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### And the Coronavirus Turns Some More: Does Racism Still Exist in 2020 America?

Written by Liz Amsden on April 09 2020.

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## [Even a Pandemic Cannot Stop the Gentrification Express Roaring Through Los Angeles](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19583:even-a-pandemic-cannot-stop-the-gentrification-express-roaring-through-los-angeles&catid=312)

 Now, with this 21st Century catastrophe unleashing its terrible toll, California’s Governor, LA’s Mayor, and LA’s City Council remain the ever-devot…

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Written by Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman on April 09 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a3/030o-a38710f3.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19579:building-a-better-california-making-cities-and-politicians-a-little-less-dense&catid=312)### [Building a Better California: Making Cities (and Politicians) a Little Less Dense](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19579:building-a-better-california-making-cities-and-politicians-a-little-less-dense&catid=312)

Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on April 09 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6f/030g-6fbcbbb0.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19578:novel-coronavirus-covid-19-lives-lost-life-more-restrictive&catid=312)### [Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): Lives Lost, Life More Restrictive ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19578:novel-coronavirus-covid-19-lives-lost-life-more-restrictive&catid=312)

Written by Dennis P. Zine on April 09 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/88/030s-88710baf.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19577:the-mask-debate-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-will-masks-give-us-a-false-sense-of-security&catid=312)### [The Mask Debate in the Time of Coronavirus – Will Masks Give us a False Sense of Security?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19577:the-mask-debate-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-will-masks-give-us-a-false-sense-of-security&catid=312)

Written by Chris Rowe on April 09 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/24/030j-24f7341e.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19576:from-sacramento-to-san-diego-activists-see-the-street-level-damage-of-coronavirus&catid=312)### [From Sacramento to San Diego, Activists See the Street-Level Damage of Coronavirus](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19576:from-sacramento-to-san-diego-activists-see-the-street-level-damage-of-coronavirus&catid=312)

Written by Patrick Range McDonald on April 09 2020.

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Written by Robert Eisele on April 09 2020.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on April 09 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6f/029q-6fdf4082.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19568:as-the-coronavirus-turns-trump-s-lack-of-action&catid=312)### [As the Coronavirus Turns: Trump’s Lack of Action](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19568:as-the-coronavirus-turns-trump-s-lack-of-action&catid=312)

Written by Liz Amsden on April 06 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e9/029m-e9fd0f52.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19567:cororna-turns-the-future-into-the-present-online-meetings-and-the-five-stages-of-grief&catid=312)### [Corona Turns the Future Into the Present: Online Meetings and the Five Stages of Grief](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19567:cororna-turns-the-future-into-the-present-online-meetings-and-the-five-stages-of-grief&catid=312)

Written by Bob Gelfand on April 23 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2a/029i-2aa3af4c.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19566:la-s-gig-workers-isolated-from-benefits&catid=312)### [LA’s Gig Workers Isolated From Benefits](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19566:la-s-gig-workers-isolated-from-benefits&catid=312)

Written by Tim Deegan on April 06 2020.

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Written by Beth Cone Kramer on April 06 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/5e/029h-5ea59584.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19562:slumlord-capitalism-versus-global-pandemic&catid=312)### [Slumlord Capitalism Versus Global Pandemic](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19562:slumlord-capitalism-versus-global-pandemic&catid=312)

Written by John Whitlow on April 06 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ec/029p-ecaa98de.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19561:beyond-the-pandemic-pandemonium-transportation-might-never-be-the-same&catid=312)### [Beyond the Pandemic Pandemonium: Transportation Might Never Be the Same](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19561:beyond-the-pandemic-pandemonium-transportation-might-never-be-the-same&catid=312)

Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on April 06 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2d/029s-2d54ae41.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19559:chinese-city-of-shenzhen-bans-eating-dog-and-cat-meat&catid=312)### [Chinese City of Shenzhen Bans Eating Dog and Cat Meat](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19559:chinese-city-of-shenzhen-bans-eating-dog-and-cat-meat&catid=312)

Written by Jeffrey Mausner on April 07 2020.

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Written by James Preston Allen on April 06 2020.

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Written by Daniel Guss on April 06 2020.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on April 06 2020.

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Written by Tom Moutes on April 02 2020.

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