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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=312)

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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#  NEIGHBORHOOD

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### The Unintended Consequences of ED 1: Harming the Very Ones It Is Supposed to Help

Written by Rosa Padilla on January 02 2025.

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## [TVC 2050 Could Cut Production Capacity By 74 Percent](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30108:tvc-2050-could-cut-production-capacity-by-74-percent&catid=327)

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Written by Dimitris Eleas on December 30 2024.

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Written by Phil Jeffords on December 23 2024.

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Written by CityWatch on December 19 2024.

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Written by John Alle and David Morris on December 16 2024.

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Written by Nick Antonicello on December 12 2024.

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Written by Hans Johnson on December 09 2024.

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Written by Nick Antonicello on December 06 2024.

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Written by Mariam Moore / Mihran Kalaydjian on November 28 2024.

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Written by Hans Johnson on November 25 2024.

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Written by Nick Antonicello on November 25 2024.

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Written by Rosa Padilla on November 25 2024.

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Written by Nick Antonicello on November 28 2024.

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Written by Nick Antonicello on November 18 2024.

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Written by Nick Antonicello on November 14 2024.

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Written by Tony Butka on November 14 2024.

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Written by Rosa Padilla on November 14 2024.

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