##  In the News

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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 10 2026

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### [May Day/International Workers Day, a Major US Holiday Ignored By The Media](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33336:may-day-international-workers-day-a-major-us-holiday-ignored-by-the-media&catid=398)

September 10 2026

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### [Olympics: LA28’s Drip‑Drip‑Drip Tactics Leave Los Angeles Holding the Bag](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33314:olympics-la28s-drip-drip-drip-tactics-leave-los-angeles-holding-the-bag&catid=312)

September 07 2026

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### [$1 Billion Later, Congress Comes Knocking: Los Angeles’ Homelessness Machine Faces Its Day of Reckoning](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33321:1-billion-later-congress-comes-knocking-los-angeles-homelessness-machine-faces-its-day-of-reckoning&catid=396)

September 07 2026

#  SAY WHAT?

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  [### Deal Me Out: Trump’s Ego vs Earth

Written by Tom H. Hastings on October 22 2018.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16438:deal-me-out-trump-s-ego-vs-earth&catid=376)

 Written by Haseeb Qureshi on October 18 2018. Posted in [SAY WHAT?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=376).

## [Why isn’t Bitcoin Banned Everywhere?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16417:why-isn-t-bitcoin-banned-everywhere&catid=376)

There’s been a lot of tumult on the regulatory front lately. But amidst the frenetic crypto news cycle, it’s easy to lose sight of how weird it is th…

---

### [Evangelical’s Porn Viewing Is on the Rise](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16396:evangelical-s-porn-viewing-is-on-the-rise&catid=376)

Written by Tom Jacobs on October 15 2018.

### [Martinez Takes On Trump’s Public Charge Rule](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16374:martinez-takes-on-trump-s-public-charge-rule&catid=376)

Written by Nury Martinez on October 11 2018.

### [Bitcoin Soars, Advocates Seek to Head Off New Restrictions in 2018](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16346:bitcoin-soars-advocates-seek-to-head-off-new-restrictions-in-2018&catid=376)

Written by Mark Niquette on October 08 2018.

### [Trump’s Mocking of Kavanaugh Accuser ‘Just Plain Wrong’](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16322:trump-s-mocking-of-kavanaugh-accuser-just-plain-wrong&catid=376)

Written by John Wagner &amp; Seung Min Kim on October 04 2018.

### [3 More Lies Bitcoin Skeptics Tell Themselves](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16303:3-more-lies-bitcoin-skeptics-tell-themselves&catid=376)

Written by Kyle Torpey on October 01 2018.

### [Critics Burn Burns](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16282:critics-burn-burns&catid=376)

Written by Huff Post on September 27 2018.

### [Intelligence Report: Ronan Farrow Stands Behind Reporting On Latest Brett Kavanaugh Accuser](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16264:intelligence-report-ronan-farrow-stands-behind-reporting-on-latest-brett-kavanaugh-accuser&catid=376)

Written by Jenna Amatulli on September 24 2018.

### [What Social Democracy and Socialism Are — And Aren’t](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16232:what-social-democracy-and-socialism-are-and-aren-t&catid=376)

Written by Umair Haque on September 20 2018.

### [Here’s How Sarah Huckabee Sanders Excuses Trump’s Conduct](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16210:here-s-how-sarah-huckabee-sanders-excuses-trump-s-conduct&catid=376)

Written by Erik Wemble on September 17 2018.

### [Mike Bloomberg’s Comparison of Environmental Activists to Border Wall Supporters is Totally Absurd](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16189:mike-bloomberg-s-comparison-of-environmental-activists-to-border-wall-supporters-is-totally-absurd&catid=376)

Written by Food &amp; Water Watch on September 13 2018.

### [Campaign Donors, Staffers for LA Councilwoman Nury Martinez Called to LA County Grand Jury](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16169:campaign-donors-staffers-for-la-councilwoman-nury-martinez-called-to-la-county-grand-jury&catid=376)

Written by David Zahniser on September 10 2018.

### [Speaking Freely, John McCain Was No Peacemaker](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16153:speaking-freely-john-mccain-was-no-peacemaker&catid=376)

Written by George Cassidy Payne on September 06 2018.

### [Omarosa’s Books Sales Are Dropping Faster Than a Kardashian at NBA All-Star Weekend](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16125:omarosa-s-books-sales-are-dropping-faster-than-a-kardashian-at-nba-all-star-weekend&catid=376)

Written by Stephen A. Crockett Jr. on September 03 2018.

### [After Trump Tax Cuts, 40% of Americans Can't Afford Basic Necessities](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16111:after-trump-tax-cuts-40-of-americans-can-t-afford-basic-necessities&catid=376)

Written by Jake Johnson on August 30 2018.

### [Is the Price of Bitcoin Based on Anything at All?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16094:is-the-price-of-bitcoin-based-on-anything-at-all&catid=376)

Written by Jeff Wise on August 27 2018.

### [Tapper Rhymes](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16045:tapper-rhymes&catid=376)

Written by CityWatch on August 20 2018.

### [Insider Coverage: Florida Wants to Help Bullied Kids … Unless They’re Gay](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15977:insider-coverage-florida-wants-to-help-bullied-kids-unless-they-re-gay&catid=376)

Written by CityWatch on August 09 2018.

### [Donald Trump Lies … It’s True](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15940:donald-trump-lies-it-s-true&catid=376)

Written by CityWatch on August 02 2018.

### [Not Funny! Fox News Books Wrong Guest!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15872:not-funny-fox-news-books-wrong-guest&catid=376)

Written by Fox News on July 23 2018.

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