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### [Reminder to the Red States, Turnabout is Fair Play](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33212:reminder-to-the-red-states-turnabout-is-fair-play&catid=395)

August 17 2026

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### [Democrats Finally Tell Iowa and New Hampshire: You Don’t Go First Anymore](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33229:democrats-finally-tell-iowa-and-new-hampshire-you-dont-go-first-anymore&catid=395)

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#  LOS ANGELES

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### Garrison Keillor. Seriously. Garrison Keillor

Written by David Bell on November 30 2017.

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## [Downtown LA and the Arts District Station: A No-Brainer Ignored by the Brainless ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14444:downtown-la-and-the-arts-district-station-a-no-brainer-ignored-by-the-brainless&catid=312)

So it's safe to say that, when done right and with appropriate mitigations, light rail and subway lines can be a great thing for a community. It's n…

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Written by Paul Hatfield on November 27 2017.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on November 27 2017.

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Written by CityWatch on November 27 2017.

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Written by Matthew Hetz on November 27 2017.

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Written by Daniel Guss on November 27 2017.

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Written by Bill Boyarsky on November 27 2017.

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Written by Joe Mathews on November 27 2017.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on November 22 2017.

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Written by Tony Butka on November 22 2017.

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Written by Dennis Zine on November 22 2017.

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Written by Doug Epperhart on November 22 2017.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on November 22 2017.

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on November 22 2017.

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Written by Dick Platkin on November 22 2017.

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Written by Eric Preven & Joshua Preven on November 22 2017.

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