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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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### [Democrats Finally Tell Iowa and New Hampshire: You Don’t Go First Anymore](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33229:democrats-finally-tell-iowa-and-new-hampshire-you-dont-go-first-anymore&catid=395)

August 20 2026

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August 17 2026

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#  LOS ANGELES

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### “This Is Bullshit”: Monica Rodriguez Says Bass Botched Wildfire Recovery and Endangered Residents

Written by Mihran Kalaydjian on November 24 2025.

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## [Local Governments Win Injunction Against Trump Administration, Restoring Access To DHS Grants](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31857:local-governments-win-injunction-against-trump-administration-restoring-access-to-dhs-grants&catid=312)

CAL COUNTY NEWS - The Trump administration has been temporarily blocked from imposing controversial conditions on over $350 million in federal grants…

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on November 20 2025.

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Written by NICK PATSAOURAS on November 27 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on November 18 2025.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/08/091g-08674faf.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31811:los-angeles-reforms-rent-control-for-first-time-in-40-years&catid=312)### [Los Angeles Reforms Rent Control For First Time In 40 Years](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31811:los-angeles-reforms-rent-control-for-first-time-in-40-years&catid=312)

Written by CityWatch on November 13 2025.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d3/091o-d35551f0.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31809:a-welcomed-first-new-law-integrates-rail-bus-and-metro-stations-with-housing-development&catid=312)### [A Welcomed First: New Law Integrates Rail, Bus, And Metro Stations With Housing Development](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31809:a-welcomed-first-new-law-integrates-rail-bus-and-metro-stations-with-housing-development&catid=312)

Written by NICK PATSAOURAS on November 13 2025.

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Written by John Mirisch on November 13 2025.

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Written by Hans Johnson on November 10 2025.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f9/090n-f9c2a997.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31791:red-light-running-neglected-lawlessness-has-turned-las-intersections-into-killing-fields&catid=312)### [Red Light Running: Neglected Lawlessness Has Turned LA’s Intersections Into Killing Fields](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31791:red-light-running-neglected-lawlessness-has-turned-las-intersections-into-killing-fields&catid=312)

Written by Nick Patsaouras on November 10 2025.

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Written by Tim Campbell on November 11 2025.

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Written by Michael Feinstein, Marcela Miranda-Prierto on November 10 2025.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/09/090m-097711d2.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31785:we-mourn-the-passing-of-eric-preven&catid=312)### [We Mourn the Passing of Eric Preven](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31785:we-mourn-the-passing-of-eric-preven&catid=312)

Written by Jim Hampton on November 10 2025.

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Written by Dennis Zine on November 06 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on November 06 2025.

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Written by NICK PATSAOURAS on November 06 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on November 06 2025.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on October 30 2025.

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