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The Guilds Need to Change Too.](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/33619-california-film-tax-credits-arent-enough-the-guilds-need-to-change-too) October 26 2026 # ELECTION 2026 --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/c3/081o-c3a55b9d.jpg) ### Nithya Raman’s ‘Fascist’ Stunt Wasn’t Leadership. It Was Disqualifying Written by Mihran Kalaydjian on October 08 2026. ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/election-2024/33510-nithya-ramans-fascist-stunt-wasnt-leadership-it-was-disqualifying) [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/4f/081i-4f00597f.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/election-2024/33502-why-the-west-valley-is-done-waiting)Written by Tim Gaspar on October 08 2026. Posted in [ELECTION 2026](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/election-2024). ## [Why the West Valley Is Done Waiting](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/election-2024/33502-why-the-west-valley-is-done-waiting) Editor’s Note: Tim Gaspar is a candidate for Los Angeles City Council District 3 and a CityWatch contributor. This article appears as candidate comme… --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/2c/079r-2c626ec8.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/election-2024/33467-california-has-heard-enough-excuses-now-becerra-and-hilton-must-deliver-answers)### [California Has Heard Enough Excuses. Now Becerra and Hilton Must Deliver Answers.](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/election-2024/33467-california-has-heard-enough-excuses-now-becerra-and-hilton-must-deliver-answers) Written by Yonthan Mendal on October 01 2026. 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