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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)

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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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### Mayor Karen Bass’ Worst Nightmare

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on April 24 2023.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26833:mayor-karen-bass-worst-nightmare&catid=312)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2023/033w.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26831:the-true-costs-of-homeless-interventions&catid=312)Written by Tim Campbell on April 24 2023. Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=312).

## [The True Costs of Homeless Interventions](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26831:the-true-costs-of-homeless-interventions&catid=312)

LA BUDGET - The mayor’s recent proposal for the City’s FY 2023-34 budget calls for about $1.3 billion for homelessness programs. That’s a $250 millio…

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 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/37/032k-375d8138.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26815:governor-s-budget-takes-a-step-backwards-in-the-fight-against-homelessness&catid=312)### [Governor’s Budget Takes a Step Backwards in the Fight Against Homelessness](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26815:governor-s-budget-takes-a-step-backwards-in-the-fight-against-homelessness&catid=312)

Written by Paul Koretz on April 20 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6f/032o-6f3149e9.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26814:former-los-angeles-mayor-richard-j-riordan-was-truly-one-of-a-kind&catid=312)### [Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard J. Riordan was Truly One of a Kind](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26814:former-los-angeles-mayor-richard-j-riordan-was-truly-one-of-a-kind&catid=312)

Written by Patrick Range McDonald on April 20 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/18/032p-185e19c6.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26811:will-la-tenant-protections-continue-to-decimate-small-landlords-hurt-renters-and-solidify-corporate-greed&catid=312)### [Will LA Tenant Protections Continue to Decimate Small Landlords, Hurt Renters and Solidify Corporate Greed?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26811:will-la-tenant-protections-continue-to-decimate-small-landlords-hurt-renters-and-solidify-corporate-greed&catid=312)

Written by Liz Amsden on April 20 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/94/031c-94ad39c9.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26796:will-l-a-die-of-a-theory&catid=312)### [Will L.A. “Die of a Theory”?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26796:will-l-a-die-of-a-theory&catid=312)

Written by Tim Campbell on April 17 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/14/031e-14413713.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26795:bud-light-ceo-should-ve-kept-quiet-re-controversy-about-trans-influencer-dylan-mulvaney&catid=312)### [Bud Light CEO Should’ve Kept Quiet RE. Controversy About Trans Influencer Dylan Mulvaney](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26795:bud-light-ceo-should-ve-kept-quiet-re-controversy-about-trans-influencer-dylan-mulvaney&catid=312)

Written by Marc Ang on April 17 2023.

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Written by Liz Amsden on April 13 2023.

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Written by Dennis P. Zine on April 13 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/36/030i-36e8dce0.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26773:how-semantics-created-structural-homelessness&catid=312)### [How Semantics Created Structural Homelessness](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26773:how-semantics-created-structural-homelessness&catid=312)

Written by Tim Campbell on April 12 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e6/029r-e6fcca1a.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26769:pit-bulls-wearing-glasses-the-trend-taking-over-the-internet-in-2023&catid=312)### [Pit Bulls Wearing Glasses: The Trend Taking Over the Internet in 2023](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26769:pit-bulls-wearing-glasses-the-trend-taking-over-the-internet-in-2023&catid=312)

Written by CityWatch Desk on April 11 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c6/029d-c6981be4.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26759:inside-safe-or-upside-down&catid=312)### [Inside Safe or Upside Down?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26759:inside-safe-or-upside-down&catid=312)

Written by Tim Campbell on April 10 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7e/029c-7e95bf7b.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26757:what-type-of-government-is-the-city-of-los-angeles&catid=312)### [What Type of Government is the City of Los Angeles?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26757:what-type-of-government-is-the-city-of-los-angeles&catid=312)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on April 10 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/45/028l1-454e7f7d.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26746:warning-to-millennials-flee-while-the-fleeing-is-good&catid=312)### [Warning to Millennials: Flee While the Fleeing is Good](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26746:warning-to-millennials-flee-while-the-fleeing-is-good&catid=312)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on April 06 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ad/027e-ad1483d8.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26724:la-controller-mejia-performance-so-far&catid=312)### [LA Controller: Mejia Performance So Far](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26724:la-controller-mejia-performance-so-far&catid=312)

Written by Tim Campbell on April 03 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/1d/027a-1da5e04f.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26719:former-lapd-chief-la-city-councilmember-bernard-parks-statement-re-the-conviction-of-mark-ridley-thomas&catid=312)### [Former LAPD Chief/LA City Councilmember Bernard Parks’ Statement Re. the Conviction of Mark Ridley-Thomas](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26719:former-lapd-chief-la-city-councilmember-bernard-parks-statement-re-the-conviction-of-mark-ridley-thomas&catid=312)

Written by Bernard Parks on March 31 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/62/026s-62a506fa.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26714:mark-ridley-thomas-found-guilty-of-bribery-and-fraud&catid=312)### [Mark Ridley-Thomas Found Guilty of Bribery and Fraud](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26714:mark-ridley-thomas-found-guilty-of-bribery-and-fraud&catid=312)

Written by U.S. Atty’s Office, Central District of California on March 30 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/26/026b-26e72d91.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26706:la-rapid-mass-transit-is-evil&catid=312)### [LA Rapid Mass Transit Is Evil](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26706:la-rapid-mass-transit-is-evil&catid=312)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on March 30 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a1/026c-a1d29d5f.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26705:we-need-un-homeless-not-un-housed-la-keeps-creating-policies-for-un-housed-that-infringe-on-everyone-s-rights&catid=312)### [We Need Un-Homeless Not Un-Housed. LA Keeps Creating Policies for Un-Housed that Infringe on Everyone’s Rights.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26705:we-need-un-homeless-not-un-housed-la-keeps-creating-policies-for-un-housed-that-infringe-on-everyone-s-rights&catid=312)

Written by Tim Campbell on March 30 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/8d/026h-8de57c27.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26701:lapd-fallout-from-the-k9-shootings&catid=312)### [LAPD: Fallout from the K9 Shootings](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26701:lapd-fallout-from-the-k9-shootings&catid=312)

Written by Caroline Aguirrre on March 30 2023.

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