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### [ $4.4 Billion Later: Inside the Broken Machinery of Los Angeles’ Homelessness System](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33163:4-4-billion-later-inside-the-broken-machinery-of-los-angeles-homelessness-system&catid=312)

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##  [ From L.A. to Tulsa: Billy and Tina Moved From One Failing Zoo to Another ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32138:from-l-a-to-tulsa-billy-and-tina-moved-from-one-failing-zoo-to-another&catid=361)

ANIMAL WATCH - In Defense of Animals has released its 21st annual list of the 10 Worst Zoos for Elephants in North America, delivering a crushing verdict on the new home of former Los Angeles Zoo elephants, Billy and Tina. The Tulsa Zoo ha…

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## [Victim Claims L.A. Animal Services Stopped Protecting Low-Income Areas from Dangerous Dogs ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32133:victim-claims-l-a-animal-services-stopped-protecting-low-income-areas-from-dangerous-dogs&catid=361)

ANIMAL WATCH - A South Los Angeles resident, Megan Hayward, told KTTV earlier this month that she was viciously attacked by her neighbor's Pit Bull, but when she called Los Angeles Animal Services and the Los Angeles Police Department, she…

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