##  In the News

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### [Missing Middle. LA City Planning’s New Approach to “Attainable” Housing](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33250:missing-middle-la-city-plannings-new-approach-to-attainable-housing&catid=429)

August 24 2026

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### [Zuckerberg May Finally Pay a Price for Preying on Our Children](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33261:zuckerberg-may-finally-pay-a-price-for-preying-on-our-children&catid=375)

August 27 2026

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### [California Can’t Insure Its Homes. Now Sacramento Wants to Insure the Trees](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33266:california-cant-insure-its-homes-now-sacramento-wants-to-insure-the-trees&catid=385)

August 27 2026

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### [EXCLUSIVE: John McKinney Warns City Hall. Enforce the Law. Demand Accountability.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33241:exclusive-john-mckinney-warns-city-hall-enforce-the-law-demand-accountability&catid=401)

August 24 2026

#  SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST

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  [### Everyday Health Hacks & A New Approach to Conflict

Written by Mike Carruthers on February 23 2024.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28500:everyday-health-hacks-a-new-approach-to-conflict&catid=399)

 Written by Mike Carruthers on February 23 2024. Posted in [SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW - PODCAST](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=399).

## [Your Incredible Sense of Smell & Overcoming Burn Out](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28499:your-incredible-sense-of-smell-overcoming-burn-out&catid=399)

Gotta big decision to make? Before you make it, you might want to wash your hands first. This episode begins with the explanation for why it is suc…

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### [Why You Eat When You’re Not Hungry & Predictions and Coincidences](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28498:why-you-eat-when-youre-not-hungry-predictions-and-coincidences&catid=399)

Written by Mike Carruthers on February 23 2024.

### [Should You Work for Yourself? & The Science of Creativity](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28497:should-you-work-for-yourself-the-science-of-creativity&catid=399)

Written by Mike Carruthers on February 23 2024.

### [Why Success Never Feels Like It Should & Are You Really Responsible for Your Actions?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28033:why-success-never-feels-like-it-should-are-you-really-responsible-for-your-actions&catid=399)

Written by Mike Carruthers on November 26 2023.

### [How You Can Win Friends and Influence People & Important Strategies for a Good Night’s Sleep](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28032:how-you-can-win-friends-and-influence-people-important-strategies-for-a-good-nights-sleep&catid=399)

Written by Mike Carruthers on November 26 2023.

### [Choice: How Your Instincts Can Get You in Trouble & Why There’s No Center of The Universe](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28031:choice-how-your-instincts-can-get-you-in-trouble-why-theres-no-center-of-the-universe&catid=399)

Written by Mike Carruthers on November 26 2023.

### [Your Illusion of Knowledge & Has Restaurant Nutrition Really Improved?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26953:your-illusion-of-knowledge-has-restaurant-nutrition-really-improved&catid=399)

Written by Mike Carruthers on May 17 2023.

### [How The “User Experience” Became A Thing & How To Change Someone’s Mind](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26952:how-the-user-experience-became-a-thing-how-to-change-someone-s-mind&catid=399)

Written by Mike Carruthers on May 17 2023.

### [Why Parking Your Car Is Such a Pain & How Invisible Microbes Shape Your World](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26951:why-parking-your-car-is-such-a-pain-how-invisible-microbes-shape-your-world&catid=399)

Written by Mike Carruthers on May 17 2023.

### [Improving Your Digital Body Language & How Food Affected Human Evolution](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26950:improving-your-digital-body-language-how-food-affected-human-evolution&catid=399)

Written by Mike Carruthers on May 17 2023.

### [The Proven Benefits of Having More Fun & How We Tamed Electricity](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26431:the-proven-benefits-of-having-more-fun-how-we-tamed-electricity&catid=399)

Written by Mike Carruthers on February 07 2023.

### [Our Fascination with Butts & What Makes a Good Apology](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26430:our-fascination-with-butts-what-makes-a-good-apology&catid=399)

Written by Mike Carruthers on February 07 2023.

### [Why Half of Life is a Total Mystery & How The News Affects Us](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26429:why-half-of-life-is-a-total-mystery-how-the-news-affects-us&catid=399)

Written by Mike Carruthers on February 07 2023.

### [Easy Ways to Rid Toxins From Your Home & Secrets to Having a Happy Pet](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26428:easy-ways-to-rid-toxins-from-your-home-secrets-to-having-a-happy-pet&catid=399)

Written by Mike Carruthers on February 07 2023.

### [Harnessing the Voice Inside Your Head & How to Shape a Perfect Meeting](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26379:840-harnessing-the-voice-inside-your-head-how-to-shape-a-perfect-meeting&catid=399)

Written by Mike Carruthers on January 29 2023.

### [Critical Steps to Quality Sleep & The Secret to Productive Disagreements](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26378:critical-steps-to-quality-sleep-the-secret-to-productive-disagreements&catid=399)

Written by Mike Carruthers on January 29 2023.

### [Inventions That Changed Your World & How to Make Better Love and Money Decisions](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26377:842-inventions-that-changed-your-world-how-to-make-better-love-and-money-decisions&catid=399)

Written by Mike Carruthers on January 29 2023.

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