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### [Reminder to the Red States, Turnabout is Fair Play](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33212:reminder-to-the-red-states-turnabout-is-fair-play&catid=395)

August 17 2026

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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 17 2026

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#  LOS ANGELES

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### The LA Times Should School Itself before Preaching about Planning the Future of LA

Written by Dick Platkin on March 23 2017.

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## [LA Transportation: The Good, The Bad, and The Stupid](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12870:la-transportation-the-good-the-bad-and-the-stupid&catid=312)

TRANSIT WATCH--So here we are in spring of 2017--we've just had two elections that were both bruising and decisive, either in victory or in failure…

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Written by James Preston Allen on March 20 2017.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/da/15023j-da52ef71.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12867:dems-ready-to-roll-over-in-supreme-court-confirmation-fight-and-will-pay-the-price&catid=312)### [Dems Ready to Roll Over in Supreme Court Confirmation Fight … and Will Pay the Price](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12867:dems-ready-to-roll-over-in-supreme-court-confirmation-fight-and-will-pay-the-price&catid=312)

Written by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on March 20 2017.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4b/15023k-4b3c73bb.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12866:can-la-s-tech-oligarchs-thrive-under-trump&catid=312)### [Can LA’s Tech Oligarchs Thrive Under Trump?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12866:can-la-s-tech-oligarchs-thrive-under-trump&catid=312)

Written by Joel Kotkin on March 20 2017.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/8e/15023l-8e664d90.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12865:california-schools-disconnected-dashboard-breaks-the-thermometer&catid=312)### [California Schools’ Disconnected Dashboard Breaks the Thermometer](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12865:california-schools-disconnected-dashboard-breaks-the-thermometer&catid=312)

Written by Leonard Isenberg on March 20 2017.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/17/15023m-171cd405.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12864:why-california-teachers-are-getting-layoff-notices-despite-historic-teacher-shortages&catid=312)### [Why California Teachers Are Getting Layoff Notices Despite Historic Teacher Shortages!](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12864:why-california-teachers-are-getting-layoff-notices-despite-historic-teacher-shortages&catid=312)

Written by Fermin Leal on March 20 2017.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e0/15023n-e00252eb.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12863:when-leaving-stuff-out-is-the-same-as-fake-news&catid=312)### [When Leaving Stuff Out is the Same as Fake News](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12863:when-leaving-stuff-out-is-the-same-as-fake-news&catid=312)

Written by Eric Preven and Joshua Preven on March 20 2017.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/38/15023o-38750905.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12862:when-alt-facts-become-the-norm&catid=312)### [When Alt-Facts Become the Norm](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12862:when-alt-facts-become-the-norm&catid=312)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on March 20 2017.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d5/15023q-d56d05cd.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12860:the-numbers-game-and-the-real-cost-of-phony-social-security-cards&catid=312)### [The Numbers Game and the Real Cost of Phony Social Security Cards](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12860:the-numbers-game-and-the-real-cost-of-phony-social-security-cards&catid=312)

Written by Paul Hatfield on March 20 2017.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/03/15023r-037ab424.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12859:shame-shame-on-los-angeles&catid=312)### [Shame, Shame on Los Angeles](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12859:shame-shame-on-los-angeles&catid=312)

Written by Denyse Selesnick on March 20 2017.

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Written by Chris Campbell on March 16 2017.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/74/15022c-74f039cf.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12849:joe-bray-ali-ray-of-hope&catid=312)### [Joe Bray-Ali: Ray of Hope?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12849:joe-bray-ali-ray-of-hope&catid=312)

Written by David Bell on March 16 2017.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4a/15022d-4a818954.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12848:home-district-stakeouts-begin-in-california-and-across-the-nation-as-trumpcare-advances&catid=312)### [Home District 'Stakeouts' Begin In California and Across the Nation as TrumpCare Advances](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12848:home-district-stakeouts-begin-in-california-and-across-the-nation-as-trumpcare-advances&catid=312)

Written by Deirdre Fulton on March 16 2017.

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Written by Dennis Zine on March 16 2017.

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Written by Eric Preven and Joshua Preven on March 16 2017.

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Written by Dick Platkin on March 16 2017.

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Written by Chris Reed on March 16 2017.

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Written by Seth Sandronsky on March 16 2017.

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Written by Larry Gross on March 16 2017.

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