##  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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### NC Budget Day: Featuring Budget Discussion for the Main Course and a Dollop of Anti-Semitism for Dessert

Written by Bob Gelfand on August 04 2016.

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  [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/56/063j-56c09732.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/11583-jerry-brown-is-trying-to-quash-the-people-s-ability-to-fight-mega-developers-for-him-it-s-personal)Written by Jill Stewart on August 04 2016. Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles).

## [Jerry Brown is Trying to Quash the People’s Ability to Fight Mega-Developers … For Him, It’s Personal!](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/11583-jerry-brown-is-trying-to-quash-the-people-s-ability-to-fight-mega-developers-for-him-it-s-personal)

VOX POP--A few years ago, then-state Sen. Alex Padilla implored us to embrace a fast-tracking plan that let wealthy developers rush huge mega-develop…

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on August 04 2016.

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Written by John Schwada on August 04 2016.

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Written by Dick Platkin on August 04 2016.

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Written by Marian Crostic and Elaine Spierer on August 04 2016.

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Written by Tony Butka on August 04 2016.

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Written by Andrew Davis on August 01 2016.

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Written by Tim Deegan on August 01 2016.

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Written by Fred Mariscal on August 01 2016.

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Written by Bruce Reznik on August 01 2016.

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Written by Phyllis M. Daugherty on August 01 2016.

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Written by Patrick Range McDonald on August 01 2016.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on August 01 2016.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/f9/062n-f9ea99a0.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/11559-here-s-what-california-needs-more-protection-for-mega-developers)### [Here’s What California Needs: More Protection for Mega Developers](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/11559-here-s-what-california-needs-more-protection-for-mega-developers)

Written by Beth Cone Kramer on August 01 2016.

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Written by Ken Alpern on August 01 2016.

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Written by James O’Sullivan on August 01 2016.

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Written by Karen Wolfe on July 28 2016.

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Written by General Jeff on July 28 2016.

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Written by Wendell Cox on July 28 2016.

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