##  In the News

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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)

October 26 2026

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### [The LA Watchdog’s 2026 Voter Guide](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/33544-the-la-watchdogs-2026-voters-guide-2)

October 15 2026

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### [The Fools’ Blame Game](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/33626-the-fools-blame-game)

October 26 2026

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### [California Film Tax Credits Aren’t Enough. 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

#  LOS ANGELES

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### On Its 85th Anniversary, 'No Damn Politician' Should Be Allowed to Scrap Social Security

Written by Max Richtman on August 17 2020.

 ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/20272-on-its-85th-anniversary-no-damn-politician-should-be-allowed-to-scrap-social-security)

  [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/4e/067e-4e0d469f.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/20271-with-fbi-lurking-and-pals-handcuffed-wesson-finally-recuses-himself)Written by Daniel Guss on August 17 2020. Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles).

## [With FBI Lurking and Pals Handcuffed, Wesson Finally Recuses Himself](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/20271-with-fbi-lurking-and-pals-handcuffed-wesson-finally-recuses-himself)

“Manipulative and retaliatory” weren’t words in Wesson’s job title. Just in his leadership style. What’s remarkable is that Wesson recused himself…

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Written by Lee Camp on August 17 2020.

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on August 17 2020.

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Written by Lupe Arreola and Amee Chew on August 17 2020.

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Written by Patrick Range McDonald on August 17 2020.

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Written by Sara Roos on August 17 2020.

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Written by Chris Rowe on August 17 2020.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on August 17 2020.

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Written by Jim O’Sullivan on August 13 2020.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on August 13 2020.

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Written by Dick Platkin on August 13 2020.

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Written by Joe Mathews on August 15 2020.

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Written by David Graham-Caso on August 14 2020.

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on August 13 2020.

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Written by Paul Koretz and Jeffrey Ebenstein on August 13 2020.

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Written by Tony Butka on August 13 2020.

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Written by Ben Christopher on August 15 2020.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on August 10 2020.

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