##  In the News

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### [Three Things Nithya Raman Can Do (Right Now) to Create More Affordable Housing in Los Angeles](https://www.citywatchla.com/housing/33755-three-things-nithya-raman-can-do-right-now-to-create-more-affordable-housing-in-los-angeles)

November 12 2026

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### [Miracles Have Happened](https://www.citywatchla.com/gelfand-s-world/33753-miracles-have-happened)

November 12 2026

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### [How Stephen Miller Destroyed Trump’s Second Administration](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/33723-how-stephen-miller-destroyed-trumps-second-administration)

November 09 2026

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### [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

#  LOS ANGELES

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### Why Gavin Will Crush Recall and Emerge Stronger

Written by Jerry Roberts & Phil Trounstine on May 10 2021.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21729-why-gavin-will-crush-recall-and-emerge-stronger)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e9/037p-e965d378.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21728-let-freedom-ring)Written by Liz Amsden on May 10 2021. Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles).

## [Let Freedom Ring](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21728-let-freedom-ring)

Freedom has meant different things to different people throughout history. And is perhaps easier to define in what it is not. Not being in jail, no…

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 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b8/037l-b8e6e0ae.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21727-grand-park)### [Grand Park](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21727-grand-park)

Written by Eric Preven on May 10 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/af/037m-affad44e.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21726-gavin-newsom-and-eric-garcetti-are-victims-of-right-wing-zealots-and-other-false-narratives)### [Gavin Newsom and Eric Garcetti are Victims of Right-Wing Zealots, and Other False Narratives](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21726-gavin-newsom-and-eric-garcetti-are-victims-of-right-wing-zealots-and-other-false-narratives)

Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on May 10 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b1/037k-b10e4493.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21724-is-city-hall-ready-for-a-transgender-councilmember-part-3)### [Is City Hall Ready for a Transgender Councilmember? (Part 3)](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21724-is-city-hall-ready-for-a-transgender-councilmember-part-3)

Written by Hollis Evans on May 10 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/cf/037s-cfcbf405.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21723-why-does-the-gop-leadership-support-trump)### [Why Does the GOP Leadership Support Trump?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21723-why-does-the-gop-leadership-support-trump)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on May 10 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/95/037i-95e2f82a.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21722-open-letter-to-federal-judge-david-o-carter-city-of-los-angeles-county-of-los-angeles-and-lapd)### [Open Letter to Federal Judge David O. Carter, City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, and LAPD](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21722-open-letter-to-federal-judge-david-o-carter-city-of-los-angeles-county-of-los-angeles-and-lapd)

Written by General Jeff on May 10 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d6/037q-d6419c50.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21721-an-urgent-call-for-action-by-nobel-laureates)### [An Urgent Call for Action by Nobel Laureates](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21721-an-urgent-call-for-action-by-nobel-laureates)

Written by Robert Hunziker on May 10 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/42/037r-42ee65d5.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21720-america-s-post-pandemic-geography)### [America’s Post-Pandemic Geography](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21720-america-s-post-pandemic-geography)

Written by Richard Florida & Joel Kotkin on May 10 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/79/037f-797e5080.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21719-is-asking-for-identification-to-vote-in-a-neighborhood-council-election-voter-suppression)### [Is Asking for Identification to Vote in a Neighborhood Council Election Voter Suppression?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21719-is-asking-for-identification-to-vote-in-a-neighborhood-council-election-voter-suppression)

Written by Chris Rowe on May 10 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d2/036k-d2c48901.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21704-recall-nithya-raman)### [Recall Nithya Raman](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21704-recall-nithya-raman)

Written by Allison B. Cohen on May 06 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ac/036l-acfd3807.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21703-neighborhood-councils-need-to-grow-a-pair)### [Neighborhood Councils Need to Grow a Pair](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21703-neighborhood-councils-need-to-grow-a-pair)

Written by Greg Nelson on May 06 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c6/036s-c6cc231d.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21702-some-men-rob-you-with-a-six-gun-and-some-with-a-fountain-pen-woodie-guthrie)### [‘Some Men Rob You with a Six-Gun, and Some with a Fountain Pen.’ – Woodie Guthrie](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21702-some-men-rob-you-with-a-six-gun-and-some-with-a-fountain-pen-woodie-guthrie)

Written by Dick Platkin on May 06 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/46/036j-4642fce9.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21701-the-upcoming-recall-election-is-a-yogi-berra-joke-you-know-it-s-deja-vu-all-over-again)### [The Upcoming Recall Election is a Yogi Berra Joke. You Know -- It's Deja Vu All Over Again.](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21701-the-upcoming-recall-election-is-a-yogi-berra-joke-you-know-it-s-deja-vu-all-over-again)

Written by Bob Gelfand on May 06 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/33/036f-3311849c.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21700-why-are-local-and-state-officials-leading-la-and-california-into-the-abyss)### [Why are Local and State Officials Leading LA and California into the Abyss?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21700-why-are-local-and-state-officials-leading-la-and-california-into-the-abyss)

Written by Dennis P. Zine on May 06 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e9/036e-e9a2a690.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21699-collar-flap-incident-at-the-ethics-commission)### [Collar Flap Incident at the Ethics Commission](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21699-collar-flap-incident-at-the-ethics-commission)

Written by Eric Preven on May 06 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/61/036r-613b56ea.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21698-california-at-t-s-harvesting-scam)### [California: AT&T’s ‘Harvesting’ Scam](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21698-california-at-t-s-harvesting-scam)

Written by David Rosen on May 06 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a0/036d-a0a23ebf.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21697-i-wish-i-was-making-this-up)### [I Wish I Was Making This Up!](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21697-i-wish-i-was-making-this-up)

Written by David Vahedi on May 06 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ed/036n-ed0def6e.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21696-lincoln-heights-avenue-34-project-proof-of-who-owns-us)### [Lincoln Heights Avenue 34 Project - Proof of Who Owns Us](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21696-lincoln-heights-avenue-34-project-proof-of-who-owns-us)

Written by Tony Butka on May 06 2021.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6f/036u-6fd11d47.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21695-why-people-hate-facts)### [Why People Hate Facts](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/21695-why-people-hate-facts)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on May 06 2021.

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