#  VOICES

   ##  [ A Prayer For the Future, From 90 Years In the Past](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31201-a-prayer-for-the-future-from-90-years-in-the-past "A Prayer For the Future, From 90 Years In the Past")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     July 21 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2025/058j.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/July-2025/058j.jpg?width=936&height=528)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31201-a-prayer-for-the-future-from-90-years-in-the-past)

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   ##  [ Forget the Hype: The New Superman Is Pro-America, Pro-Immigrant, & Anti-Elitism to Bring Us Together](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31199-forget-the-hype-the-new-superman-is-pro-america-pro-immigrant-anti-elitism-to-bring-us-together "Forget the Hype: The New Superman Is Pro-America, Pro-Immigrant, & Anti-Elitism to Bring Us Together")

      Details    Ken Alpern    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     July 21 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2025/058a.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/July-2025/058a.jpg?width=938&height=494)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31199-forget-the-hype-the-new-superman-is-pro-america-pro-immigrant-anti-elitism-to-bring-us-together)

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   ##  [ It's the PITS: The Numbers Are In—And So Is the Spin](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31191-its-the-pits-the-numbers-are-in-and-so-is-the-spin "It's the PITS:  The Numbers Are In—And So Is the Spin")

      Details    Tim Campbell    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     July 21 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2025/058c.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/July-2025/058c.jpg?width=1172&height=912)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31191-its-the-pits-the-numbers-are-in-and-so-is-the-spin)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31191-its-the-pits-the-numbers-are-in-and-so-is-the-spin)

   ##  [ What the Fourteenth Amendment Was Meant to Mean](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31186-what-the-fourteenth-amendment-was-meant-to-mean "What the Fourteenth Amendment Was Meant to Mean")

      Details    George Cassidy Payne    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     July 17 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2025/057e.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/July-2025/057e.jpg?width=938&height=622)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31186-what-the-fourteenth-amendment-was-meant-to-mean)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31186-what-the-fourteenth-amendment-was-meant-to-mean)

   ##  [ Down the Rabbit Hole With Social Media Algorithms](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31177-down-the-rabbit-hole-with-social-media-algorithms "Down the Rabbit Hole With Social Media Algorithms")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     July 17 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2025/057o.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/July-2025/057o.jpg?width=932&height=624)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31177-down-the-rabbit-hole-with-social-media-algorithms)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31177-down-the-rabbit-hole-with-social-media-algorithms)

   ##  [ Peaced Off! - Ep. 2 - From the River to Seeing Peace](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31175-peaced-off-ep-2-from-the-river-to-seeing-peace "Peaced Off! - Ep. 2 - From the River to Seeing Peace")

      Details    Abe Gurko    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     July 17 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2025/057l.png#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/July-2025/057l.png?width=1000&height=701)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31175-peaced-off-ep-2-from-the-river-to-seeing-peace)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31175-peaced-off-ep-2-from-the-river-to-seeing-peace)

   ##  [ Disaster For California: A Dearth of Immigrant Labor](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31168-disaster-for-california-a-dearth-of-immigrant-labor "Disaster For California: A Dearth of Immigrant Labor")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     July 14 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2025/056n.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/July-2025/056n.jpg?width=934&height=526)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31168-disaster-for-california-a-dearth-of-immigrant-labor)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31168-disaster-for-california-a-dearth-of-immigrant-labor)

   ##  [ The Coming Showdown on the Unitary Executive](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31167-the-coming-showdown-on-the-unitary-executive "The Coming Showdown on the Unitary Executive")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     July 14 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2025/056m.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/July-2025/056m.jpg?width=936&height=550)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31167-the-coming-showdown-on-the-unitary-executive)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31167-the-coming-showdown-on-the-unitary-executive)

   ##  [ The Absurdity Of Showoff Wealth And The Coddling Of Billionaires Are Ravaging American Ideals](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31160-the-absurdity-of-showoff-wealth-and-the-coddling-of-billionaires-are-ravaging-american-ideals "The Absurdity Of Showoff Wealth And The Coddling Of Billionaires Are Ravaging American Ideals")

