##  In the News

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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)

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August 17 2026

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August 17 2026

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### [Raman Paid for Failure. Will the Council President?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33223:raman-paid-for-failure-will-the-council-president&catid=312)

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### LA’s Mayor Flunks the Budget Test

Written by Jack Humphreville on July 04 2016.

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## [Westside Mega-Project Comes Under Fire](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11393:westside-mega-project-comes-under-fire&catid=312)

HUGH MARTIN EXPO PROJECT WILL OVERWHELM THE NEIGHBORHOOD--The Coalition to Preserve LA, a citywide, community-based group that seeks to reform L.A.’s…

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Written by Julia Craven on June 30 2016.

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Written by Connie Acosta on June 30 2016.

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Written by PetWatch Contributor on June 30 2016.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6e/053a-6ee4fdef.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11388:charter-school-founder-s-run-for-mayor-will-ensure-la-education-has-a-place-in-the-campaign-debate&catid=312)### [Charter School Founder’s Run for Mayor Will Ensure LA Education has a Place in the Campaign Debate](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11388:charter-school-founder-s-run-for-mayor-will-ensure-la-education-has-a-place-in-the-campaign-debate&catid=312)

Written by Leonard Isenberg on June 30 2016.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on June 30 2016.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ff/053c-ff3526d6.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11386:updates-sex-assault-loophole-rehab-mogul-arrest&catid=312)### [Updates: Sex Assault Loophole, Rehab Mogul Arrest](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11386:updates-sex-assault-loophole-rehab-mogul-arrest&catid=312)

Written by Beth Cone Kramer on June 30 2016.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/20/053f-2096d607.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11384:tale-of-two-las-the-city-hall-reality-and-the-people-s-reality&catid=312)### [Tale of Two LAs: The City Hall Reality and … the People’s Reality](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11384:tale-of-two-las-the-city-hall-reality-and-the-people-s-reality&catid=312)

Written by Tony Butka on June 30 2016.

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Written by Tim Deegan on June 30 2016.

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Written by Dennis Zine on June 30 2016.

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Written by Ken Alpern on June 30 2016.

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Written by Paul Hatfield on June 30 2016.

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Written by Dick Platkin on June 30 2016.

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Written by David McNew on June 30 2016.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on June 30 2016.

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Written by Julia Ingalls on June 30 2016.

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Written by Brian J. Stiger on June 30 2016.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on June 27 2016.

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