##  In the News

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### [Reminder to the Red States, Turnabout is Fair Play](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33212:reminder-to-the-red-states-turnabout-is-fair-play&catid=395)

August 17 2026

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### [Democrats Finally Tell Iowa and New Hampshire: You Don’t Go First Anymore](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33229:democrats-finally-tell-iowa-and-new-hampshire-you-dont-go-first-anymore&catid=395)

August 20 2026

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August 17 2026

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#  STATE WATCH

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### California Living Wage Act Bumped From Ballot as Affordability Crisis Deepens

Written by Mark Kreidler on August 01 2022.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25203:california-living-wage-act-bumped-from-ballot-as-affordability-crisis-deepens&catid=385)

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## [Buckle Up For A Busy Month In Sacramento](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25200:buckle-up-for-a-busy-month-in-sacramento&catid=385)

Today, state lawmakers will reconvene in Sacramento after a month-long summer recess — during which some traveled abroad on trips funded by special i…

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Written by Joe Mathews on July 28 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/8c/059g-8c3309ec.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25145:gavin-newsom-won-t-save-the-democrats&catid=385)### [Gavin Newsom Won’t Save the Democrats](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25145:gavin-newsom-won-t-save-the-democrats&catid=385)

Written by Joel Kotkin on July 25 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/18/059o-182a73af.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25143:millions-of-californians-lack-the-high-speed-internet-capacity-needed-to-get-a-job&catid=385)### [Millions of Californians Lack the High-Speed Internet Capacity Needed to Get a Job](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25143:millions-of-californians-lack-the-high-speed-internet-capacity-needed-to-get-a-job&catid=385)

Written by Bobbi Murray on July 25 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b9/059s-b9b5aa3d.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25140:when-employers-steal-wages-from-workers&catid=385)### [When Employers Steal Wages From Workers](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25140:when-employers-steal-wages-from-workers&catid=385)

Written by CalMatters on July 25 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/20/058q-20c9501c.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25121:is-it-time-for-californians-to-vote-in-florida-and-texas&catid=385)### [Is It Time For Californians to Vote In Florida and Texas?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25121:is-it-time-for-californians-to-vote-in-florida-and-texas&catid=385)

Written by Joe Mathews on July 21 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d1/057t-d1f55d88.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25083:california-s-future-what-should-it-look-like&catid=385)### [California’s Future: What Should It Look Like?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25083:california-s-future-what-should-it-look-like&catid=385)

Written by Dan Walters on July 18 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/39/057d-39c2bcf3.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25078:elections-issues-positions-democratic-party-weighs-in&catid=385)### [Elections, Issues, Positions: Democratic Party Weighs In ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25078:elections-issues-positions-democratic-party-weighs-in&catid=385)

Written by Sara Roos on July 18 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/26/056k-2642927a.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25076:abortion-pills-will-soon-be-available-on-california-campuses&catid=385)### [Abortion Pills Will Soon Be Available on California Campuses](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25076:abortion-pills-will-soon-be-available-on-california-campuses&catid=385)

Written by Mallika Seshadri on July 14 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2a/055o-2a22b170.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25048:california-gun-laws-face-legal-assault&catid=385)### [California Gun Laws Face Legal Assault](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25048:california-gun-laws-face-legal-assault&catid=385)

Written by Dan Walters on July 11 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/94/055m-94521427.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25042:the-battle-over-sports-betting&catid=385)### [The Battle Over Sports Betting](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25042:the-battle-over-sports-betting&catid=385)

Written by Emily Hoeven on July 11 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/24/054o-249e8d1c.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25025:is-it-time-for-california-independence&catid=385)### [Is It Time For California Independence?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25025:is-it-time-for-california-independence&catid=385)

Written by Joe Mathews on July 07 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/75/053p-750dd22c.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25001:thousands-of-californians-in-limbo-as-eviction-protections-end&catid=385)### [Thousands of Californians in Limbo as Eviction Protections End](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25001:thousands-of-californians-in-limbo-as-eviction-protections-end&catid=385)

Written by Manuela Tobias on July 04 2022.

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Written by Dan Walters on June 30 2022.

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Written by Joe Mathews on June 30 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/5c/051o-5c364119.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24944:recession-could-wreck-california-s-spending-plans&catid=385)### [Recession Could Wreck California’s Spending Plans](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24944:recession-could-wreck-california-s-spending-plans&catid=385)

Written by Dan Walters on June 27 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fb/051m-fb1f54d7.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24934:what-happens-to-abortion-in-ca&catid=385)### [What Happens To Abortion in CA?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24934:what-happens-to-abortion-in-ca&catid=385)

Written by Alexei Koseff / Kristen Hwang on June 27 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/16/050t-16545395.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24908:is-san-jose-destined-to-be-a-train-wreck-for-california-transportation&catid=385)### [Is San Jose Destined To Be A Train Wreck For California Transportation?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24908:is-san-jose-destined-to-be-a-train-wreck-for-california-transportation&catid=385)

Written by Joe Mathews on June 23 2022.

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Written by Dan Walters on June 20 2022.

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