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September 03 2026

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September 03 2026

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September 07 2026

#  ELECTION 2026

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### States with the Best & Worst Representation on Election Day

Written by CityWatch on October 10 2024.

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## [Climate Advocates Demand Hurricane Town Hall With Harris and Trump](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29693:climate-advocates-demand-hurricane-town-hall-with-harris-and-trump&catid=401)

ELECTION 2024 - As families mourned the deaths of hundreds of people from Hurricane Helene and Floridians began to take stock of the damage done by H…

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Written by Yue Stella Yu on October 10 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a6/081s-a6c0676a.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29676:understanding-measure-a-securing-essential-services-for-los-angeles&catid=401)### [Understanding Measure A: Securing Essential Services for Los Angeles](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29676:understanding-measure-a-securing-essential-services-for-los-angeles&catid=401)

Written by CityWatch on October 08 2024.

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Written by Liz Amsden on October 07 2024.

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Written by Nick Antonicello on October 07 2024.

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Written by Mary A Fischer on October 07 2024.

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Written by Brianna Vargas | Marc Anthony Lopez on October 07 2024.

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Written by Liz Amsden on October 03 2024.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on October 03 2024.

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Written by Ken Alpern on October 03 2024.

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Written by Ken Alpern on September 16 2024.

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Written by Abe Gurko on September 16 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/8c/075g-8cb82745.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29550:kamala-harris-goldman-sachs-golden-girl&catid=401)### [Kamala Harris-Goldman Sachs’ Golden Girl?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29550:kamala-harris-goldman-sachs-golden-girl&catid=401)

Written by Mark Dutton on September 16 2024.

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Written by Leslie Alan Horvitz on September 16 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/3d/075i-3d6855b1.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29548:harris-cant-embrace-billionaires-if-she-wants-to-win&catid=401)### [Harris Can’t Embrace Billionaires if She Wants to Win](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29548:harris-cant-embrace-billionaires-if-she-wants-to-win&catid=401)

Written by Sonali Kolhatkar on September 16 2024.

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Written by Phil Wilson on September 12 2024.

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Written by Amy Goodman | Denis Moynihan on September 05 2024.

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Written by Liz Amsden on September 02 2024.

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