##  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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### Scientific Theory of LA’s Decline

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on January 05 2017.

 ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/12377-scientific-theory-of-la-s-decline)

  [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/d0/502e-d099b814.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/12376-reforming-the-democratic-party-california-should-lead-the-way)Written by Bob Gelfand on January 05 2017. Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles).

## [Reforming the Democratic Party: California Should Lead the Way](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/12376-reforming-the-democratic-party-california-should-lead-the-way)

GELFAND’S WORLD--Over the past few days, several of my friends have asked me to support them in their attempt to create a reform movement in the Cali…

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Written by Dick Platkin on January 05 2017.

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Written by Ken Alpern on January 05 2017.

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Written by Bill Raden on January 05 2017.

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Written by Jon Wolff on January 02 2017.

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Written by Joe Mathews on December 29 2016.

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Written by Daniel Guss on December 29 2016.

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Written by Dick Platkin on December 29 2016.

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Written by Eric Preven and Joshua Preven on December 29 2016.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on December 29 2016.

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Written by Julie Butcher on December 29 2016.

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Written by James Poulos on December 29 2016.

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Written by David Zahniser on December 29 2016.

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Written by Dick Platkin on December 22 2016.

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Written by Phillip Smith on December 22 2016.

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Written by Deirdre Fulton on December 22 2016.

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Written by Joe Mathews on December 22 2016.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on December 22 2016.

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