#  VOICES

   ##  [ Why Students Must Write — And Why I Thank CityWatchLA](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31548-why-students-must-write-and-why-i-thank-citywatchla "Why Students Must Write — And Why I Thank CityWatchLA")

      Details    Shoshannah Kalaydjian    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 22 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/076i.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/076i.jpg?width=1024&height=666)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31548-why-students-must-write-and-why-i-thank-citywatchla)

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   ##  [ From Vermont to Palos Verdes, Goat-scaping Is the Eco-Friendly Solution to Brush Abatement ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31547-from-vermont-to-palos-verdes-goat-scaping-is-the-eco-friendly-solution-to-brush-abatement "From Vermont to Palos Verdes, Goat-scaping Is the Eco-Friendly Solution to Brush Abatement ")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 22 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/076f.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/076f.jpg?width=1024&height=586)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31547-from-vermont-to-palos-verdes-goat-scaping-is-the-eco-friendly-solution-to-brush-abatement)

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   ##  [ Known Unknowns](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31545-known-unknowns "Known Unknowns")

      Details    David M. Hamlin    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 22 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/076h.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/076h.jpg?width=1008&height=758 "Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld")    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31545-known-unknowns "class="caption" title="Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld"")Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31545-known-unknowns)

   ##  [ Los Angeles: Fractured City, Fractured City Council](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31541-los-angeles-fractured-city-fractured-city-council "Los Angeles: Fractured City, Fractured City Council")

      Details    Tim Campbell    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 22 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/076c.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/076c.jpg?width=1028&height=686)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31541-los-angeles-fractured-city-fractured-city-council)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31541-los-angeles-fractured-city-fractured-city-council)

   ##  [ Jimmy Kimmel May Have Deserved Firing, But the Process Matters](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31538-jimmy-kimmel-may-have-deserved-firing-but-the-process-matters "Jimmy Kimmel May Have Deserved Firing, But the Process Matters")

      Details    Ken Alpern    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 19 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/075t.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/075t.jpg?width=1034&height=576)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31538-jimmy-kimmel-may-have-deserved-firing-but-the-process-matters)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31538-jimmy-kimmel-may-have-deserved-firing-but-the-process-matters)

   ##  [ Free Speech Isn’t Always Comfortable — and That’s the Point](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31534-free-speech-isnt-always-comfortable-and-thats-the-point "Free Speech Isn’t Always Comfortable — and That’s the Point")

      Details    Shoshannah Kalaydjian    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 18 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/075p.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/075p.jpg?width=1030&height=624)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31534-free-speech-isnt-always-comfortable-and-thats-the-point)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31534-free-speech-isnt-always-comfortable-and-thats-the-point)

   ##  [ Who Radicalized Tyler Robinson?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31528-who-radicalized-tyler-robinson "Who Radicalized Tyler Robinson?")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 18 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/075h.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/075h.jpg?width=1440&height=860)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31528-who-radicalized-tyler-robinson)

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   ##  [ President Trump claims “leftwing lunatics” are responsible for the murder of Charlie Kirk](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31527-president-trump-claims-leftwing-lunatics-are-responsible-for-the-murder-of-charlie-kirk "President Trump claims “leftwing lunatics” are responsible for the murder of Charlie Kirk")

      Details    Victor Rothman    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 18 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/075j.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/075j.jpg?width=1030&height=676)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31527-president-trump-claims-leftwing-lunatics-are-responsible-for-the-murder-of-charlie-kirk)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31527-president-trump-claims-leftwing-lunatics-are-responsible-for-the-murder-of-charlie-kirk)

   ##  [ Taking Back the Word Zionist](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31526-taking-back-the-word-zionist "Taking Back the Word Zionist")

      Details    Abe Gurko    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 18 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/075c.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/075c.jpg?width=1026&height=778)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31526-taking-back-the-word-zionist)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31526-taking-back-the-word-zionist)

   ##  [ The Hidden Power of Voice in Presentations and How to Use It Effectively](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31515-the-hidden-power-of-voice-in-presentations-and-how-to-use-it-effectively "The Hidden Power of Voice in Presentations and How to Use It Effectively")

      Details    CityWatch    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 16 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/074r.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/074r.jpg?width=1036&height=666)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31515-the-hidden-power-of-voice-in-presentations-and-how-to-use-it-effectively)

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   ##  [ RIP, Charlie Kirk—You Never Feared Death, And In Death You Were Proven Right](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31514-rip-charlie-kirk-you-never-feared-death-and-in-death-you-were-proven-right "RIP, Charlie Kirk—You Never Feared Death, And In Death You Were Proven Right")

      Details    Ken Alpern    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 15 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/074q.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/074q.jpg?width=1022&height=684)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31514-rip-charlie-kirk-you-never-feared-death-and-in-death-you-were-proven-right)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31514-rip-charlie-kirk-you-never-feared-death-and-in-death-you-were-proven-right)

   ##  [ In the Shadow of Extremism: Charlie Kirk, Political Rage, and the Perils of Certainty](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31509-in-the-shadow-of-extremism-charlie-kirk-political-rage-and-the-perils-of-certainty "In the Shadow of Extremism: Charlie Kirk, Political Rage, and the Perils of Certainty")

      Details    George Cassidy Payne    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 15 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/074o.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/074o.jpg?width=1150&height=754)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31509-in-the-shadow-of-extremism-charlie-kirk-political-rage-and-the-perils-of-certainty)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31509-in-the-shadow-of-extremism-charlie-kirk-political-rage-and-the-perils-of-certainty)

   ##  [ How Student Loans Became America’s Financial Catastrophe](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31505-how-student-loans-became-americas-financial-catastrophe "How Student Loans Became America’s Financial Catastrophe")

