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### [When the Last-Minute Power Play Failed: Sacramento Finally Ran Out of Time](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33319:when-the-last-minute-power-play-failed-sacramento-finally-ran-out-of-time&catid=375)

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#  STATE WATCH

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### California’s Self-Inflicted Economic Crisis

Written by Eliot Cohen on January 01 2026.

 ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32024:californias-self-inflicted-economic-crisis&catid=385)

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## [Debate Over Slots Regulations and Their Local Effects](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31967:debate-over-slots-regulations-and-their-local-effects&catid=385)

GAMING - State and local officials keep wrestling with how to handle slot-style and skill gaming machines as they sweep into more corners of everyday…

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Written by Eliot Cohen on December 01 2025.

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Written by Cal County News on November 24 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on November 18 2025.

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Written by Amber Wallin on November 17 2025.

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Written by Brad Reed on November 13 2025.

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Written by Diana Nicole on November 17 2025.

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Written by Eliot Cohen on October 30 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on October 30 2025.

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Written by NICK PATSAOURAS on October 13 2025.

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Written by Michael Feinstein on October 01 2025.

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Written by Eliot Cohen on September 29 2025.

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Written by NICK PATSAOURAS on September 27 2025.

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Written by Ken Ross on September 25 2025.

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Written by John Mirisch on September 25 2025.

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Written by Ken Ross on September 18 2025.

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Written by Barbara Broide on September 15 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on September 12 2025.

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