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Remembering Ken Draper: CityWatch and Transparency Are his Legacy

August 07 2025

Brace Yourself For A Worse Housing Crisis

August 03 2026

Be Prepared to Protect Our Democracy in November From a Trumpian Plot

August 13 2026

Nithya Raman Loses the Homelessness Gavel — Her Record Explains Why

August 10 2026

Written by Matthew Hetz on December 29 2025. Posted in LOS ANGELES.

Bah! Humbug! Who Are The Scrooges? Why No Christmas Tree Or Holiday Decorations At The New, $900Million LAX Transit Center?

LA TRANSPO - At Christmastime around the city there are decorations and Christmas Trees everywhere, public and private. They cannot be escaped; they are what make the season. In early December as Christmas approached, as I rode the E/Exp…

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Written by Mihran Kalaydjian on December 29 2025. Posted in LOS ANGELES.

Calling It “Sad” Misses the Point: Why Mayor Karen Bass Is Wrong About Hispanic Border Patrol Agents

BOTTOM LINE - When Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass recently characterized it as “sad” that Hispanics are joining the U.S. Border Patrol—suggesting they are doing so out of desperation for money, she revealed more than perhaps she intended. Wh…

A Los Angeles Christmas

Written by CityWatch on December 25 2025.

Los Angeles Can Lead: Transparency After the Fires, Without Feeding the Cynics

Written by Nick Patsaouras on December 25 2025.

Home Depot Faces Growing LA Boycott Over ICE Ties and Sonic Weapon Use

Written by Hans Johnson on December 22 2025.

The Inhumane Failure of LA’s Homelessness Programs

Written by Tim Campbell on December 22 2025.

John Lee’s Ethics Violation Exposes a City Hall Where Rules Are Optional for the Powerful

Written by Mihran Kalaydjian on December 22 2025.

The Spirit Of The Holiday Season: Time For Reassessment And For Community Resurgence

Written by NICK PATSAOURAS on December 22 2025.

LA Metro Earns the “Golden Fleece” — And Angelenos Deserve Better

Written by Fredric D. Rosen on December 18 2025.

How Banks and Developers Are Reviving LA’s Old Redlining—Without the Maps

Written by Pini Herman on December 18 2025.

Mayor Bass: “‘Both Sides Botched It’ Is Not Leadership — It’s an Admission of Failure”

Written by Mihran Kalaydjian on December 18 2025.

Five Small Holes Sank the Titanic — How Many Will Sink LA’s Homelessness System?

Written by Tim Campbell on December 15 2025.

A Socialist Steamroller Can Flatten LA’s Broken Political Status Quo…Maybe Soon

Written by Tim Deegan on December 15 2025.

Angelenos Keep Losing — And City Hall Earns an F

Written by Mihran Kalaydjian | Jay Handal on December 15 2025.

The Most Scenic Routes To Drive Around LA

Written by CityWatch on December 12 2025.

Frank O. Gehry’s Legacy: Architecture As Fine Art

Written by NICK PATSAOURAS on December 11 2025.

How LA Remains a Sports City for the People

Written by CityWatch on December 09 2025.

The Realities of Los Angeles Charter Reform

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on December 08 2025.

California’s Wildfire Policy: Privatizing Fire Defense and Blaming Homeowners

Written by Diana Nicole on December 08 2025.

LA at a Crossroads: Renewal or Decline?

Written by NICK PATSAOURAS on December 08 2025.

How Responsible Lending Supports Financial Stability in LA

Written by CityWatch on December 08 2025.

LA DWP #2 (Pay Your Bill Help)

Home - HHR Rent is too High - SB-2

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