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### [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)

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#  LOS ANGELES

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### 50 City Report: California’s Fixer-Upper Markets Are the Most Expensive

Written by Mirela Mohan on August 15 2022.

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## [The Valley: Is It Safe? ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25280:the-valley-is-it-safe&catid=312)

The question is it safe, comes up because my wife and I bought a vacation home in Baja, Mexico. More discord comes from the fact LA has a considerabl…

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Written by Barbara Broide on August 11 2022.

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Written by Liz Amsden on August 11 2022.

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Written by Ken Alpern on August 11 2022.

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Written by Mark Kreidler on August 11 2022.

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Written by LADWP on August 08 2022.

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Written by Dick Platkin on August 04 2022.

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Written by Dennis P. Zine on August 01 2022.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on July 28 2022.

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Written by Manuela Tobias on July 21 2022.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/17/058v-172865fb.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25114:children-s-day-camps-attend-at-your-own-risk&catid=312)### [Children’s Day Camps: Attend at Your Own Risk](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25114:children-s-day-camps-attend-at-your-own-risk&catid=312)

Written by Elizabeth Aguilera on July 21 2022.

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Written by Liz Amsden on July 21 2022.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/21/058b-21ddc6e0.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25104:some-still-claim-more-market-rate-housing-will-solve-the-housing-crisis&catid=312)### [Some Still Claim ‘More Market Rate Housing Will Solve the Housing Crisis’](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25104:some-still-claim-more-market-rate-housing-will-solve-the-housing-crisis&catid=312)

Written by Dick Platkin on July 21 2022.

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Written by Dennis P. Zine on July 21 2022.

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Written by Mark Kreidler on July 18 2022.

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Written by Dick Platkin on July 13 2022.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/35/056b-3583faf2.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25058:calpers-life-without-oversight&catid=312)### [CalPERS - Life Without Oversight](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25058:calpers-life-without-oversight&catid=312)

Written by Tony Butka on July 13 2022.

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Written by Tim Deegan on July 12 2022.

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Written by Sean McMorris on July 12 2022.

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