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August 07 2025

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### [Brace Yourself For A Worse Housing Crisis](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33148:brace-yourself-for-a-worse-housing-crisis&catid=398)

August 03 2026

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### [Be Prepared to Protect Our Democracy in November From a Trumpian Plot](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33204:be-prepared-to-protect-our-democracy-in-november-from-a-trumpian-plot&catid=9)

August 13 2026

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### [Nithya Raman Loses the Homelessness Gavel — Her Record Explains Why](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33174:nithya-raman-loses-the-homelessness-gavel-her-record-explains-why&catid=396)

August 10 2026

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 Written by Caroline Aguirre on August 04 2022. Posted in [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=375).

##  [ LA County Supes Want Power To Remove A Duly Elected Sheriff ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25214:la-county-supes-want-power-to-remove-a-duly-elected-sheriff&catid=375)

As most US residents watched in horror and dismay as a large mob of attempted to overthrow not only our government, but also our whole election process. This mob wanted to overturn the election results of the 2020 Presidential election. …

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## [Playing With Guns: My Weekend With The Good Guys](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25204:playing-with-guns-my-weekend-with-the-good-guys&catid=375)

I wound up earning myself an NRA “personal protection in the home” certificate. For years I have pondered writing about this weekend, but never found quite the right context for doing so. But the recent decision of the Supreme Court in th…

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Written by Shelley Wagers on August 01 2022.

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Written by Denyse Selesnick on July 28 2022.

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Written by Liz Amsden on July 28 2022.

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Written by Chuck Idelson on July 28 2022.

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Written by Bruce T. Boccardy on July 28 2022.

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Written by Chris Langevin on July 25 2022.

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Written by Eli Cahan on July 25 2022.

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Written by Henry Giroux on July 25 2022.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on July 25 2022.

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Written by Liz Amsden on July 25 2022.

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Written by Sam Pizzigati on July 21 2022.

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