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### [Follow the Money: How Does a $3,662 Apartment Become “Affordable Housing”?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33300:follow-the-money-how-does-a-3-662-apartment-become-affordable-housing&catid=312)

September 03 2026

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### [As California Debated Sharing Data On Drivers, Homeland Security Subpoenaed 17 Million Records](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33308:as-california-debated-sharing-data-on-drivers-homeland-security-subpoenaed-17-million-records&catid=425)

September 03 2026

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### [When the Last-Minute Power Play Failed: Sacramento Finally Ran Out of Time](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33319:when-the-last-minute-power-play-failed-sacramento-finally-ran-out-of-time&catid=375)

September 07 2026

#  POLITICS

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### Ethan Weaver: Pro-Valley and Pro-Cop Candidate for CD4

Written by Tim Deegan on February 05 2024.

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## [Former Sheriff Alex Villanueva Lays Down Bold Reformist Vision For LA Supervisor Run: “Change The Course”](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28375:former-sheriff-alex-villanueva-lays-down-bold-reformist-vision-for-la-supervisor-run-change-the-course&catid=396)

RUNNING 2024- When I was asked to sit down with former LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, I did not hesitate. He is the only politician, Democrat or…

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Written by Nick Antonicello on February 01 2024.

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Written by Tim Campbell on February 01 2024.

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Written by Liz Amsden on January 29 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d3/007o-d3d8765d.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28325:fomenting-divisiveness-out-of-whole-cloth-in-cd-14-and-the-da-races&catid=396)### [Fomenting Divisiveness Out of Whole Cloth in CD 14 and the DA Races](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28325:fomenting-divisiveness-out-of-whole-cloth-in-cd-14-and-the-da-races&catid=396)

Written by Liz Amsden on January 22 2024.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on January 22 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/82/005i-82a33081.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28288:how-wokeism-could-re-elect-trump-president&catid=396)### [How Wokeism Could Re-elect Trump President](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28288:how-wokeism-could-re-elect-trump-president&catid=396)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on January 15 2024.

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Written by Richard Lee Abram on January 11 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/74/003k-7471e2a8.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28237:are-l-a-s-homelessness-programs-addicted-to-failure&catid=396)### [Are L.A.’s Homelessness Programs Addicted to Failure?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28237:are-l-a-s-homelessness-programs-addicted-to-failure&catid=396)

Written by Tim Campbell on January 08 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ae/002o-ae94527c.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28228:zoom-again-really&catid=396)### [Zoom again? Really?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28228:zoom-again-really&catid=396)

Written by Sara Roos on January 04 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/61/002d-6115d1e4.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28220:homelessness-is-nothing-better-than-something&catid=396)### [Homelessness: Is Nothing Better than Something?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28220:homelessness-is-nothing-better-than-something&catid=396)

Written by Tim Campbell on January 04 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/23/001n-233f453a.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28205:fsp-shouldnt-stand-for-failed-support-programs&catid=396)### [“FSP” Shouldn’t Stand for “Failed Support Programs”](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28205:fsp-shouldnt-stand-for-failed-support-programs&catid=396)

Written by Tim Campbell on January 01 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/df/101q-df387d83.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28156:sepulveda-pass-metro-continues-to-lie-and-mislead-angelenos&catid=396)### [Sepulveda Pass: Metro Continues to Lie and Mislead Angelenos](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28156:sepulveda-pass-metro-continues-to-lie-and-mislead-angelenos&catid=396)

Written by Fred Rosen and Bob Anderson on December 18 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/93/101g-93c1f026.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28146:wanted-la-councilmember-s-with-courage-to-stop-metro-tcn-program&catid=396)### [WANTED: LA Councilmember(s) with Courage to Stop METRO TCN Program](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28146:wanted-la-councilmember-s-with-courage-to-stop-metro-tcn-program&catid=396)

Written by Barbara Broide on December 18 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a4/101J-a4e9d315.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28143:mayor-bass-ghosts-her-constituents&catid=396)### [Mayor Bass Ghosts Her Constituents](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28143:mayor-bass-ghosts-her-constituents&catid=396)

Written by Dianne V. Lawrence on December 18 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6b/100b-6b0322a4.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28138:hundreds-of-formerly-homeless-people-get-evicted-after-l-a-nonprofit-fails-to-pay-rent-on-time&catid=396)### [Hundreds Of Formerly Homeless People Get Evicted After L.A. Nonprofit Fails To Pay Rent On Time](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28138:hundreds-of-formerly-homeless-people-get-evicted-after-l-a-nonprofit-fails-to-pay-rent-on-time&catid=396)

Written by BYRHONDA LYONS AND JEANNE KUANG on December 14 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e4/099b-e460f04d.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28115:unusual-donations-raise-ethical-concerns-in-graciela-ortizs-school-board-campaign&catid=396)### [Unusual Donations Raise Ethical Concerns in Graciela Ortiz's School Board Campaign](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28115:unusual-donations-raise-ethical-concerns-in-graciela-ortizs-school-board-campaign&catid=396)

Written by Alicia Romero Pérez on December 11 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/00/099e-00556aad.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28110:former-oj-simpson-prosecutor-darden-sets-sights-on-las-judicial-bench&catid=396)### [Former OJ Simpson Prosecutor Darden Sets Sights on LA’s Judicial Bench!](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28110:former-oj-simpson-prosecutor-darden-sets-sights-on-las-judicial-bench&catid=396)

Written by Nick Antonicello on December 11 2023.

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Written by Eliot Cohen on November 27 2023.

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