#  VOICES

   ##  [ Michigan's Primary Must Be Wake-Up Call for Biden on Gaza](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28528-michigans-primary-must-be-wake-up-call-for-biden-on-gaza "Michigan's Primary Must Be Wake-Up Call for Biden on Gaza")

      Details    Sam Rosenthal    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     February 29 2024       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-24/018g.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Feb-24/018g.jpg?width=1516&height=938)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28528-michigans-primary-must-be-wake-up-call-for-biden-on-gaza)

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   ##  [ What Benefits Come With Trying New Casinos Online? ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28527-what-benefits-come-with-trying-new-casinos-online "What Benefits Come With Trying New Casinos Online? ")

      Details    CityWatch Desk    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     February 29 2024       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-24/018d.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Feb-24/018d.jpg?width=1084&height=610)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28527-what-benefits-come-with-trying-new-casinos-online)

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   ##  [ Affordable Housing: A Commodity or a Necessity?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28523-affordable-housing-a-commodity-or-a-necessity "Affordable Housing: A Commodity or a Necessity?")

      Details    Michael Weinstein    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     February 26 2024       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-24/017x.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Feb-24/017x.jpg?width=1118&height=726)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28523-affordable-housing-a-commodity-or-a-necessity)

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   ##  [ The Rent’s Still Too High!](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28520-the-rents-still-too-high "The Rent’s Still Too High!")

      Details    Farrah Hassen    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     February 26 2024       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-24/017c.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Feb-24/017c.jpg?width=1364&height=996)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28520-the-rents-still-too-high)

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   ##  [ Racism Is Alive and Well and Living in Los Angeles](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28517-racism-is-alive-and-well-and-living-in-los-angeles "Racism Is Alive and Well and Living in Los Angeles")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     February 26 2024       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-24/017r.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Feb-24/017r.jpg?width=1114&height=746)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28517-racism-is-alive-and-well-and-living-in-los-angeles)

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   ##  [ Behold! Trump's GOP Theocracy Is Coming](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28509-behold-trumps-gop-theocracy-is-coming "Behold! Trump's GOP Theocracy Is Coming")

      Details    Robert Reich    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     February 26 2024       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-24/017i.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Feb-24/017i.jpg?width=1122&height=632)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28509-behold-trumps-gop-theocracy-is-coming)

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   ##  [ The Landlord Behind Massive Los Angeles Eviction Has Spent More Than $1 Million on City Elections](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28502-the-landlord-behind-massive-los-angeles-eviction-has-spent-more-than-1-million-on-city-elections "The Landlord Behind Massive Los Angeles Eviction Has Spent More Than $1 Million on City Elections")

      Details    Jessica Goodheart    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     February 26 2024       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-24/017m.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Feb-24/017m.jpg?width=1118&height=732)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28502-the-landlord-behind-massive-los-angeles-eviction-has-spent-more-than-1-million-on-city-elections)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28502-the-landlord-behind-massive-los-angeles-eviction-has-spent-more-than-1-million-on-city-elections)

   ##  [ Boot His Bottom off the Bench](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28492-boot-his-bottom-off-the-bench "Boot His Bottom off the Bench")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     February 22 2024       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-24/016l.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Feb-24/016l.jpg?width=1224&height=662 "Clarence Thomas and Harlan Crow")    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28492-boot-his-bottom-off-the-bench "class="caption" title="Clarence Thomas and Harlan Crow"")Clarence Thomas and Harlan Crow

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28492-boot-his-bottom-off-the-bench)

   ##  [ Which Is More Lethal – Wokeism or MAGA?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28483-which-is-more-lethal-wokeism-or-maga "Which Is More Lethal – Wokeism or MAGA?")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     February 22 2024       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-24/016g.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Feb-24/016g.jpg?width=1172&height=722)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28483-which-is-more-lethal-wokeism-or-maga)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28483-which-is-more-lethal-wokeism-or-maga)

