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#  ELECTION 2026

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### The Odyssey: Homer’s Ancient Adventure Prized as a Handbook for Leadership

Written by NICK PATSAOURAS on July 20 2026.

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## [Public Defender Donna Tryfman: Strives to be Prompt, Prepared and Polite in Her Race for LA County Judge!](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33063:public-defender-donna-tryfman-strives-to-be-prompt-prepared-and-polite-in-her-race-for-la-county-judge&catid=401)

CAMPAIGN 26 - The campaign between Donna Tryfman and David Ross has turned into a barn burner of sorts with Tryfman edging out a first-place finish i…

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 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bd/055n-bd3a2ace.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33016:inventor-attorney-aj-bayne-advances-to-runoff-in-bid-for-a-seat-on-the-la-bench-come-november&catid=401)### [Inventor/Attorney AJ Bayne Advances To Runoff In Bid For A Seat On The LA Bench Come November](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33016:inventor-attorney-aj-bayne-advances-to-runoff-in-bid-for-a-seat-on-the-la-bench-come-november&catid=401)

Written by Nick Antonicello on July 13 2026.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/85/054a-8558c927.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33004:de-jute-advances-hopes-to-continue-family-legacy-on-the-bench&catid=401)### [De Jute Advances, Hopes to Continue Family Legacy on the Bench](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33004:de-jute-advances-hopes-to-continue-family-legacy-on-the-bench&catid=401)

Written by Nick Antonicello on July 09 2026.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/29/053g-29654cd2.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32980:las-none-of-the-above-election&catid=401)### [LA’s None-of-the-Above Election](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32980:las-none-of-the-above-election&catid=401)

Written by Eliot Cohen on July 06 2026.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/70/049f-70f6eae3.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32915:want-faster-election-results-california-democrats-wont-clamp-down-on-late-voters&catid=401)### [Want Faster Election Results? California Democrats Won’t Clamp Down On Late Voters](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32915:want-faster-election-results-california-democrats-wont-clamp-down-on-late-voters&catid=401)

Written by ​Maya C. Miller on June 22 2026.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e7/047b-e7ff02b2.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32884:spencer-pratt-release-the-tape-or-lose-your-credibility&catid=401)### [Spencer Pratt: Release the Tape or Lose Your Credibility](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32884:spencer-pratt-release-the-tape-or-lose-your-credibility&catid=401)

Written by Mihran Kalaydjian – Jay Handal on June 15 2026.

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Written by Yonatan Mendal on June 15 2026.

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Written by Nick Antonicello on June 11 2026.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/cd/046c-cd4c51ea.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32858:the-choices-we-have-not-the-choices-we-wanted&catid=401)### [The Choices We Have, Not the Choices We Wanted](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32858:the-choices-we-have-not-the-choices-we-wanted&catid=401)

Written by Fred Rosen on June 11 2026.

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Written by NICK PATSAOURAS on June 11 2026.

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Written by Eliot Cohen on June 08 2026.

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Written by Barry Cassilly on June 09 2026.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/be/045p-be320977.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32837:the-runoff-karen-bass-wanted-is-the-one-los-angeles-needed-least&catid=401)### [The Runoff Karen Bass Wanted Is the One Los Angeles Needed Least](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32837:the-runoff-karen-bass-wanted-is-the-one-los-angeles-needed-least&catid=401)

Written by Yonatan Mendel on August 02 2026.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/24/044g-24f76d62.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32831:californias-political-earthquake-outsiders-shake-the-democratic-establishment&catid=401)### [California's Political Earthquake: Outsiders Shake the Democratic Establishment](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32831:californias-political-earthquake-outsiders-shake-the-democratic-establishment&catid=401)

Written by Yonatan Mendel on June 04 2026.

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Written by Nick Antonicello on June 04 2026.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/39/043o-39edfe9f.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32821:hey-angelenos-what-did-we-learn-from-the-june-2-election-exhaustion&catid=401)### [Hey Angelenos, What Did We Learn From the June 2 Election? Exhaustion](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32821:hey-angelenos-what-did-we-learn-from-the-june-2-election-exhaustion&catid=401)

Written by CityWatch on June 03 2026.

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Written by Ken Alpern on June 01 2026.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/da/043c-dab492b4.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32800:crowded-california-senate-district-24-race-becomes-fierce-battle-for-top-two&catid=401)### [Crowded California Senate District 24 Race Becomes Fierce Battle for Top Two](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32800:crowded-california-senate-district-24-race-becomes-fierce-battle-for-top-two&catid=401)

Written by Nick Antonicello on June 01 2026.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/03/042e-03e6b9f2.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32790:kenneth-mejias-promise-of-accountability-is-collapsing-under-the-weight-of-controversy&catid=401)### [Kenneth Mejia’s Promise of Accountability Is Collapsing Under the Weight of Controversy](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32790:kenneth-mejias-promise-of-accountability-is-collapsing-under-the-weight-of-controversy&catid=401)

Written by Yonatan Mendel on August 02 2026.

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