##  In the News

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### [They Said It Made No Sense. Then They Voted Yes.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33278:they-said-it-made-no-sense-then-they-voted-yes&catid=327)

August 31 2026

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### [Trump World. From Assassination Abroad to Chaos at Home](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33277:trump-world-from-assassination-abroad-to-chaos-at-home&catid=395)

August 31 2026

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### [Follow the Money: How Does a $3,662 Apartment Become “Affordable Housing”?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33300:follow-the-money-how-does-a-3-662-apartment-become-affordable-housing&catid=312)

September 03 2026

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### [Newsom’s Next Immigration Gamble: Defy Federal Law And Dare Washington To Fight Back](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33283:newsoms-next-immigration-gamble-defy-federal-law-and-dare-washington-to-fight-back&catid=375)

August 31 2026

#  LOS ANGELES

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### California’s Addiction Rehab System Desperately Needs a Fix

Written by Beth Cone Kramer on June 20 2016.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11315:california-s-addiction-rehab-system-desperately-needs-a-fix&catid=312)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/55/050s-5527210a.png&src=images/stories/June-2016/050s.png&thumbnail=610,294,&hash=d7bbc80c) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11313:bulletin-california-has-not-passed-a-budget&catid=312)Written by Joe Mathews on June 20 2016. Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=312).

## [Bulletin: California has NOT Passed a Budget](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11313:bulletin-california-has-not-passed-a-budget&catid=312)

 CONNECTING CALIFORNIA--The California media keeps getting it wrong. The state legislature hasn’t passed a budget. And the governor hasn’t made it…

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Written by Ken Alpern on June 16 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f0/049b-f0fe112e.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11307:warning-four-neighborhood-altering-planning-ordinances-that-could-kill-our-quality-of-life&catid=312)### [Warning: Four Neighborhood-Altering Planning Ordinances that Could Kill Our Quality of Life!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11307:warning-four-neighborhood-altering-planning-ordinances-that-could-kill-our-quality-of-life&catid=312)

Written by Tony Butka on June 16 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fa/049c-fa020872.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11306:toastmaster-scores-better-when-subject-is-politics-or-homelessness&catid=312)### [Toastmaster Scores Better when Subject is Politics or … Homelessness](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11306:toastmaster-scores-better-when-subject-is-politics-or-homelessness&catid=312)

Written by Connie Acosta on June 16 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/59/049f-59a775a3.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11304:state-of-emergency-la-supervisors-pressing-governor-to-unlock-emergency-homeless-funds&catid=312)### [State of Emergency: LA Supervisors Pressing Governor to Unlock Emergency Homeless Funds](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11304:state-of-emergency-la-supervisors-pressing-governor-to-unlock-emergency-homeless-funds&catid=312)

Written by Tim Deegan on June 16 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4d/049g-4d057778.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11303:shocker-get-ready-for-a-very-different-venice&catid=312)### [Shocker: Get Ready for a Very Different Venice!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11303:shocker-get-ready-for-a-very-different-venice&catid=312)

Written by Elaine Spierer and Marian Crostic on June 16 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ce/049h-cec37c7f.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11302:scam-alert-how-la-taxpayers-will-get-stuck-bailing-out-wall-street&catid=312)### [Scam Alert! How LA Taxpayers Will Get Stuck Bailing Out Wall Street!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11302:scam-alert-how-la-taxpayers-will-get-stuck-bailing-out-wall-street&catid=312)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on June 16 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0f/049i-0f8dfaa3.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11301:saving-pacifica-radio-an-insider-s-view&catid=312)### [Saving Pacifica Radio - An Insider’s View](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11301:saving-pacifica-radio-an-insider-s-view&catid=312)

Written by Grace Aaron on June 16 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/71/049j-71a8e71a.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11300:orlando-and-the-massacre-of-innocents-a-cop-s-reflections&catid=312)### [Orlando and the Massacre of Innocents: A Cop’s Reflections](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11300:orlando-and-the-massacre-of-innocents-a-cop-s-reflections&catid=312)

Written by Dennis Zine on June 16 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2f/049m-2f456ef2.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11298:hotel-development-on-steroids-la-city-planning-mia&catid=312)### [Hotel Development on Steroids: LA City Planning MIA](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11298:hotel-development-on-steroids-la-city-planning-mia&catid=312)

Written by Casey Maddren on June 16 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/8e/049n-8e32cf06.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11297:historical-footnote-for-the-governor-and-the-mayor-s-amazing-money-machine&catid=312)### [Historical Footnote for the Governor and the Mayor’s Amazing Money Machine](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11297:historical-footnote-for-the-governor-and-the-mayor-s-amazing-money-machine&catid=312)

Written by Dick Platkin on June 16 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7c/049r-7c1f498d.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11294:county-supes-create-financial-safety-net-for-millions-of-low-income-and-struggling-angelenos&catid=312)### [County Supes Create Financial Safety Net for Millions of Low Income and Struggling Angelenos](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11294:county-supes-create-financial-safety-net-for-millions-of-low-income-and-struggling-angelenos&catid=312)

Written by Sheila Kuehl on June 16 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ff/049t-ffebfdf9.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11292:california-primary-a-turnaround-for-voter-turnout&catid=312)### [California Primary: A Turnaround for Voter Turnout?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11292:california-primary-a-turnaround-for-voter-turnout&catid=312)

Written by Eric McGhee on June 16 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/84/048g-84cd4322.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11283:new-citywatch-poll-orlando-who-do-you-blame&catid=312)### [New CityWatch Poll: Orlando … Who Do You Blame?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11283:new-citywatch-poll-orlando-who-do-you-blame&catid=312)

Written by CityWatch on June 13 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/07/048h-07c741db.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11282:memo-to-dems-don-t-take-latino-vote-for-granted&catid=312)### [Memo to Dems: Don’t Take Latino Vote for Granted](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11282:memo-to-dems-don-t-take-latino-vote-for-granted&catid=312)

Written by Fred Mariscal on June 13 2016.

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Written by Joel Fox on June 13 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/42/048k-42fb212f.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11279:la-s-neighborhood-councils-whatever-happened-to-the-truth&catid=312)### [LA’s Neighborhood Councils: Whatever Happened to the Truth?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11279:la-s-neighborhood-councils-whatever-happened-to-the-truth&catid=312)

Written by Debra Hunter on June 13 2016.

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Written by Beth Cone Kramer on June 13 2016.

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