   ##  [ A Letter to METRO's Stephanie Wiggins - CEO, Sharon Gookin - Deputy CEO, and Nicole Englund - Chief of Staff](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28469-a-letter-to-metros-stephanie-wiggins-ceo-sharon-gookin-deputy-ceo-and-nicole-englund-chief-of-staff "A Letter to METRO's Stephanie Wiggins - CEO, Sharon Gookin - Deputy CEO, and Nicole Englund - Chief of Staff")

      Details    Fred Rosen    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     February 19 2024       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-24/015g.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Feb-24/015g.jpg?width=1352&height=686)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28469-a-letter-to-metros-stephanie-wiggins-ceo-sharon-gookin-deputy-ceo-and-nicole-englund-chief-of-staff)

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   ##  [ Nithya Raman's Tie to DSA Amid Support for Hamas: How Long Will it Last?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28464-nithya-ramans-tie-to-dsa-amid-support-for-hamas-how-long-will-it-last " Nithya Raman's Tie to DSA Amid Support for Hamas: How Long Will it Last?")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     February 19 2024       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-24/015f.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Feb-24/015f.jpg?width=1118&height=586)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28464-nithya-ramans-tie-to-dsa-amid-support-for-hamas-how-long-will-it-last)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28464-nithya-ramans-tie-to-dsa-amid-support-for-hamas-how-long-will-it-last)

   ##  [ What’s With the Worrying Over Biden’s Memory?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28461-whats-with-the-worrying-over-bidens-memory "What’s With the Worrying Over Biden’s Memory?")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     February 19 2024       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-24/015s.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Feb-24/015s.jpg?width=1118&height=826)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28461-whats-with-the-worrying-over-bidens-memory)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28461-whats-with-the-worrying-over-bidens-memory)

   ##  [ From Plain Speaking to Toxic Charity: How Semantics Shape Homelessness Advocacy](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28458-from-plain-speaking-to-toxic-charity-how-semantics-shape-homelessness-advocacy "From Plain Speaking to Toxic Charity: How Semantics Shape Homelessness Advocacy")

      Details    Tim Campbell    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     February 19 2024       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-24/015k.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Feb-24/015k.jpg?width=862&height=544)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28458-from-plain-speaking-to-toxic-charity-how-semantics-shape-homelessness-advocacy)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28458-from-plain-speaking-to-toxic-charity-how-semantics-shape-homelessness-advocacy)

   ##  [ Backing into a Parking Space: Should I or Shouldn’t I?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28452-backing-into-a-parking-space-should-i-or-shouldnt-i "Backing into a Parking Space:  Should I or Shouldn’t I?")

      Details    James Frederick    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     February 19 2024       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-24/015w.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Feb-24/015w.jpg?width=1170&height=752)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28452-backing-into-a-parking-space-should-i-or-shouldnt-i)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28452-backing-into-a-parking-space-should-i-or-shouldnt-i)

   ##  [ America's Decline: A Nation Divided, Governed by Corruption, and Betrayed by Its Leaders](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28434-americas-decline-a-nation-divided-governed-by-corruption-and-betrayed-by-its-leaders "America's Decline: A Nation Divided, Governed by Corruption, and Betrayed by Its Leaders")

      Details    Eliot Cohen    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     February 15 2024       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-24/014e.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Feb-24/014e.jpg?width=1116&height=750)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28434-americas-decline-a-nation-divided-governed-by-corruption-and-betrayed-by-its-leaders)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28434-americas-decline-a-nation-divided-governed-by-corruption-and-betrayed-by-its-leaders)

   ##  [ Elected Blockheads, Not Environmental Issues, Are Destroying Us](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28433-elected-blockheads-not-environmental-issues-are-destroying-us "Elected Blockheads, Not Environmental Issues, Are Destroying Us")

      Details    Ken Alpern    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     February 12 2024       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-24/013s.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Feb-24/013s.jpg?width=1680&height=958)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28433-elected-blockheads-not-environmental-issues-are-destroying-us)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28433-elected-blockheads-not-environmental-issues-are-destroying-us)

   ##  [ Days Before Eviction, 70-Year-Old Los Angeles Woman Contemplates Living in Her Car With Her Cat](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28429-days-before-eviction-70-year-old-los-angeles-woman-contemplates-living-in-her-car-with-her-cat "Days Before Eviction, 70-Year-Old Los Angeles Woman Contemplates Living in Her Car With Her Cat")