      Details    NICK PATSAOURAS    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     July 14 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2025/056l.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/July-2025/056l.jpg?width=964&height=560)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31160-the-absurdity-of-showoff-wealth-and-the-coddling-of-billionaires-are-ravaging-american-ideals)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31160-the-absurdity-of-showoff-wealth-and-the-coddling-of-billionaires-are-ravaging-american-ideals)

   ##  [ 10 Ways the GOP Budget Will Make Life Worse for Americans](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31158-10-ways-the-gop-budget-will-make-life-worse-for-americans "10 Ways the GOP Budget Will Make Life Worse for Americans")

      Details    Sarah Anderson, Lindsay Koshgarian    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     July 14 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2025/056k.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/July-2025/056k.jpg?width=1166&height=658)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31158-10-ways-the-gop-budget-will-make-life-worse-for-americans)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31158-10-ways-the-gop-budget-will-make-life-worse-for-americans)

   ##  [ Flash Flood Alley: The Trump Administration’s Achilles Heel](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31150-flash-flood-alley-the-trump-administrations-achilles-heel "Flash Flood Alley: The Trump Administration’s Achilles Heel")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     July 10 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2025/055i.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/July-2025/055i.jpg?width=942&height=628)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31150-flash-flood-alley-the-trump-administrations-achilles-heel)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31150-flash-flood-alley-the-trump-administrations-achilles-heel)

   ##  [ After Tunnel Collapse, Metro’s Empty Promises Collapse Too](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31148-after-tunnel-collapse-metros-empty-promises-collapse-too "After Tunnel Collapse, Metro’s Empty Promises Collapse Too")

      Details    Fred Rosen    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     July 10 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2025/055j.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/July-2025/055j.jpg?width=932&height=526)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31148-after-tunnel-collapse-metros-empty-promises-collapse-too)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31148-after-tunnel-collapse-metros-empty-promises-collapse-too)

   ##  [ PEACED OFF! A New Film and Podcast Series Sparks Honest Israeli-Palestinian Dialogue](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31145-peaced-off-a-new-film-and-podcast-series-sparks-honest-israeli-palestinian-dialogue "PEACED OFF! A New Film and Podcast Series Sparks Honest Israeli-Palestinian Dialogue")

      Details    Abe Gurko    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     July 10 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2025/055e.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/July-2025/055e.jpg?width=1236&height=852)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31145-peaced-off-a-new-film-and-podcast-series-sparks-honest-israeli-palestinian-dialogue)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31145-peaced-off-a-new-film-and-podcast-series-sparks-honest-israeli-palestinian-dialogue)

   ##  [ A Nation of Immigrants, Under Attack: ICE Targets the Innocent and Over 70% Have No Record](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31144-a-nation-of-immigrants-under-attack-ice-targets-the-innocent-and-over-70-have-no-record "A Nation of Immigrants, Under Attack: ICE Targets the Innocent and Over 70% Have No Record")

      Details    Farrah Hassen    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     July 10 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2025/055m.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/July-2025/055m.jpg?width=938&height=534)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31144-a-nation-of-immigrants-under-attack-ice-targets-the-innocent-and-over-70-have-no-record)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31144-a-nation-of-immigrants-under-attack-ice-targets-the-innocent-and-over-70-have-no-record)

   ##  [ What Are the Best Solutions for Crypto Companies? Navigating Today’s Digital Frontier](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31132-what-are-the-best-solutions-for-crypto-companies-navigating-todays-digital-frontier "What Are the Best Solutions for Crypto Companies? Navigating Today’s Digital Frontier")

      Details    CityWatch    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     July 07 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2025/054n.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/July-2025/054n.jpg?width=936&height=558)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31132-what-are-the-best-solutions-for-crypto-companies-navigating-todays-digital-frontier)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31132-what-are-the-best-solutions-for-crypto-companies-navigating-todays-digital-frontier)

   ##  [ Through Fire and Faith: Stories of Resilience in Ukraine](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31129-through-fire-and-faith-stories-of-resilience-in-ukraine "Through Fire and Faith: Stories of Resilience in Ukraine")

