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August 03 2026

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August 13 2026

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##  [ The California Apartment Association is MAGA ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28571:the-california-apartment-association-is-maga&catid=312)

HOUSING - To put it bluntly, the California Apartment Association is a merchant of death. The blood of all the people who live on California's streets and die prematurely is on its hands – and the hands of the MAGA corporate landlords that…

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## [Wake Up, Woke LA! When Police and Fire Say, “NO”, You Listen!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28555:wake-up-woke-l-a-when-the-police-and-fire-say-no-you-listen&catid=312)

ALPERN AT LARGE - Having lived through a few decades where the police and firefighters amongst us were respected, and critical thinking and a two-party system existed, it really is tough when so many of us no longer (know) which direction…

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