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Written by Jack Humphreville on October 15 2026.

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October 15 2026

Do We Want A Governor, or An Underground Pawn, in Sacramento?

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Nithya Raman Wanted to Be Mayor. The Debate Showed She Isn’t Ready for the Job

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Karen Bass Matters - Stop the DSA

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When Tolerance Becomes a Mental Prison

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The Woman Who Beat Out Trump and Zelenskyy for the Nobel Peace Prize… and Other Less Redeemable Anecdotes

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LA’s Affordability Breakdown: Where Basic Life Has Become Challenging

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The Narcissist In Chief

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Legal Eagles: Four Candidates for LA County Superior Court - David DeJute, Anna Reitano, Donna Tryfman & Rhonda Haymon

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The Worth of a Woman in America Today

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When L.A. City Planning Operates in the Shadows

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California Is Failing My Generation. The Test Scores Are the Proof

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Beware, Real Danger Lurks in Proposition 40

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Who Is the Real Angela Gonzales-Torres? Questions About Her Neighborhood Council Leadership

Tony Butka

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Encourage Newsom To Opt In To FSTC

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If Your Family Were Being Stalked, Who Would Protect You?

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October 12 2026

Supermarket Sweep: City Hall Hands Developers Empty Shopping Carts—and No Time Limit

Eva Amar

October 12 2026

25-Year L.A. Fire Veteran Sounds Alarm on Dire Conditions Inside the Department

Connie Acosta

October 12 2026

Nithya Raman Wants McDonnell Out as LAPD Chief. Is George Gascón Her Answer?

Mihran Kalaydjian

October 12 2026

Who Checks the Arbitrator? Measure A Would Put LA County's Public Safety Payroll Beyond the Board's Reach

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October 12 2026

“Progressive vs. Pragmatist? Erickson & Goldsmith Draw Battle Lines in lively Senate Contest”

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One Burned Condo Exposed the City’s Disaster‑Recovery Mismanagement

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