##  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)

August 17 2026

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### [Democrats Finally Tell Iowa and New Hampshire: You Don’t Go First Anymore](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33229:democrats-finally-tell-iowa-and-new-hampshire-you-dont-go-first-anymore&catid=395)

August 20 2026

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August 17 2026

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#  NEIGHBORHOOD

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### Homelessness Committee Hosts Presentation That Offers Little Hope Or Joy!

Written by Nick Antonicello on August 29 2024.

 ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29462:homelessness-committee-hosts-presentation-that-offers-little-hope-or-joy&catid=327)

  [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/1a/066g-1a767e06.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29390:its-a-big-club-and-you-will-never-be-in-it&catid=327)Written by Eliot Cohen on August 15 2024. Posted in [NEIGHBORHOOD](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=327).

## [It’s a Big Club and You Will Never Be In It](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29390:its-a-big-club-and-you-will-never-be-in-it&catid=327)

NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS - It is hard to underestimate the stupidity and contempt the City Council has for the people of Los Angeles. It is also hard t…

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Written by Caroline Aguirre on August 08 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7c/062a-7c7bba7a.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29311:ryavec-refutes-rand-narrative-that-homeless-encampment-cleanups-are-ineffective&catid=327)### [Ryavec Refutes RAND Narrative That Homeless Encampment Cleanups Are Ineffective](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29311:ryavec-refutes-rand-narrative-that-homeless-encampment-cleanups-are-ineffective&catid=327)

Written by Nick Antonicello on August 01 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/59/060p-594a8177.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29278:sun-valley-a-community-neglected-promises-broken-and-the-elusive-rory-shaw-park-project&catid=327)### [Sun Valley: A Community Neglected, Promises Broken, and the Elusive Rory Shaw Park Project](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29278:sun-valley-a-community-neglected-promises-broken-and-the-elusive-rory-shaw-park-project&catid=327)

Written by Mariam Moore | Mihran Kalaydjian on July 25 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7d/052g-7d30cd46.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29143:venice-residents-address-rvs-encampments-amid-anticipated-decline-in-la-homelessness&catid=327)### [Venice Residents Address RVs &amp; Encampments Amid Anticipated Decline in LA Homelessness](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29143:venice-residents-address-rvs-encampments-amid-anticipated-decline-in-la-homelessness&catid=327)

Written by Nick Antonicello on June 27 2024.

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Written by Tony Butka on June 21 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/61/050c-61b1c615.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29095:shameful-inaction-venice-corner-overrun-by-tents-and-rvs&catid=327)### [Shameful Inaction: Venice Corner Overrun by Tents and RVs](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29095:shameful-inaction-venice-corner-overrun-by-tents-and-rvs&catid=327)

Written by Clark Brown on June 20 2024.

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Written by Tony Butka on June 13 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/95/046d-95067d39.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28999:hard-times-at-franklin-high-update&catid=327)### [Hard Times at Franklin High - Update](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28999:hard-times-at-franklin-high-update&catid=327)

Written by Tony Butka on June 05 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/14/044g-143bbfbe.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28969:zoning-chaos-in-sun-valley-outdated-codes-turn-neighbors-into-nuisances&catid=327)### [Zoning Chaos in Sun Valley: Outdated Codes Turn Neighbors into Nuisances](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28969:zoning-chaos-in-sun-valley-outdated-codes-turn-neighbors-into-nuisances&catid=327)

Written by Mariam Moore &amp; Mihran Kalaydjian on May 30 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/28/042d-2844bd78.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28941:high-noon-at-las-city-council&catid=327)### [High Noon at LA’s City Council](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28941:high-noon-at-las-city-council&catid=327)

Written by Ed Rampell on May 23 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/8d/042c-8d55abf0.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28938:exiled-on-main-street&catid=327)### [Exiled On Main Street? ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28938:exiled-on-main-street&catid=327)

Written by Nick Antonicello on May 23 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7c/041a-7c2daf44.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28914:neatly-groomed-but-illegal-venice-encampment-continues-along-lincoln-boulevard&catid=327)### [Neatly Groomed, But Illegal Venice Encampment Continues Along Lincoln Boulevard](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28914:neatly-groomed-but-illegal-venice-encampment-continues-along-lincoln-boulevard&catid=327)

Written by Nick Antonicello on May 20 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/69/036c-6936cf9f.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28830:hard-times-at-franklin-high-school&catid=327)### [Hard Times at Franklin High School](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28830:hard-times-at-franklin-high-school&catid=327)

Written by Tony Butka on May 02 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/25/035m-25355134.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28821:funding-fiasco-the-elusive-finances-behind-sun-valleys-rory-shaw-project&catid=327)### [Funding Fiasco: The Elusive Finances Behind Sun Valley's Rory Shaw Project](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28821:funding-fiasco-the-elusive-finances-behind-sun-valleys-rory-shaw-project&catid=327)

Written by Mihran Kaladjian | Mariam Moore on April 29 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d7/034d-d7a10bd3.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28796:time-for-change-in-cd-14&catid=327)### [Time For Change in CD 14](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28796:time-for-change-in-cd-14&catid=327)

Written by Tony Butka on April 25 2024.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e7/033j-e7dd8abd.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28785:la-city-council-greenlights-councilwoman-parks-real-time-crime-centers-initiative-to-combat-rising-westside-crime&catid=327)### [LA City Council Greenlights Councilwoman Park's Real-Time Crime Centers Initiative to Combat Rising Westside Crime](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28785:la-city-council-greenlights-councilwoman-parks-real-time-crime-centers-initiative-to-combat-rising-westside-crime&catid=327)

Written by James Frederick on April 22 2024.

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Written by Peter Cole on April 08 2024.

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Written by Dennis P. Zine on April 04 2024.

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