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### [Follow the Money: How Does a $3,662 Apartment Become “Affordable Housing”?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33300:follow-the-money-how-does-a-3-662-apartment-become-affordable-housing&catid=312)

September 03 2026

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### [As California Debated Sharing Data On Drivers, Homeland Security Subpoenaed 17 Million Records](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33308:as-california-debated-sharing-data-on-drivers-homeland-security-subpoenaed-17-million-records&catid=425)

September 03 2026

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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)

September 07 2026

#  VOICES

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### “Yes” on ULA to Seriously Address LA’s Homelessness Crisis

Written by Peter Dreier on October 13 2022.

 ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25717:yes-on-ula-to-seriously-address-la-s-homelessness-crisis&catid=375)

  [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/90/082b-900180fd.jpg&src=images/stories/Oct-2022/082b.jpg&thumbnail=610,339,&hash=372b257a) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25716:to-the-members-of-la-city-council-from-united-neighborhoods-for-los-angeles&catid=375)Written by Casey Maddren on October 13 2022. Posted in [VOICES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=375).

## [To the Members of LA City Council from United Neighborhoods for Los Angeles](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25716:to-the-members-of-la-city-council-from-united-neighborhoods-for-los-angeles&catid=375)

The specifics of the conversation have been disclosed and discussed by numerous groups and individuals, and we do not need to repeat all the details…

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Written by Sam Pizzigati on October 10 2022.

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Written by Liz Amsden on October 11 2022.

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Written by John Mirisch on October 10 2022.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/2c/081a-2c57f92b.jpg&src=images/stories/Oct-2022/081a.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=1dc0cfb4) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25683:stephen-schwarzman-killer-of-ca-rent-control-measures-buys-89-2-million-mansion&catid=375)### [Stephen Schwarzman, Killer of CA Rent Control Measures, Buys $89.2 Million Mansion](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25683:stephen-schwarzman-killer-of-ca-rent-control-measures-buys-89-2-million-mansion&catid=375)

Written by Patrick Range McDonald on October 09 2022.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/7b/081c-7bbe31b6.jpg&src=images/stories/Oct-2022/081c.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=a26c572b) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25682:los-angeles-it-s-time-to-right-the-ship-in-november-before-it-sinks&catid=375)### [Los Angeles. It’s Time To Right The Ship in November Before it Sinks](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25682:los-angeles-it-s-time-to-right-the-ship-in-november-before-it-sinks&catid=375)

Written by Fred Rosen on October 09 2022.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/88/080q-88bb7d44.jpg&src=images/stories/Oct-2022/080q.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=fcd39f5d) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25674:for-ron-desantis-we-re-all-in-this-together-when-it-s-convenient-for-him&catid=375)### [For Ron DeSantis, 'We're All in This Together'—When It's Convenient for Him](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25674:for-ron-desantis-we-re-all-in-this-together-when-it-s-convenient-for-him&catid=375)

Written by Leonard Pitts Jr. on October 06 2022.

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Written by Liz Amsden on October 06 2022.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/d5/080m-d57a9df0.jpg&src=images/stories/Oct-2022/080m.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=6786420f) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25666:you-broke-it-you-bought-it-a-cup-of-joe-will-not-get-us-a-cheaper-gallon-of-gas&catid=375)### [You Broke It, You Bought It: A Cup of Joe Will Not Get Us a Cheaper Gallon of Gas](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25666:you-broke-it-you-bought-it-a-cup-of-joe-will-not-get-us-a-cheaper-gallon-of-gas&catid=375)

Written by Ken Alpern on October 06 2022.

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Written by Bridget Gordon on October 05 2022.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on October 05 2022.

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Written by Denyse Selesnick on October 05 2022.

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Written by Gail Sunderman on October 05 2022.

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Written by Michael Bernick on October 05 2022.

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Written by Marc Ang on October 03 2022.

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Written by Liz Amsden on October 03 2022.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ae/079s-ae8f6e45.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25640:taking-aim-at-the-second-amendment&catid=375)### [Taking Aim at the Second Amendment](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25640:taking-aim-at-the-second-amendment&catid=375)

Written by Tom H. Hastings on October 03 2022.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/51/079d-51e07670.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25633:across-the-us-movements-continue-to-rise-up-to-end-rent-control-bans&catid=375)### [Across the US, Movements Continue to Rise Up to End Rent Control Bans](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25633:across-the-us-movements-continue-to-rise-up-to-end-rent-control-bans&catid=375)

Written by Patrick Range McDonald on October 03 2022.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e1/079h-e149a0e0.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25629:if-good-intentions-pave-the-roadway-to-hell-then-voting-is-its-super-highway&catid=375)### [If Good Intentions Pave The Roadway To Hell, Then Voting Is Its Super-Highway](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25629:if-good-intentions-pave-the-roadway-to-hell-then-voting-is-its-super-highway&catid=375)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on October 03 2022.

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