      Details    Alan Michael Collinge    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 15 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/074k.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/074k.jpg?width=1414&height=748)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31505-how-student-loans-became-americas-financial-catastrophe)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31505-how-student-loans-became-americas-financial-catastrophe)

   ##  [ County Board of Supervisors to Weigh County-Wide Eviction Moratorium Amid Mounting Pressure](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31504-county-board-of-supervisors-to-weigh-county-wide-eviction-moratorium-amid-mounting-pressure "County Board of Supervisors to Weigh County-Wide Eviction Moratorium Amid Mounting Pressure")

      Details    CityWatch    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 15 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/074a.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/074a.jpg?width=1100&height=728)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31504-county-board-of-supervisors-to-weigh-county-wide-eviction-moratorium-amid-mounting-pressure)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31504-county-board-of-supervisors-to-weigh-county-wide-eviction-moratorium-amid-mounting-pressure)

   ##  [ To Comfort the Afflicted and Afflict the Comfortable ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31501-to-comfort-the-afflicted-and-afflict-the-comfortable-2 "To Comfort the Afflicted and Afflict the Comfortable ")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 15 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/072h.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/072h.jpg?width=822&height=482 "Ernest Hemmingway")    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31501-to-comfort-the-afflicted-and-afflict-the-comfortable-2 "class="caption" title="Ernest Hemmingway"")Ernest Hemmingway

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31501-to-comfort-the-afflicted-and-afflict-the-comfortable-2)

   ##  [ Charlie Kirk’s Toxic Legacy of Hatred and Division](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31494-charlie-kirks-toxic-legacy-of-hatred-and-division "Charlie Kirk’s Toxic Legacy of Hatred and Division")

      Details    Christopher D. Cook    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 11 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/073w.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/073w.jpg?width=816&height=460)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31494-charlie-kirks-toxic-legacy-of-hatred-and-division)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31494-charlie-kirks-toxic-legacy-of-hatred-and-division)

   ##  [ A Life Cut Short, A Voice That Endures: Remembering Charlie Kirk](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31491-a-life-cut-short-a-voice-that-endures-remembering-charlie-kirk "A Life Cut Short, A Voice That Endures: Remembering Charlie Kirk")

      Details    Mihran Kalaydjian    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 11 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/073h.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/073h.jpg?width=818&height=548)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31491-a-life-cut-short-a-voice-that-endures-remembering-charlie-kirk)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31491-a-life-cut-short-a-voice-that-endures-remembering-charlie-kirk)

   ##  [ From Nine-Eleven to Lavender: A Chronicle of the Evisceration of Civil and Human Rights ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31489-from-nine-eleven-to-lavender-a-chronicle-of-the-evisceration-of-civil-and-human-rights "From Nine-Eleven to Lavender: A Chronicle of the Evisceration of Civil and Human Rights ")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 11 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/073s.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/073s.jpg?width=818&height=550)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31489-from-nine-eleven-to-lavender-a-chronicle-of-the-evisceration-of-civil-and-human-rights)

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   ##  [ Justice After Gaza and Ukraine: Lessons From Rwanda, Nuremberg, Chile, and South Africa](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31487-justice-after-gaza-and-ukraine-lessons-from-rwanda-nuremberg-chile-and-south-africa "Justice After Gaza and Ukraine: Lessons From Rwanda, Nuremberg, Chile, and South Africa")

      Details    George Cassidy Payne    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 11 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/073q.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/073q.jpg?width=816&height=462)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31487-justice-after-gaza-and-ukraine-lessons-from-rwanda-nuremberg-chile-and-south-africa)

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   ##  [ Israel, Hamas, The US And Qatar—Unraveling The Mess](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31483-israel-hamas-the-us-and-qatar-unraveling-the-mess "Israel, Hamas, The US And Qatar—Unraveling The Mess")

      Details    Dr. Alon Ben-Meir    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 11 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/073o.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/073o.jpg?width=820&height=456)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31483-israel-hamas-the-us-and-qatar-unraveling-the-mess)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31483-israel-hamas-the-us-and-qatar-unraveling-the-mess)

   ##  [ The Military Dictatorship Cometh](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31480-the-military-dictatorship-cometh "The Military Dictatorship Cometh")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 11 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/073j.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/073j.jpg?width=820&height=542)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31480-the-military-dictatorship-cometh)

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1. [ In One Moment: A Reflection on September 11](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31479-in-one-moment-a-reflection-on-september-11)
2. [ Do As I Say. . .](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31478-do-as-i-say)
3. [ What Every Woman Fears on Transit: The Stabbing of Iryna Zarutska](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31470-what-every-woman-fears-on-transit-the-stabbing-of-iryna-zarutska)
4. [ To Democratic Governors and Mayors: Isn’t Crime and Chaos Still…Bad?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31468-to-democratic-governors-and-mayors-isnt-crime-and-chaos-still-bad)
5. [ Man Does Not Live by Bread Alone, but Primarily by Myths](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31460-man-does-not-live-by-bread-alone-but-primarily-by-myths)
6. [ To Comfort the Afflicted and Afflict the Comfortable ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31459-to-comfort-the-afflicted-and-afflict-the-comfortable)
7. [ As a Young Jewish Student, I Have a Message for Our Politicians](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31450-as-a-young-jewish-student-i-have-a-message-for-our-politicians)
8. [ Is There a Death Train Heading to Los Angeles?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31448-is-there-a-death-train-heading-to-los-angeles)
9. [ It Is Genocide In Gaza, And The US Government Plays An Essential Role](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31446-it-is-genocide-in-gaza-and-the-us-government-plays-an-essential-role)
10. [ Anti-Semitism and the Two State Solution](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31444-anti-semitism-and-the-two-state-solution)

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