## In the News [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/24/070g-24506d35.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33278:they-said-it-made-no-sense-then-they-voted-yes&catid=327) ### [They Said It Made No Sense. Then They Voted Yes.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33278:they-said-it-made-no-sense-then-they-voted-yes&catid=327) August 31 2026 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fb/070h-fb2580dc.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33277:trump-world-from-assassination-abroad-to-chaos-at-home&catid=395) ### [Trump World. From Assassination Abroad to Chaos at Home](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33277:trump-world-from-assassination-abroad-to-chaos-at-home&catid=395) August 31 2026 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e0/071n-e0f2a33e.png) ](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) ### [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 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/df/070i-df78b056.jpg) ](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) ### [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 # NEIGHBORHOOD --- [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2024/010k.jpg) ### Controversial Mixed-Use Project Proposal Sparks Outcry Over Safety Concerns to Gardner Street Elementary School Written by Robert G. Jacobsen on February 02 2024. ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28369:controversial-mixed-use-project-proposal-sparks-outcry-over-safety-concerns-to-gardner-street-elementary-school&catid=327) [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/aa/009d-aaa52911.jpg&src=images/stories/Jan-2024/009d.jpg&thumbnail=610,342,&hash=9af42093) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28357:the-time-for-action-on-venice-rv-removal-is-now&catid=327)Written by Nick Antonicello on January 29 2024. Posted in [NEIGHBORHOOD](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=327). ## [The Time for Action on Venice RV Removal is Now!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28357:the-time-for-action-on-venice-rv-removal-is-now&catid=327) THE VENICE CONNECTION - The community meeting at First Lutheran Church last week was civil and respectful, as most Venice residents want our elected… --- [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/82/008c-829f3a5a.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28335:ventura-blvd-businesses-cry-out-for-help-amid-rising-crime-and-homelessness&catid=327)### [Ventura Blvd. Businesses Cry Out for Help Amid Rising Crime and Homelessness](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28335:ventura-blvd-businesses-cry-out-for-help-amid-rising-crime-and-homelessness&catid=327) Written by Eliot Cohen on January 25 2024. 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[ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d8/006e-d8bfc015.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28299:mwd-of-southern-california-hail-to-the-chief-of-staff&catid=327)### [MWD Of Southern California – Hail To The Chief (Of Staff)](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28299:mwd-of-southern-california-hail-to-the-chief-of-staff&catid=327) Written by Tony Butka on January 18 2024. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/25/005c-253526a2.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28280:venice-ad-hoc-committee-presents-draft-preference-survey-timeline&catid=327)### [Venice Ad Hoc Committee Presents “Draft” Preference Survey & Timeline](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28280:venice-ad-hoc-committee-presents-draft-preference-survey-timeline&catid=327) Written by Nick Antonicello on January 15 2024. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0a/003d-0afefdcd.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28238:la-officials-under-scrutiny-annual-homeless-count-to-determine-progress-in-venice&catid=327)### [LA Officials Under Scrutiny: Annual Homeless Count to Determine Progress in Venice ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28238:la-officials-under-scrutiny-annual-homeless-count-to-determine-progress-in-venice&catid=327) Written by Nick Antonicello on January 08 2024. 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