##  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)

August 31 2026

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### [Follow the Money: How Does a $3,662 Apartment Become “Affordable Housing”?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33300:follow-the-money-how-does-a-3-662-apartment-become-affordable-housing&catid=312)

September 03 2026

#  VOICES

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### What Are the Best Solutions for Crypto Companies? Navigating Today’s Digital Frontier

Written by CityWatch on July 07 2025.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31132:what-are-the-best-solutions-for-crypto-companies-navigating-todays-digital-frontier&catid=375)

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## [Through Fire and Faith: Stories of Resilience in Ukraine](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31129:through-fire-and-faith-stories-of-resilience-in-ukraine&catid=375)

MY POV - In a world increasingly numbed by the statistics of war, Elina Beketova wants us to remember names. Faces. Stories. Like 13-year-old Kyrylo…

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Written by Ken Alpern on July 07 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d6/054h-d63923f7.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31123:three-documents-on-which-americas-jewish-community-rests&catid=375)### [Three Documents on which America's Jewish Community Rests](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31123:three-documents-on-which-americas-jewish-community-rests&catid=375)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on July 07 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c4/054e-c47f224f.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31122:fireworks&catid=375)### [Fireworks](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31122:fireworks&catid=375)

Written by Liz Amsden on July 07 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/86/053o-862845c8.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31118:la-is-losing-more-than-jobs-its-losing-its-soul&catid=375)### [LA Is Losing More Than Jobs—It’s Losing Its Soul](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31118:la-is-losing-more-than-jobs-its-losing-its-soul&catid=375)

Written by Dennis P. Zine on July 03 2025.

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Written by Eric W. Rose on July 03 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6c/053h-6c993ab2.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31114:here-comes-the-military-dictatorship&catid=375)### [Here Comes the Military Dictatorship](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31114:here-comes-the-military-dictatorship&catid=375)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on July 03 2025.

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Written by Liz Amsden on July 03 2025.

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Written by Liz Amsden on July 03 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d2/052m-d2e1047b.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31099:the-long-and-winding-road-for-trumps-big-bastard-of-a-budget&catid=375)### [The Long and Winding Road for Trump’s Big Bastard of a Budget](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31099:the-long-and-winding-road-for-trumps-big-bastard-of-a-budget&catid=375)

Written by Liz Amsden on June 30 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bb/052e-bb1f2145.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31093:barretts-trump-v-casa-opinion-sparks-fears-of-military-rule-and-constitutional-collapse&catid=375)### [Barrett’s Trump v. Casa Opinion Sparks Fears of Military Rule and Constitutional Collapse](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31093:barretts-trump-v-casa-opinion-sparks-fears-of-military-rule-and-constitutional-collapse&catid=375)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on June 30 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f6/052h-f6196f72.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31090:a-nation-of-immigrants-under-attack-70-of-ice-detainees-have-no-criminal-record-some-are-u-s-citizens&catid=375)### [A Nation of Immigrants Under Attack: 70% of ICE Detainees Have No Criminal Record — Some Are U.S. Citizens](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31090:a-nation-of-immigrants-under-attack-70-of-ice-detainees-have-no-criminal-record-some-are-u-s-citizens&catid=375)

Written by Farrah Hassen on June 30 2025.

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Written by David M. Hamlin on June 30 2025.

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Written by Matthew Hetz on June 26 2025.

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