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Posted in [VOICES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices). ## [LA Disaster Insurance: Just $1 a Year Per Angeleno Could Transform LA's Emergency Preparedness](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/29023-la-disaster-insurance-just-1-a-year-per-angeleno-could-transform-las-emergency-preparedness) ACCORDING TO LIZ - It would cost every Angeleno just one dollar a year to double the current annual budget of the City’s Emergency Management Departm… --- [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e9/047k-e93b0a98.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/29017-political-strike-by-thousands-of-workers-and-students-rocks-the-university-of-california-system-to-defend-freedom-of-expression)### [Political Strike By Thousands Of Workers And Students Rocks The University Of California System To Defend Freedom Of Expression](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/29017-political-strike-by-thousands-of-workers-and-students-rocks-the-university-of-california-system-to-defend-freedom-of-expression) Written by Mark Friedman on June 10 2024. 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