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#  STATE WATCH

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### Hail to the Real Chief, Gavin Newsom

Written by Joe Mathews on April 10 2025.

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## [Welcome to State-Controlled Landscaping: Where Even Your Potted Plants Require Government Approval](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30695:welcome-to-state-controlled-landscaping-where-even-your-potted-plants-require-government-approval&catid=385)

HOMEOWNERS' RIGHTS - In fire-prone parts of California, a quiet but sweeping transformation is underway—one that will determine not just how we defen…

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Written by CityWatch on April 10 2025.

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Written by Jenna Curren on April 07 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on March 27 2025.

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Written by CAROLYN JONES | MIKHAIL ZINSHTEYN on March 17 2025.

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Written by Alexei Koseff on March 17 2025.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f3/019i-f3bf2901.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30491:menendez-brothers-re-sentencing-sparks-controversy-da-hochman-opposes-clemency-as-newsom-weighs-parole-options&catid=385)### [Menendez Brothers Re-Sentencing Sparks Controversy: DA Hochman Opposes Clemency as Newsom Weighs Parole Options](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30491:menendez-brothers-re-sentencing-sparks-controversy-da-hochman-opposes-clemency-as-newsom-weighs-parole-options&catid=385)

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Written by CityWatch on February 27 2025.

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