##  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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August 17 2026

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#  NEIGHBORHOOD

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### San Pedro Residents Respond to Buscaino’s Attempt to Ban Homeless from 161 Sites in CD15

Written by Hunter-Chase on November 15 2021.

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## [Gerrymandering in the City of Angels](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22901:gerrymandering-in-the-city-of-angels&catid=327)

Texas has been famous for decades for its wildly contorted political divisions but it appears that our (un)fair city is not far behind. Following m…

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Written by Alyssa Erdley on October 28 2021.

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Written by Carl Petersen on October 28 2021.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/89/084b-89087b0a.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22835:final-redistricting-map-due-oct-29-here-is-the-damage-done-so-far&catid=327)### [Final Redistricting Map Due Oct. 29. Here is the Damage Done So Far.](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22835:final-redistricting-map-due-oct-29-here-is-the-damage-done-so-far&catid=327)

Written by Chris Rowe on October 21 2021.

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Written by Tim Deegan on October 17 2021.

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Written by James Preston Allen on October 17 2021.

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Written by Chris Rowe on October 14 2021.

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Written by Tony Butka on October 14 2021.

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Written by Tony Butka on October 07 2021.

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Written by 2urbangirls on October 05 2021.

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Written by Jamie Court on September 30 2021.

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Written by Chris Rowe on September 30 2021.

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Written by Sasha Abramsky on September 26 2021.

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Written by 2urbangirls on September 27 2021.

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Written by Dennis P. Zine on September 23 2021.

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Written by Josh Newman on September 23 2021.

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Written by Chris Rowe on September 23 2021.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on September 14 2021.

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