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### [Prosecutor, Democrat, City Attorney? McKinney Makes His Case to Los Angeles Voters](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/election-2024/33624-prosecutor-democrat-city-attorney-mckinney-makes-his-case-to-los-angeles-voters)

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#  IMPORTANT READS

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### Why Billionaires Hate Social Security

Written by Richard Eskow on June 09 2023.

 ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/27060-why-billionaires-hate-social-security)

  [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/08/043c-0803d4c2.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/27013-the-death-penalty-for-homelessness)Written by Eve Ottenberg on May 29 2023. Posted in [IMPORTANT READS](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads).

## [The Death Penalty for Homelessness](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/27013-the-death-penalty-for-homelessness)

THE UNHOUSED - You can measure the depth of a civilization by how it treats its poor, very young, elderly and mentally ill. By any such metric, ours…

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 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/41/042m-418090d1.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/27008-creating-a-cooperative-world)### [Creating A Cooperative World?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/27008-creating-a-cooperative-world)

Written by Robert C. Koehler on May 25 2023.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/d0/041e-d0e75a30.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/26975-power-players-problematic-playbook-for-housing)### [Power Players’ Problematic Playbook For Housing](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/26975-power-players-problematic-playbook-for-housing)

Written by Sharon Rushton on May 22 2023.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/a8/040h-a8f0d65d.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/26956-am-for-every-vehicle-act-introduced-in-congress)### [AM For Every Vehicle Act Introduced in Congress](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/26956-am-for-every-vehicle-act-introduced-in-congress)

Written by Radio Ink on May 18 2023.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/ae/039n-ae351afa.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/26945-senate-investigation-shows-how-gop-law-enabled-big-pharma-s-extreme-tax-avoidance)### [Senate Investigation Shows How GOP Law Enabled Big Pharma's 'Extreme' Tax Avoidance](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/26945-senate-investigation-shows-how-gop-law-enabled-big-pharma-s-extreme-tax-avoidance)

Written by Jake Johnson on May 15 2023.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/78/039a-7885ff5d.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/26937-can-metro-move-the-masses-safely-when-homelessness-drugs-and-crime-are-on-the-rise)### [Can Metro Move the Masses Safely when Homelessness, Drugs, and Crime are on the Rise](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/26937-can-metro-move-the-masses-safely-when-homelessness-drugs-and-crime-are-on-the-rise)

Written by Matthew Hetz on May 15 2023.

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Written by Abby Zimet on May 15 2023.

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Written by Kenny Stancil on May 11 2023.

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Written by Jessica Corbett on May 11 2023.

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Written by Sonali Kolhatkar on May 08 2023.

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Written by Grace Gedye on May 04 2023.

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Written by Julia Conley on May 04 2023.

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Written by Brett Wilkins on May 04 2023.

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Written by John Nichols on May 04 2023.

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Written by Robert Hunziker on May 01 2023.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/f3/034b-f3bd06c5.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/26853-harnessing-the-power-of-ai-for-job-seekers-and-recruiters)### [Harnessing The Power Of AI For Job Seekers And Recruiters](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/26853-harnessing-the-power-of-ai-for-job-seekers-and-recruiters)

Written by Michael Bernick on April 27 2023.

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Written by CityWatch Desk on April 27 2023.

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Written by CityWatch Desk on April 25 2023.

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Written by BEN CHRISTOPHER on April 24 2023.

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