#  ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

   ##  [ Glorious Mitigation](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26332-glorious-mitigation "Glorious Mitigation")

      Details    Eric Preven    [ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook)     January 23 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2023/001m.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26332-glorious-mitigation)

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   ##  [ Extreme Tasering Facts](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26300-extreme-tasering-facts "Extreme Tasering Facts")

      Details    Eric Preven    [ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook)     January 19 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2023/001m.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26300-extreme-tasering-facts)

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   ##  [ Mr. Flexibility](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26280-mr-flexibility "Mr. Flexibility")

      Details    Eric Preven    [ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook)     January 16 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2023/001m.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26280-mr-flexibility)

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   ##  [ The Great Backpedal](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26267-the-great-backpedal "The Great Backpedal")

      Details    Eric Preven    [ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook)     January 12 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2023/001m.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26267-the-great-backpedal)

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   ##  [ Nary A Word](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26250-nary-a-word "Nary A Word")

      Details    Eric Preven    [ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook)     January 09 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2023/001m.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26250-nary-a-word)

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   ##  [ Global Gifting](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26223-global-gifting "Global Gifting")

      Details    Eric Preven    [ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook)     January 05 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2023/001m.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26223-global-gifting)

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   ##  [ Cautious Optimism](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26218-cautious-optimism "Cautious Optimism")

      Details    Eric Preven    [ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook)     January 02 2023       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2023/001m.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26218-cautious-optimism)

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   ##  [ Words Like Knives](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26200-words-like-knives "Words Like Knives")

      Details    Eric Preven    [ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook)     December 29 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2022/097k.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26200-words-like-knives)

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   ##  [ All Hail Primo Villanueva](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26199-all-hail-primo-villanueva "All Hail Primo Villanueva")

      Details    Eric Preven    [ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook)     December 29 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2022/104k.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26199-all-hail-primo-villanueva)

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   ##  [ Supermutt & Wolfiness](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26188-supermutt-wolfiness "Supermutt & Wolfiness")

      Details    Eric Preven    [ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook)     December 26 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2022/097k.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26188-supermutt-wolfiness)

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   ##  [ The Sixth Supervisor](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26166-the-sixth-supervisor "The Sixth Supervisor")

      Details    Eric Preven    [ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook)     December 22 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2022/097k.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26166-the-sixth-supervisor)

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   ##  [ The Harm Is Ongoing](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26150-the-harm-is-ongoing "The Harm Is Ongoing")

      Details    Eric Preven    [ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook)     December 19 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2022/097k.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26150-the-harm-is-ongoing)

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   ##  [ Where Have All The Gadflies Gone?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26119-where-have-all-the-gadflies-gone "Where Have All The Gadflies Gone?")

      Details    Eric Preven    [ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook)     December 15 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2022/097k.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26119-where-have-all-the-gadflies-gone)

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   ##  [ Emergency Cage Fight](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26106-emergency-cage-fight "Emergency Cage Fight")

      Details    Eric Preven    [ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook)     December 13 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2022/097k.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26106-emergency-cage-fight)

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK - First up, I should explain exactly what a 37mm launcher is.

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   ##  [ Cluster F\*\*K](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26082-cluster-f-k "Cluster F**K")

      Details    Eric Preven    [ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook)     December 08 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2022/097k.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26082-cluster-f-k)

ERIC PREVEN’S NOTEBOOK - Join me in demanding that Los Angeles be awarded more Michelin stars. We practically invented gridlock and automobile pollution!

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   ##  [ Inauguration Sponsorship](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26052-inauguration-sponsorship "Inauguration Sponsorship")

      Details    Eric Preven    [ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook)     December 05 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2022/097k.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26052-inauguration-sponsorship)

ERIC PREVEN’S NOTEBOOK - Guardian News and Media offered a blistering review of Fox’s World Cup coverage, spanning the full dizzying scope of what they referred to as, “witlessness” in Qatar.

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   ##  [ Bored of Supervisors](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26026-bored-of-supervisors "Bored of Supervisors")

      Details    Eric Preven    [ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook)     December 01 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2022/088k.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26026-bored-of-supervisors)

ERIC PREVEN’S NOTEBOOK - Bad Bunny has been the most-streamed artist in the world for three years in a row.

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   ##  [ Full Riot Gear ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26018-full-riot-gear "Full Riot Gear ")

      Details    Eric Preven    [ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook)     November 28 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2022/088k.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26018-full-riot-gear)

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK - The lower-end motel on Ventura Boulevard is now billing itself as Boutique Cottages. Catchy.

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   ##  [ No Thanks](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26005-no-thanks "No Thanks")

      Details    Eric Preven    [ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook)     November 27 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2022/088k.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/26005-no-thanks)

ERIC PREVEN’S NOTEBOOK - When the hot Santa Ana winds come through, the local fauna can spring into action a little early.

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   ##  [ Trauma is Trauma: Get Some Rest](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/25969-trauma-is-trauma-get-some-rest "Trauma is Trauma: Get Some Rest")

      Details    Eric Preven    [ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook)     November 21 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2022/088k.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/25969-trauma-is-trauma-get-some-rest)

ERIC PREVEN’S NOTEBOOK - Eric Garcetti was one of four very nice co-chairs of Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, including Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan. Go Blue.

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   ##  [ Flaming Out](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/25949-flaming-out "Flaming Out")

      Details    Eric Preven    [ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook)     November 17 2022       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2022/088k.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/25949-flaming-out)

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK - The big flaming thing streaking across the sky the other night was the Artemis 1 moon mission rocket, not Rick Caruso's campaign for mayor flaming out. Don't cry for Rick, he's a fighter.

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1. [ Cringe, Here, Here and Here](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/25936-cringe-here-here-and-here)
2. [ Tree of Hate](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/25913-tree-of-hate)
3. [ U.S. Blues](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/25898-u-s-blues)
4. [ Raman HQ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/25878-raman-hq)
5. [ LA Gang Cheat Sheet](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/25853-la-gang-cheat-sheet)
6. [ The Disruptathon](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/25818-the-disruptathon)
7. [ On Second Thought, GFY](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/25805-on-second-thought-gfy)
8. [ Sorry to cut in…](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/25776-sorry-to-cut-in)
9. [ Virtual Adios](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/25750-virtual-adios)
10. [ Silver Lining: We're All Disgusted](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/25727-silver-lining-we-re-all-disgusted)

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