##  In the News

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### [Trump World. From Assassination Abroad to Chaos at Home](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33277:trump-world-from-assassination-abroad-to-chaos-at-home&catid=395)

August 31 2026

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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)

August 31 2026

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### [Newsom’s Next Immigration Gamble: Defy Federal Law And Dare Washington To Fight Back](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33283:newsoms-next-immigration-gamble-defy-federal-law-and-dare-washington-to-fight-back&catid=375)

August 31 2026

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August 27 2026

#  LOS ANGELES

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### Reopening the Economy is a Death Sentence for Workers

Written by Negin Owliaei on May 14 2020.

 ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19772:reopening-the-economy-is-a-death-sentence-for-workers&catid=312)

  [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/36/040n-36513771.png&src=images/stories/May-2020/040n.png&thumbnail=610,370,&hash=737b34ae) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19771:renters-left-out-in-the-cold-despite-coronavirus-eviction-protection&catid=312)Written by Kirk McClure and Alex Schwartz on May 14 2020. Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=312).

## [Renters Left Out in the Cold Despite Coronavirus Eviction Protection](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19771:renters-left-out-in-the-cold-despite-coronavirus-eviction-protection&catid=312)

Emergency relief for renters across America may protect them from the threat of eviction during the coronavirus crisis – but it won't last for long. …

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 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6d/040p-6de73101.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19770:exposed-the-real-estate-contributors-who-want-to-stop-rent-control-in-california&catid=312)### [Exposed! The Real Estate Contributors Who Want to Stop Rent Control in California](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19770:exposed-the-real-estate-contributors-who-want-to-stop-rent-control-in-california&catid=312)

Written by Patrick Range McDonald on May 14 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/81/040e-81f842a7.png&src=images/stories/May-2020/040e.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=90810925) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19769:three-crises-that-feed-on-each-other-covid-19-pandemic-financial-crash-and-climate-change&catid=312)### [Three Crises that Feed on Each Other: Covid-19 Pandemic, Financial Crash, and Climate Change](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19769:three-crises-that-feed-on-each-other-covid-19-pandemic-financial-crash-and-climate-change&catid=312)

Written by Dick Platkin on May 14 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/53/040s-53a436fe.png&src=images/stories/May-2020/040s.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=013437d1) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19768:a-public-sector-crash-coming-in-july-2020&catid=312)### [A Public Sector Crash Coming in July 2020?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19768:a-public-sector-crash-coming-in-july-2020&catid=312)

Written by Tony Butka on May 14 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/eb/040j-eb58e683.png&src=images/stories/May-2020/040j.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=a1555534) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19767:the-controversial-burbank-airport-noise-bruhaha-in-the-faa-s-hands-for-now&catid=312)### [The Controversial Burbank Airport Noise Bruhaha: In the FAA’s Hands for Now](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19767:the-controversial-burbank-airport-noise-bruhaha-in-the-faa-s-hands-for-now&catid=312)

Written by Paul Hatfield on May 14 2020.

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on May 14 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/40/040o-402ff19b.png&src=images/stories/May-2020/040o.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=28e656f4) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19765:nation-must-prepare-to-vote-by-mail&catid=312)### [Nation Must Prepare to Vote by Mail](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19765:nation-must-prepare-to-vote-by-mail&catid=312)

Written by Harvey Wasserman on May 14 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/de/040r-de2b20eb.png&src=images/stories/May-2020/040r.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=dbf6e80b) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19763:chandelier-stores-open-why-not-porn-booze-nicotine-and-dog-groomers&catid=312)### [Chandelier Stores Open - Why Not Porn, Booze, Nicotine and Dog Groomers?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19763:chandelier-stores-open-why-not-porn-booze-nicotine-and-dog-groomers&catid=312)

Written by Daniel Guss on May 14 2020.

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Written by Liz Amsden on May 11 2020.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on May 11 2020.

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Written by Tim Deegan on May 11 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/e5/039p-e5eb7588.png&src=images/stories/May-2020/039p.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=6ccbf91e) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19752:i-just-flew-it-was-worse-than-i-thought-it-would-be&catid=312)### [I Just Flew. It Was Worse Than I Thought It Would Be.](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19752:i-just-flew-it-was-worse-than-i-thought-it-would-be&catid=312)

Written by McKay Coppins on May 11 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/63/039t-63d9fc5c.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19750:california-apartment-association-once-again-opposes-renter-protections&catid=312)### [California Apartment Association, Once Again, Opposes Renter Protections](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19750:california-apartment-association-once-again-opposes-renter-protections&catid=312)

Written by Patrick Range McDonald on May 11 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/67/039d-67cdab5b.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19749:where-is-la-s-rent-stabilization-ordinance-headed&catid=312)### [Where is LA’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance Headed?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19749:where-is-la-s-rent-stabilization-ordinance-headed&catid=312)

Written by Connie Acosta on May 11 2020.

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on May 11 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e3/039v-e36ab730.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19747:angelenos-angels-contribute-food-drink-and-support-during-covid-lockdown&catid=312)### [Angelenos Angels Contribute Food, Drink, and Support During COVID Lockdown](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19747:angelenos-angels-contribute-food-drink-and-support-during-covid-lockdown&catid=312)

Written by Beth Cone Kramer on May 11 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/77/039j-775fa076.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19744:la-county-we-need-stand-alone-vaccination-clinics-and-local-school-vaccination-centers&catid=312)### [LA County: We Need ‘Stand Alone Vaccination Clinics’ and Local School Vaccination Centers](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19744:la-county-we-need-stand-alone-vaccination-clinics-and-local-school-vaccination-centers&catid=312)

Written by Chris Rowe on May 11 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ed/039r-ed0ba648.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19743:eric-garcetti-and-other-la-foolishness&catid=312)### [Eric Garcetti and Other LA Foolishness](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19743:eric-garcetti-and-other-la-foolishness&catid=312)

Written by Daniel Guss on May 11 2020.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on May 11 2020.

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