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### [They Said It Made No Sense. Then They Voted Yes.](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33278:they-said-it-made-no-sense-then-they-voted-yes&catid=327)

August 31 2026

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#  LOS ANGELES

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### Gather and Resist: What’s Next?

Written by Beth Cone Kramer on February 27 2017.

 ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12727:gather-and-resist-what-s-next&catid=312)

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## [LA’s Own Bigamist-ery](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12723:la-s-own-bigamist-ery&catid=312)

@THE GUSS REPORT-An article I wrote last year cautioned that when speaking with politicians, and those surrounding them, one should “listen closely…

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Written by Dick Platkin on February 27 2017.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2a/15017m-2a804dc8.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12721:memo-to-la-city-council-no-rush-to-ok-online-voting-for-skid-row-nc-elections&catid=312)### [Memo to LA City Council: No Rush to OK Online Voting for Skid Row NC Elections](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12721:memo-to-la-city-council-no-rush-to-ok-online-voting-for-skid-row-nc-elections&catid=312)

Written by General Jeff on February 27 2017.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fe/15017q-feaec9bd.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12720:shredding-ceqa-city-hall-still-not-listening&catid=312)### [Shredding CEQA: City Hall Still Not Listening](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12720:shredding-ceqa-city-hall-still-not-listening&catid=312)

Written by Casey Maddren on February 27 2017.

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Written by Stephen Cooper on February 27 2017.

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Written by Tony Castro on February 27 2017.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on February 27 2017.

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on February 27 2017.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/37/15017y-37ca55ba.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12711:yikes-dwp-wants-to-spend-billions-on-new-polluting-power-plants&catid=312)### [Yikes! DWP Wants to Spend Billions on New Polluting Power Plants](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12711:yikes-dwp-wants-to-spend-billions-on-new-polluting-power-plants&catid=312)

Written by Angela Johnson Meszaros on February 27 2017.

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on February 23 2017.

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Written by Tony Castro on February 23 2017.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/10/15016f-10bf8e9e.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12700:how-i-got-schooled-at-the-naacp-hearing-on-charter-schools&catid=312)### [How I Got Schooled at the NAACP Hearing on Charter Schools](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12700:how-i-got-schooled-at-the-naacp-hearing-on-charter-schools&catid=312)

Written by Karen Wolfe on February 23 2017.

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Written by Tony Butka on February 23 2017.

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Written by Lauren Cole on February 23 2017.

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Written by Ziggy Kruse on February 23 2017.

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Written by Dick Platkin on February 23 2017.

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Written by Beth Cone Kramer on February 23 2017.

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