      Details    George Cassidy Payne    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     July 07 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2025/054a.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/July-2025/054a.jpg?width=938&height=622)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31129-through-fire-and-faith-stories-of-resilience-in-ukraine)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31129-through-fire-and-faith-stories-of-resilience-in-ukraine)

   ##  [ It Would Have Been a Better Independence Day With Actual Freedom of Speech](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31128-it-would-have-been-a-better-independence-day-with-actual-freedom-of-speech "It Would Have Been a Better Independence Day With Actual Freedom of Speech")

      Details    Ken Alpern    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     July 07 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2025/054j.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/July-2025/054j.jpg?width=1108&height=662)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31128-it-would-have-been-a-better-independence-day-with-actual-freedom-of-speech)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31128-it-would-have-been-a-better-independence-day-with-actual-freedom-of-speech)

   ##  [ Three Documents on which America's Jewish Community Rests](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31123-three-documents-on-which-americas-jewish-community-rests "Three Documents on which America's Jewish Community Rests")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     July 07 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2025/054h.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/July-2025/054h.jpg?width=938&height=444)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31123-three-documents-on-which-americas-jewish-community-rests)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31123-three-documents-on-which-americas-jewish-community-rests)

   ##  [ Fireworks](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31122-fireworks "Fireworks")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     July 07 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2025/054e.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/July-2025/054e.jpg?width=940&height=532)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31122-fireworks)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31122-fireworks)

   ##  [ LA Is Losing More Than Jobs—It’s Losing Its Soul](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31118-la-is-losing-more-than-jobs-its-losing-its-soul "LA Is Losing More Than Jobs—It’s Losing Its Soul")

      Details    Dennis P. Zine    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     July 03 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2025/053o.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/July-2025/053o.jpg?width=936&height=622)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31118-la-is-losing-more-than-jobs-its-losing-its-soul)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31118-la-is-losing-more-than-jobs-its-losing-its-soul)

   ##  [ From Jackie Robinson to Today: The Dodgers’ Unbroken Commitment to Justice](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31115-from-jackie-robinson-to-today-the-dodgers-unbroken-commitment-to-justice "From Jackie Robinson to Today: The Dodgers’ Unbroken Commitment to Justice")

      Details    Eric W. Rose    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     July 03 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2025/053m.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/July-2025/053m.jpg?width=616&height=412)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31115-from-jackie-robinson-to-today-the-dodgers-unbroken-commitment-to-justice)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31115-from-jackie-robinson-to-today-the-dodgers-unbroken-commitment-to-justice)

1. [ Here Comes the Military Dictatorship](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31114-here-comes-the-military-dictatorship)
2. [ All You Need is Love](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31112-all-you-need-is-love)
3. [ The Staggering Costs of Trump’s Bastardized Budget](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31111-the-staggering-costs-of-trumps-bastardized-budget)
4. [ The Long and Winding Road for Trump’s Big Bastard of a Budget](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31099-the-long-and-winding-road-for-trumps-big-bastard-of-a-budget)
5. [ Barrett’s Trump v. Casa Opinion Sparks Fears of Military Rule and Constitutional Collapse](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31093-barretts-trump-v-casa-opinion-sparks-fears-of-military-rule-and-constitutional-collapse)
6. [ A Nation of Immigrants Under Attack: 70% of ICE Detainees Have No Criminal Record — Some Are U.S. Citizens](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31090-a-nation-of-immigrants-under-attack-70-of-ice-detainees-have-no-criminal-record-some-are-u-s-citizens)
7. [ Dear Mr. Trump: Here’s Your Constitutional Homework — From the Rule of Law](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31088-dear-mr-trump-heres-your-constitutional-homework-from-the-rule-of-law)
8. [ Tips I wished I knew when I started playing Sea of Thieves](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31086-tips-i-wished-i-knew-when-i-started-playing-sea-of-thieves)
9. [ Who’s Lying to Us? Everyone! LOL](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31079-whos-lying-to-us-everyone-lol)
10. [ I Refuse To Defend The Indefensible](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31078-i-refuse-to-defend-the-indefensible)

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