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### [L.A. County Faces a Government Shake-Up](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33349:l-a-county-faces-a-government-shake-up&catid=312)

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#  LOS ANGELES

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### Putting a Lid on City Hall Corruption … Here’s How It Would Work

Written by Austin Beutner on January 23 2017.

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## [No One Wants to Talk about LA Homeowners Hidden Burden: Corruption Tax](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12488:no-one-wants-to-talk-about-la-homeowners-hidden-burden-corruption-tax&catid=312)

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on January 23 2017.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on January 23 2017.

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Written by Phyllis M. Daugherty on January 23 2017.

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Written by Beth Cone Kramer on January 23 2017.

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Written by Dick Platkin on January 23 2017.

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Written by Julie Butcher on January 19 2017.

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Written by Dennis Zine on January 19 2017.

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Written by Tim Deegan on January 19 2017.

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Written by Beth Cone Kramer on January 19 2017.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on January 19 2017.

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Written by Tony Butka on January 19 2017.

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Written by Dick Platkin on January 19 2017.

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Written by Eric Preven and Joshua Preven on January 19 2017.

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Written by David Saltsburg on January 19 2017.

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Written by Fred Mariscal on January 16 2017.

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Written by Daniel Guss on January 16 2017.

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Written by Daniel Guss on January 16 2017.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/89/05g-89fc44e8.png&src=images/stories/Jan-2017/05g.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=c698194b) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12450:dark-clouds-over-dc-inauguration-boycott-women-s-march-momentum-continue-to-grow&catid=312)### [Dark Clouds Over DC: Inauguration Boycott, Women's March Momentum Continue to Grow](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12450:dark-clouds-over-dc-inauguration-boycott-women-s-march-momentum-continue-to-grow&catid=312)

Written by Deirdre Fulton on January 16 2017.

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