##  In the News

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### [Here’s What Zionism’s Got To Do With It](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/33648-heres-what-zionisms-got-to-do-with-it)

October 29 2026

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### [Two Democrats, One Senate Seat: Candidate Brian Goldsmith on Why His Approach Makes Sense for Voters](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/election-2024/33655-two-democrats-one-senate-seat-candidate-brian-goldsmith-on-why-his-approach-makes-sense-for-voters)

October 29 2026

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### [High LADWP Bills: How Politicians Decry the Rate Machine They Built](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/33649-high-ladwp-bills-how-politicians-decry-the-rate-machine-they-built)

October 29 2026

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### [How Charter Amendment EE Would Make The Los Angeles City Council Less Accountable To The Public](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/election-2024/33650-how-charter-amendment-ee-would-make-the-los-angeles-city-council-less-accountable-to-the-public)

October 29 2026

#  LOS ANGELES

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### The War Against Democracy

Written by David Bell on February 15 2018.

 ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/14908-the-war-against-democracy)

  [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/34/014k-34eb85e5.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/14904-the-case-for-california-waterfix)Written by Tony Butka on February 15 2018. Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles).

## [The Case for California WaterFix](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/14904-the-case-for-california-waterfix)

As I have previously written, Los Angeles and its DWP pays to import most of our water from Metropolitan Water District sources. This is in addition…

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Written by Jasmyne Cannick on February 15 2018.

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Written by Dick Platkin on February 15 2018.

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Written by Julia Conley on February 15 2018.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on February 16 2018.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/11/014t-119bb672.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/14896-could-these-four-lady-bird-sequels-save-sacramento)### [Could These Four ‘Lady Bird’ Sequels Save Sacramento?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/14896-could-these-four-lady-bird-sequels-save-sacramento)

Written by Joe Mathews on February 15 2018.

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Written by Zelda Bronstein on February 15 2018.

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Written by Samantha Yenger Cremean on February 12 2018.

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Written by Michael Cohen on February 12 2018.

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Written by Tim Deegan on February 12 2018.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/54/013c-54bc88c6.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/14886-yimby-wiener-s-war-on-la-and-other-local-planning)### [YIMBY Wiener’s War On LA … and Other Local Planning](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/14886-yimby-wiener-s-war-on-la-and-other-local-planning)

Written by Zelda Bronstein on February 12 2018.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/f0/013e-f042d231.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/14885-will-this-la-judge-be-hoodwinked-by-an-alleged-bigamist-lawmaker)### [Will This LA Judge be Hoodwinked by an Alleged Bigamist Lawmaker?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/14885-will-this-la-judge-be-hoodwinked-by-an-alleged-bigamist-lawmaker)

Written by Daniel Guss on February 12 2018.

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Written by James Preston Allen on February 12 2018.

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Written by Karen Wolfe on February 12 2018.

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on February 12 2018.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on February 12 2018.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on February 12 2018.

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Written by Paul Koretz on February 12 2018.

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Written by Beth Cone Kramer on February 12 2018.

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