## In the News [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/77/090j-77f0ba7a.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33727-nithya-raman-won-city-hall-but-is-she-already-failing-the-first-test-of-leadership) ### [Nithya Raman Won City Hall But Is She Already Failing The First Test Of Leadership](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33727-nithya-raman-won-city-hall-but-is-she-already-failing-the-first-test-of-leadership) November 09 2026 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d4/090e-d45483d7.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/33723-how-stephen-miller-destroyed-trumps-second-administration) ### [How Stephen Miller Destroyed Trump’s Second Administration](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/33723-how-stephen-miller-destroyed-trumps-second-administration) November 09 2026 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b0/089l-b0ad6449.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33704-nithyas-budget-buzz-saw) ### [Nithya’s Budget Buzz Saw](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33704-nithyas-budget-buzz-saw) November 07 2026 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/3c/090o-3cf26c78.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33733-congratulations-nithya-raman-as-our-new-olympics-pro-unity-mayor) ### [Congratulations, Nithya Raman, As Our New Olympics, Pro-Unity Mayor!](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33733-congratulations-nithya-raman-as-our-new-olympics-pro-unity-mayor) November 09 2026 # POLITICS --- [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4f/089t-4f948f0e.jpg) ### LA City Council Strikes Deal with UniteHERE to Pull Responsible Hotels Ordinance from Ballot Written by Angela McGregor on November 06 2023. ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-election-2022/27923-la-city-council-strikes-deal-with-unitehere-to-pull-responsible-hotels-ordinance-from-ballot) [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/76/088g-76b6cd22.jpg&src=images/stories/Nov-2023/088g.jpg&thumbnail=1200,800,&hash=408530ca) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-election-2022/27889-nothing-is-adding-up-in-los-angeles)Written by Dustan Batton on November 02 2023. 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Just Elect HONEST People](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-election-2022/27776-city-ethics-commission-be-damned-just-elect-honest-people) Written by Dennis P. Zine on October 12 2023. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/76/081a-76743103.jpg&src=images/stories/Oct-2023/081a.jpg&thumbnail=1200,800,&hash=878d8f77) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-election-2022/27762-toxic-lies-are-killing-los-angeles)### [Toxic Lies Are Killing Los Angeles](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-election-2022/27762-toxic-lies-are-killing-los-angeles) Written by Richard Lee Abrams on October 09 2023. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/08/081q-086cdff7.jpg&src=images/stories/Oct-2023/081q.jpg&thumbnail=1200,800,&hash=9bc99854) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-election-2022/27760-kindergarten-for-councilmembers)### [Kindergarten for Councilmembers?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-election-2022/27760-kindergarten-for-councilmembers) Written by Liz Amsden on October 09 2023. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/79/081p-79ae5016.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-election-2022/27759-how-a-big-pharma-company-stalled-a-potentially-lifesaving-vaccine-in-pursuit-of-bigger-profits)### [How a Big Pharma Company Stalled a Potentially Lifesaving Vaccine in Pursuit of Bigger Profits](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-election-2022/27759-how-a-big-pharma-company-stalled-a-potentially-lifesaving-vaccine-in-pursuit-of-bigger-profits) Written by Anna Maria Barry-Jester on October 09 2023. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ce/080t-ce1b0e49.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-election-2022/27738-concentration-on-profits-at-expense-of-poor)### [Concentration on Profits at Expense of Poor.](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-election-2022/27738-concentration-on-profits-at-expense-of-poor) Written by Liz Amsden on October 05 2023. 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[ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/0b/075e-0b53d164.jpg&src=images/stories/Sept-2023/075e.jpg&thumbnail=1200,800,&hash=2552af79) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-election-2022/27627-smoke-and-mirrors-or-lies-and-myths)### [Smoke and Mirrors or Lies and Myths?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-election-2022/27627-smoke-and-mirrors-or-lies-and-myths) Written by Richard Lee Abrams on September 18 2023. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0e/074q-0ec6b479.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-election-2022/27602-done-done-screwed-the-pooch)### [DONE Done Screwed the Pooch](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-election-2022/27602-done-done-screwed-the-pooch) Written by Liz Amsden on September 14 2023. 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[ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/25/073z-2529f832.jpeg&src=images/stories/Sept-2023/073z.jpeg&thumbnail=1200,800,&hash=f2993c77) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-election-2022/27583-la-reform)### [LA Reform? ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-election-2022/27583-la-reform) Written by Richard Lee Abrams on September 12 2023. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e9/073d-e99f8a59.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-election-2022/27578-fidencio-gallardo-a-candidate-for-lausd-school-board)### [Fidencio Gallardo: A Candidate for LAUSD School Board ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-election-2022/27578-fidencio-gallardo-a-candidate-for-lausd-school-board) Written by Emiliana Monahan Dore on September 11 2023. 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