## In the News [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/5c/091a-5c874fa4.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/housing/33755-three-things-nithya-raman-can-do-right-now-to-create-more-affordable-housing-in-los-angeles) ### [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 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/61/091c-61812fad.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/gelfand-s-world/33753-miracles-have-happened) ### [Miracles Have Happened](https://www.citywatchla.com/gelfand-s-world/33753-miracles-have-happened) November 12 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/6b/091l-6b18dac3.jpeg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-election-2022/33756-nithya-ramans-3-1-billion-war-on-cars-is-city-hall-serving-working-angelenos-or-wealthy-political-donors) ### [Nithya Raman’s $3.1 Billion War on Cars: Is City Hall Serving Working Angelenos or Wealthy Political Donors?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-election-2022/33756-nithya-ramans-3-1-billion-war-on-cars-is-city-hall-serving-working-angelenos-or-wealthy-political-donors) November 12 2026 # LOS ANGELES --- [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/29/073p-29ce9a52.png) ### Do LA’s Neighborhood Councils Really Need the BONC? Written by Bob Gelfand on September 09 2019. ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18402-do-la-s-neighborhood-councils-really-need-the-bonc) [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e6/073f-e6fde6aa.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18401-to-immunize-or-not-to-immunize-the-decision-has-to-consider-the-greater-community)Written by Beth Cone Kramer on September 09 2019. Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles). ## [To Immunize or Not to Immunize, the Decision Has to Consider the Greater Community](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18401-to-immunize-or-not-to-immunize-the-decision-has-to-consider-the-greater-community) Measles, caused by the rubeola virus, used to be a fairly common childhood disease, which carried the risk of serious complications, including death… --- [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e9/072z5-e9993e2c.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18390-angry-men-with-pens-more-deadly-than-angry-men-with-guns)### [Angry Men with Pens: More Deadly than Angry Men with Guns?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18390-angry-men-with-pens-more-deadly-than-angry-men-with-guns) Written by Richard Lee Abrams on September 05 2019. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/61/072c-618be11a.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18388-watered-down-charter-school-reform-bill-falls-short)### [Watered-Down Charter School Reform Bill Falls Short](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18388-watered-down-charter-school-reform-bill-falls-short) Written by Carl Petersen on September 05 2019. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/93/072h-93d71977.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18387-utla-demands-answers-as-lausd-fails-to-honor-contract-retaliates-against-striking-teachers)### [UTLA Demands Answers as LAUSD Fails to Honor Contract, Retaliates Against Striking Teachers](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18387-utla-demands-answers-as-lausd-fails-to-honor-contract-retaliates-against-striking-teachers) Written by David Lyell on September 06 2019. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/60/072z1-607d6f0f.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18386-civic-engagement-neighborhood-councils-and-you-kinda-like-jury-duty-huh)### [Civic Engagement, Neighborhood Councils and YOU: Kinda Like Jury Duty, Huh?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18386-civic-engagement-neighborhood-councils-and-you-kinda-like-jury-duty-huh) Written by Kenneth S Alpern on September 05 2019. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/91/072z4-91185eaf.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18385-bad-energy-decisions-by-mayor-garcetti-will-fuel-the-homelessness-crisis)### [Bad Energy Decisions by Mayor Garcetti Will Fuel the Homelessness Crisis](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18385-bad-energy-decisions-by-mayor-garcetti-will-fuel-the-homelessness-crisis) Written by Ron Stein on September 05 2019. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/37/072b-37d59a77.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18384-what-s-up-with-mitch-o-farrell-and-his-homeless-committee-wiping-out-the-homeless)### [What’s Up with Mitch O’Farrell and His Homeless Committee Wiping Out the Homeless?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18384-what-s-up-with-mitch-o-farrell-and-his-homeless-committee-wiping-out-the-homeless) Written by Tony Butka on September 05 2019. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e9/072t-e93d369e.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18383-killing-the-ocean)### [Killing the Ocean](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18383-killing-the-ocean) Written by Robert Hunziker on September 05 2019. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/69/072z-697dfcf5.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18382-for-the-us-and-iran-war-is-not-an-option)### [For the US and Iran, War Is Not an Option](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18382-for-the-us-and-iran-war-is-not-an-option) Written by Alon Ben-Meir on September 05 2019. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c0/072i-c05d2860.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18380-six-big-lies-to-keep-the-latest-real-estate-bubble-inflated)### [Six Big Lies to Keep the Latest Real Estate Bubble Inflated](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18380-six-big-lies-to-keep-the-latest-real-estate-bubble-inflated) Written by Dick Platkin on September 05 2019. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a4/072u-a4a6887b.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18379-hurricane-stalling-something-else-to-worry-about)### [Hurricane Stalling: Something Else to Worry About](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18379-hurricane-stalling-something-else-to-worry-about) Written by Bob Gelfand on September 05 2019. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2d/072y-2d1a1a71.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18378-garcetti-keeps-lying-while-the-homeless-keep-dying)### [Garcetti Keeps Lying While the Homeless Keep Dying](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18378-garcetti-keeps-lying-while-the-homeless-keep-dying) Written by Alexandra D. Datig on September 05 2019. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/1c/072r-1c93cd06.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18377-location-based-policing-new-lapd-technologies-same-racisms)### [Location-Based Policing: New LAPD Technologies, Same Racisms](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18377-location-based-policing-new-lapd-technologies-same-racisms) Written by The Stop LAPD Spying Coalition* on September 05 2019. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/11/071h-119cbdec.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18375-re-re-visiting-why-i-left-the-left-two-years-on)### [Re-Re-Visiting ‘Why I Left the Left’. . .Two Years On](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18375-re-re-visiting-why-i-left-the-left-two-years-on) Written by Kevin Suscavage on September 02 2019. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/41/071e-41baa152.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18370-questions-to-ask-before-calling-out)### [Questions to Ask Before ‘Calling Out’](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18370-questions-to-ask-before-calling-out) Written by Jill Richardson on September 02 2019. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a8/071d-a8679791.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18369-we-put-thieves-in-charge-and-then-are-shocked-when-our-wallets-go-missing)### [We Put Thieves In Charge and Then are Shocked When Our Wallets Go Missing](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/18369-we-put-thieves-in-charge-and-then-are-shocked-when-our-wallets-go-missing) Written by Richard Lee Abrams on September 02 2019. 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