## In the News [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6d/074h-6dc681e8.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33349-l-a-county-faces-a-government-shake-up) ### [L.A. County Faces a Government Shake-Up](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33349-l-a-county-faces-a-government-shake-up) September 14 2026 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ac/075c-ac0119b8.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/33372-the-greater-israel-delusion-may-undo-israel) ### [The Greater Israel Delusion May Undo Israel](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/33372-the-greater-israel-delusion-may-undo-israel) September 17 2026 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/9f/075h-9fb2fd6c.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/neighborhood-politics/33365-sherwood-forest-when-an-adu-becomes-an-apartment-complex) ### [Sherwood Forest. 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Posted in [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices). ## [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) ALPERN AT LARGE - Like it or not, the era of “Black Lives Matter” vs. “Blue Lives Matter” vs. “All Lives Matter” is OVER. Ditto for “Defund the Poli… --- [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/65/072g-6563165e.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31460-man-does-not-live-by-bread-alone-but-primarily-by-myths)### [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) Written by Richard Lee Abrams on September 08 2025. 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[ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fd/071g-fdd493a9.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31448-is-there-a-death-train-heading-to-los-angeles)### [Is There a Death Train Heading to Los Angeles?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31448-is-there-a-death-train-heading-to-los-angeles) Written by Liz Amsden on September 04 2025. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/68/071d-68656458.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31446-it-is-genocide-in-gaza-and-the-us-government-plays-an-essential-role)### [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) Written by Victor Rothman on September 04 2025. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/23/071f-23f00734.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31444-anti-semitism-and-the-two-state-solution)### [Anti-Semitism and the Two State Solution](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31444-anti-semitism-and-the-two-state-solution) Written by Richard Lee Abrams on September 04 2025. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/1f/070m-1f6cad07.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31436-when-workers-rights-and-needs-meet-cold-economics-the-middle-class-wins)### [When Workers’ Rights (and Needs) Meet Cold Economics, the Middle-Class Wins!](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31436-when-workers-rights-and-needs-meet-cold-economics-the-middle-class-wins) Written by Ken Alpern on September 01 2025. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e1/070g-e10bcaed.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31427-netanyahus-armenian-genocide-declaration-historic-truth-or-political-stunt)### [Netanyahu’s Armenian Genocide Declaration: Historic Truth or Political Stunt?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31427-netanyahus-armenian-genocide-declaration-historic-truth-or-political-stunt) Written by Mihran Kalaydjian on September 01 2025. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e0/070f-e05c44f8.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31425-this-labor-day-strive-for-strength-and-harmony-by-building-people-up-not-tearing-them-apart)### [This Labor Day Strive for Strength and Harmony By Building People Up, Not Tearing Them Apart ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31425-this-labor-day-strive-for-strength-and-harmony-by-building-people-up-not-tearing-them-apart) Written by Liz Amsden on September 01 2025. 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[ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0c/069d-0c3b0727.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31418-the-ancient-anatomy-of-modern-war-gazas-siege-and-the-ritual-of-violence)### [The Ancient Anatomy of Modern War: Gaza’s Siege and the Ritual of Violence](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31418-the-ancient-anatomy-of-modern-war-gazas-siege-and-the-ritual-of-violence) Written by George Payne on August 28 2025. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/75/069s-75a7c393.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31416-national-insanity)### [National Insanity](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31416-national-insanity) Written by J. George Mansour on August 28 2025. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/43/069p-433538c8.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31413-texas-and-the-ten-commandments)### [Texas and the Ten Commandments ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31413-texas-and-the-ten-commandments) Written by Liz Amsden on August 28 2025. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/1b/069f-1b3ea332.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31411-why-veteran-cops-are-leaving-the-lapd-early-and-what-los-angeles-is-losing)### [Why Veteran Cops Are Leaving the LAPD Early — And What Los Angeles Is Losing](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31411-why-veteran-cops-are-leaving-the-lapd-early-and-what-los-angeles-is-losing) Written by Michael Barone on August 28 2025. 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