##  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

#  VOICES

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### Yes, Palestinians’ Lives Matter Too

Written by Mark Dutton on October 30 2023.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27868:yes-palestinians-lives-matter-too&catid=375)

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## ['Serious Ethics Issue': Wealthy Friend Forgave Up to $267K of Luxury RV Loan for Clarence Thomas](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27866:serious-ethics-issue-wealthy-friend-forgave-up-to-267k-of-luxury-rv-loan-for-clarence-thomas&catid=375)

ETHICS - The U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday released a report detailing how embattled Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas may have had…

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Written by Ken Alpern on October 26 2023.

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Written by Tim Campbell on October 26 2023.

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Written by Liz Amsden on October 26 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/dc/086f-dcdb66b4.jpg&src=images/stories/Oct-2023/086f.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=a9dacf60) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27856:a-new-nakba&catid=375)### [A New Nakba](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27856:a-new-nakba&catid=375)

Written by J. George Mansour on October 26 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/ab/085q-ab747f56.jpg&src=images/stories/Oct-2023/085q.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=6a4e37dd) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27848:what-does-brown-mean&catid=375)### [What Does Brown Mean?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27848:what-does-brown-mean&catid=375)

Written by Christopher Rivas on October 23 2023.

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Written by Norman Solomon on October 23 2023.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on October 23 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/7e/085h1-7ea50af8.jpg&src=images/stories/Oct-2023/085h1.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=c7f398ae) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27835:how-extremely-expensive-it-is-to-be-poor&catid=375)### [How Extremely Expensive It Is to be Poor](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27835:how-extremely-expensive-it-is-to-be-poor&catid=375)

Written by Liz Amsden on October 23 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/2c/084n-2c6c92a5.jpg&src=images/stories/Oct-2023/084n.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=200d5d71) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27833:will-hamas-finally-bomb-out-in-the-propaganda-wars-and-take-their-enablers-with-them&catid=375)### [Will Hamas Finally Bomb Out In The Propaganda Wars…And Take Their Enablers With Them? ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27833:will-hamas-finally-bomb-out-in-the-propaganda-wars-and-take-their-enablers-with-them&catid=375)

Written by Ken Alpern on October 19 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/45/084d-45b13ba5.jpg&src=images/stories/Oct-2023/084d.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=a4785d6e) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27829:unspeakable-cops-say-6-year-old-palestinian-american-boy-stabbed-to-death-by-landlord&catid=375)### ['Unspeakable': Cops Say 6-Year-Old Palestinian American Boy Stabbed to Death by Landlord](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27829:unspeakable-cops-say-6-year-old-palestinian-american-boy-stabbed-to-death-by-landlord&catid=375)

Written by Brett Wilkins on October 19 2023.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on October 19 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/e8/084i-e82f4d65.jpg&src=images/stories/Oct-2023/084i.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=208f5e8d) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27822:power-corrupts-absolutely&catid=375)### [Power Corrupts - Absolutely](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27822:power-corrupts-absolutely&catid=375)

Written by Liz Amsden on October 19 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/95/083q-959e2b89.jpg&src=images/stories/Oct-2023/083q.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=e61d7c29) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27821:gazans-are-suffering-so-what-will-hamas-and-arab-neighbors-do-for-them&catid=375)### [Gazans Are Suffering…So What Will Hamas and Arab Neighbors Do For Them?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27821:gazans-are-suffering-so-what-will-hamas-and-arab-neighbors-do-for-them&catid=375)

Written by Ken Alpern on October 16 2023.

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Written by J. George Mansour on October 16 2023.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on October 16 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/7a/083a-7a36fa25.jpg&src=images/stories/Oct-2023/083a.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=ec04e918) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27807:elephants-in-the-room-at-la-metro-and-los-angeles-dash&catid=375)### [Elephants in the Room at LA Metro and Los Angeles DASH](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27807:elephants-in-the-room-at-la-metro-and-los-angeles-dash&catid=375)

Written by Yuval Kremer on October 16 2023.

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Written by Liz Amsden on October 16 2023.

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Written by Abe Gurko on October 16 2023.

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