##  In the News

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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)

August 20 2026

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August 24 2026

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August 20 2026

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#  LOS ANGELES

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### The Death of the Dream

Written by David Bell on September 07 2017.

 ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13952:the-death-of-the-dream&catid=312)

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## [The Delta Tunnels: It’s Crunch Time](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13951:the-delta-tunnels-it-s-crunch-time&catid=312)

In terms of how to guarantee a good water supply for Southern California during all these weather changes, I wrote an article for CityWatch recently…

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Written by Patrick Range McDonald on September 07 2017.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/29/071j-294e005b.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13943:la-in-a-rearview-mirror-why-so-many-people-are-on-a-road-out-of-town&catid=312)### [LA in a Rearview Mirror—Why So Many People are on a Road Out of Town](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13943:la-in-a-rearview-mirror-why-so-many-people-are-on-a-road-out-of-town&catid=312)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on September 04 2017.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/30/071a-301fbbfe.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13942:animal-alert-la-tuna-fire-causes-evacuation-of-hundreds-of-animals-and-still-burns&catid=312)### [Animal Alert! La Tuna Fire Causes Evacuation of Hundreds of Animals and Still Burns!](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13942:animal-alert-la-tuna-fire-causes-evacuation-of-hundreds-of-animals-and-still-burns&catid=312)

Written by Brenda Barnette on September 04 2017.

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Written by James Preston Allen on September 04 2017.

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on September 04 2017.

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Written by Ruth Weiss on September 04 2017.

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Written by Consumer Watchdog on September 04 2017.

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Written by Daniel Guss on September 04 2017.

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Written by Beth Cone Kramer on September 04 2017.

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Written by Dennis P. Zine on August 31 2017.

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Written by Patrick Range McDonald on August 31 2017.

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Written by Tony Butka on August 31 2017.

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on August 31 2017.

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Written by Dick Platkin on August 31 2017.

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Written by Matthew Hetz on August 31 2017.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on August 31 2017.

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Written by David Bell on August 31 2017.

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Written by Denyse Selesnick on August 28 2017.

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