## In the News [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/24/070g-24506d35.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33278:they-said-it-made-no-sense-then-they-voted-yes&catid=327) ### [They Said It Made No Sense. Then They Voted Yes.](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33278:they-said-it-made-no-sense-then-they-voted-yes&catid=327) August 31 2026 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fb/070h-fb2580dc.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33277:trump-world-from-assassination-abroad-to-chaos-at-home&catid=395) ### [Trump World. 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Posted in [GELFAND'S WORLD](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=395). ## [LA’s Heat Wave: “What if the Air Conditioning Failed?”](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29511:las-heat-wave-what-if-the-air-conditioning-failed&catid=395) GELFAND’S WORLD - Suppose this had been a true heat emergency? You know, getting to 124 degrees and staying that way for a week, with nighttime tempe… --- [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/2a/072l-2a74e6f7.jpg&src=images/stories/Sept-2024/072l.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=536c5876) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29503:13-years-later-san-pedros-iconic-paseo-del-mar-still-awaits-repair-amid-political-stalemate&catid=395)### [13 Years Later, San Pedro’s Iconic Paseo Del Mar Still Awaits Repair Amid Political Stalemate](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29503:13-years-later-san-pedros-iconic-paseo-del-mar-still-awaits-repair-amid-political-stalemate&catid=395) Written by Bob Gelfand on September 05 2024. 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