##  In the News

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### [When the Last-Minute Power Play Failed: Sacramento Finally Ran Out of Time](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33319:when-the-last-minute-power-play-failed-sacramento-finally-ran-out-of-time&catid=375)

September 10 2026

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### [May Day/International Workers Day, a Major US Holiday Ignored By The Media](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33336:may-day-international-workers-day-a-major-us-holiday-ignored-by-the-media&catid=398)

September 10 2026

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### [Olympics: LA28’s Drip‑Drip‑Drip Tactics Leave Los Angeles Holding the Bag](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33314:olympics-la28s-drip-drip-drip-tactics-leave-los-angeles-holding-the-bag&catid=312)

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### [QUID PRO NO](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33338:quid-pro-no&catid=378)

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#  LOS ANGELES

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### K-Town Leaders See Ballot Plan as a Way to Protect Their Community

Written by John Schwada on March 03 2016.

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  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2016/019n.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10650:fixing-infrastructure-like-dentist-appointment-don-t-like-it-but-can-t-put-it-off&catid=312)Written by Donald Cohen on March 03 2016. Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=312).

## [Fixing Infrastructure Like Dentist Appointment … Don’t Like It, but Can’t Put It Off](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10650:fixing-infrastructure-like-dentist-appointment-don-t-like-it-but-can-t-put-it-off&catid=312)

 We didn’t need the tragedy in Flint, Michigan, to prove that the foundation of our society -- our water systems, schools, transit, highways and br…

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 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/de/019r-deb14128.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10648:connecting-california-s-climate-change-fight-to-affordable-housing&catid=312)### [Connecting California’s Climate Change Fight to Affordable Housing](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10648:connecting-california-s-climate-change-fight-to-affordable-housing&catid=312)

Written by Jen Kinney on March 03 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ff/019q-ff2ce162.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10647:disturbing-uptick-lapd-shooting-the-mentally-ill&catid=312)### [Disturbing Uptick: LAPD Shooting the Mentally Ill](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10647:disturbing-uptick-lapd-shooting-the-mentally-ill&catid=312)

Written by Beth Cone Kramer on March 03 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b5/09s-b5f2d604.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10646:case-in-point-bike-racks-save-space&catid=312)### [Case in Point: Bike Racks Save Space](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10646:case-in-point-bike-racks-save-space&catid=312)

Written by Richard Risemberg on March 03 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d5/019u-d501dd07.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10644:california-political-parties-rip&catid=312)### [California Political Parties: RIP](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10644:california-political-parties-rip&catid=312)

Written by Mike Madrid on March 03 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/75/018f-75aab87f.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10631:the-hills-are-alive-with-wildlife-let-s-not-wipe-them-out&catid=312)### [The Hills are Alive with … Wildlife - Let’s Not Wipe Them Out!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10631:the-hills-are-alive-with-wildlife-let-s-not-wipe-them-out&catid=312)

Written by Tim Deegan on February 29 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/1c/018k-1c18036d.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10627:oscars-the-academy-hung-a-lantern-on-it&catid=312)### [Oscars: The Academy Hung a Lantern On It](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10627:oscars-the-academy-hung-a-lantern-on-it&catid=312)

Written by Bob Gelfand on February 29 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/83/018n-83885167.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10626:monster-porter-ranch-gas-leak-a-monster-largest-in-us-history&catid=312)### [Monster Porter Ranch Gas Leak a Monster: Largest in US History!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10626:monster-porter-ranch-gas-leak-a-monster-largest-in-us-history&catid=312)

Written by Deirdre Fulton on February 29 2016.

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Written by Beth Cone Kramer on February 29 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/47/018p-479f78c7.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10624:la-s-animal-services-chief-thinks-800-000-feral-cat-study-is-a-budget-priority&catid=312)### [LA’s Animal Services Chief Thinks $800,000 Feral Cat Study is a ‘Budget Priority’](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10624:la-s-animal-services-chief-thinks-800-000-feral-cat-study-is-a-budget-priority&catid=312)

Written by Phyllis M. Daugherty on February 29 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7b/018q-7b293d03.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10623:la-transit-verdict-is-in-absolutely-making-progress&catid=312)### [LA Transit Verdict is In: ‘Absolutely Making Progress’](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10623:la-transit-verdict-is-in-absolutely-making-progress&catid=312)

Written by Ken Alpern on February 29 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/cb/018r-cb3993aa.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10622:joe-the-plumber-and-the-new-virtual-education&catid=312)### [Joe the Plumber and the New Virtual Education](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10622:joe-the-plumber-and-the-new-virtual-education&catid=312)

Written by Karen Wolfe on February 29 2016.

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Written by Fred Mariscal on February 29 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/66/018u-66b3f748.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10619:clear-channel-s-rogue-billboards-skirt-la-s-code-of-principles&catid=312)### [Clear Channel’s Rogue Billboards Skirt LA’s ‘Code of Principles’](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10619:clear-channel-s-rogue-billboards-skirt-la-s-code-of-principles&catid=312)

Written by Dennis Hathaway on February 29 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/85/018w-85092ddc.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10618:la-just-took-a-record-7-6-billion-equity-hit-and-no-one-bothered-to-mention-it&catid=312)### [LA Just Took a Record $7.6 Billion Equity Hit … and No One Bothered to Mention It](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10618:la-just-took-a-record-7-6-billion-equity-hit-and-no-one-bothered-to-mention-it&catid=312)

Written by Paul Hatfield on February 29 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f4/017w-f440636d.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10609:is-la-losing-mass-transit-riders-or-are-we-messing-with-the-numbers&catid=312)### [Is LA Losing Mass Transit Riders or are We Messing with the Numbers?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10609:is-la-losing-mass-transit-riders-or-are-we-messing-with-the-numbers&catid=312)

Written by Matthew Hetz on February 25 2016.

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Written by Jennifer Pullen on February 25 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c9/017c-c980d4b8.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10606:ucla-or-usc-where-are-you-better-protected-against-an-active-shooter&catid=312)### [UCLA or USC? Where are You Better Protected Against An Active Shooter?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10606:ucla-or-usc-where-are-you-better-protected-against-an-active-shooter&catid=312)

Written by Dennis P. Zine on February 25 2016.

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