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### [ $4.4 Billion Later: Inside the Broken Machinery of Los Angeles’ Homelessness System](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33163:4-4-billion-later-inside-the-broken-machinery-of-los-angeles-homelessness-system&catid=312)

August 06 2026

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### [Remembering Ken Draper: CityWatch and Transparency Are his Legacy](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29355:remembering-ken-draper-citywatch-and-transparency-are-his-legacy&catid=12)

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### [Brace Yourself For A Worse Housing Crisis](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33148:brace-yourself-for-a-worse-housing-crisis&catid=398)

August 03 2026

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### [Netanyahu’s Challengers Are Selling The Same Poison](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33173:netanyahus-challengers-are-selling-the-same-poison&catid=332)

August 10 2026

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##  [ You Bought the Home - Sacramento Changed the Rules ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33176:you-bought-the-home-sacramento-changed-the-rules&catid=327)

INVESTIGATIVE PERSPECTIVE - Drive through the beautiful community of Sherwood Forest in Northridge, and it is easy to understand what generations of zoning and planning laws were intended to protect. The neighborhood is known for its larg…

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## [The John Erickson Interview: A Practical Progressive for District 24](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33172:the-john-erickson-interview-a-practical-progressive-for-ca-24&catid=327)

WESTSIDE - West Hollywood Councilman John Erickson and I finally had an extensive phone conversation Thursday morning on the state of his campaign, both strategy and vision, and how does he replicate his first-place primary finish in the g…

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WESTSIDE - Having observed VNC President David Feige since being elected to serve the remainder of this unexpired term on the board, he is…

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