## In the News [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c4/067m-c43da744.jpg) ](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) ### [Missing Middle. 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Posted in [STATE WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=385). ## [California's Judicial Hellhole® Status: Where Innovation Meets Litigation](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30016:californias-judicial-hellhole-r-status-where-innovation-meets-litigation&catid=385) LAWSUIT ABUSE - California failed to escape its “Judicial Hellhole®” reputation this year, ranked No. 5 in the 2024-2025 report spotlighting the nati… --- [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/7a/099d-7a0cfe8a.jpg&src=images/stories/Dec-2024/099d.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=b92bd3b5) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29994:vp-kamala-harris-is-not-a-serious-contender-for-california-governor&catid=385)### [VP Kamala Harris Is Not A Serious Contender for California Governor](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29994:vp-kamala-harris-is-not-a-serious-contender-for-california-governor&catid=385) Written by Marc Ang on December 10 2024. 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