## In the News [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6d/074h-6dc681e8.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33349-l-a-county-faces-a-government-shake-up) ### [L.A. County Faces a Government Shake-Up](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33349-l-a-county-faces-a-government-shake-up) September 14 2026 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/03/074g-03a4f405.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/33346-before-we-ask-god-to-judge-us-the-jewish-people-must-judge-ourselves) ### [Before We Ask God to Judge Us, the Jewish People Must Judge Ourselves](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/33346-before-we-ask-god-to-judge-us-the-jewish-people-must-judge-ourselves) September 14 2026 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ac/075c-ac0119b8.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/33372-the-greater-israel-delusion-may-undo-israel) ### [The Greater Israel Delusion May Undo Israel](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/33372-the-greater-israel-delusion-may-undo-israel) September 17 2026 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bc/075i-bcdbff93.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/world-watch/33366-israels-political-map-is-being-redrawn) ### [Israel’s Political Map Is Being Redrawn](https://mail.citywatchla.com/world-watch/33366-israels-political-map-is-being-redrawn) September 17 2026 # STATE WATCH --- [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2021/101v.png) ### Fund The Police: Newsom Responds To California Crime Concerns Written by BEN CHRISTOPHER on December 20 2021. ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/state-watch/23359-fund-the-police-newsom-responds-to-california-crime-concerns) [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/79/100z2-79214263.png&src=images/stories/Dec-2021/100z2.png&thumbnail=610,411,&hash=692a95a2) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/state-watch/23331-hey-president-biden-where-s-california-s-invite-to-your-democracy-summit)Written by Joe Mathews on December 16 2021. Posted in [STATE WATCH](https://mail.citywatchla.com/state-watch). ## [Hey, President Biden: Where’s California’s Invite To Your Democracy Summit?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/state-watch/23331-hey-president-biden-where-s-california-s-invite-to-your-democracy-summit) Or did you just forget to put us on your list? For all the complaints about the democracy summit from big countries that didn’t get invited—poor Rus… --- [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/36/100o-36cdc15f.png&src=images/stories/Dec-2021/100o.png&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=2e718534) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/state-watch/23326-governor-newsom-supports-increasing-oil-imports-from-foreign-countries)### [Governor Newsom Supports Increasing Oil Imports From Foreign Countries](https://mail.citywatchla.com/state-watch/23326-governor-newsom-supports-increasing-oil-imports-from-foreign-countries) Written by RONALD STEIN on December 16 2021. 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[ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f6/098g-f6851c3b.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/state-watch/23269-ceqa-protects-california-despite-special-interests-big-lie)### [Housing Crisis: CEQA Protects California Despite Special Interests’ 'Big Lie'](https://mail.citywatchla.com/state-watch/23269-ceqa-protects-california-despite-special-interests-big-lie) Written by Roger Lin and Doug Carstens on December 09 2021. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6a/098t-6a580669.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/state-watch/23268-does-california-need-local-school-boards)### [Does California Need Local School Boards?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/state-watch/23268-does-california-need-local-school-boards) Written by Joe Mathews on December 09 2021. 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[ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/73/097x-73a997c4.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/state-watch/23233-california-halted-executions-time-to-end-the-death-penalty)### [California Halted Executions - Time To End the Death Penalty](https://mail.citywatchla.com/state-watch/23233-california-halted-executions-time-to-end-the-death-penalty) Written by Scott Martelle on December 06 2021. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/5b/097t-5b3d40d6.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/state-watch/23229-overdose-epidemic-plagues-california-fentanyl-is-driving-uptick-in-deaths)### [Overdose Epidemic Plagues California: Fentanyl Is Driving Uptick In Deaths](https://mail.citywatchla.com/state-watch/23229-overdose-epidemic-plagues-california-fentanyl-is-driving-uptick-in-deaths) Written by Emily Hoeven on December 06 2021. 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[ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bb/094h-bbfd5305.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/state-watch/23143-thanks-for-being-obsessed-with-us-america)### [Thanks For Being Obsessed With Us, America](https://mail.citywatchla.com/state-watch/23143-thanks-for-being-obsessed-with-us-america) Written by Joe Mathews on November 24 2021. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/77/094j-777a0924.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/state-watch/23142-california-must-ensure-ev-charging-access-for-all)### [California Must Ensure EV Charging Access For All](https://mail.citywatchla.com/state-watch/23142-california-must-ensure-ev-charging-access-for-all) Written by California Matters on November 24 2021. 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