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### [Brace Yourself For A Worse Housing Crisis](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33148:brace-yourself-for-a-worse-housing-crisis&catid=398)

August 03 2026

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August 13 2026

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### Tax Reform Illusion

Written by Paul Hatfield on November 06 2017.

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## [Garcetti’s Opt-Out for Governor May Have Saved Villaraigosa](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14299:garcetti-s-opt-out-for-governor-may-have-saved-villaraigosa&catid=312)

Garcetti, the current mayor of Los Angeles, would have been a strong contender vis-à-vis Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, the frontrunner in all polls. But the…

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Written by Tony Butka on November 02 2017.

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Written by Dick Platkin on November 02 2017.

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Written by David Bell on November 02 2017.

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Written by David Crane on November 02 2017.

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Written by Jasmyne Cannick on November 02 2017.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on November 02 2017.

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on November 02 2017.

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Written by Ileana Wachtel on November 02 2017.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on October 30 2017.

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Written by Alexandra Nagy on October 30 2017.

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Written by Joe Mathews on October 30 2017.

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Written by Beth Cone Kramer on October 30 2017.

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Written by Julia Stein on October 30 2017.

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Written by Karen Wolfe on October 30 2017.

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Written by Daniel Guss on October 30 2017.

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Written by Tim Deegan on October 30 2017.

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Written by David Crane on October 30 2017.

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Written by Patrick Range McDonald on October 26 2017.

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