##  In the News

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### [L.A. County Faces a Government Shake-Up](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33349-l-a-county-faces-a-government-shake-up)

September 14 2026

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### [Massacre on City Streets: Mayor Bass Must Issue an Emergency Declaration Now](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33386-massacre-on-city-streets-mayor-bass-must-issue-an-emergency-declaration-now)

September 21 2026

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### [The Greater Israel Delusion May Undo Israel](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/33372-the-greater-israel-delusion-may-undo-israel)

September 17 2026

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### [Sherwood Forest. When an ADU Becomes an Apartment Complex](https://mail.citywatchla.com/neighborhood-politics/33365-sherwood-forest-when-an-adu-becomes-an-apartment-complex)

September 17 2026

#  LOS ANGELES

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### The Case Against Draft California Senate Bill 50

Written by Hydee Feldstein on January 20 2020.

 ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19164-the-case-against-draft-california-senate-bill-50)

  [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/38/007t-3864e815.png&src=images/stories/Jan-2020/007t.png&thumbnail=610,312,&hash=ca251569) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19163-bowtie-soil-sampling-for-the-targeted-brownfield-assessment)Written by Connie Acosta on January 20 2020. Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles).

## [Bowtie: Soil Sampling for the Targeted Brownfield Assessment](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19163-bowtie-soil-sampling-for-the-targeted-brownfield-assessment)

Coincidentally, Dec 16 was the same day when The Nature Conservancy (TNC) was notifying the surrounding neighbors of Bowtie (Parcel G1 in Taylor Yard…

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on January 20 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2d/07f-2db3d618.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19156-valley-communities-upset-nextgen-departure-paths-too-noisy)### [Valley Communities Upset! NextGen Departure Paths Too Noisy.](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19156-valley-communities-upset-nextgen-departure-paths-too-noisy)

Written by Paul Hatfield on January 16 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/d4/07v-d4e5f5f6.png&src=images/stories/Jan-2020/07v.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=4d5d4f86) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19155-corrupt-la-deputy-da-seeks-judgeship)### [Corrupt LA Deputy DA Seeks Judgeship](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19155-corrupt-la-deputy-da-seeks-judgeship)

Written by Edward Blum on January 17 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2a/07n-2afa6675.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19154-nury-martinez-s-first-broken-promises)### [Nury Martinez’s First Broken Promises](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19154-nury-martinez-s-first-broken-promises)

Written by Daniel Guss on January 16 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/2f/07j-2f0afb9d.jpg&src=images/stories/Jan-2020/07j.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=e6bc60cf) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19153-the-march-of-the-housing-lemmings-proceeds-so-expect-california-s-housing-crisis-to-worsen)### [The March of the Housing Lemmings Proceeds, so Expect California’s Housing Crisis to Worsen](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19153-the-march-of-the-housing-lemmings-proceeds-so-expect-california-s-housing-crisis-to-worsen)

Written by Dick Platkin on January 16 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0a/07p-0a1a7f06.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19152-learning-from-king-s-last-campaign)### [Learning from King’s Last Campaign](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19152-learning-from-king-s-last-campaign)

Written by Jessicah Pierre on January 16 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/7b/07o-7b92b483.jpg&src=images/stories/Jan-2020/07o.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=83936e9a) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19150-nearly-all-americans-want-to-get-off-fossil-fuels)### [Nearly All Americans Want to Get Off Fossil Fuels](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19150-nearly-all-americans-want-to-get-off-fossil-fuels)

Written by Basay Sen on January 16 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/94/07x-949d82a1.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19148-beyond-the-hype-of-spectrum-s-contracts-bad-spectrum-good-infomercials)### [Beyond the Hype of Spectrum’s ‘Contracts Bad, Spectrum Good’ Infomercials](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19148-beyond-the-hype-of-spectrum-s-contracts-bad-spectrum-good-infomercials)

Written by Tony Butka on January 16 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/05/07u-057a1bf5.png&src=images/stories/Jan-2020/07u.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=a1fe3db3) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19147-crime-epidemic-if-la-resorts-to-vigilantism-to-fight-our-crime-crisis-who-will-be-blamed)### [Crime Epidemic! If LA Resorts to Vigilantism to Fight Our Crime Crisis, Who Will Be Blamed?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19147-crime-epidemic-if-la-resorts-to-vigilantism-to-fight-our-crime-crisis-who-will-be-blamed)

Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on January 16 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ad/07z-ad0262c7.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19146-a-continuing-crisis-volunteers-needed-now-for-the-annual-homeless-count)### [A Continuing Crisis: Volunteers Needed Now for the Annual Homeless Count](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19146-a-continuing-crisis-volunteers-needed-now-for-the-annual-homeless-count)

Written by Dennis P. Zine on January 16 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/96/07q-96b98c5d.jpg&src=images/stories/Jan-2020/07q.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=f6088bec) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19144-inside-game-california-yimby-scott-wiener-and-big-tech-s-troubling-housing-push)### [Inside Game: California YIMBY, Scott Wiener, and Big Tech’s Troubling Housing Push](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19144-inside-game-california-yimby-scott-wiener-and-big-tech-s-troubling-housing-push)

Written by Patrick Range McDonald on January 16 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/f5/05u-f574345c.jpg&src=images/stories/Jan-2020/05u.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=d90a85ae) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19133-cannabis-in-city-of-la-a-failure-from-the-top-down)### [Cannabis in City of LA: A Failure from the Top Down](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19133-cannabis-in-city-of-la-a-failure-from-the-top-down)

Written by Jay Handal on January 13 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fe/05s-fe623eac.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19132-cargo-containers-affordable-options-for-housing-the-homeless)### [Cargo Containers: Affordable Options for Housing the Homeless](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19132-cargo-containers-affordable-options-for-housing-the-homeless)

Written by Tim Deegan on January 13 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/28/05f-28a654c4.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19131-understanding-the-surge-of-anti-semitic-violence-in-the-united-states)### [Understanding the Surge of Anti-Semitic Violence in the United States](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19131-understanding-the-surge-of-anti-semitic-violence-in-the-united-states)

Written by Victor Rothman on January 13 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/52/05k-52314a99.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19129-meghan-and-harry-who)### [Meghan and Harry Who?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19129-meghan-and-harry-who)

Written by Bob Gelfand on January 13 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2c/05m-2cbe94e4.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19128-homeowner-sues-to-stop-griffith-park-homeless-shelter-worried-about-damage-to-property-values)### [Homeowner Sues to Stop Griffith Park Homeless Shelter, Worried about Damage to Property Values](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19128-homeowner-sues-to-stop-griffith-park-homeless-shelter-worried-about-damage-to-property-values)

Written by Jenna Chandler on January 13 2020.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/24/05i-245847d9.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19126-racism-from-any-side-of-the-political-spectrum-is-a-recipe-for-disaster)### [Racism, from Any Side of the Political Spectrum, is a Recipe for Disaster](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19126-racism-from-any-side-of-the-political-spectrum-is-a-recipe-for-disaster)

Written by Joel Kotkin on January 13 2020.

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on January 13 2020.

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Written by Robert Hunziker on January 13 2020.

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