##  In the News

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### [Democrats Finally Tell Iowa and New Hampshire: You Don’t Go First Anymore](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33229:democrats-finally-tell-iowa-and-new-hampshire-you-dont-go-first-anymore&catid=395)

August 20 2026

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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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### [A Prisoner, A Peacemaker, and Israel’s Defining Choice](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33231:a-prisoner-a-peacemaker-and-israels-defining-choice&catid=375)

August 20 2026

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### [LAUSD Demolishes Closed Schools, Wasting Public Assets and Community Hopes](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33228:lausd-demolishes-closed-schools-wasting-public-assets-and-community-hopes&catid=312)

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#  WELLNESS

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### Disparities in California’s Tap Water Quality Persist, New Data Shows

Written by Dan Ross on November 04 2021.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22951:disparities-in-california-s-tap-water-quality-persist-new-data-shows&catid=13)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b3/087b-b3cd42f7.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22925:systemic-failure-why-can-t-i-get-an-in-home-flu-shot-for-my-elderly-mom&catid=13)Written by Matthew Hetz on November 01 2021. Posted in [WELLNESS](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=13).

## [Systemic Failure: Why Can't I Get An In-home Flu Shot For My Elderly Mom?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22925:systemic-failure-why-can-t-i-get-an-in-home-flu-shot-for-my-elderly-mom&catid=13)

There is some worry that this flu season could be especially bad because with COVID cases lowering, in some states, more people will be out of the ho…

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 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a2/087q-a25ef0a2.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22922:child-care-workers-in-california-aren-t-coming-back&catid=13)### [Child Care Workers in California Aren’t Coming Back](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22922:child-care-workers-in-california-aren-t-coming-back&catid=13)

Written by Grace Gedye on November 01 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f8/079z1-f820a639.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22724:plastic-and-cosmetic-surgery-experts-can-we-really-trust-them&catid=13)### [Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery ‘Experts’: Can We Really Trust Them? ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22724:plastic-and-cosmetic-surgery-experts-can-we-really-trust-them&catid=13)

Written by Sasha Lauren on October 04 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/54/075e-542cf938.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22586:how-to-achieve-a-work-life-balance&catid=13)### [How to Achieve a Work-Life Balance?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22586:how-to-achieve-a-work-life-balance&catid=13)

Written by David Lowell on September 20 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/1b/072n-1be23d93.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22513:medicare-advantage-is-a-for-profit-scam-time-to-end-it&catid=13)### [Medicare Advantage Is a For-Profit Scam. Time to End It.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22513:medicare-advantage-is-a-for-profit-scam-time-to-end-it&catid=13)

Written by Thom Hartmann on September 09 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d9/064q-d9442882.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22284:although-i-am-vaccine-hesitant-i-got-my-first-covid-19-jab&catid=13)### [Although I Am Vaccine-Hesitant, I Got My First COVID-19 Jab](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22284:although-i-am-vaccine-hesitant-i-got-my-first-covid-19-jab&catid=13)

Written by Charlotte Laws on August 12 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/53/063m-5361b9a9.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22276:shuttering-of-good-samaritan-hospital-s-day-care-devastating-for-l-a-families&catid=13)### [Shuttering of Good Samaritan Hospital’s Day Care ‘Devastating’ for L.A. Families](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22276:shuttering-of-good-samaritan-hospital-s-day-care-devastating-for-l-a-families&catid=13)

Written by Joe Rihn on August 09 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/80/062z3-80cc2517.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22252:how-sneaker-culture-continues-to-thrive-despite-the-pandemic&catid=13)### [How Sneaker Culture Continues to Thrive Despite the Pandemic](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22252:how-sneaker-culture-continues-to-thrive-despite-the-pandemic&catid=13)

Written by David Lowell on August 06 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/56/061z-5667b4be.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22217:fake-news-hits-pets&catid=13)### [Fake News Hits Pets!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22217:fake-news-hits-pets&catid=13)

Written by Debra Atlas on August 02 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0e/060j-0e486e3a.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22188:ok-not-to-be-ok-mental-health-takes-top-role-at-olympics&catid=13)### [‘OK not to be OK’: Mental health takes top role at Olympics](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22188:ok-not-to-be-ok-mental-health-takes-top-role-at-olympics&catid=13)

Written by Jenna Fryer on July 29 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/03/031w-03b878de.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21598:5-fun-activities-for-the-end-of-your-day&catid=13)### [5 Fun Activities for the End of Your Day ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21598:5-fun-activities-for-the-end-of-your-day&catid=13)

Written by David Lowell on April 19 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f8/071c-f83f805d.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18374:low-cost-healthcare-resources-helping-those-with-limited-finances&catid=13)### [Low Cost Healthcare Resources: Helping Those with Limited Finances](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18374:low-cost-healthcare-resources-helping-those-with-limited-finances&catid=13)

Written by SeniorCareFitness.com on September 02 2019.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/63/0101s-63b760c7.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14534:in-southern-california-beauty-and-sun-do-not-work-well-together&catid=13)### [In Southern California, Beauty and Sun Do NOT Work Well Together!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14534:in-southern-california-beauty-and-sun-do-not-work-well-together&catid=13)

Written by Kenneth Alpern on December 14 2017.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2015/do-it.gif) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10151:consistency-versus-hard-work&catid=13)### [CONSISTENCY versus HARD WORK](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10151:consistency-versus-hard-work&catid=13)

Written by Jay Bradley on December 22 2015.

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Written by Christian Cristiano on December 22 2015.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2c/that-dryer-sheet-2c036ba1.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10061:that-dryer-sheet-can-make-you-sick&catid=13)### [That Dryer Sheet Can Make You Sick](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10061:that-dryer-sheet-can-make-you-sick&catid=13)

Written by Christian Cristiano on December 13 2015.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/61/Raw-milk-no-benefit-for-lactose-intolerance-616ffb88.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10025:what-s-the-udder-fuss-over-raw-milk&catid=13)### [What’s the Udder Fuss Over Raw Milk?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10025:what-s-the-udder-fuss-over-raw-milk&catid=13)

Written by Christian Cristiano on December 13 2015.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bf/saltpepper-bf4d640e.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10006:please-don-t-pass-the-plastic-salt-and-pepper&catid=13)### [Please Don’t Pass the Plastic Salt and Pepper](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10006:please-don-t-pass-the-plastic-salt-and-pepper&catid=13)

Written by Christian Cristiano on December 13 2015.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0b/coffee-good-0b0fd76b.jpeg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9990:coffee-with-granny&catid=13)### [Coffee with Granny](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9990:coffee-with-granny&catid=13)

Written by Jay Bradley on November 20 2015.

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Written by Jay Bradley on November 20 2015.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/8d/new-alzheimers-drug-8d555daa.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9950:new-drug-for-alzheimer-s-fountain-of-youth&catid=13)### [New Drug for Alzheimer’s Fountain of Youth?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9950:new-drug-for-alzheimer-s-fountain-of-youth&catid=13)

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