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### [When the Last-Minute Power Play Failed: Sacramento Finally Ran Out of Time](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33319:when-the-last-minute-power-play-failed-sacramento-finally-ran-out-of-time&catid=375)

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#  LOS ANGELES

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### L.A. Can’t Host the 2028 Olympics

Written by Joe Mathews on July 31 2025.

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## [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)

iAUDIT! - A lot has happened in the homelessness arena in the past few days. Two of those events are particularly interesting because they reflect d…

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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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Written by Eric Preven on July 17 2025.

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Written by Tim Campbell on July 14 2025.

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Written by Nick Antonicello on July 10 2025.

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Written by Patrick Range McDonald on July 10 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on July 10 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on July 08 2025.

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Written by Tim Campbell on July 07 2025.

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Written by Matthew Hetz on July 07 2025.

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Written by Hans Johnson on July 03 2025.

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Written by Tim Campbell on June 30 2025.

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