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### Whistleblower Cop Exposes Another Garcetti, Beck Failure

Written by Daniel Guss on November 13 2017.

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## [The Great LA City Council Salmon Run: ‘Proposed’ Planning Dept Ordinances Leap From 22 to 27 in 60 Days!](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14357:the-great-la-city-council-salmon-run-proposed-planning-dept-ordinances-leap-from-22-to-27-in-60-days&catid=312)

NEW: Collection Bins Code Amendment. NEW: Processes and Procedures Ordinance. NEW: Interim Motel Conversion Ordinance. NEW: Permanent Supportive…

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Written by Ben Christopher on November 13 2017.

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on November 13 2017.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on November 13 2017.

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Written by Phyllis M. Daugherty on November 13 2017.

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Written by Tim Deegan on November 13 2017.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on November 13 2017.

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Written by Dan Walters on November 09 2017.

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Written by Drew Gregory Lynch on November 09 2017.

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Written by Dick Platkin on November 09 2017.

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Written by Matt Fuller & Arthur Delaney on November 09 2017.

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Written by Steven Greenhut on November 09 2017.

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on November 09 2017.

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Written by Casey Maddren on November 09 2017.

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Written by Dennis P. Zine on November 09 2017.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on November 09 2017.

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Written by David Bell on November 09 2017.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on November 06 2017.

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Written by Will Swaim on November 06 2017.

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