## In the News [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/dd/084a-dd138921.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/33562-marissa-roy-the-other-face-of-gascon) ### [Marissa Roy: The Other Face of Gascón](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/33562-marissa-roy-the-other-face-of-gascon) October 19 2026 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a9/084q-a9a49093.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33573-airbnbs-funding-of-mayor-bass-raises-the-specter-of-a-pay-to-play-ploy) ### [Airbnb’s Funding of Mayor Bass Raises the Specter of a Pay‑to‑Play Ploy](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33573-airbnbs-funding-of-mayor-bass-raises-the-specter-of-a-pay-to-play-ploy) October 19 2026 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a7/085l2-a73f399a.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/33595-the-firms-that-never-lose-inside-la-countys-4-billion-settlement-machine) ### [The Firms That Never Lose: Inside LA County's $4 Billion Settlement Machine](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/33595-the-firms-that-never-lose-inside-la-countys-4-billion-settlement-machine) October 22 2026 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/82/085h-82c53c6e.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/world-watch/33600-israels-fateful-election-a-nation-on-the-brink) ### [Israel’s Fateful Election: A Nation On The Brink](https://www.citywatchla.com/world-watch/33600-israels-fateful-election-a-nation-on-the-brink) October 22 2026 # VOICES --- [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/79/013b-79dc879f.jpg) ### The Death of Celebrity Endorsements: Did Kanye West Kill 'Em Off? Written by Abe Gurko on February 13 2025. ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/30370-the-death-of-celebrity-endorsements-did-kanye-west-kill-em-off) [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/25/013a-2575fd00.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/30367-a-valentine-an-american-love-story)Written by Liz Amsden on February 13 2025. Posted in [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices). ## [A Valentine: An American Love Story](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/30367-a-valentine-an-american-love-story) ACCORDING TO LIZ - And my valentine goes out to… Jimmy Carter’s love for his wife Rosalynn. 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[ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/5c/013i-5ce7e416.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/30362-a-column-about-cold-medicine)### [A Column About Cold Medicine](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/30362-a-column-about-cold-medicine) Written by Yuval Kremer on February 13 2025. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7e/012u-7ef46599.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/30352-congrats-gazans-because-of-your-terrorist-culture-youre-on-your-way-to-expulsion)### [Congrats, Gazans! Because of Your Terrorist Culture, You’re On Your Way to Expulsion!](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/30352-congrats-gazans-because-of-your-terrorist-culture-youre-on-your-way-to-expulsion) Written by Ken Alpern on February 10 2025. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/45/012r-4532fda3.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/30350-karen-bass-is-lost-the-city-is-lost-and-its-time-for-her-to-resign)### [Karen Bass Is Lost--The City Is Lost--And It’s Time For Her To Resign!](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/30350-karen-bass-is-lost-the-city-is-lost-and-its-time-for-her-to-resign) Written by Fred Rosen on February 10 2025. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4a/012q-4aec2d0a.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/30348-when-the-winds-were-insanely-good)### [When the Winds Were Insanely Good](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/30348-when-the-winds-were-insanely-good) Written by Liz Amsden on February 10 2025. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/26/012p-2629caf9.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/30347-may-the-grammys-rest-in-peace)### [May The Grammys Rest In Peace](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/30347-may-the-grammys-rest-in-peace) Written by Mark Dutton on February 10 2025. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/12/012j-12ba511a.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/30343-china-to-save-palisades)### [China to Save Palisades](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/30343-china-to-save-palisades) Written by J. George Mansour on February 10 2025. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/01/012k-0138caf4.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/30339-the-usa-used-to-be-a-republic)### [The USA Used to Be a Republic](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/30339-the-usa-used-to-be-a-republic) Written by Richard Lee Abrams on February 10 2025. 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