#  VOICES

   ##  [ When a Bus Stop Becomes an Encampment, the City Has Already Failed](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32489-when-a-bus-stop-becomes-an-encampment-the-city-has-already-failed "When a Bus Stop Becomes an Encampment, the City Has Already Failed")

      Details    Mihran Kalaydjian    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     April 02 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2026/026k.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Apr-2026/026k.jpg?width=1366&height=976)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32489-when-a-bus-stop-becomes-an-encampment-the-city-has-already-failed)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32489-when-a-bus-stop-becomes-an-encampment-the-city-has-already-failed)

   ##  [ No Kings” Protests: Thoughtful Discourse or Primal Screams?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32481-no-kings-protests-thoughtful-discourse-or-primal-screams "No Kings” Protests: Thoughtful Discourse or Primal Screams?")

      Details    Ken Alpern    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     March 30 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2026/025o.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Mar-2026/025o.jpg?width=852&height=640)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32481-no-kings-protests-thoughtful-discourse-or-primal-screams)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32481-no-kings-protests-thoughtful-discourse-or-primal-screams)

   ##  [ Election Denialism Erupts in California Impacting the Gubernatorial Race](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32479-election-denialism-erupts-in-california-impacting-the-gubernatorial-race "Election Denialism Erupts in California Impacting the Gubernatorial Race")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     March 30 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2026/025i.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Mar-2026/025i.jpg?width=846&height=564)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32479-election-denialism-erupts-in-california-impacting-the-gubernatorial-race)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32479-election-denialism-erupts-in-california-impacting-the-gubernatorial-race)

   ##  [ The California Contract: Why Stay?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32476-the-california-contract-why-stay "The California Contract: Why Stay?")

      Details    Eliot Cohen    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     March 30 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2026/025g.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Mar-2026/025g.jpg?width=854&height=564)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32476-the-california-contract-why-stay)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32476-the-california-contract-why-stay)

   ##  [ An Ominous Reckoning For The Gulf States](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32471-an-ominous-reckoning-for-the-gulf-states "An Ominous Reckoning For The Gulf States")

      Details    Dr. Alon Ben-Meir    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     March 30 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2026/025m.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Mar-2026/025m.jpg?width=844&height=564)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32471-an-ominous-reckoning-for-the-gulf-states)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32471-an-ominous-reckoning-for-the-gulf-states)

   ##  [ It’s About Time](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32469-its-about-time "It’s About Time")

      Details    Jack Shakely    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     March 30 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2026/025l.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Mar-2026/025l.jpg?width=850&height=566)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32469-its-about-time)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32469-its-about-time)

   ##  [ Dumping Ground by Design? San Pedro Overrun by State-Funded Facilities](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32467-dumping-ground-by-design-san-pedro-overrun-by-state-funded-facilities "Dumping Ground by Design? San Pedro Overrun by State-Funded Facilities")

      Details    Gayle Fleury    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     March 30 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2026/025e.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Mar-2026/025e.jpg?width=846&height=564)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32467-dumping-ground-by-design-san-pedro-overrun-by-state-funded-facilities)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32467-dumping-ground-by-design-san-pedro-overrun-by-state-funded-facilities)

   ##  [ Karen Bass May Pay the Price as Labor’s Grip on Los Angeles Politics Slips](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32463-karen-bass-may-pay-the-price-as-labors-grip-on-los-angeles-politics-slips "Karen Bass May Pay the Price as Labor’s Grip on Los Angeles Politics Slips")

      Details    Mihran Kalaydjian    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     March 26 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2026/024a.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Mar-2026/024a.jpg?width=848&height=564)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32463-karen-bass-may-pay-the-price-as-labors-grip-on-los-angeles-politics-slips)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32463-karen-bass-may-pay-the-price-as-labors-grip-on-los-angeles-politics-slips)

