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   ##  [ Weho Chamber of Commerce: My Fish Out of Water Story](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25881-weho-chamber-of-commerce-my-fish-out-of-water-story "Weho Chamber of Commerce: My Fish Out of Water Story")

      Details    Nalani Santiago    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     November 03 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2022/088o.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25881-weho-chamber-of-commerce-my-fish-out-of-water-story)

WEHO - I recently learned at a comedy workshop that *fish out of water* scenarios are one of the major tropes used in joke writing and reflecting on my own fish out of water experience, it’s not difficult to see why it works.

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   ##  [ LAPD Ignores Core Values and Demotes Beloved Captain](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25877-lapd-ignores-core-values-and-demotes-beloved-captain "LAPD Ignores Core Values and Demotes Beloved Captain")

      Details    Mark Dutton    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     November 03 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2022/088l.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25877-lapd-ignores-core-values-and-demotes-beloved-captain)

GUEST COMMENTARY - As a lifelong musician who grew up near the San Fernando Valley, I fancied myself as somewhat of a punk rocker.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25877-lapd-ignores-core-values-and-demotes-beloved-captain)

   ##  [ Elon Musk Plans to Profit From Twitter, Not Create a Town Square for Global Democracy](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25872-elon-musk-plans-to-profit-from-twitter-not-create-a-town-square-for-global-democracy "Elon Musk Plans to Profit From Twitter, Not Create a Town Square for Global Democracy")

      Details    Sonali Kolhatkar    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     November 03 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2022/088a.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25872-elon-musk-plans-to-profit-from-twitter-not-create-a-town-square-for-global-democracy)

DIGITAL MEDIA - The world’s richest man has bought one of the world’s most popular social media platforms.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25872-elon-musk-plans-to-profit-from-twitter-not-create-a-town-square-for-global-democracy)

   ##  [ Can New Jersey Be a Good Example of Successful Online Gambling Legalization?](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25807-can-new-jersey-be-a-good-example-of-successful-online-gambling-legalization "Can New Jersey Be a Good Example of Successful Online Gambling Legalization?")

      Details    CityWatch    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     October 26 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2022/086b.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25807-can-new-jersey-be-a-good-example-of-successful-online-gambling-legalization)

ONLINE GAMBLING - When it comes to gambling, New Jersey is one of the most significant states in the country due to Atlantic City and its history as a gambling hotspot.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25807-can-new-jersey-be-a-good-example-of-successful-online-gambling-legalization)

   ##  [ Which Online Casino Game Is Easiest To Win?](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25794-which-online-casino-game-is-easiest-to-win "Which Online Casino Game Is Easiest To Win?")

      Details    CityWatch    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     October 24 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2022/085s.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25794-which-online-casino-game-is-easiest-to-win)

If you are curious about online gambling, you might be wondering what the best casino games are to play.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25794-which-online-casino-game-is-easiest-to-win)

   ##  [ Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Voting Recommendations To My 20-Somethings](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25786-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place-voting-recommendations-to-my-20-somethings "Between a Rock and a Hard Place:  Voting Recommendations To My 20-Somethings")

      Details    REDQUEENINLA    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     October 23 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2022/085c.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25786-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place-voting-recommendations-to-my-20-somethings)

LA ELECTION 2022 - The political realm in Los Angeles is painful to watch right now – and worse – it is painful to participate in.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25786-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place-voting-recommendations-to-my-20-somethings)

   ##  [ Plagiarism in Academic Writing: Why It's Bad and How to Avoid It](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25763-plagiarism-in-academic-writing-why-it-s-bad-and-how-to-avoid-it "Plagiarism in Academic Writing: Why It's Bad and How to Avoid It")

      Details    Mary Cardoza    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     October 20 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2022/084i.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25763-plagiarism-in-academic-writing-why-it-s-bad-and-how-to-avoid-it)

GUEST COMMENTARY - Plagiarism is a huge issue in academic writing, and it can have serious consequences.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25763-plagiarism-in-academic-writing-why-it-s-bad-and-how-to-avoid-it)