      Details    Jessica Goodheart    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     February 12 2024       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-24/013a.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Feb-24/013a.jpg?width=1312&height=980)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28429-days-before-eviction-70-year-old-los-angeles-woman-contemplates-living-in-her-car-with-her-cat)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28429-days-before-eviction-70-year-old-los-angeles-woman-contemplates-living-in-her-car-with-her-cat)

   ##  [ Attack Ideas, Not People](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28420-attack-ideas-not-people "Attack Ideas, Not People")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     February 12 2024       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-24/013l.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Feb-24/013l.jpg?width=1418&height=818)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28420-attack-ideas-not-people)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28420-attack-ideas-not-people)

   ##  [ Julian Assange: Unmasking Truth Amidst Global Tensions and Legal Battles](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28418-julian-assange-unmasking-truth-amidst-global-tensions-and-legal-battles "Julian Assange: Unmasking Truth Amidst Global Tensions and Legal Battles")

      Details    Dimitris Eleas and David Andersson    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     February 12 2024       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-24/013n.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Feb-24/013n.jpg?width=1126&height=676)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28418-julian-assange-unmasking-truth-amidst-global-tensions-and-legal-battles)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28418-julian-assange-unmasking-truth-amidst-global-tensions-and-legal-battles)

   ##  [ The Republican Party and Their Billionaire Backers’ Plot Against America](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28412-the-republican-party-and-their-billionaire-backers-plot-against-america "The Republican Party and Their Billionaire Backers’ Plot Against America")

      Details    Thom Hartmann    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     February 08 2024       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-24/012o.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Feb-24/012o.jpg?width=1340&height=614)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28412-the-republican-party-and-their-billionaire-backers-plot-against-america)

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   ##  [ Immigrants Used as Pawns on Political Chessboard: Can the Love of Money End the Immigration Crisis?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28405-immigrants-used-as-pawns-on-political-chessboard-can-the-love-of-money-end-the-immigration-crisis "Immigrants Used as Pawns on Political Chessboard: Can the Love of Money End the Immigration Crisis?")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     February 08 2024       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-24/012h.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Feb-24/012h.jpg?width=1854&height=1058)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28405-immigrants-used-as-pawns-on-political-chessboard-can-the-love-of-money-end-the-immigration-crisis)

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1. [ The Legal and Moral Boundaries of Parental Responsibility: The Case of Jennifer Crumbley](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28403-the-legal-and-moral-boundaries-of-parental-responsibility-the-case-of-jennifer-crumbley)
2. [ Who’s Funding Big Real Estate’s Sneaky Anti-Rent Control Effort in California? Here Are Their Names](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28402-whos-funding-big-real-estates-sneaky-anti-rent-control-effort-in-california-here-are-their-names)
3. [ Private Sector Shuns Electric Cars, Government Remains Committed: And My Personal EV Rental Tale](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28396-private-sector-shuns-electric-cars-government-remains-committed-and-my-personal-ev-rental-tale)
4. [ The Real Reason Your Grocery Bill Is Still So High](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28392-the-real-reason-your-grocery-bill-is-still-so-high)
5. [ Only Ask Questions They Do Not Want to Answer](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28377-only-ask-questions-they-do-not-want-to-answer)
6. [ Three Black Service People Victimized In Drone Base Attack](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28376-three-black-service-people-victimized-in-drone-base-attack)
7. [ Sanctuary Cities? Can Tax-Paying, Law-Abiding Middle-Class Americans Find Sanctuary, Too?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28371-sanctuary-cities-can-tax-paying-law-abiding-middle-class-americans-find-sanctuary-too)
8. [ A Tale of Two Pastors](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28359-a-tale-of-two-pastors)
9. [ Are You an Independent Declarationist?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28350-are-you-an-independent-declarationist)
10. [ Why Workers and Employers Both Need Paid Family Leave](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/28340-why-workers-and-employers-both-need-paid-family-leave)

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