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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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### [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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### [Prolonged Ignorance Of A Ticking Bomb Does Not Neutralize It](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33162:prolonged-ignorance-of-a-ticking-bomb-does-not-neutralize-it&catid=9)

August 06 2026

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### [Fighting to Save Santa Monica](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33149:fighting-to-save-santa-monica&catid=401)

August 03 2026

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##  [ Canoga Park's Madrid Theatre: Beached Whale or Symphony Hall ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27607:canoga-parks-madrid-theatre-beached-whale-or-symphony-hall&catid=327)

GUEST COMMENTARY - At this point in time, it seems futile to discuss the frustrating conundrum represented by the Madrid Theatre on Sherman Way in the heart of Canoga Park, and the glaring eyesore it has manifested rather than becoming the…

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## [Big And Bold: Local Venice Architect Proposes 30,000 Square Foot Pier](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27571:big-and-bold-local-venice-architect-proposes-30-000-square-foot-pier&catid=327)

VENICE BEAT - Big ideas generate big discussion. The inaugural meeting and reorganization of the Land Use & Planning Committee of the Venice Neighborhood Council (www.venicenc.org), otherwise known as LUPC was presented with a truly…

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