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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 # IMPORTANT READS --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/be/015k-be95ab51.png) ### LA City Hall: Putting the Brakes on Developer Deals Written by Jill Stewart and Michael Weinstein on February 18 2016. ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/10556-la-city-hall-putting-the-brakes-on-developer-deals) [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/77/015p-77122af1.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/10553-if-scalia-wanted-respect-in-death-he-should-have-shown-it-to-more-people-in-life)Written by Abby Zimet on February 18 2016. Posted in [IMPORTANT READS](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads). ## [If Scalia Wanted Respect In Death, He Should Have Shown It To More People In Life](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/10553-if-scalia-wanted-respect-in-death-he-should-have-shown-it-to-more-people-in-life) Meanwhile, many struggle (or don't) to say something less toxic than the bigot and bully who was "a poison to the nation," who gave us Citizens Un… --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/e3/014x-e392ce64.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/10539-why-is-marijuana-banned-the-real-reasons-are-worse-than-you-think)### [Why Is Marijuana Banned? The Real Reasons Are Worse Than You Think](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/10539-why-is-marijuana-banned-the-real-reasons-are-worse-than-you-think) Written by Johann Hari on February 15 2016. 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