##  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

#  STATE WATCH

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### New Study Finds Millions Of Workers Are ‘Functionally Unemployed’

Written by JESSE BEDAYN on November 18 2021.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23078:new-study-finds-millions-of-workers-are-functionally-unemployed&catid=385)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7e/091y-7e21fc7d.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23057:california-s-high-unemployment-rate-may-be-too-low&catid=385)Written by Dan Walters on November 15 2021. Posted in [STATE WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=385).

## [California’s High Unemployment Rate May Be Too Low](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23057:california-s-high-unemployment-rate-may-be-too-low&catid=385)

The latest such release revealed that in September, just over 19 million Californians were in the labor force, 17.6 million were employed and 1.4 mil…

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Written by Joel Kotkin on November 15 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/71/091d-71948fc5.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23054:special-investigation-california-apartment-association-s-deep-pocketed-campaign-to-kill-tenant-protections&catid=385)### [Special Investigation: California Apartment Association’s Deep-Pocketed Campaign To Kill Tenant Protections](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23054:special-investigation-california-apartment-association-s-deep-pocketed-campaign-to-kill-tenant-protections&catid=385)

Written by Patrick Range McDonald on November 15 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4c/091x-4c309c0b.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23045:cars-and-trucks-how-international-climate-promises-compare-to-california-s-mandates&catid=385)### [Cars And Trucks: How International Climate Promises Compare To California’s Mandates](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23045:cars-and-trucks-how-international-climate-promises-compare-to-california-s-mandates&catid=385)

Written by Rachel Becker on November 15 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b7/090s-b7041a31.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23022:where-are-the-flashpoints-in-california-redistricting&catid=385)### [Where Are The Flashpoints in California Redistricting?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23022:where-are-the-flashpoints-in-california-redistricting&catid=385)

Written by Sameea Kamal on November 11 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/1e/086o-1e0c6ef9.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22886:few-working-poor-get-to-vote-on-unions-can-california-change-that&catid=385)### [Few Working Poor Get To Vote On Unions. Can California Change That?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22886:few-working-poor-get-to-vote-on-unions-can-california-change-that&catid=385)

Written by Grace Gedye and Jesse Bedayn on October 28 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/9a/076m-9a4df00a.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22633:as-california-s-drought-deepens-water-use-drops-only-1-8&catid=385)### [As California’s drought deepens, water use drops only 1.8%](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22633:as-california-s-drought-deepens-water-use-drops-only-1-8&catid=385)

Written by Rachel Becker on September 23 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7b/085s-7bb31f53.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18682:a-must-for-judicial-reform-la-superior-courts-need-to-provide-audio-recordings-or-court-reporters-for-litigants&catid=385)### [A Must for Judicial Reform! LA Superior Courts Need to Provide Audio Recordings or Court Reporters for Litigants](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18682:a-must-for-judicial-reform-la-superior-courts-need-to-provide-audio-recordings-or-court-reporters-for-litigants&catid=385)

Written by Shelly Hart on October 21 2019.

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Written by Shelly Hart on October 11 2019.

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Written by Shelly Hart on September 30 2019.

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Written by Shelly Hart on September 23 2019.

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