## In the News [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6d/074h-6dc681e8.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33349-l-a-county-faces-a-government-shake-up) ### [L.A. County Faces a Government Shake-Up](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33349-l-a-county-faces-a-government-shake-up) September 14 2026 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/03/074g-03a4f405.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/33346-before-we-ask-god-to-judge-us-the-jewish-people-must-judge-ourselves) ### [Before We Ask God to Judge Us, the Jewish People Must Judge Ourselves](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/33346-before-we-ask-god-to-judge-us-the-jewish-people-must-judge-ourselves) September 14 2026 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ac/075c-ac0119b8.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/33372-the-greater-israel-delusion-may-undo-israel) ### [The Greater Israel Delusion May Undo Israel](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/33372-the-greater-israel-delusion-may-undo-israel) September 17 2026 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bc/075i-bcdbff93.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/world-watch/33366-israels-political-map-is-being-redrawn) ### [Israel’s Political Map Is Being Redrawn](https://mail.citywatchla.com/world-watch/33366-israels-political-map-is-being-redrawn) September 17 2026 # LOS ANGELES --- [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2017/059v.png) ### Too Risky! LA County Takes SoCal Gas to Court … Opposes Reopening of Aliso Canyon Written by Beth Cone Kramer on July 24 2017. ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13645-too-risky-la-county-takes-socal-gas-to-court-opposes-reopening-of-aliso-canyon) [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2017/058b.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13640-a-seat-at-the-table)Written by David Bell on July 20 2017. Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles). ## [A Seat at the Table](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13640-a-seat-at-the-table) But although I have this privileged position in society, no one argues that I don’t have an interest in maintaining my health, my family’s health… --- [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/c1/058e-c1674e87.png&src=images/stories/July-2017/058e.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=c6f4f898) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13638-exposed-la-is-pursuing-plan-for-never-ending-traffic-gridlock)### [Exposed: LA is Pursuing Plan for Never-Ending Traffic Gridlock](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13638-exposed-la-is-pursuing-plan-for-never-ending-traffic-gridlock) Written by Richard Lee Abrams on July 20 2017. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/f3/058f-f30d99b3.png&src=images/stories/July-2017/058f.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=8c96d20a) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13637-gas-taxes-vehicle-fees-crime-dennis-is-steamed)### [Gas Taxes! Vehicle Fees! Crime! Dennis is Steamed!](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13637-gas-taxes-vehicle-fees-crime-dennis-is-steamed) Written by Dennis P. Zine on July 20 2017. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/0f/058g-0fc965ba.png&src=images/stories/July-2017/058g.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=50053d15) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13636-hollywood-sign-the-battle-for-beachwood-drive-access-headed-to-court)### [Hollywood Sign: The Battle for Beachwood Drive Access Headed to Court](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13636-hollywood-sign-the-battle-for-beachwood-drive-access-headed-to-court) Written by Beth Cone Kramer on July 20 2017. 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[ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/cd/058n-cdb8a805.png&src=images/stories/July-2017/058n.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=a4f62516) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13630-lausd-where-layoffs-are-celebrated-with-a-174-raise-for-the-bosses)### [LAUSD: Where Layoffs are Celebrated with a 174% Raise — for the Bosses](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/13630-lausd-where-layoffs-are-celebrated-with-a-174-raise-for-the-bosses) Written by David Lyell on July 20 2017. 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