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August 31 2026

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#  LOS ANGELES

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### The Central Basin Water District and the Calderon family – Whoo Boy!

Written by Tony Butka on September 01 2016.

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## [Qué Syrah, Syrah: Whatever will Happen to El Camino Charter High School?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11734:que-syrah-syrah-whatever-will-happen-to-el-camino-charter-high-school&catid=312)

EDUCATION POLITICS-The charter school under fire for accusations that it used public money for luxury items like first class airfare, a bottle of syr…

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Written by Denyse Selesnick on September 01 2016.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on September 01 2016.

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Written by Dick Platkin on September 01 2016.

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Written by Ken Alpern on September 01 2016.

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Written by Tim Deegan on August 29 2016.

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Written by Carlyle Hall on August 29 2016.

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Written by Daniel Guss on August 29 2016.

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Written by Danielle Langlois on August 29 2016.

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Written by Phyllis M. Daugherty on August 29 2016.

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Written by Patrick Range McDonald on August 29 2016.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/14/070i-14c656fa.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11715:mutual-bribery-or-why-we-have-unanimous-voting-in-city-council&catid=312)### [‘Mutual Bribery’ or Why We Have Unanimous Voting in City Council](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11715:mutual-bribery-or-why-we-have-unanimous-voting-in-city-council&catid=312)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on August 29 2016.

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Written by Ken Alpern on August 29 2016.

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Written by Beth Cone Kramer on August 29 2016.

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Written by Dennis Hathaway on August 29 2016.

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Written by Julie Butcher on August 29 2016.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on August 29 2016.

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Written by Joe Mathews on August 29 2016.

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Written by Diana L. Chapman on August 29 2016.

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