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   ##  [ Let’s Do the Climate Math Again](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31826-lets-do-the-climate-math-again "Let’s Do the Climate Math Again")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     November 17 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2025/092j.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Nov-2025/092j.jpg?width=1034&height=688)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31826-lets-do-the-climate-math-again)

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   ##  [ Where’s the Money? Mayor’s Budget Betrays Budget Advocates and Neighborhood Councils](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31815-wheres-the-money-mayors-budget-betrays-budget-advocates-and-neighborhood-councils "Where’s the Money? Mayor’s Budget Betrays Budget Advocates and Neighborhood Councils")

      Details    Mihran Kalaydjian    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     November 13 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2025/091c.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Nov-2025/091c.jpg?width=1030&height=690)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31815-wheres-the-money-mayors-budget-betrays-budget-advocates-and-neighborhood-councils)

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   ##  [ Every Soldier’s Duty: Courage, Conscience, and the Constitution](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31810-every-soldiers-duty-courage-conscience-and-the-constitution "Every Soldier’s Duty: Courage, Conscience, and the Constitution")

      Details    George PAYNE    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     November 13 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2025/091f.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Nov-2025/091f.jpg?width=1024&height=768)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31810-every-soldiers-duty-courage-conscience-and-the-constitution)

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   ##  [ To Thine Own Self Be True](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31808-to-thine-own-self-be-true "To Thine Own Self Be True")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     November 13 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2025/091n.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Nov-2025/091n.jpg?width=1030&height=674)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31808-to-thine-own-self-be-true)

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   ##  [ The DNC – A Clear and Present Danger](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31798-the-dnc-a-clear-and-present-danger "The DNC – A Clear and Present Danger")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     November 10 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2025/090o.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Nov-2025/090o.jpg?width=1964&height=1310)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31798-the-dnc-a-clear-and-present-danger)

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   ##  [ Finding My Voice in City Hall: A Young Jewish Student’s Plea for Civic Courage](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31796-finding-my-voice-in-city-hall-a-young-jewish-students-plea-for-civic-courage "Finding My Voice in City Hall: A Young Jewish Student’s Plea for Civic Courage")

      Details    Shoshannah Kalaydjian    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     November 10 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2025/090g.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Nov-2025/090g.jpg?width=956&height=604)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31796-finding-my-voice-in-city-hall-a-young-jewish-students-plea-for-civic-courage)

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   ##  [ Richard Cheney and the Tragedy of Power](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31788-richard-cheney-and-the-tragedy-of-power "Richard Cheney and the Tragedy of Power")

      Details    George Cassidy Payne    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     November 10 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2025/090i.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Nov-2025/090i.jpg?width=1170&height=812)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31788-richard-cheney-and-the-tragedy-of-power)

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   ##  [ The Dems Did Not Win on November 5th](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31787-the-dems-did-not-win-on-november-5th "The Dems Did Not Win on November 5th")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     November 10 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2025/090k.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Nov-2025/090k.jpg?width=1110&height=582)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31787-the-dems-did-not-win-on-november-5th)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31787-the-dems-did-not-win-on-november-5th)

   ##  [ 11/04/25 6:00 AM: Oval Office Meeting](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31786-11-04-25-6-00-am-oval-office-meeting "11/04/25 6:00 AM: Oval Office Meeting")

      Details    David M. Hamlin    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     November 10 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2025/090l.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Nov-2025/090l.jpg?width=1030&height=684)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31786-11-04-25-6-00-am-oval-office-meeting)

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   ##  [ The Big Ego Exploding in the White House – What Are The People to Do?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31780-the-big-ego-exploding-in-the-white-house-what-are-the-people-to-do "The Big Ego Exploding in the White House – What Are The People to Do?")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     November 06 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2025/089o.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Nov-2025/089o.jpg?width=944&height=876)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31780-the-big-ego-exploding-in-the-white-house-what-are-the-people-to-do)

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   ##  [ Dem "Dems" are Part of the Problem, Not the Solution](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31778-dem-dems-are-part-of-the-problem-not-the-solution "Dem "Dems" are Part of the Problem, Not the Solution")

      Details    Victor Rothman    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     November 06 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2025/089f.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Nov-2025/089f.jpg?width=918&height=574)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31778-dem-dems-are-part-of-the-problem-not-the-solution)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31778-dem-dems-are-part-of-the-problem-not-the-solution)

   ##  [ FDR and Churchill Never Asked the Nazis to Form a New Government, Why Hamas?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31774-fdr-and-churchill-never-asked-the-nazis-to-form-a-new-government-why-hamas "FDR and Churchill Never Asked the Nazis to Form a New Government, Why Hamas?")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     November 06 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2025/089j.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Nov-2025/089j.jpg?width=1032&height=830)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31774-fdr-and-churchill-never-asked-the-nazis-to-form-a-new-government-why-hamas)

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   ##  [ A Vote for Prop 50 Is Not Necessarily an Endorsement of Newsom as Presidential Material](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31764-a-vote-for-prop-50-is-not-necessarily-an-endorsement-of-newsom-as-presidential-material "A Vote for Prop 50 Is Not Necessarily an Endorsement of Newsom as Presidential Material")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     November 03 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2025/088e.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Nov-2025/088e.jpg?width=1024&height=686)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31764-a-vote-for-prop-50-is-not-necessarily-an-endorsement-of-newsom-as-presidential-material)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31764-a-vote-for-prop-50-is-not-necessarily-an-endorsement-of-newsom-as-presidential-material)

