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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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August 31 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

#  LOS ANGELES

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### Lawsuit Puts LA's Wildfire Problem Where it Belongs: At the Permitting Desk, Not in Resident’s Gardens

Written by Diana Nicole on January 05 2026.

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## [Los Angeles at the Breaking Point: A City Circling the Drain](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32040:los-angeles-at-the-breaking-point-a-city-circling-the-drain&catid=312)

IN MY VIEW - The city is in “a very difficult position,” – City Controller Kenneth Mejia. You can feel it coming; it’s in the air. Los Angeles is…

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Written by Nick Patsaouras on January 01 2026.

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Written by CityWatch on December 31 2025.

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Written by Tim Campbell on December 29 2025.

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Written by Matthew Hetz on December 29 2025.

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Written by Mihran Kalaydjian on December 29 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on December 25 2025.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f4/103i-f431fc23.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32008:los-angeles-can-lead-transparency-after-the-fires-without-feeding-the-cynics&catid=312)### [Los Angeles Can Lead: Transparency After the Fires, Without Feeding the Cynics](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32008:los-angeles-can-lead-transparency-after-the-fires-without-feeding-the-cynics&catid=312)

Written by Nick Patsaouras on December 25 2025.

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Written by Hans Johnson on December 22 2025.

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Written by Tim Campbell on December 22 2025.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/47/102f-47c0f7c5.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31991:john-lees-ethics-violation-exposes-a-city-hall-where-rules-are-optional-for-the-powerful&catid=312)### [John Lee’s Ethics Violation Exposes a City Hall Where Rules Are Optional for the Powerful](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31991:john-lees-ethics-violation-exposes-a-city-hall-where-rules-are-optional-for-the-powerful&catid=312)

Written by Mihran Kalaydjian on December 22 2025.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/53/102h-530b8109.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31990:the-spirit-of-the-holiday-season-time-for-reassessment-and-for-community-resurgence&catid=312)### [The Spirit Of The Holiday Season: Time For Reassessment And For Community Resurgence](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31990:the-spirit-of-the-holiday-season-time-for-reassessment-and-for-community-resurgence&catid=312)

Written by NICK PATSAOURAS on December 22 2025.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/42/101c-42701fcf.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31985:la-metro-earns-the-golden-fleece-and-angelenos-deserve-better&catid=312)### [LA Metro Earns the “Golden Fleece” — And Angelenos Deserve Better](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31985:la-metro-earns-the-golden-fleece-and-angelenos-deserve-better&catid=312)

Written by Fredric D. Rosen on December 18 2025.

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Written by Pini Herman on December 18 2025.

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Written by Mihran Kalaydjian on December 18 2025.

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Written by Tim Campbell on December 15 2025.

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Written by Tim Deegan on December 15 2025.

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Written by Mihran Kalaydjian | Jay Handal on December 15 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on December 12 2025.

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