##  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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### [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

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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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### [Your Boss Owns Your Workday—Not Your Brain](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33199:your-boss-owns-your-workday-not-your-brain&catid=425)

August 13 2026

#  LOS ANGELES

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### Why, What’s the Difference

Written by Morris Pichon & Edwin Ramirez on June 06 2016.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11244:why-what-s-the-difference&catid=312)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/78/046t-78bc034b.png&src=images/stories/June-2016/046t.png&thumbnail=610,276,&hash=054b35ed) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11243:who-is-really-funded-by-the-developers-and-the-oil-companies&catid=312)Written by Dorothy Reik on June 06 2016. Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=312).

## [Who is Really Funded by the Developers and the Oil Companies?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11243:who-is-really-funded-by-the-developers-and-the-oil-companies&catid=312)

POWER POLITICS--California’s Senate District 27 comprises some of the most beautiful and valuable real estate in the country. From the beaches of Mal…

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Written by Amanda Reiman on June 06 2016.

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Written by Daniel Guss on June 06 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/37/046b-37b0f34c.png&src=images/stories/June-2016/046b.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=882a3a01) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11238:why-california-now-matters-so-much-to-bernie-sanders-and-the-entire-democratic-party&catid=312)### [Why California Now Matters So Much to Bernie Sanders and the Entire Democratic Party](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11238:why-california-now-matters-so-much-to-bernie-sanders-and-the-entire-democratic-party&catid=312)

Written by Steven Rosenfeld on June 06 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/08/046d-08e9bd12.png&src=images/stories/June-2016/046d.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=1cc1fc4e) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11236:viewpoint-california-governor-wants-end-run-coastal-protection-laws&catid=312)### [Viewpoint: California Governor Wants End Run Coastal Protection Laws](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11236:viewpoint-california-governor-wants-end-run-coastal-protection-laws&catid=312)

Written by Kyle Jones on June 06 2016.

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Written by Beth Cone Kramer on June 06 2016.

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Written by Fred Mariscal on June 06 2016.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on June 06 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/c2/046i-c20970ab.png&src=images/stories/June-2016/046i.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=dd242e70) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11232:it-s-not-a-business-it-s-our-water-and-power&catid=312)### [It’s NOT a Business! It’s Our Water and Power!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11232:it-s-not-a-business-it-s-our-water-and-power&catid=312)

Written by Julie Butcher on June 06 2016.

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Written by John Mirisch on June 06 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/03/046m-032190ce.png&src=images/stories/June-2016/046m.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=d3f3257e) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11228:calabasas-more-than-brush-fires-and-reality-stars&catid=312)### [Calabasas: More than Brush Fires and Reality Stars](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11228:calabasas-more-than-brush-fires-and-reality-stars&catid=312)

Written by Beth Cone Kramer on June 06 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/a8/046p-a82e5e64.png&src=images/stories/June-2016/046p.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=b755a9ba) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11227:billboard-violence-and-our-kids-when-will-la-s-sign-companies-get-the-message&catid=312)### [Billboard Violence and Our Kids: When will LA’s Sign Companies Get the Message?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11227:billboard-violence-and-our-kids-when-will-la-s-sign-companies-get-the-message&catid=312)

Written by Dennis Hathaway on June 06 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/b6/046r-b626fabe.png&src=images/stories/June-2016/046r.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=bbe1e404) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11226:hey-city-hall-take-a-hike-our-sidewalk-fix-is-not-settled&catid=312)### [Hey, City Hall! Take a Hike! Our Sidewalk ‘Fix’ is NOT Settled!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11226:hey-city-hall-take-a-hike-our-sidewalk-fix-is-not-settled&catid=312)

Written by Ken Alpern on June 06 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/29/045a-29eb4727.png&src=images/stories/June-2016/045a.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=0f1a0195) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11223:what-s-filling-your-mailbox-this-week&catid=312)### [What's Filling Your Mailbox This Week?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11223:what-s-filling-your-mailbox-this-week&catid=312)

Written by Bob Gelfand on June 02 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/74/045r-744ff79f.png&src=images/stories/June-2016/045r.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=be9bc842) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11222:a-tip-from-a-city-hall-vet-pay-attention-to-what-s-not-being-said&catid=312)### [A Tip from a City Hall Vet: Pay Attention to What’s Not Being Said](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11222:a-tip-from-a-city-hall-vet-pay-attention-to-what-s-not-being-said&catid=312)

Written by Dick Platkin on June 02 2016.

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Written by Joel Fox on June 02 2016.

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Written by Karen Wolfe on June 02 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/4a/045h-4a03c061.png&src=images/stories/June-2016/045h.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=4eef5a10) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11214:hoop-dreams-dashed-at-runyon-canyon-park&catid=312)### [Hoop Dreams Dashed At Runyon Canyon Park](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11214:hoop-dreams-dashed-at-runyon-canyon-park&catid=312)

Written by Tim Deegan on June 02 2016.

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Written by Casey Maddren on June 02 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/71/045i-712e6190.png&src=images/stories/June-2016/045i.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=ffc67a8e) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11212:hell-no-no-more-taxes-fees-or-bond-measures&catid=312)### [Hell No! No More Taxes, Fees or Bond Measures](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11212:hell-no-no-more-taxes-fees-or-bond-measures&catid=312)

Written by Dennis Zine on June 02 2016.

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