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September 14 2026

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September 14 2026

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### We Don’t Think of Californians as Climate Refugees Yet, But We Should

Written by Mark Trahant on October 26 2017.

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## [The Trumpification of the California GOP is Well Underway](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14262:the-trumpification-of-the-california-gop-is-well-underway&catid=312)

Trump stickers, Trump cardboard cutouts, the Grizzly bear on the the state flag sporting that unmistakable golden pompadour. While earlier party conf…

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Written by John Mirisch on October 26 2017.

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Written by Dan Whitcomb on October 26 2017.

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Written by Larry Buhl on October 26 2017.

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Written by Tony Butka on October 26 2017.

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on October 26 2017.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/60/086r-6001d436.png&src=images/stories/Oct-2017/086r.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=b4f20330) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14254:elephant-in-the-affordable-housing-room-ca-lawmakers-need-to-speed-up-ceqa-litigation&catid=312)### [Elephant in the Affordable Housing Room: CA Lawmakers Need to Speed up CEQA Litigation](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14254:elephant-in-the-affordable-housing-room-ca-lawmakers-need-to-speed-up-ceqa-litigation&catid=312)

Written by Leron Gubler on October 26 2017.

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Written by Dick Platkin on October 26 2017.

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Written by David Bell on October 26 2017.

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Written by Matt Ferner on October 26 2017.

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on October 23 2017.

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Written by Eric W. Rose on October 23 2017.

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Written by David Crane on October 23 2017.

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Written by Kelly Van Patter on October 23 2017.

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Written by Daniel Guss on October 23 2017.

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Written by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox on October 23 2017.

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Written by Beth Cone Kramer on October 23 2017.

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Written by Phyllis M. Daugherty on October 23 2017.

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Written by Tim Deegan on October 23 2017.

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