##  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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### [Free Metro? Who Pays the Billion-Dollar Bill?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33244:free-metro-who-pays-the-billion-dollar-bill&catid=312)

August 24 2026

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### [West LA Democrats Endorse Roy and Reitano, Decline to Back a Candidate in Senate District 24](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33248:west-la-democrats-endorse-roy-and-reitano-decline-to-back-a-candidate-in-senate-district-24&catid=401)

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#  VOICES

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### Maya Angelou; Beloved Poet and Global Renaissance Woman

Written by Judy Joy Jones on July 04 2024.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29166:maya-angelou-beloved-poet-and-global-renaissance-woman&catid=375)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/c9/054k-c91b3ef6.jpg&src=images/stories/July-2024/054k.jpg&thumbnail=610,408,&hash=85437b6c) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29165:support-for-israel-is-no-longer-broadly-bipartisan&catid=375)Written by Mihran Kalaydjian on July 04 2024. Posted in [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=375).

## [Support for Israel is No Longer Broadly Bipartisan](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29165:support-for-israel-is-no-longer-broadly-bipartisan&catid=375)

THE BOTTOM LINE - Since the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on Oct. 7 and the ensuing war in Gaza, Americans have become more divided on the Israeli-Pale…

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 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c1/053n-c1e07dde.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29159:what-students-mean-when-they-demand-divestment-and-why-we-should-listen&catid=375)### [What Students Mean When They Demand Divestment, and Why We Should Listen](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29159:what-students-mean-when-they-demand-divestment-and-why-we-should-listen&catid=375)

Written by Joyce Ajlouny on July 01 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b2/053m-b21777d0.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29157:the-supreme-court-just-turned-trump-into-the-first-american-king&catid=375)### [The Supreme Court Just Turned Trump Into the First American King](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29157:the-supreme-court-just-turned-trump-into-the-first-american-king&catid=375)

Written by Thom Hartmann on July 01 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/3b/053c-3beb80da.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29153:the-real-winners-of-the-presidential-debate-the-moderators&catid=375)### [The Real Winners of the Presidential Debate: The Moderators](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29153:the-real-winners-of-the-presidential-debate-the-moderators&catid=375)

Written by Ken Alpern on July 01 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/5f/053g-5f5cc2c8.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29148:biden-v-trump-and-the-winner-is&catid=375)### [Biden v. Trump: And the Winner Is…](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29148:biden-v-trump-and-the-winner-is&catid=375)

Written by Liz Amsden on July 01 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/79/052b-7924ca2c.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29141:meet-susie-wiles-the-scariest-karen-of-all&catid=375)### [Meet Susie Wiles, The Scariest Karen Of All](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29141:meet-susie-wiles-the-scariest-karen-of-all&catid=375)

Written by Abe Gurko on June 27 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/01/052a-019cccb6.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29137:harriet-tubmans-legacy-inspires-educator-to-help-special-needs-children&catid=375)### [Harriet Tubman's Legacy Inspires Educator to Help Special Needs Children](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29137:harriet-tubmans-legacy-inspires-educator-to-help-special-needs-children&catid=375)

Written by Judy Joy Jones on June 27 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ad/052h-ad56d249.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29135:pro-palestinian-protest-at-synagogue-legitimate-grievances-misrepresented-as-anti-semitism&catid=375)### [Pro-Palestinian Protest at Synagogue: Legitimate Grievances Misrepresented as Anti-Semitism](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29135:pro-palestinian-protest-at-synagogue-legitimate-grievances-misrepresented-as-anti-semitism&catid=375)

Written by Glenn Sacks on June 27 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2f/052n-2f678a49.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29129:are-attacks-on-water-district-gm-adel-hagekhalil-justified&catid=375)### [Are Attacks on Water District GM Adel Hagekhalil Justified? ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29129:are-attacks-on-water-district-gm-adel-hagekhalil-justified&catid=375)

Written by Dennis Zine on June 27 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c5/051p-c5733423.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29125:la-city-governments-departmental-silos-threaten-emergency-response-for-growing-climate-crisis&catid=375)### [LA City Government’s Departmental Silos Threaten Emergency Response for Growing Climate Crisis](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29125:la-city-governments-departmental-silos-threaten-emergency-response-for-growing-climate-crisis&catid=375)

Written by Liz Amsden on June 24 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/3f/051j-3f98aef5.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29121:metro-faces-scrutiny-over-measure-m-cost-overruns-and-transparency-issues&catid=375)### [Metro Faces Scrutiny Over Measure M Cost Overruns and Transparency Issues](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29121:metro-faces-scrutiny-over-measure-m-cost-overruns-and-transparency-issues&catid=375)

Written by Bob Anderson on June 24 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a5/051m-a5eda86a.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29117:charter-school-controversy-attack-ads-and-financial-missteps-loom-over-lausd-board-race&catid=375)### [Charter School Controversy: Attack Ads and Financial Missteps Loom Over LAUSD Board Race](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29117:charter-school-controversy-attack-ads-and-financial-missteps-loom-over-lausd-board-race&catid=375)

Written by Hans Johnson on June 24 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/06/050q-06ea5277.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29102:some-good-christians-are-anything-but&catid=375)### [Some Good Christians Are Anything But](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29102:some-good-christians-are-anything-but&catid=375)

Written by Abe Gurko on June 20 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/9f/050o-9f63ca9a.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29100:when-us-government-officials-show-you-who-they-are-believe-them&catid=375)### [When US Government Officials Show You Who They Are, Believe Them](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29100:when-us-government-officials-show-you-who-they-are-believe-them&catid=375)

Written by Norman Soloman on June 20 2024.

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Written by Bill Blum on June 20 2024.

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Written by Liz Amsden on June 20 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/24/050d-2478e07e.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29093:biden-cant-fix-our-immigration-system-by-banning-asylum&catid=375)### [Biden Can’t Fix Our Immigration System By Banning Asylum](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29093:biden-cant-fix-our-immigration-system-by-banning-asylum&catid=375)

Written by Farrah Hassen on June 20 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f6/049t-f6d9910c.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29072:corporate-landlords-contribute-20-9-million-to-kill-rent-control-expansion-in-california&catid=375)### [Corporate Landlords Contribute $20.9 Million to Kill Rent Control Expansion in California](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29072:corporate-landlords-contribute-20-9-million-to-kill-rent-control-expansion-in-california&catid=375)

Written by Patrick Range McDonald on June 17 2024.

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Written by Liz Amsden on June 17 2024.

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