##  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 07 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=378)

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

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### [As California Debated Sharing Data On Drivers, Homeland Security Subpoenaed 17 Million Records](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33308:as-california-debated-sharing-data-on-drivers-homeland-security-subpoenaed-17-million-records&catid=425)

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#  LOS ANGELES

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### In Memory of the Dogs and Cats Dying on LA’s Streets Every Day … and What You Can Do

Written by Paul Darrigo on January 14 2016.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10264:in-memory-of-the-dogs-and-cats-dying-on-la-s-streets-every-day-and-what-you-can-do&catid=312)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2016/1405g.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10261:latest-outdoor-ad-scourge-illegal-signs-on-plywood-construction-walls&catid=312)Written by Dennis Hathaway on January 14 2016. Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=312).

## [Latest Outdoor Ad Scourge: Illegal Signs on Plywood Construction Walls](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10261:latest-outdoor-ad-scourge-illegal-signs-on-plywood-construction-walls&catid=312)

BILLBOARD WATCH-A dozen years ago, a company called MetroLights put up hundreds of unpermitted advertising signs that mimicked the legal bus shelter…

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 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/16/porter-ranch-168e598e.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10260:calif-shouldn-t-let-porter-ranch-crisis-go-to-waste-lessons-on-fixing-out-of-sight-out-of-mind-methane-leaks&catid=312)### [Calif Shouldn’t Let Porter Ranch Crisis Go to Waste … Lessons on Fixing 'Out-of-Sight, Out-of-Mind' Methane Leaks](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10260:calif-shouldn-t-let-porter-ranch-crisis-go-to-waste-lessons-on-fixing-out-of-sight-out-of-mind-methane-leaks&catid=312)

Written by A. Siegel on January 14 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/be/1405n-be6683cf.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10258:why-california-s-once-dismissed-idea-to-give-everyone-a-paycheck-is-gaining-ground&catid=312)### [Why California’s Once-Dismissed Idea to Give Everyone a Paycheck Is Gaining Ground](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10258:why-california-s-once-dismissed-idea-to-give-everyone-a-paycheck-is-gaining-ground&catid=312)

Written by Joe Mathews on January 14 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4c/1405p-4c6f92c4.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10257:slapping-the-electorate-around-planning-and-transportation-held-hostage&catid=312)### [Slapping the Electorate around – Planning and Transportation Held Hostage](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10257:slapping-the-electorate-around-planning-and-transportation-held-hostage&catid=312)

Written by Ken Alpern on January 14 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/11/1405r-115c893e.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10256:alert-new-legal-details-on-city-sidewalk-repair-settlement&catid=312)### [Alert! New Legal Details on City Sidewalk Repair Settlement](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10256:alert-new-legal-details-on-city-sidewalk-repair-settlement&catid=312)

Written by Joe Linton on January 14 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d6/1405t-d626cb62.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10255:the-city-of-los-angeles-is-falling-apart-block-by-block&catid=312)### [The City of Los Angeles is Falling Apart](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10255:the-city-of-los-angeles-is-falling-apart-block-by-block&catid=312)

Written by Dennis P. Zine on January 14 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e7/1405v-e779f276.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10254:lenny-speaks-the-truth-on-teacher-s-jail&catid=312)### [Lenny Speaks the Truth on Teacher’s Jail](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10254:lenny-speaks-the-truth-on-teacher-s-jail&catid=312)

Written by Leonard Isenberg on January 14 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/50/1405x-50a1b761.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10253:king-the-right-jewel-for-lausd-s-crown&catid=312)### [King: the Right Jewel for LAUSD’s Crown](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10253:king-the-right-jewel-for-lausd-s-crown&catid=312)

Written by Sara Roos on January 14 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/66/1405z1-66180724.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10252:backlash-to-overdevelopment-in-la-the-people-finding-a-voice-in-court-and-on-the-ballot&catid=312)### [Backlash to Overdevelopment in LA … ‘The People’ Finding a Voice In Court and On the Ballot](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10252:backlash-to-overdevelopment-in-la-the-people-finding-a-voice-in-court-and-on-the-ballot&catid=312)

Written by Dick Platkin on January 14 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b5/1405z5-b5b49863.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10250:so-whither-la-s-airbnb-ordinance&catid=312)### [So, Whither LA’s Airbnb Ordinance?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10250:so-whither-la-s-airbnb-ordinance&catid=312)

Written by Tony Butka on January 14 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4f/mex-cartels-4fe8b274.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10249:mexican-cartels-have-seized-control-of-the-u-s-drug-market-read-what-la-cops-say&catid=312)### [Mexican Cartels Have Seized Control of the U.S. Drug Market … Read What LA Cops Say](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10249:mexican-cartels-have-seized-control-of-the-u-s-drug-market-read-what-la-cops-say&catid=312)

Written by Julie Morse on January 14 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6b/1405z8-6b1f7939.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10248:what-does-it-mean-to-be-anti-business&catid=312)### [What Does It Mean to be Anti-business?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10248:what-does-it-mean-to-be-anti-business&catid=312)

Written by Bob Gelfand on January 14 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/79/1404f-7901b2e0.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10267:how-much-are-we-willing-to-pay-to-help-the-homeless&catid=312)### [How Much Are We Willing to Pay … to Help the Homeless?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10267:how-much-are-we-willing-to-pay-to-help-the-homeless&catid=312)

Written by Paul Hatfield on January 15 2016.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/1c/1404h-1c47816c.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10268:board-of-supervisors-fiddles-while-proponents-of-independent-jails-burn&catid=312)### [Board of Supervisors Fiddles … While Proponents of Independent Jails Commission Burn](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10268:board-of-supervisors-fiddles-while-proponents-of-independent-jails-burn&catid=312)

Written by Eric Preven on January 11 2016.

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Written by General Jeff on January 15 2016.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on January 15 2016.

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Written by Luke Dowling on January 15 2016.

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Written by Jeff Wattenhofer on January 15 2016.

### [There’s Too Much at Risk: Latinos in LA Must Get Their Flu Shots!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10276:there-s-too-much-at-risk-latinos-in-la-must-get-their-flu-shots&catid=312)

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### [Report Card: California’s Response to the Porter Ranch Gas Leak](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10278:report-card-california-s-response-to-the-porter-ranch-gas-leak&catid=312)

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