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### [They Said It Made No Sense. Then They Voted Yes.](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33278:they-said-it-made-no-sense-then-they-voted-yes&catid=327)

August 31 2026

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August 31 2026

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August 31 2026

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### [As California Debated Sharing Data On Drivers, Homeland Security Subpoenaed 17 Million Records](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33308:as-california-debated-sharing-data-on-drivers-homeland-security-subpoenaed-17-million-records&catid=425)

September 03 2026

#  LOS ANGELES

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### LA Animal Services’ New Budget Must Address No-Kill for Cats

Written by Jeffrey Mausner on May 02 2019.

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## [How Powerful Lawmakers are Killing California Bills … without a Peep!](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17586:how-powerful-lawmakers-are-killing-california-bills-without-a-peep&catid=312)

In theory, no Democrat’s bill should be left behind. But that’s not what’s happening, and the reason is roiling both sides of the aisle in Sacramento…

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on May 02 2019.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/86/036e-86b134b8.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17584:wall-street-on-steroids-in-your-backyard-the-full-story-on-changes-to-sb-50&catid=312)### [Wall Street on Steroids in Your Backyard: The Full Story on Changes to SB 50](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17584:wall-street-on-steroids-in-your-backyard-the-full-story-on-changes-to-sb-50&catid=312)

Written by Dick Platkin on May 02 2019.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0a/036v-0a96038f.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17583:assembly-district-51-delegate-re-run-what-a-difference-a-fair-election-makes&catid=312)### [Assembly District 51 Delegate Re-Run: What a Difference a Fair Election Makes!](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17583:assembly-district-51-delegate-re-run-what-a-difference-a-fair-election-makes&catid=312)

Written by Tony Butka on May 02 2019.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f3/036p-f3cc3015.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17582:climate-breakthrough-los-angeles-leads-the-country-launches-its-own-green-new-deal-video&catid=312)### [Climate Breakthrough! Los Angeles Leads the Country … Launches Its Own Green New Deal (Video)](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17582:climate-breakthrough-los-angeles-leads-the-country-launches-its-own-green-new-deal-video&catid=312)

Written by Sanjana Karanth on May 02 2019.

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Written by Barbara Straus Lodge on May 03 2019.

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Written by NBC4’s Conan Nolan on May 02 2019.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on May 03 2019.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on April 30 2019.

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Written by Julia Stein on April 29 2019.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/45/035a-45d9d2e5.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17566:yaroslavsky-calls-sb-50-ruination-for-los-angeles-and-california&catid=312)### [Yaroslavsky Calls SB 50 ‘Ruination’ for Los Angeles and California](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17566:yaroslavsky-calls-sb-50-ruination-for-los-angeles-and-california&catid=312)

Written by Jill Stewart on April 29 2019.

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Written by Joel Kotkin on April 29 2019.

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Written by Eliot Cohen on April 29 2019.

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Written by Umair Haque on April 29 2019.

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Written by Saurav Sarkar on April 29 2019.

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Written by Mariah Furtek on April 29 2019.

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