   ##  [ Environmental Racism Is Poisoning America’s Waters](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25752-environmental-racism-is-poisoning-america-s-waters "Environmental Racism Is Poisoning America’s Waters")

      Details    Natalia Marques    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     October 17 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2022/083p.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25752-environmental-racism-is-poisoning-america-s-waters)

CLEAN WATER - The United Nations General Assembly [recognized](https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N09/479/35/PDF/N0947935.pdf) “the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation as a human right that is essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights” on July 28, 2010.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25752-environmental-racism-is-poisoning-america-s-waters)

   ##  [ To the LA City Council from Former Chief/Councilmember Bernard C. Parks](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25724-to-the-la-city-council-from-former-chief-councilmember-bernard-c-parks "To the LA City Council from Former Chief/Councilmember Bernard C. Parks")

      Details    Bernard Parks    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     October 13 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2022/082f.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25724-to-the-la-city-council-from-former-chief-councilmember-bernard-c-parks)

OPEN LETTER - Dear Los Angeles City Council, Do Better. No, really… Just do better.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25724-to-the-la-city-council-from-former-chief-councilmember-bernard-c-parks)

   ##  [ Karen Bass and The Law](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25721-karen-bass-and-the-law "Karen Bass and The Law")

      Details    Caroline Aguirre    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     October 13 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2022/082e.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25721-karen-bass-and-the-law)

GUEST COMMENTARY - As we prepare to head to the polls to vote for our next mayor for the city of Los Angeles, one should take the time to review the voting record of Karen Bass during her tenure as one of our state elected officials and as a US Representative.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25721-karen-bass-and-the-law)

   ##  [ Major Traci Park Donor Is Fighting Against Fire Safety in Buildings](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25685-major-traci-park-donor-is-fighting-against-fire-safety-in-buildings "Major Traci Park Donor Is Fighting Against Fire Safety in Buildings")

      Details    Bailey Benningfield    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     October 09 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2022/081d.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25685-major-traci-park-donor-is-fighting-against-fire-safety-in-buildings)

GUEST COMMENTARY - Douglas Emmett Inc., a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and operates 4,500 apartments in the West Los Angeles area, has contributed over $300,000 to an independent expenditure fund operated by the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) to support City Council District 11 candidate Traci Park.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25685-major-traci-park-donor-is-fighting-against-fire-safety-in-buildings)

   ##  [ Poker Versus Blackjack. What Do Novices Favor? ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25542-poker-versus-blackjack-what-do-novices-favor "Poker Versus Blackjack. What Do Novices Favor? ")

      Details    CityWatch    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     September 21 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2022/076a.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25542-poker-versus-blackjack-what-do-novices-favor)

It might be challenging for a novice to get their bearings at a real casino if they want to play that way.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25542-poker-versus-blackjack-what-do-novices-favor)

   ##  [ False Patriots, Liars & Crooks](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25308-false-patriots-liars-crooks "False Patriots, Liars & Crooks")

      Details    James Preston Allen    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     August 18 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2022/066e.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25308-false-patriots-liars-crooks)

GUEST COMMENTARY *- I keep hearing the refrain from Evita– the song made popular by Madonna – “Don’t cry for me Argentina”*

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25308-false-patriots-liars-crooks)

   ##  [ How to Stop the GOP From Killing Medicare, Social Security, and Us](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25220-how-to-stop-the-gop-from-killing-medicare-social-security-and-us "How to Stop the GOP From Killing Medicare, Social Security, and Us")

      Details    Thom Hartmann    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     August 04 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2022/062j.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25220-how-to-stop-the-gop-from-killing-medicare-social-security-and-us)

POLITICAL WATCH - It’s The Ronald Reagan Memorial Competition: which Republican can make the rich richer and the poor poorer the fastest?

