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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 # STATE WATCH --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/43/076p-432ec1d1.jpg) ### 6 Myths About California Crime As Voters Now Favor This Measure On Drugs, Retail Theft Written by NIGEL DUARA on September 19 2024. ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/state-watch/29582-6-myths-about-california-crime-as-voters-now-favor-this-measure-on-drugs-retail-theft) [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/8f/076t-8fcc34bd.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/state-watch/29574-california-la-wrong-every-which-way)Written by Eliot Cohen on September 19 2024. Posted in [STATE WATCH](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/state-watch). ## [California & LA - Wrong Every Which Way](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/state-watch/29574-california-la-wrong-every-which-way) MY THOTS - The election in November is barreling down the track like a bullet train at 230 mph. The stakes are incredibly high. The choices should be… --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/2b/076u-2b6b6a92.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/state-watch/29573-california-poverty-has-nearly-doubled-since-2021)### [California Poverty Has Nearly Doubled Since 2021](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/state-watch/29573-california-poverty-has-nearly-doubled-since-2021) Written by Mark Kreidler on September 19 2024. 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