#  VOICES

   ##  [ The 7 most successful sports teams in California this year ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31401-the-7-most-successful-sports-teams-in-california-this-year "The 7 most successful sports teams in California this year ")

      Details    CityWatch    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     August 26 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2025/068u.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Aug-2025/068u.jpg?width=1198&height=794)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31401-the-7-most-successful-sports-teams-in-california-this-year)

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   ##  [ City Hall’s Trash Fee Hike is an Outrageous Burden on Angelenos](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31396-city-halls-trash-fee-hike-is-an-outrageous-burden-on-angelenos "City Hall’s Trash Fee Hike is an Outrageous Burden on Angelenos")

      Details    Mihran Kalaydjian    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     August 25 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2025/068f.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Aug-2025/068f.jpg?width=822&height=434)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31396-city-halls-trash-fee-hike-is-an-outrageous-burden-on-angelenos)

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   ##  [ White House Gift Shop Summer Sale!](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31395-white-house-gift-shop-summer-sale "White House Gift Shop Summer Sale!")

      Details    David M. Hamlin    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     August 25 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2025/068q.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Aug-2025/068q.jpg?width=818&height=434)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31395-white-house-gift-shop-summer-sale)

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   ##  [ Trump’s Racism Is America’s Cruelest Legacy Revived](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31394-trumps-racism-is-americas-cruelest-legacy-revived "Trump’s Racism Is America’s Cruelest Legacy Revived")

      Details    Michael Gerson    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     August 25 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2025/068a.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Aug-2025/068a.jpg?width=1168&height=744)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31394-trumps-racism-is-americas-cruelest-legacy-revived)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31394-trumps-racism-is-americas-cruelest-legacy-revived)

   ##  [ Newsom Fights Back, Aggressively](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31393-newsom-fights-back-aggressively "Newsom Fights Back, Aggressively")

      Details    Tim Deegan    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     August 25 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2025/068g.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Aug-2025/068g.jpg?width=818&height=554)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31393-newsom-fights-back-aggressively)

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   ##  [ Putin and Netanyahu, Two Oligarchs of a Feather ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31389-putin-and-netanyahu-two-oligarchs-of-a-feather "Putin and Netanyahu, Two Oligarchs of a Feather ")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     August 25 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2025/068o.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Aug-2025/068o.jpg?width=820&height=462)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31389-putin-and-netanyahu-two-oligarchs-of-a-feather)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31389-putin-and-netanyahu-two-oligarchs-of-a-feather)

   ##  [ Florida’s Ecosystem Under Siege by Invasive Pythons](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31370-floridas-ecosystem-under-siege-by-invasive-pythons "Florida’s Ecosystem Under Siege by Invasive Pythons")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     August 21 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2025/067l.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Aug-2025/067l.jpg?width=928&height=624)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31370-floridas-ecosystem-under-siege-by-invasive-pythons)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31370-floridas-ecosystem-under-siege-by-invasive-pythons)

   ##  [ Is Trump Too Mentally Ill to Realize That He Is a Russian Asset](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31361-is-trump-too-mentally-ill-to-realize-that-he-is-a-russian-asset "Is Trump Too Mentally Ill to Realize That He Is a Russian Asset")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     August 21 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2025/067f.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Aug-2025/067f.jpg?width=934&height=534)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31361-is-trump-too-mentally-ill-to-realize-that-he-is-a-russian-asset)

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   ##  [ Putin Humiliates Trump](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31356-putin-humiliates-trump "Putin Humiliates Trump")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     August 18 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2025/066c.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Aug-2025/066c.jpg?width=934&height=700)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31356-putin-humiliates-trump)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31356-putin-humiliates-trump)

   ##  [ Cognitive Tests for Congress ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31355-cognitive-tests-for-congress "Cognitive Tests for Congress ")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     August 18 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2025/066d.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Aug-2025/066d.jpg?width=934&height=528)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31355-cognitive-tests-for-congress)

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   ##  [ Coit Tower’s Murals Reflected Reality - LA’s Leaders Prefer Illusions](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31354-coit-towers-murals-reflected-reality-las-leaders-prefer-illusions "Coit Tower’s Murals Reflected Reality - LA’s Leaders Prefer Illusions")

      Details    Tim Campbell    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     August 18 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2025/066g.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Aug-2025/066g.jpg?width=930&height=556)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31354-coit-towers-murals-reflected-reality-las-leaders-prefer-illusions)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31354-coit-towers-murals-reflected-reality-las-leaders-prefer-illusions)

   ##  [ Ouch! Ohtani...Has LA Sports Icon Become A Mark?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31351-ouch-ohtani-has-la-sports-icon-become-a-mark "Ouch! Ohtani...Has LA Sports Icon Become A Mark?")

