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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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### [Brace Yourself For A Worse Housing Crisis](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33148:brace-yourself-for-a-worse-housing-crisis&catid=398)

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### [Your Boss Owns Your Workday—Not Your Brain](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33199:your-boss-owns-your-workday-not-your-brain&catid=425)

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#  NEIGHBORHOOD

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### A Discussion About Un-Empower LA (DONE)

Written by Tony Butka on October 05 2022.

 ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25665:a-discussion-about-un-empower-la-done&catid=327)

  [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0a/080k-0a56b3d1.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25654:the-race-for-city-controller-a-battle-of-the-un-fittest&catid=327)Written by Paul Hatfield on October 06 2022. Posted in [NEIGHBORHOOD](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=327).

## [The Race for City Controller. A Battle of the Un-Fittest.](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25654:the-race-for-city-controller-a-battle-of-the-un-fittest&catid=327)

Ron was termed out and could not run this year. He first announced he would run for County Supervisor, but changed his mind and ran for State Contro…

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Written by Miran Kalaydjian on October 03 2022.

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Written by Terelle Jerricks on October 03 2022.

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Written by Soledad Ursua on October 03 2022.

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Written by Sara Roos on October 03 2022.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e2/073r-e28e7ed4.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25485:the-league-of-california-swag&catid=327)### [The League of California Cities' Annual Conference Was a Dud](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25485:the-league-of-california-swag&catid=327)

Written by John Mirisch on September 12 2022.

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Written by Liz Amsden on September 11 2022.

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Written by Tim Deegan on September 11 2022.

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Written by Liz Amsden on September 08 2022.

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Written by Nick Antonicello on September 05 2022.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/3e/070w-3e124226.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25409:the-demise-of-beacon-street-and-beyond&catid=327)### [The Demise of Beacon Street And Beyond ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25409:the-demise-of-beacon-street-and-beyond&catid=327)

Written by James Preston Allen on September 01 2022.

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Written by Greg Nelson on September 01 2022.

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Written by Tony Butka on August 26 2022.

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Written by Tony Butka on August 18 2022.

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Written by Hunter Chase on August 18 2022.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6a/065a-6aec384d.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25292:cd-10-merry-go-round-a-soap-opera&catid=327)### [CD 10: Merry-Go-Round. A Soap Opera](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25292:cd-10-merry-go-round-a-soap-opera&catid=327)

Written by Dianne V. Lawrence on August 15 2022.

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Written by Bridget Gordon on August 15 2022.

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Written by Connie Acosta on August 15 2022.

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Written by Tony Butka on August 11 2022.

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