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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)

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### [Brace Yourself For A Worse Housing Crisis](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33148:brace-yourself-for-a-worse-housing-crisis&catid=398)

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### LAHSA and Accountability

Written by Tim Campbell on September 04 2023.

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  [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6d/069e-6dc1acd6.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27519:can-kenneth-mejia-count-money-better-than-he-counts-votes&catid=396)Written by Tim Deegan on August 28 2023. Posted in [POLITICS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=396).

## [Can Kenneth Mejia Count Money Better Than He Counts Votes?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27519:can-kenneth-mejia-count-money-better-than-he-counts-votes&catid=396)

DEEGAN ON LA—Political neophyte Kenneth Mejia has been exposed as being so shallow in basic political savvy that he can only aspire to acquire “rooki…

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 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/39/069c-39ff3b68.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27510:critical-vote-undermines-la-public-safety-and-disrespects-lapds-first-responders&catid=396)### [Critical Vote Undermines LA Public Safety and Disrespects LAPD’s First Responders](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27510:critical-vote-undermines-la-public-safety-and-disrespects-lapds-first-responders&catid=396)

Written by Dennis P. Zine on August 28 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/17/067g-17883a24.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27474:homelessness-and-the-ministry-of-silly-walks&catid=396)### [Homelessness and the Ministry of Silly Walks](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27474:homelessness-and-the-ministry-of-silly-walks&catid=396)

Written by Tim Campbell on August 21 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/9e/067l-9e9a08a3.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27473:unethical-practices-la-city-council-at-it-again&catid=396)### [Unethical Practices: LA City Council at it Again](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27473:unethical-practices-la-city-council-at-it-again&catid=396)

Written by Liz Amsden on August 21 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/22/065l-22bac69e.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27435:homelessness-numbers-and-the-merry-go-round-from-hell&catid=396)### [Homelessness Numbers and the Merry-go-Round from Hell](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27435:homelessness-numbers-and-the-merry-go-round-from-hell&catid=396)

Written by Tim Campbell on August 14 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/56/064f-5688000c.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27415:scott-schmerelson-is-up-for-reelection-at-lausd&catid=396)### [Scott Schmerelson is Up For Reelection at LAUSD](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27415:scott-schmerelson-is-up-for-reelection-at-lausd&catid=396)

Written by Mihran Kalaydjian | Gregg Solkovits on August 10 2023.

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Written by An Angry Angeleno on August 07 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/30/061f-30ab75ae.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27362:im-starting-to-think-monica-rodriguez-doesnt-like-us&catid=396)### [I’m Starting To Think Monica Rodriguez Doesn’t Like Us :(](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27362:im-starting-to-think-monica-rodriguez-doesnt-like-us&catid=396)

Written by Mark Dutton on July 31 2023.

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Written by James O’Sullivan on July 31 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e6/061h-e6b2a046.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27357:the-city-governance-interim-report-can-the-leadership-team-relate-to-real-angelenos&catid=396)### [The City Governance Interim Report - Can the Leadership Team Relate to Real Angelenos?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27357:the-city-governance-interim-report-can-the-leadership-team-relate-to-real-angelenos&catid=396)

Written by Liz Amsden on July 31 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fa/060b-fa6b2cf3.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27342:how-did-los-angeles-get-so-messed-up&catid=396)### [How Did Los Angeles Get SO Messed Up](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27342:how-did-los-angeles-get-so-messed-up&catid=396)

Written by An Angry Angeleno on July 27 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/00/059b-00564d9f.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27320:los-angeles-youre-ignoring-the-elephant-in-the-room&catid=396)### [Los Angeles, You’re Ignoring the Elephant in the Room ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27320:los-angeles-youre-ignoring-the-elephant-in-the-room&catid=396)

Written by An Angry Angeleno on July 24 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f2/056a-f2aa6b60.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27269:is-district-attorney-george-gascon-a-political-hit-man&catid=396)### [Is District Attorney George Gascón a Political Hit Man?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27269:is-district-attorney-george-gascon-a-political-hit-man&catid=396)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on July 13 2023.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on July 10 2023.

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Written by Jim Newton on July 06 2023.

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Written by Nick Antonicello on July 06 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ff/053r-ff38c133.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27218:welcome-to-mayor-karen-bass-city-of-los-angeles&catid=396)### [Welcome to Mayor Karen Bass' City of Los Angeles](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27218:welcome-to-mayor-karen-bass-city-of-los-angeles&catid=396)

Written by Angry Angeleno on July 03 2023.

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Written by James Preston Allen on June 29 2023.

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Written by Dennis Zine on June 26 2023.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on June 23 2023.

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