## In the News [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/56/077a-56ff870c.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/housing/33413-with-national-implications-corporate-landlords-take-aim-at-three-pro-rent-control-campaigns-in-california) ### [With National Implications, Corporate Landlords Take Aim at Three Pro-Rent Control Campaigns in California](https://mail.citywatchla.com/housing/33413-with-national-implications-corporate-landlords-take-aim-at-three-pro-rent-control-campaigns-in-california) September 24 2026 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7e/076m2-7e471e2f.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33386-massacre-on-city-streets-mayor-bass-must-issue-an-emergency-declaration-now) ### [Massacre on City Streets: Mayor Bass Must Issue an Emergency Declaration Now](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33386-massacre-on-city-streets-mayor-bass-must-issue-an-emergency-declaration-now) September 21 2026 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/83/076g-8363b56a.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/33395-should-dwp-ratepayers-pay-for-the-citys-streetlights) ### [Should DWP Ratepayers Pay for the City’s Streetlights? ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/33395-should-dwp-ratepayers-pay-for-the-citys-streetlights) September 21 2026 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4e/076b-4e4a3fc2.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/neighborhood-politics/33398-why-are-la-officials-ignoring-illegal-rv-parking-on-washington-blvd) ### [Why Are LA Officials Ignoring Illegal RV Parking on Washington Blvd?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/neighborhood-politics/33398-why-are-la-officials-ignoring-illegal-rv-parking-on-washington-blvd) September 21 2026 # ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK --- [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/8a/044k-8a445310.jpg&src=images/stories/June-2022/044k.jpg&thumbnail=1200,800,&hash=55a78c86) ### Make Me Host, Instead of Co-Host Written by Eric Preven on June 20 2022. ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/24869-make-me-host-instead-of-co-host) [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/8a/044k-8a445310.jpg&src=images/stories/June-2022/044k.jpg&thumbnail=1200,800,&hash=55a78c86) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/24829-judge-says-16-000-new-shelter-beds-are-for-the-non-mentally-ill-only)Written by Eric Preven on June 16 2022. Posted in [ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook). ## [Judge Says 16,000 New Shelter Beds Are For The Non-Mentally Ill Only](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/24829-judge-says-16-000-new-shelter-beds-are-for-the-non-mentally-ill-only) The city has understandably blamed the county for the crisis and locked in an arbitrary number of 16,000 "carceral style" places to sleep that they a… --- [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/8a/044k-8a445310.jpg&src=images/stories/June-2022/044k.jpg&thumbnail=1200,800,&hash=55a78c86) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/24813-honor-and-decency)### [Honor and Decency](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/24813-honor-and-decency) Written by Eric Preven on June 14 2022. 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[ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/a0/036g-a0cfa37d.jpg&src=images/stories/May-2022/036g.jpg&thumbnail=1200,800,&hash=14ace10b) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/24497-city-council-is-changing-its-rules-again)### [City Council is Changing its Rules, Again](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/24497-city-council-is-changing-its-rules-again) Written by Eric Preven on May 05 2022. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/a6/028i1-a6d65e9c.png&src=images/stories/Apr-2022/028i1.png&thumbnail=1200,800,&hash=e002d34c) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/24457-metrics-for-success)### [Metrics for Success](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/24457-metrics-for-success) Written by Eric Preven on May 02 2022. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/a6/028i1-a6d65e9c.png&src=images/stories/Apr-2022/028i1.png&thumbnail=1200,800,&hash=e002d34c) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/24428-let-us-be-kind-and-fierce)### [Let Us Be Kind... and Fierce](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/24428-let-us-be-kind-and-fierce) Written by Eric Preven on April 28 2022. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/a6/028i1-a6d65e9c.png&src=images/stories/Apr-2022/028i1.png&thumbnail=1200,800,&hash=e002d34c) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/24407-my-day-in-la-in-court)### [My Day in LA in Court](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/24407-my-day-in-la-in-court) Written by Eric Preven on April 25 2022. 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[ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/a6/028i1-a6d65e9c.png&src=images/stories/Apr-2022/028i1.png&thumbnail=1200,800,&hash=e002d34c) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/24321-the-la-2028-olympics-who-s-who-who-s-not)### [The LA 2028 Olympics' Who's Who & Who's Not](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/24321-the-la-2028-olympics-who-s-who-who-s-not) Written by Eric Preven on April 14 2022. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/a6/028i1-a6d65e9c.png&src=images/stories/Apr-2022/028i1.png&thumbnail=1200,800,&hash=e002d34c) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/24291-saying-no-to-the-er)### [Saying NO to the ER](https://mail.citywatchla.com/eric-preven-s-notebook/24291-saying-no-to-the-er) Written by Eric Preven on April 14 2022. 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