catid=312)### [California Power and Influence MIA at GOP Convention](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11475:california-power-and-influence-mia-at-gop-convention&catid=312) POLITICS--There is one place that the influence and power of California–the home of the sixth largest economy in the world, cultural icons… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/fc/058q-fcab5af7.png&src=images/stories/July-2016/058q.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=337fbf05) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11474:beverly-hills-developer-is-trump-s-biggest-donor-well-after-trump&catid=312)### [Beverly Hills Developer Is Trump's Biggest Donor (Well, After Trump)](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11474:beverly-hills-developer-is-trump-s-biggest-donor-well-after-trump&catid=312) POLITICS--As if there weren't enough reasons for people to hate on notorious L.A. developer Geoff Palmer (photo above), who's brought the c… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/9a/058s-9a186b51.png&src=images/stories/July-2016/058s.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=e624c33e) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11473:baca-s-punishment-should-match-the-level-of-responsibility&catid=312)### [Baca’s Punishment Should Match the Level of Responsibility ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11473:baca-s-punishment-should-match-the-level-of-responsibility&catid=312) GUEST COMMENTARY—(George Hofstetter’s column was written prior to former Sheriff Baca’s Monday appearance before Judge Percy Anderson … and… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/d0/058t-d04123e5.png&src=images/stories/July-2016/058t.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=9fa1c7c0) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11472:hispanics-least-prepared-for-a-major-disaster-in-la&catid=312)### [Hispanics Least Prepared For a Major Disaster In LA](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11472:hispanics-least-prepared-for-a-major-disaster-in-la&catid=312) LATINO PERSPECTIVE--In Los Angeles County the question is not whether a major disaster will happen, but when. Experts expect an earthquake… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/52/057a-52e42403.png&src=images/stories/July-2016/057a.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=c3d969c6) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11467:watts-why-i-don-t-care-about-my-neighborhood-s-bad-reputation&catid=312)### [Watts: Why I Don’t Care About My Neighborhood’s Bad Reputation](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11467:watts-why-i-don-t-care-about-my-neighborhood-s-bad-reputation&catid=312) VOICES FROM THE SQUARE--Is there really something wrong with Watts? Or have we just taught ourselves to think that way? I grew up in Watts… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/85/057c-85dd2415.png&src=images/stories/July-2016/057c.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=3da93965) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11466:vote-early-and-often-for-la-metro&catid=312)### [Vote Early and Often for LA Metro](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11466:vote-early-and-often-for-la-metro&catid=312) TRANSIT TALK-I’m home again, for a few minutes at least. Hey, cut me some slack; have you ever heard of snow and ice? It’s summer and to fu… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/bc/057d-bcd66ce0.png&src=images/stories/July-2016/057d.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=a14910eb) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11465:the-american-death-ritual-la-style&catid=312)### [The American Death Ritual, LA Style](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11465:the-american-death-ritual-la-style&catid=312) THE CITY-All cultures have death rituals. America’s is familiar to all. We are shocked when people are killed. Yes, shocked! It hasn’t happ… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/aa/057e-aa832ef5.png&src=images/stories/July-2016/057e.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=a79dfb29) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11464:show-me-the-money-who-s-behind-california-s-17-ballot-initiatives&catid=312)### [Show Me the Money! Who’s Behind California’s 17 Ballot Initiatives](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11464:show-me-the-money-who-s-behind-california-s-17-ballot-initiatives&catid=312) EXPOSED—Want to know who has the most to gain/lose in politics? Follow the money. MapLight has done that for us on California’s ballot meas… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/71/057g-71245567.png&src=images/stories/July-2016/057g.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=d4c76f96) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11463:sanchez-has-uphill-climb-for-senate-even-after-encouraging-poll-endorsements&catid=312)### [Sanchez has Uphill Climb for Senate Even after Encouraging Poll, Endorsements](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11463:sanchez-has-uphill-climb-for-senate-even-after-encouraging-poll-endorsements&catid=312) CALWATCHDOG--New polling and a surprise endorsement light up Loretta Sanchez’s quest for the U.S. Senate — but both also illustrate the cha… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/8f/057h-8ff8ba97.png&src=images/stories/July-2016/057h.