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August 27 2026

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August 27 2026

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#  LOS ANGELES

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### Labor Day Lesson: Pandemic Proves Workers Need Unions

Written by Cherri Senders on September 03 2020.

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## [Madrid Has 57 Councilmembers. Seoul Has 110. Why Does LA Have 15?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20360:madrid-has-57-councilmembers-seoul-has-110-why-does-la-have-15&catid=312)

(Photo above: With just 15 council members for more than 4 million people, no place is less representative than LA.) This summer, two of our state’s…

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on September 03 2020.

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Written by Tony Butka on September 03 2020.

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Written by Dick Platkin on September 03 2020.

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Written by Daniel Guss on September 03 2020.

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Written by Gloria Ohland on September 03 2020.

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Written by Budget Advocates on September 03 2020.

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Written by Dennis P. Zine on September 03 2020.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on September 03 2020.

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Written by Alon Ben-Meir on September 03 2020.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on August 31 2020.

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on August 31 2020.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on August 31 2020.

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Written by Cecelia Scheuer on August 31 2020.

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Written by Daniel Guss on August 31 2020.

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Written by Patrick Range McDonald on August 31 2020.

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Written by Joel Kotkin on August 31 2020.

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