## In the News [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/37/086d-37193955.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/election-2024/33624-prosecutor-democrat-city-attorney-mckinney-makes-his-case-to-los-angeles-voters) ### [Prosecutor, Democrat, City Attorney? 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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 # POLITICS --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/a6/064f-a66187a4.jpg) ### Scott Schmerelson is Up For Reelection at LAUSD Written by Mihran Kalaydjian | Gregg Solkovits on August 10 2023. ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-election-2022/27415-scott-schmerelson-is-up-for-reelection-at-lausd) [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/3c/063s-3c693625.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-election-2022/27413-what-katy-yaroslavsky-doesnt-get)Written by An Angry Angeleno on August 07 2023. Posted in [POLITICS](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-election-2022). ## [What Katy Yaroslavsky Doesn't Get](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-election-2022/27413-what-katy-yaroslavsky-doesnt-get) LA POLITICS - I'm surprised it took this long. (google my May 29 CityWatch column “Katy Yaroslavsky Is A Dangerous Hypocrite”). I mention at the end… --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/ef/061f-ef2dc0d1.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-election-2022/27362-im-starting-to-think-monica-rodriguez-doesnt-like-us)### [I’m Starting To Think Monica Rodriguez Doesn’t Like Us :(](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-election-2022/27362-im-starting-to-think-monica-rodriguez-doesnt-like-us) Written by Mark Dutton on July 31 2023. 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