##  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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### Here’s Why You Can’t Afford a House In LA

Written by Joel Kotkin on February 11 2016.

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  [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/ee/013n-ee7fa273.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/10487-gil-cedillo-la-s-do-nothing-district-1-boss)Written by Richard Risemberg on February 11 2016. Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles).

## [Gil Cedillo: LA’s Do-Nothing District 1 Boss](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/10487-gil-cedillo-la-s-do-nothing-district-1-boss)

 And, oh, yeah, he’s alienated more and more constituents, the latest of which is the No on 710 residents’ group, fighting to keep Caltrans from ra…

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Written by Eric Preven and Joshua Preven on February 08 2016.

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Written by Julie Butcher on February 08 2016.

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Written by Ken Alpern on February 08 2016.

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Written by James Preston Allen on February 08 2016.

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Written by Jen Kinney on February 08 2016.

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Written by Tim Deegan on October 10 2016.

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Written by Gregory Cornfield on February 08 2016.

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Written by Fred Mariscal on February 08 2016.

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Written by Phyllis M. Daugherty on February 08 2016.

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Written by Denyse Selesnick on February 04 2016.

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Written by Beth Cone Kramer on February 04 2016.

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Written by Dick Platkin on February 04 2016.

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Written by Dennis Hathaway on February 04 2016.

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Written by Tony Butka on February 04 2016.

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Written by Richard Risemberg on February 05 2016.

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Written by Joe Mathews on February 04 2016.

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Written by Sheila Kuehl on February 04 2016.

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Written by Joel Kotkin on February 04 2016.

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