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### [Missing Middle. LA City Planning’s New Approach to “Attainable” Housing](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33250:missing-middle-la-city-plannings-new-approach-to-attainable-housing&catid=429)

August 24 2026

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### [Zuckerberg May Finally Pay a Price for Preying on Our Children](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33261:zuckerberg-may-finally-pay-a-price-for-preying-on-our-children&catid=375)

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August 27 2026

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#  WELLNESS

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### Personal Health In LA's Urban Jungle: Prioritizing Men's Sexual Health

Written by CityWatch on August 15 2023.

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## [How California Is Fighting Meth With Gift Cards](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27322:how-california-is-fighting-meth-with-gift-cards&catid=13)

SOLVING METH - California’s experimental new program targets methamphetamine addiction by rewarding patients with gift cards for negative drug tests…

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Written by Anabel Sosa on July 20 2023.

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Written by Jake Johnson on July 17 2023.

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Written by Noah Johnson on July 04 2023.

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Written by CityWatch Desk on June 28 2023.

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Written by CityWatch Desk on June 28 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/20/048l-20d881a1.jpg&src=images/stories/June-2023/048l.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=bcc9d1e0) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27107:we-all-know-about-the-lack-of-health-care-access-but-we-refuse-to-fix-it&catid=13)### [We All Know About the Lack of Health Care Access, But We Refuse To Fix It!](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27107:we-all-know-about-the-lack-of-health-care-access-but-we-refuse-to-fix-it&catid=13)

Written by Ken Alpern on June 15 2023.

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Written by Bernard Marx on May 18 2023.

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Written by CityWatch Desk on May 18 2023.

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Written by CityWatch Staff on May 18 2023.

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Written by Gideon Lukens on April 24 2023.

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Written by Liz Amsden on April 03 2023.

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Written by Kristen Hwang on April 03 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/81/026u2-81163cb0.jpg&src=images/stories/Mar-2023/026u2.jpg&thumbnail=1200,1000,&hash=c87b2544) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26718:the-best-school-cleaning-services-in-colorado&catid=13)### [The Best School Cleaning Services In Colorado](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26718:the-best-school-cleaning-services-in-colorado&catid=13)

Written by CityWatch Desk on March 31 2023.

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Written by Jake Johnson on March 23 2023.

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Written by CityWatch Staff on March 20 2023.

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Written by CityWatch Staff on February 09 2023.

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