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#  LOS ANGELES

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### Mexican Cartels Have Seized Control of the U.S. Drug Market … Read What LA Cops Say

Written by Julie Morse on January 14 2016.

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## [What Does It Mean to be Anti-business?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10248:what-does-it-mean-to-be-anti-business&catid=312)

GELFAND’S WORLD--I ran into an acquaintance the other day who made an interesting observation. His view was that a local organization -- it just happ…

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Written by Paul Hatfield on January 15 2016.

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Written by Eric Preven on January 11 2016.

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Written by General Jeff on January 15 2016.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on January 15 2016.

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Written by Luke Dowling on January 15 2016.

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Written by Jeff Wattenhofer on January 15 2016.

### [There’s Too Much at Risk: Latinos in LA Must Get Their Flu Shots!](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10276:there-s-too-much-at-risk-latinos-in-la-must-get-their-flu-shots&catid=312)

Written by Fred Mariscal on January 15 2016.

### [Report Card: California’s Response to the Porter Ranch Gas Leak](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10278:report-card-california-s-response-to-the-porter-ranch-gas-leak&catid=312)

Written by James Poulos on January 15 2016.

### [I’m Happy Sheldon Adelson Wants to Own a Newspaper](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10279:i-m-happy-sheldon-adelson-wants-to-own-a-newspaper&catid=312)

Written by Andrés Martinez on January 15 2016.

### [A Tale of Two Cities: LA is Not New York …Yet](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10282:a-tale-of-two-cities-la-is-not-new-york-yet&catid=312)

Written by Tim Deegan on January 15 2016.

### [All the Reasons Why the St Louis Rams Think the NFL Should Let Them Move to LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10286:all-the-reasons-why-the-st-louis-rams-think-the-nfl-should-let-them-move-to-la&catid=312)

Written by Bianca Barragan on January 07 2016.

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Written by Carl Petersen on January 03 2016.

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Written by Dick Platkin on January 03 2016.

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Written by Tony Butka on December 31 2015.

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Written by Richard Risemberg on December 31 2015.

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Written by General Jeff on December 31 2015.

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Written by Dennis P. Zine on December 31 2015.

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Written by Paul Hatfield on December 31 2015.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on December 29 2015.

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