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August 13 2026

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##  [ LA: Land of DIY Advocacy ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27997:la-land-of-diy-advocacy&catid=396)

iAudit! - When we bought our first house in the late 1980’s, I quickly learned to become a do-it-yourselfer. The house was quite the fixer-upper and needed work. We needed a long, low bookcase to fit an odd space, and we couldn’t find any…

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## [A Tale of Two Freeways](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27978:a-tale-of-two-freeways&catid=396)

iAUDIT! - When the I-10 freeway was heavily damaged by a suspicious fire last weekend, the City, State, and federal governments swiftly responded. Multiple departments arrived to mitigate the damage, redirect traffic, and warn the driving…

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Written by Dustan Batton on November 02 2023.

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Written by Tim Campbell on October 16 2023.

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Written by Liz Amsden on October 05 2023.

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Written by Sam Kbushyan on October 02 2023.

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