##  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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### Hey California, Let’s Celebrate July 4 by Declaring Independence … It's Time to Put the Golden State First

Written by Joe Mathews on July 03 2017.

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  [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/83/053g-83f18177.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/13525-insider-how-dwp-union-won-the-new-contract-battle-without-a-single-cut-or-bruise)Written by Julie Butcher on July 03 2017. Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles).

## [Insider: How DWP Union Won the New Contract Battle … Without a Single Cut or Bruise](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/13525-insider-how-dwp-union-won-the-new-contract-battle-without-a-single-cut-or-bruise)

 Susan Shelley, columnist for the Southern California News Group, opens her opinion piece in dramatic fashion: “One day, when California is a right…

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 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/34/053k-346e8001.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/13522-la-s-two-new-climate-advocates-long-on-spin-short-on-details)### [LA’s Two New Climate Advocates: Long on Spin, Short on Details](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/13522-la-s-two-new-climate-advocates-long-on-spin-short-on-details)

Written by Dick Platkin on July 03 2017.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/46/052a-4642f0a9.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/13516-will-starbucks-really-be-sued-for-running-a-homeless-shelter-or-is-this-another-hollywood-publicity-stunt)### [Will Starbucks Really be Sued for ‘Running a Homeless Shelter’ or is This Another Hollywood Publicity Stunt?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/13516-will-starbucks-really-be-sued-for-running-a-homeless-shelter-or-is-this-another-hollywood-publicity-stunt)

Written by Tim Deegan on June 29 2017.

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Written by Denyse Selesnick on June 29 2017.

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Written by Jennifer Caldwell on June 29 2017.

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Written by Tony Butka on June 29 2017.

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Written by General Jeff on June 29 2017.

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Written by Ken Draper on June 29 2017.

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Written by David Bell on June 29 2017.

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Written by Casey Maddren on June 29 2017.

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on June 26 2017.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/15/051c-15ad9671.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/13491-california-ag-puts-brakes-on-state-funded-travel-to-states-with-anti-lgbt-laws)### [California AG Puts Brakes on State-Funded Travel to States with Anti-LGBT Laws](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/13491-california-ag-puts-brakes-on-state-funded-travel-to-states-with-anti-lgbt-laws)

Written by Beth Cone Kramer on June 26 2017.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/b1/051e-b11e925b.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/13490-california-ice-detention-facility-locks-out-clergy-and-lawyers)### [California ICE Detention Facility Locks Out Clergy and Lawyers](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/13490-california-ice-detention-facility-locks-out-clergy-and-lawyers)

Written by Vivian Rothstein on June 29 2017.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/d8/051g-d8aebc85.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/13489-china-enacts-one-dog-two-child-policy-why-la-should-care)### [China Enacts One-Dog, Two-Child Policy … Why LA Should Care](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/13489-china-enacts-one-dog-two-child-policy-why-la-should-care)

Written by Phyllis M. Daugherty on June 26 2017.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/01/051h-01c956b4.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/13488-dwp-union-on-brink-of-hefty-new-labor-agreement-not-a-peep-from-ncs-or-ratepayer-advocate)### [DWP Union on Brink of Hefty New Labor Agreement … Not a Peep from NCs or Ratepayer Advocate](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/13488-dwp-union-on-brink-of-hefty-new-labor-agreement-not-a-peep-from-ncs-or-ratepayer-advocate)

Written by Bob Gelfand on June 26 2017.

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Written by Joel Kotkin on June 26 2017.

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Written by George Lakoff on June 29 2017.

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Written by Tim Deegan on June 26 2017.

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Written by Daniel Guss on June 26 2017.

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