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August 24 2026

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#  LOS ANGELES

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### This Ship Called LA Is Dangerously Off Course And Those At The Helm Know Little Of Steering

Written by NICK PATSAOURAS on August 14 2025.

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## [Mayor Karen Bass and LA Corruptionism](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31329:mayor-karen-bass-and-la-corruptionism&catid=312)

THE VIEW FROM HERE - During the 2022 election season for Los Angeles Mayor, the two hot topics were the Homeless Crisis and LA Corruption. There was…

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Written by Jim Hampton/Eliot Cohen on August 14 2025.

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Written by Nick Patsaouras on August 11 2025.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a1/063e-a1c1a386.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31293:big-insurance-companies-are-fleecing-disaster-survivors-and-the-rest-of-us&catid=312)### [Big Insurance Companies Are Fleecing Disaster Survivors — And The Rest Of Us](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31293:big-insurance-companies-are-fleecing-disaster-survivors-and-the-rest-of-us&catid=312)

Written by Cathy Cowan Becker on August 07 2025.

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Written by Caroline Aguirre on August 07 2025.

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Written by Cheryl Ortega on August 07 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on August 06 2025.

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Written by Mihran Kalaydjian on August 04 2025.

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Written by Nick Patsaouras on August 04 2025.

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Written by Tim Campbell on August 04 2025.

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Written by Joe Mathews on July 31 2025.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f3/060g-f31fa75b.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31246:what-does-the-executive-order-on-homelessness-really-say&catid=312)### [What Does the Executive Order on Homelessness Really Say?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31246:what-does-the-executive-order-on-homelessness-really-say&catid=312)

Written by Tim Campbell on July 28 2025.

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Written by Eliot Cohen on July 28 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on July 25 2025.

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Written by Michael Wilson on July 24 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on July 23 2025.

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Written by Fred Rosen on July 17 2025.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on July 17 2025.

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Written by Tim Gaspar on July 17 2025.

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