      Details    Tim Deegan    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     August 18 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2025/066i.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Aug-2025/066i.jpg?width=1162&height=736)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31351-ouch-ohtani-has-la-sports-icon-become-a-mark)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31351-ouch-ohtani-has-la-sports-icon-become-a-mark)

   ##  [ Red Flags Abound In The 52-Story Building Purchased To Replace Historic Hall Of Administration](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31350-red-flags-abound-in-the-52-story-building-purchased-to-replace-historic-hall-of-administration "Red Flags Abound In The 52-Story Building Purchased To Replace Historic Hall Of Administration")

      Details    NICK PATSAOURAS    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     August 18 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2025/066j.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Aug-2025/066j.jpg?width=934&height=668)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31350-red-flags-abound-in-the-52-story-building-purchased-to-replace-historic-hall-of-administration)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31350-red-flags-abound-in-the-52-story-building-purchased-to-replace-historic-hall-of-administration)

   ##  [ What If Trump Gave Alaska Back to Russia?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31349-what-if-trump-gave-alaska-back-to-russia "What If Trump Gave Alaska Back to Russia?")

      Details    George Cassidy Payne    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     August 18 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2025/066k.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Aug-2025/066k.jpg?width=1172&height=656)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31349-what-if-trump-gave-alaska-back-to-russia)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31349-what-if-trump-gave-alaska-back-to-russia)

   ##  [ Is Trump In Over His Head?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31328-is-trump-in-over-his-head "Is Trump In Over His Head?")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     August 14 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2025/065f.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Aug-2025/065f.jpg?width=934&height=528)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31328-is-trump-in-over-his-head)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31328-is-trump-in-over-his-head)

   ##  [ The US Faces A Perilous Crossroad](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31326-the-us-faces-a-perilous-crossroad "The US Faces A Perilous Crossroad")

      Details    Dr. Alon Ben-Meir    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     August 14 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2025/065g.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Aug-2025/065g.jpg?width=940&height=634)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31326-the-us-faces-a-perilous-crossroad)

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   ##  [ Texas Redistricting SUCKS…But So Does All The Blue States’ Cheating…](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31323-texas-redistricting-sucks-but-so-does-all-the-blue-states-cheating "Texas Redistricting SUCKS…But So Does All The Blue States’ Cheating…")

      Details    Ken Alpern    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     August 12 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2025/064r.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Aug-2025/064r.jpg?width=1074&height=554)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31323-texas-redistricting-sucks-but-so-does-all-the-blue-states-cheating)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31323-texas-redistricting-sucks-but-so-does-all-the-blue-states-cheating)

   ##  [ The Paradox That Topples Autocrats](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31317-the-paradox-that-topples-autocrats "The Paradox That Topples Autocrats")

      Details    George Cassidy Payne    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     August 11 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2025/064i2.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Aug-2025/064i2.jpg?width=938&height=626)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31317-the-paradox-that-topples-autocrats)

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   ##  [ Dictator of the Lone Star State Fires Up Redistricting War](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31312-dictator-of-the-lone-star-state-fires-up-redistricting-war "Dictator of the Lone Star State Fires Up Redistricting War")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     August 11 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2025/064k.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Aug-2025/064k.jpg?width=932&height=700)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31312-dictator-of-the-lone-star-state-fires-up-redistricting-war)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31312-dictator-of-the-lone-star-state-fires-up-redistricting-war)

   ##  [ Union Rescue Mission and New Homelessness Priorities](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31311-union-rescue-mission-and-new-homelessness-priorities "Union Rescue Mission and New Homelessness Priorities")

      Details    Tim Campbell    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     August 11 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2025/064q.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Aug-2025/064q.jpg?width=1206&height=908)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31311-union-rescue-mission-and-new-homelessness-priorities)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31311-union-rescue-mission-and-new-homelessness-priorities)

   ##  [ Los Angeles: How Progressive Politics Betrayed a City](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31309-los-angeles-how-progressive-politics-betrayed-a-city "Los Angeles: How Progressive Politics Betrayed a City")

      Details    Eliot Cohen    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     August 11 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2025/064g.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Aug-2025/064g.jpg?width=940&height=654)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31309-los-angeles-how-progressive-politics-betrayed-a-city)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31309-los-angeles-how-progressive-politics-betrayed-a-city)

1. [ Borders, Bullets, and Billions: The Hidden Economy of Modern War](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31302-borders-bullets-and-billions-the-hidden-economy-of-modern-war)
2. [ The Real Election Rigging Is Happening Right Now — And It’s Legal](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31296-the-real-election-rigging-is-happening-right-now-and-its-legal)
3. [ Never Never Land: A Pop Quiz](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31291-never-never-land-a-pop-quiz)
4. [ Climate Change as a Religion](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31289-climate-change-as-a-religion)
5. [ Without Strict Guardrails, Charter Schools Are Trojan Horse for Trumpism ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31284-without-strict-guardrails-charter-schools-are-trojan-horse-for-trumpism)
6. [ The War We’re Not Allowed to See](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31279-the-war-were-not-allowed-to-see)
7. [ Does the ADL Fight Anti-Semitism or Does it Promote Anti-Semitism?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31278-does-the-adl-fight-anti-semitism-or-does-it-promote-anti-semitism)
8. [ Our Divided Nation Needs Humor. No Bullies. No Bigots. No Alienation of Audiences!](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31277-our-divided-nation-needs-humor-no-bullies-no-bigots-no-alienation-of-audiences)
9. [ How Grassroots Union Activists Fight Trump, Republican Callousness](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31270-how-grassroots-union-activists-fight-trump-republican-callousness)
10. [ New Definition Of Anti-Semitism Used To Justify Genocide](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31268-new-definition-of-anti-semitism-used-to-justify-genocide)

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