##  In the News

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### [They Said It Made No Sense. Then They Voted Yes.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33278:they-said-it-made-no-sense-then-they-voted-yes&catid=327)

August 31 2026

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### [Trump World. From Assassination Abroad to Chaos at Home](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33277:trump-world-from-assassination-abroad-to-chaos-at-home&catid=395)

August 31 2026

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### [Newsom’s Next Immigration Gamble: Defy Federal Law And Dare Washington To Fight Back](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33283:newsoms-next-immigration-gamble-defy-federal-law-and-dare-washington-to-fight-back&catid=375)

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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

#  VOICES

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### The Deep Connections Between Democracy and Nonviolence

Written by Andrew Moss on March 27 2022.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24165:the-deep-connections-between-democracy-and-nonviolence&catid=375)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d7/024z1-d7913c9e.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24159:corporate-landlords-excessive-rents-fuel-homelessness-rent-control-will-save-lives&catid=375)Written by Patrick Range McDonald on March 25 2022. Posted in [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=375).

## [Corporate Landlords’ Excessive Rents Fuel Homelessness. Rent Control Will Save Lives.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24159:corporate-landlords-excessive-rents-fuel-homelessness-rent-control-will-save-lives&catid=375)

With corporate landlords setting excessive prices in rental housing markets across the United States, it’s more obvious than ever that elected offici…

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 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7a/024z-7a45e8ce.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24156:jackson-confirmation-hearing-proves-gop-has-no-interest-in-making-america-a-better-place&catid=375)### [Jackson Confirmation Hearing Proves GOP Has No Interest in Making America a Better Place](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24156:jackson-confirmation-hearing-proves-gop-has-no-interest-in-making-america-a-better-place&catid=375)

Written by THOM HARTMANN on March 24 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2c/024q-2cc775f2.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24154:two-years-in-we-need-to-learn-the-lessons-of-this-pandemic&catid=375)### [Two Years In, We Need To Learn The Lessons Of This Pandemic](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24154:two-years-in-we-need-to-learn-the-lessons-of-this-pandemic&catid=375)

Written by Domenica Ghanem on March 24 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/47/024p-47c69f53.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24152:there-s-no-better-time-to-start-kicking-our-oil-addiction&catid=375)### [There’s No Better Time To Start Kicking Our Oil Addiction](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24152:there-s-no-better-time-to-start-kicking-our-oil-addiction&catid=375)

Written by Sonali Kolhatkar on March 24 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/52/024n-52ae4f55.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24145:gasping-at-the-gas-pump&catid=375)### [Gasping at the Gas Pump](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24145:gasping-at-the-gas-pump&catid=375)

Written by LIZ AMSDEN on March 24 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4b/024l-4b2593c1.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24142:bigotry-in-citywatch-according-to-scientologists-taking-action-against-discrimination&catid=375)### [Bigotry in CityWatch - According to Scientologists Taking Action Against Discrimination](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24142:bigotry-in-citywatch-according-to-scientologists-taking-action-against-discrimination&catid=375)

Written by Bari Berger on March 24 2022.

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Written by Denyse Selesnick on March 24 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/03/024j-03ee5b00.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24134:it-s-all-oligarchs-all-the-way-down&catid=375)### [It’s All Oligarchs All the Way Down](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24134:it-s-all-oligarchs-all-the-way-down&catid=375)

Written by Chuck Churchill on March 24 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ae/024k-aee5ed19.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24132:breaking-public-schools-and-the-case-of-maria-brenes&catid=375)### [Breaking Public Schools and the Case of Maria Brenes](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24132:breaking-public-schools-and-the-case-of-maria-brenes&catid=375)

Written by Héctor Huezo on March 24 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f7/023k-f735450b.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24117:the-tragedy-of-ukraine-and-new-thinking&catid=375)### [The Tragedy of Ukraine and New Thinking](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24117:the-tragedy-of-ukraine-and-new-thinking&catid=375)

Written by Winslow Myers on March 20 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a1/023p-a1a1253f.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24116:how-a-divided-america-empowers-putin&catid=375)### [How a Divided America Empowers Putin](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24116:how-a-divided-america-empowers-putin&catid=375)

Written by Joel Kotkin on March 20 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a1/023n-a169cf03.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24113:biden-promised-to-protect-sanctuary-cities-so-why-is-ice-still-partnering-with-local-cops&catid=375)### [Biden Promised to Protect Sanctuary Cities. So Why is ICE Still Partnering With Local Cops?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24113:biden-promised-to-protect-sanctuary-cities-so-why-is-ice-still-partnering-with-local-cops&catid=375)

Written by Angelika Albaladejo on March 20 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/98/023a-983ad08d.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24110:joe-buscaino-s-la-ballot-measure-on-homelessness-merely-rearranges-the-deck-chairs-on-the-titanic&catid=375)### [Joe Buscaino’s LA Ballot Measure on Homelessness Merely Rearranges the Deck Chairs on the Titanic](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24110:joe-buscaino-s-la-ballot-measure-on-homelessness-merely-rearranges-the-deck-chairs-on-the-titanic&catid=375)

Written by Housing Activist on March 20 2022.

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Written by Thom Hartmann on March 17 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/dc/022h1-dc7403d4.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24090:is-the-united-states-again-moving-closer-to-open-fascism&catid=375)### [Is The United States Again Moving Closer To Open Fascism?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24090:is-the-united-states-again-moving-closer-to-open-fascism&catid=375)

Written by Victor Rothman on March 17 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/dd/022k-ddb2c8ea.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24089:stop-putin-s-war&catid=375)### [Stop Putin’s War!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24089:stop-putin-s-war&catid=375)

Written by ASHLEY SMITH on March 17 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/31/021v-31ee80f5.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24064:this-vote-that-i-have&catid=375)### [This Vote That I Have...](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24064:this-vote-that-i-have&catid=375)

Written by Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II on March 14 2022.

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Written by Joel Kotkin and Hügo Krüger on March 13 2022.

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Written by Lindsay Owens on March 13 2022.

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