   ##  [ Los Angeles Has Failed: Billions Spent, People Living in Sewers](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32462-los-angeles-has-failed-billions-spent-people-living-in-sewers "Los Angeles Has Failed: Billions Spent, People Living in Sewers")

      Details    Mihran Kalaydjian & Jay Handal    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     March 26 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2026/024b.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Mar-2026/024b.jpg?width=848&height=562)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32462-los-angeles-has-failed-billions-spent-people-living-in-sewers)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32462-los-angeles-has-failed-billions-spent-people-living-in-sewers)

   ##  [ Don’t Just Label It Fake News – Take Action and Render It Impotent](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32461-dont-just-label-it-fake-news-take-action-and-render-it-impotent "Don’t Just Label It Fake News – Take Action and Render It Impotent")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     March 26 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2026/024c.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Mar-2026/024c.jpg?width=846&height=566)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32461-dont-just-label-it-fake-news-take-action-and-render-it-impotent)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32461-dont-just-label-it-fake-news-take-action-and-render-it-impotent)

   ##  [ Woke, Broke, and Leaderless: Who’s Running Los Angeles?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32459-woke-broke-and-leaderless-whos-running-los-angeles "Woke, Broke, and Leaderless: Who’s Running Los Angeles?")

      Details    Fredric Rosen    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     March 26 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2026/024i.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Mar-2026/024i.jpg?width=848&height=562)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32459-woke-broke-and-leaderless-whos-running-los-angeles)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32459-woke-broke-and-leaderless-whos-running-los-angeles)

   ##  [ The Sooner We Stop Pigeonholing People, the Better](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32448-the-sooner-we-stop-pigeonholing-people-the-better "The Sooner We Stop Pigeonholing People, the Better")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     March 23 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2026/023b.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Mar-2026/023b.jpg?width=838&height=552)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32448-the-sooner-we-stop-pigeonholing-people-the-better)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32448-the-sooner-we-stop-pigeonholing-people-the-better)

   ##  [ The AIPAC Tax](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32447-the-aipac-tax "The AIPAC Tax")

      Details    J. George Mansour    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     March 23 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2026/023c.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Mar-2026/023c.jpg?width=846&height=566)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32447-the-aipac-tax)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32447-the-aipac-tax)

   ##  [ Power, Privilege, and the Traffic Stop: When Accountability Collides with Excuses at City Hall](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32446-power-privilege-and-the-traffic-stop-when-accountability-collides-with-excuses-at-city-hall "Power, Privilege, and the Traffic Stop: When Accountability Collides with Excuses at City Hall")

      Details    Mihran Kalaydjian    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     March 23 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2026/023d.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Mar-2026/023d.jpg?width=1108&height=656)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32446-power-privilege-and-the-traffic-stop-when-accountability-collides-with-excuses-at-city-hall)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32446-power-privilege-and-the-traffic-stop-when-accountability-collides-with-excuses-at-city-hall)

   ##  [ How AIPAC’s Betrayal Of Its Own Cause Fueled The Iran War](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32444-how-aipacs-betrayal-of-its-own-cause-fueled-the-iran-war "How AIPAC’s Betrayal Of Its Own Cause Fueled The Iran War")

      Details    Dr. Alon Ben-Meir    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     March 23 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2026/023g.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Mar-2026/023g.jpg?width=848&height=564)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32444-how-aipacs-betrayal-of-its-own-cause-fueled-the-iran-war)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32444-how-aipacs-betrayal-of-its-own-cause-fueled-the-iran-war)

   ##  [ Can Los Angeles Be Saved?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32443-can-los-angeles-be-saved "Can Los Angeles Be Saved?")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     March 23 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2026/023i.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Mar-2026/023i.jpg?width=848&height=476)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32443-can-los-angeles-be-saved)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32443-can-los-angeles-be-saved)

   ##  [ Say What? From Absurdity to Reality](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32442-say-what-from-absurdity-to-reality "Say What? From Absurdity to Reality")

