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### [Reminder to the Red States, Turnabout is Fair Play](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33212:reminder-to-the-red-states-turnabout-is-fair-play&catid=395)

August 17 2026

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August 17 2026

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August 13 2026

#  GUEST WORDS

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### California’s Empty Classrooms Are a Warning Sacramento Can’t Ignore

Written by Shoshannah Kalaydjian on August 17 2026.

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## [California Doesn't Have a School Funding Crisis. It Has a Leadership Crisis.](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33131:california-doesnt-have-a-school-funding-crisis-it-has-a-leadership-crisis&catid=378)

A STUDENT’S VIEW - Every election season, Californians hear the same promise: our public schools simply need more money. Year after year, taxpayers…

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Written by Shoshannah Kalaydjian on July 23 2026.

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Written by Shoshannah Kalaydjian on July 20 2026.

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Written by Shoshannah Kalaydjian on July 13 2026.

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Written by Shoshannah Kalaydjian on June 29 2026.

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Written by Shoshannah Kalaydjian on June 25 2026.

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Written by David Boisclair on June 12 2026.

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Written by Shoshannah Kalaydjian on June 08 2026.

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Written by Shoshannah Kalaydjian on May 18 2026.

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Written by Shoshannah Kalaydjian on April 30 2026.

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