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Written by Dorothy Reik on June 06 2016. ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/11243-who-is-really-funded-by-the-developers-and-the-oil-companies) [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/07/046u-07236905.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/11242-it-s-ok-to-smoke-or-sell-pot-in-la-as-long-as-you-re-not-black-or-brown)Written by Amanda Reiman on June 06 2016. Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles). ## [It’s OK to Smoke or Sell Pot in LA … as Long as You’re Not Black or Brown](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/11242-it-s-ok-to-smoke-or-sell-pot-in-la-as-long-as-you-re-not-black-or-brown) POT POLITICS--Hakeem Brown is unique. In the state of California, where black owned cannabis businesses are rare, Hakeem Brown owned and managed a li… --- [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f5/046a-f5f1be03.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/11239-coffee-and-odd-excuses-with-council-president-wesson)### [Coffee … and Odd Excuses … with Council President Wesson](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/11239-coffee-and-odd-excuses-with-council-president-wesson) Written by Daniel Guss on June 06 2016. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/59/046b-594d216a.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/11238-why-california-now-matters-so-much-to-bernie-sanders-and-the-entire-democratic-party)### [Why California Now Matters So Much to Bernie Sanders and the Entire Democratic Party](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/11238-why-california-now-matters-so-much-to-bernie-sanders-and-the-entire-democratic-party) Written by Steven Rosenfeld on June 06 2016. 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[ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/42/046i-426bf3ce.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/11232-it-s-not-a-business-it-s-our-water-and-power)### [It’s NOT a Business! It’s Our Water and Power!](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/11232-it-s-not-a-business-it-s-our-water-and-power) Written by Julie Butcher on June 06 2016. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/08/046j-08bc4193.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/11231-hypocrisy-thy-name-is-hilton)### [Hypocrisy, Thy Name is ‘Hilton’](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/11231-hypocrisy-thy-name-is-hilton) Written by John Mirisch on June 06 2016. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d9/046m-d972ebbf.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/11228-calabasas-more-than-brush-fires-and-reality-stars)### [Calabasas: More than Brush Fires and Reality Stars](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/11228-calabasas-more-than-brush-fires-and-reality-stars) Written by Beth Cone Kramer on June 06 2016. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4f/046p-4f12c54d.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/11227-billboard-violence-and-our-kids-when-will-la-s-sign-companies-get-the-message)### [Billboard Violence and Our Kids: When will LA’s Sign Companies Get the Message?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/11227-billboard-violence-and-our-kids-when-will-la-s-sign-companies-get-the-message) Written by Dennis Hathaway on June 06 2016. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/29/046r-29c0c9a8.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/11226-hey-city-hall-take-a-hike-our-sidewalk-fix-is-not-settled)### [Hey, City Hall! Take a Hike! Our Sidewalk ‘Fix’ is NOT Settled!](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/11226-hey-city-hall-take-a-hike-our-sidewalk-fix-is-not-settled) Written by Ken Alpern on June 06 2016. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b8/045a-b89d74c6.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/11223-what-s-filling-your-mailbox-this-week)### [What's Filling Your Mailbox This Week?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/11223-what-s-filling-your-mailbox-this-week) Written by Bob Gelfand on June 02 2016. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/af/045r-af1e95fd.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/11222-a-tip-from-a-city-hall-vet-pay-attention-to-what-s-not-being-said)### [A Tip from a City Hall Vet: Pay Attention to What’s Not Being Said](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/11222-a-tip-from-a-city-hall-vet-pay-attention-to-what-s-not-being-said) Written by Dick Platkin on June 02 2016. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ea/045d-ead73335.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/11218-spending-the-marijuana-tax)### [Spending the Marijuana Tax](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/11218-spending-the-marijuana-tax) Written by Joel Fox on June 02 2016. 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