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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)

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#  LOS ANGELES

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### Would Getting Rid of Costa Hawkins Provide More Affordable Housing?

Written by Tim Deegan on February 05 2018.

 ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14844:would-getting-rid-of-costa-hawkins-provide-more-affordable-housing&catid=312)

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## [What Does California have against a Woman Governor?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14843:what-does-california-have-against-a-woman-governor&catid=312)

All told, more than half of all states have had at least one female governor, and 24 have elected them. But California? See if you can spot the patt…

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Written by David Bell on February 05 2018.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/31/011h-31a6329c.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14838:transpo-the-train-dilemma-in-a-city-that-refused-to-give-up-its-cars&catid=312)### [Transpo: The Train Dilemma in a City That Refused to Give Up Its Cars](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14838:transpo-the-train-dilemma-in-a-city-that-refused-to-give-up-its-cars&catid=312)

Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on February 05 2018.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ce/011i-cea6b42b.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14837:the-big-reform-forcing-the-city-council-to-tell-the-truth&catid=312)### [The Big Reform: Forcing the City Council to Tell the Truth](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14837:the-big-reform-forcing-the-city-council-to-tell-the-truth&catid=312)

Written by Bob Gelfand on February 05 2018.

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Written by Kendall Christiansen and Thomas Grech on February 05 2018.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on February 05 2018.

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Written by Beth Cone Kramer on February 05 2018.

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Written by Daniel Guss on February 05 2018.

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Written by Cherri Senders on February 02 2018.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on February 01 2018.

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Written by Bill Boyarsky on February 02 2018.

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Written by Leonard Isenberg on February 01 2018.

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Written by Michele Hanisee on February 01 2018.

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Written by Dan Walters on February 01 2018.

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Written by Dick Platkin on February 01 2018.

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Written by Kelly Candaele on February 01 2018.

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on February 01 2018.

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Written by Chuck Collins on February 01 2018.

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Written by Paul Hatfield on January 29 2018.

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