   ##  [ When Justice Turns Cruel: One Family’s Pain, America’s Shame](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31761-when-justice-turns-cruel-one-familys-pain-americas-shame "When Justice Turns Cruel: One Family’s Pain, America’s Shame")

      Details    Sara Roos    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     November 03 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2025/088b2.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Nov-2025/088b2.jpg?width=1030&height=576)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31761-when-justice-turns-cruel-one-familys-pain-americas-shame)

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   ##  [ ACA’s Promise vs. Reality: Affordability and Access Still Elusive](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31759-acas-promise-vs-reality-affordability-and-access-still-elusive "ACA’s Promise vs. Reality: Affordability and Access Still Elusive")

      Details    Ken Alpern    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     November 03 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2025/088l.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Nov-2025/088l.jpg?width=1028&height=682)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31759-acas-promise-vs-reality-affordability-and-access-still-elusive)

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   ##  [ Half Measures, Whole Consequences: Trump’s SNAP Shame](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31758-half-measures-whole-consequences-trumps-snap-shame "Half Measures, Whole Consequences: Trump’s SNAP Shame")

      Details    George Cassidy Payne    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     November 03 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2025/088m.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Nov-2025/088m.jpg?width=1028&height=578)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31758-half-measures-whole-consequences-trumps-snap-shame)

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   ##  [ The Ancient Shield: How Aristotle and Greek Thought Guard Us Against Modern Autocracy](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31753-the-ancient-shield-how-aristotle-and-greek-thought-guard-us-against-modern-autocracy " The Ancient Shield: How Aristotle and Greek Thought Guard Us Against Modern Autocracy")

      Details    Nick Patsaouras    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     November 03 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2025/088k.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Nov-2025/088k.jpg?width=1260&height=830)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31753-the-ancient-shield-how-aristotle-and-greek-thought-guard-us-against-modern-autocracy)

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   ##  [ Los Angeles Is Broke — And It Didn’t Happen By Accident](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31747-los-angeles-is-broke-and-it-didnt-happen-by-accident "Los Angeles Is Broke — And It Didn’t Happen By Accident")

      Details    Mihran Kalaydjian    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     October 30 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2025/087d.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Oct-2025/087d.jpg?width=1026&height=658)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31747-los-angeles-is-broke-and-it-didnt-happen-by-accident)

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   ##  [ From Prop 50 to the LA Mayor’s Race: Crystal Litz on What’s Ahead](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31745-from-prop-50-to-the-la-mayors-race-crystal-litz-on-whats-ahead "From Prop 50 to the LA Mayor’s Race: Crystal Litz on What’s Ahead")

      Details    Nick Antonicello    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     October 30 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2025/087e.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Oct-2025/087e.jpg?width=1178&height=876)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31745-from-prop-50-to-the-la-mayors-race-crystal-litz-on-whats-ahead)

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   ##  [ Rage Against the ICE Machine](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31740-rage-against-the-ice-machine "Rage Against the ICE Machine")

      Details    Sonali Kolhatkar    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     October 30 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2025/087o.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Oct-2025/087o.jpg?width=1030&height=584)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31740-rage-against-the-ice-machine)

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   ##  [ Where I Want MY Tax Dollars to Go](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31738-where-i-want-my-tax-dollars-to-go "Where I Want MY Tax Dollars to Go")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     October 30 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2025/087r.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Oct-2025/087r.jpg?width=1026&height=700)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31738-where-i-want-my-tax-dollars-to-go)

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1. [ Secret City Hall Deal Stuns Windsor Square, Hancock Park and Larchmont Communities](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31736-secret-city-hall-deal-stuns-windsor-square-hancock-park-and-larchmont-communities)
2. [ Bad News Compounded](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31711-bad-news-compounded)
3. [ Los Angeles Charter Reform Commission – an Inane Farce](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31710-los-angeles-charter-reform-commission-an-inane-farce)
4. [ Presidential Delusion Replaces Objective Truth And The Rule Of Law](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31703-presidential-delusion-replaces-objective-truth-and-the-rule-of-law)
5. [ The War Being Waged by the Wannabe Winner of the Peace Prize](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31702-the-war-being-waged-by-the-wannabe-winner-of-the-peace-prize)
6. [ The Quality of Online Tech Is Severely Strained](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31688-the-quality-of-online-tech-is-severely-strained)
7. [ A Public Reckoning For Public Water And Public Power](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31686-a-public-reckoning-for-public-water-and-public-power)
8. [ What It Truly Means to Let Freedom Ring](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31677-what-it-truly-means-to-let-freedom-ring)
9. [ Mideast Peace, Danger From Venezuela, The Re-Awakening of Europe, and Nobel Prize Silliness](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31673-mideast-peace-danger-from-venezuela-the-re-awakening-of-europe-and-nobel-prize-silliness)
10. [ Long Walk Home](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31668-long-walk-home)

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