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### [Missing Middle. LA City Planning’s New Approach to “Attainable” Housing](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33250:missing-middle-la-city-plannings-new-approach-to-attainable-housing&catid=429)

August 24 2026

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### [Zuckerberg May Finally Pay a Price for Preying on Our Children](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33261:zuckerberg-may-finally-pay-a-price-for-preying-on-our-children&catid=375)

August 27 2026

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### [California Can’t Insure Its Homes. Now Sacramento Wants to Insure the Trees](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33266:california-cant-insure-its-homes-now-sacramento-wants-to-insure-the-trees&catid=385)

August 27 2026

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#  LOS ANGELES

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### Los Angeles Fails Its Own Again: The Red Barn Pet Food Store Story

Written by Eliot Cohen on September 15 2025.

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## [Counting Myths, Not People: How LA’s Leaders Spin the Homeless Crisis](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31506:counting-myths-not-people-how-las-leaders-spin-the-homeless-crisis&catid=312)

iAUDIT! - As I’ve written before, numbers can be inconvenient things. They can ruin the most carefully crafted narrative and expose myths passed off…

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Written by Nick Patsaouras on September 11 2025.

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Written by Sen. Sasha Perez on September 12 2025.

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Written by Michael Barone on September 11 2025.

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Written by Tim Campbell on September 08 2025.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/92/072d4-928dae56.jpg&src=images/stories/Sept-2025/072d4.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=3fa635cf) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31462:the-andy-griffith-show-had-the-answer-to-homelessness-all-along&catid=312)### [The Andy Griffith Show Had the Answer to Homelessness All Along](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31462:the-andy-griffith-show-had-the-answer-to-homelessness-all-along&catid=312)

Written by Michael Barone on September 08 2025.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/82/072i-824d282c.jpg&src=images/stories/Sept-2025/072i.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=1b72f2f6) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31458:the-best-way-to-end-homelessness-is-to-build-homes-for-our-neighbors&catid=312)### [The Best Way to End Homelessness Is to Build Homes for Our Neighbors](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31458:the-best-way-to-end-homelessness-is-to-build-homes-for-our-neighbors&catid=312)

Written by Mahdi Manji on September 08 2025.

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Written by NICK PATSAOURAS on September 01 2025.

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Written by Tim Campbell on September 01 2025.

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Written by Seth Carasolias on September 01 2025.

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Written by Michael Barone on September 01 2025.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/30/068b-30e58835.jpg&src=images/stories/Aug-2025/068b.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=febb4635) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31392:the-dehumanization-of-los-angeles-how-housing-policy-created-an-aesthetic-and-economic-catastrophe&catid=312)### [The Dehumanization of Los Angeles: How Housing Policy Created an Aesthetic and Economic Catastrophe](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31392:the-dehumanization-of-los-angeles-how-housing-policy-created-an-aesthetic-and-economic-catastrophe&catid=312)

Written by Eliot Cohen on August 25 2025.

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Written by Tim Campbell on August 25 2025.

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Written by Michael Barone on August 25 2025.

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Written by NICK PATSAOURAS on August 25 2025.

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Written by Emma Haber on August 21 2025.

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Written by Mark Dutton on August 21 2025.

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Written by Hans Johnson on August 18 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on August 17 2025.

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