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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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#  LOS ANGELES

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### The Sepulveda Rail Project ALWAYS Had To Be a Subway, But Has Been Derailed by CAHSR

Written by Ken Alpern on January 26 2026.

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## [Another PIT Count, Another Year of Spin](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32175:another-pit-count-another-year-of-spin&catid=312)

iAUDIT! - LAHSA’s three-day 2026 Point in Time (PIT) Count started last Tuesday, January 20. According to a press release sent to the media, the coun…

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Written by Eliot Cohen on January 26 2026.

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Written by NICK PATSAOURAS on January 26 2026.

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Written by ​Patrick Range McDonald on January 26 2026.

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Written by Katherine McNenny on January 26 2026.

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Written by Mihran Kalaydjian on January 22 2026.

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Written by Pini Herman on January 22 2026.

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Written by NICK PATSAOURAS on January 26 2026.

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Written by Tim Gaspar on January 22 2026.

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Written by CityWatch on January 21 2026.

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Written by ​Patrick Range McDonald on January 19 2026.

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Written by NICK PATSAOURAS on January 19 2026.

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Written by Ziggy Kruse Blue and Bob Blue on January 19 2026.

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Written by Tim Campbell on January 19 2026.

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Written by Hans Johnson on January 19 2026.

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Written by Bob Blue on January 15 2026.

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Written by Barbara Broide on January 15 2026.

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Written by Dennis P. Zine on January 15 2026.

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