      Details    David M. Hamlin    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     March 23 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2026/023l.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Mar-2026/023l.jpg?width=848&height=564)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32442-say-what-from-absurdity-to-reality)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32442-say-what-from-absurdity-to-reality)

   ##  [ To the Habitual Gripers and Groypers: Jew-Blaming’s An Evil Cop-Out](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32437-to-the-habitual-gripers-and-groypers-jew-blamings-an-evil-cop-out "To the Habitual Gripers and Groypers: Jew-Blaming’s An Evil Cop-Out")

      Details    Ken Alpern    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     March 23 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2026/023p.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Mar-2026/023p.jpg?width=1388&height=658 "Tucker Carlson, Candace Owen, Megyn Kelly")    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32437-to-the-habitual-gripers-and-groypers-jew-blamings-an-evil-cop-out "class="caption" title="Tucker Carlson, Candace Owen, Megyn Kelly"")Tucker Carlson, Candace Owen, Megyn Kelly

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32437-to-the-habitual-gripers-and-groypers-jew-blamings-an-evil-cop-out)

   ##  [ Scattergood Boondoggle Coming?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32435-scattergood-boondoggle-coming "Scattergood Boondoggle Coming?")

      Details    Paul Koretz    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     March 23 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2026/023h.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Mar-2026/023h.jpg?width=846&height=564)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32435-scattergood-boondoggle-coming)

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   ##  [ No Kings Glendale-NE L.A. Rally Will Pay Tribute to Dolores Huerta, Teachers ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32429-no-kings-glendale-ne-l-a-rally-will-pay-tribute-to-dolores-huerta-teachers "No Kings Glendale-NE L.A. Rally Will Pay Tribute to Dolores Huerta, Teachers ")

      Details    Hans Johnson    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     March 19 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2026/022l.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Mar-2026/022l.jpg?width=818&height=474 "Cheryl Ortega, Hans Johnson & Dolores Huerta")    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32429-no-kings-glendale-ne-l-a-rally-will-pay-tribute-to-dolores-huerta-teachers "class="caption" title="Cheryl Ortega, Hans Johnson & Dolores Huerta"")Cheryl Ortega, Hans Johnson & Dolores Huerta

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32429-no-kings-glendale-ne-l-a-rally-will-pay-tribute-to-dolores-huerta-teachers)

   ##  [ The Last Embrace](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32424-the-last-embrace "The Last Embrace")

      Details    George Cassidy Payne    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     March 19 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2026/022e.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Mar-2026/022e.jpg?width=844&height=562)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32424-the-last-embrace)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32424-the-last-embrace)

1. [ Trump’s Aura Of Invincibility Is Disintegrating](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32408-trumps-aura-of-invincibility-is-disintegrating)
2. [ War By Any Other Name](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32405-war-by-any-other-name)
3. [ Is This The Hour To Finally End Time Changes Twice a Year?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32398-is-this-the-hour-to-finally-end-time-changes-twice-a-year)
4. [ A Job for Every American and Americans for Every Job](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32391-a-job-for-every-american-and-americans-for-every-job)
5. [ Are Big Real Estate and YIMBYs Totally Wrong About How to Solve the Housing Affordability Crisis?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32390-are-big-real-estate-and-yimbys-totally-wrong-about-how-to-solve-the-housing-affordability-crisis)
6. [ The Lone Ranger and Tonto in Iran](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32389-the-lone-ranger-and-tonto-in-iran)
7. [ ICE Fights the Law and The Law Loses](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32377-ice-fights-the-law-and-the-law-loses)
8. [ Public Statement on My Resignation from the Neighborhood Council](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32376-public-statement-on-my-resignation-from-the-neighborhood-council)
9. [ Los Angeles Today –Elections Soon—Vote](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32369-los-angeles-today-elections-soon-vote)
10. [ From Arrest to Courtroom: How DUI Defense Strategies Protect Your Future](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32357-from-arrest-to-courtroom-how-dui-defense-strategies-protect-your-future)

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