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25220-how-to-stop-the-gop-from-killing-medicare-social-security-and-us)

   ##  [ Where is Joe? Democracy Crisis Needs a Leader Not a Lame Duck](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25028-where-is-joe-democracy-crisis-needs-a-leader-not-a-lame-duck "Where is Joe?  Democracy Crisis Needs a Leader Not a Lame Duck")

      Details    Jim Hightower    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     July 07 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2022/054v.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25028-where-is-joe-democracy-crisis-needs-a-leader-not-a-lame-duck)

GUEST COMMENTARY - Former President Donald Trump's criminal use of lies and mob violence to steal the 2020 election failed, but it's not the only recent coup attack on our democracy.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25028-where-is-joe-democracy-crisis-needs-a-leader-not-a-lame-duck)

   ##  [ The Way to Fix the Supreme Court](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/24999-reform-the-supreme-court "The Way to Fix the Supreme Court")

      Details    Farrah Hassen    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     July 04 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2022/053k.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/24999-reform-the-supreme-court)

GUEST COMMENTARY - Regardless of anyone’s views on abortion, the Supreme Court’s decision in *Dobbs v. Jackson* took away a reproductive right that a half-century of hard-fought judicial precedent had determined was constitutionally protected.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/24999-reform-the-supreme-court)

   ##  [ Arresting Unhoused People Doesn’t Fix Homelessness. Police Do It Anyway.](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/24962-arresting-unhoused-people-doesn-t-fix-homelessness-police-do-it-anyway "Arresting Unhoused People Doesn’t Fix Homelessness. Police Do It Anyway.")

      Details    Melissa Lewis    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     June 30 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2022/052d.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/24962-arresting-unhoused-people-doesn-t-fix-homelessness-police-do-it-anyway)

GUEST WORDS - In the Lents neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, residents gathered at a public forum last June to voice their concerns about the city’s growing population of homeless individuals.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/24962-arresting-unhoused-people-doesn-t-fix-homelessness-police-do-it-anyway)

   ##  [ The Supreme Court Just Yelled "Fire"!](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/24959-the-supreme-court-just-yelled-fire "The Supreme Court Just Yelled "Fire"!")

      Details    Harlan Ullman    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     June 30 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2022/052f.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/24959-the-supreme-court-just-yelled-fire)

GUEST COMMENTARY - In releasing its two decisions last week that reversed Roe and New York City’s concealed firearms ban, the Supreme Court not only performed the judicial act of yelling fire in a crowded room.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/24959-the-supreme-court-just-yelled-fire)

   ##  [ Keeping Workers Poor is Bad for Business](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/24848-keeping-workers-poor-is-bad-for-business "Keeping Workers Poor is Bad for Business")

      Details    Sam Pizzigati    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     June 16 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2022/048l.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/24848-keeping-workers-poor-is-bad-for-business)

CORPORATE WEALTH - CEOs at America’s biggest low-wage employers now take home, on average, *670* times what their typical workers make.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/24848-keeping-workers-poor-is-bad-for-business)

   ##  [ LA Federal Judge Advances Trailer Park Fraud Lawsuit](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/24498-update-federal-judge-advances-trailer-park-fraud-lawsuit "LA Federal Judge Advances Trailer Park Fraud Lawsuit")

      Details    Sara Corcoran    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     May 05 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2022/036d.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/24498-update-federal-judge-advances-trailer-park-fraud-lawsuit)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/24498-update-federal-judge-advances-trailer-park-fraud-lawsuit)

   ##  [ Affordable Housing Getting Crunched](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/24432-affordable-housing-getting-crunched "Affordable Housing Getting Crunched")

      Details    Sara Corcoran    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     April 28 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2022/034b.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/24432-affordable-housing-getting-crunched)

AFFORDABLE HOUSING POLITICS - Maybe you have noticed that across SoCal and all over the great Golden State, a new state law is taking effect in an effort to increase the state’s affordable housing stock.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/24432-affordable-housing-getting-crunched)

1. [ Roaming Charges: Runaway Sons of the Nuclear A-Bomb](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/24423-roaming-charges-runaway-sons-of-the-nuclear-a-bomb)
2. [ Should All World Leaders Be Comedians First](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/24350-should-all-world-leaders-be-comedians-first)
3. [ A Recipe For More Death And Destruction](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/24229-a-recipe-for-more-death-and-destruction)

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