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=c0d67cc1) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11462:one-more-last-stand-against-mansionization-in-los-angeles&catid=312)### [One More ‘Last Stand’ against Mansionization in Los Angeles!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11462:one-more-last-stand-against-mansionization-in-los-angeles&catid=312) PLATKIN ON PLANNING-The City Planning Commission hearing on amendments to the two citywide mansionization ordinances – the Baseline Mansion… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/a8/057i-a83e4a83.png&src=images/stories/July-2016/057i.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=fdb90b02) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11461:nominating-conventions-ready-to-open-california-still-trying-to-clean-up-its-june-election-mess&catid=312)### [Nominating Conventions Ready to Open … California Still Trying to Clean Up Its June Election Mess](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11461:nominating-conventions-ready-to-open-california-still-trying-to-clean-up-its-june-election-mess&catid=312) THIS IS WHAT I KNOW-Just days before the delegates arrive in Cleveland for the GOP convention and less than two weeks before the Democrats… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/84/057j-84c29320.png&src=images/stories/July-2016/057j.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=80f3c499) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11460:message-is-simple-no-to-taxes-yes-to-your-police-officers&catid=312)### [Message is Simple: ‘No’ to Taxes, Yes to Your Police Officers](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11460:message-is-simple-no-to-taxes-yes-to-your-police-officers&catid=312) JUST THE FACTS--I have been ranting and raving about the deteriorating conditions of our once proud City of Los Angeles neighborhoods for a… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/5f/057k-5f6bf998.png&src=images/stories/July-2016/057k.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=8b6d200d) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11459:let-s-get-real-coyotes-are-the-new-urban-terrorist&catid=312)### [Let’s Get Real, Coyotes are the New Urban Terrorist!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11459:let-s-get-real-coyotes-are-the-new-urban-terrorist&catid=312) CO-EXISTENCE ALERT--I have 56 years’ experience with coyotes first hand. I am a college-educated, retired USDA Wildlife Specialist. I have… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/2c/057n-2c23f28b.png&src=images/stories/July-2016/057n.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=a6213698) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11456:does-refilling-the-silver-lake-reservoir-make-sense&catid=312)### [Does Refilling the Silver Lake Reservoir Make Sense?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11456:does-refilling-the-silver-lake-reservoir-make-sense&catid=312) EDITOR’S PICK--In Los Angeles, resistance to change at the neighborhood level has never been at more of a fever pitch than it is today. We… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/e0/057o-e0ecc972.png&src=images/stories/July-2016/057o.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=bc698ec7) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11455:developer-s-hired-guns-put-124-046-into-seven-la-politicians-pockets-in-first-quarter-of-2016&catid=312)### [Developer’s Hired Guns Put $124,046 into Seven LA Politicians Pockets in First Quarter of 2016](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11455:developer-s-hired-guns-put-124-046-into-seven-la-politicians-pockets-in-first-quarter-of-2016&catid=312) VOX POP--Powerful City Hall lobbyists, who are popular hired guns among developers, raised a whopping $124,046 in the first quarter of 2016… [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/6b/057q-6bc552e4.png&src=images/stories/July-2016/057q.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=0a73ea63) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11453:city-s-brilliant-strategy-to-gain-support-for-november-tax-initiatives-attack-the-taxpayers&catid=312)### [City’s ‘Brilliant’ Strategy to Gain Support for November Tax Initiatives: Attack the Taxpayers!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11453:city-s-brilliant-strategy-to-gain-support-for-november-tax-initiatives-attack-the-taxpayers&catid=312) TAX TSUNAMI--The overburdening of taxpayers in the City of the Angels is a very, very real thing--except, of course, to the privileged, the… [![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/ME%20DENTAL%20SPA/me%20dental%202026%20final.jpg)](http://medentalspa.com/) ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/banners/signup-for-cw.png) ## Get The News In Your Email Inbox Mondays & Thursdays Last Name [ ![LA DWP #2 (Pay Your Bill Help)](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/LADWP/dwp%20level%20pay%205-7-25.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/banners/click/82 "LA DWP #2 (Pay Your Bill Help)") [ ![Home - HHR Rent is too High - SB-2](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/HHR/AHF-rent-too-high.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/banners/click/104 "Home - HHR Rent is too High - SB-2") ---