##  In the News

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### [They Said It Made No Sense. Then They Voted Yes.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33278:they-said-it-made-no-sense-then-they-voted-yes&catid=327)

August 31 2026

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### [Trump World. From Assassination Abroad to Chaos at Home](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33277:trump-world-from-assassination-abroad-to-chaos-at-home&catid=395)

August 31 2026

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### [Follow the Money: How Does a $3,662 Apartment Become “Affordable Housing”?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33300:follow-the-money-how-does-a-3-662-apartment-become-affordable-housing&catid=312)

September 03 2026

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### [Newsom’s Next Immigration Gamble: Defy Federal Law And Dare Washington To Fight Back](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33283:newsoms-next-immigration-gamble-defy-federal-law-and-dare-washington-to-fight-back&catid=375)

August 31 2026

#  VOICES

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### Are You an Independent Declarationist?

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on January 29 2024.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28350:are-you-an-independent-declarationist&catid=375)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/6e/008k-6e24b953.jpg&src=images/stories/Jan-2024/008k.jpg&thumbnail=610,407,&hash=f3accd7d) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28340:why-workers-and-employers-both-need-paid-family-leave&catid=375)Written by David McCall on January 25 2024. Posted in [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=375).

## [Why Workers and Employers Both Need Paid Family Leave](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28340:why-workers-and-employers-both-need-paid-family-leave&catid=375)

ENEFITS - Mike Morales’s doctor advised him to take four weeks off for an important procedure, and the longtime crane operator readily agreed, secure…

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 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/07/008m-07aebdb6.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28339:biden-urged-to-take-control-of-the-texas-national-guard-as-state-defies-supreme-court&catid=375)### [Biden Urged to Take 'Control of the Texas National Guard' as State Defies Supreme Court](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28339:biden-urged-to-take-control-of-the-texas-national-guard-as-state-defies-supreme-court&catid=375)

Written by Olivia Rosane on January 25 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/00/008i-00632388.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28337:a-better-bill-of-rights-one-for-all-americans&catid=375)### [A Better Bill of Rights, One for ALL Americans](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28337:a-better-bill-of-rights-one-for-all-americans&catid=375)

Written by Liz Amsden on January 25 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/34/008e-347c23a5.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28334:adam-schiff-did-not-hold-donald-trump-accountable&catid=375)### [Adam Schiff did Not Hold Donald Trump Accountable!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28334:adam-schiff-did-not-hold-donald-trump-accountable&catid=375)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on January 25 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/05/008g-0598859d.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28332:the-new-cold-war-and-the-risk-of-nuclear-annihilation&catid=375)### [The New Cold War and the Risk of Nuclear Annihilation](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28332:the-new-cold-war-and-the-risk-of-nuclear-annihilation&catid=375)

Written by Charles Derber | Suren Moodliar on January 25 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e2/008d-e2622c5e.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28331:former-la-police-chief-councilmember-calls-for-maximum-sentence-in-huizar-corruption-case&catid=375)### [Former LA Police Chief/Councilmember Calls for Maximum Sentence in Huizar Corruption Case](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28331:former-la-police-chief-councilmember-calls-for-maximum-sentence-in-huizar-corruption-case&catid=375)

Written by Bernard C. Parks on January 24 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a5/008a-a565c599.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28330:why-is-the-la-times-sinking&catid=375)### [Why is the LA Times Sinking?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28330:why-is-the-la-times-sinking&catid=375)

Written by Michael Weinstein on January 23 2024.

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Written by Mark Dutton on January 22 2024.

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Written by Ken Alpern on January 22 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f9/007e-f91e475b.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28313:academics-lawyers-and-bad-theories-sustain-the-homeless-crisis&catid=375)### [Academics, Lawyers, and Bad Theories Sustain the Homeless Crisis](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28313:academics-lawyers-and-bad-theories-sustain-the-homeless-crisis&catid=375)

Written by Tim Campbell on January 22 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/df/006p-dfdfabe4.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28309:there-are-answers-to-our-dilemma&catid=375)### [There are Answers to Our Dilemma](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28309:there-are-answers-to-our-dilemma&catid=375)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on January 19 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e7/006m-e72b380a.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28307:how-the-gaza-war-can-be-big-news-and-invisible-at-the-same-time&catid=375)### [How the Gaza War Can Be Big News and Invisible at the Same Time](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28307:how-the-gaza-war-can-be-big-news-and-invisible-at-the-same-time&catid=375)

Written by Norman Solomon on January 18 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/47/006i1-47274d46.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28302:birth-of-the-smear-machine&catid=375)### [Birth of the Smear Machine](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28302:birth-of-the-smear-machine&catid=375)

Written by Liz Amsden on January 18 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/71/005r-710d756b.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28290:its-mlk-day-and-the-racism-industry-is-alive-and-well&catid=375)### [It’s MLK Day, and the Racism Industry is Alive and Well!](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28290:its-mlk-day-and-the-racism-industry-is-alive-and-well&catid=375)

Written by Ken Alpern on January 15 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0b/005m-0b3db5f4.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28283:unions-are-critical-in-the-fight-against-israeli-apartheid&catid=375)### [Unions Are Critical in the Fight Against Israeli Apartheid](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28283:unions-are-critical-in-the-fight-against-israeli-apartheid&catid=375)

Written by Sonali Kolhatkar on January 15 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f2/005h-f27a5334.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28278:the-top-casino-bonuses-to-grab-in-2024&catid=375)### [The Top Casino Bonuses to Grab in 2024](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28278:the-top-casino-bonuses-to-grab-in-2024&catid=375)

Written by CityWatch on January 15 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f0/004l-f0957a17.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28267:trump-and-his-political-allies-fascists-and-bullies-all&catid=375)### [Trump and His Political Allies: Fascists and Bullies All](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28267:trump-and-his-political-allies-fascists-and-bullies-all&catid=375)

Written by Thom Hartmann on January 11 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4f/004i-4f83edac.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28262:whos-making-money-off-ladwp-and-edison-company-customers&catid=375)### [Who’s Making Money Off LADWP and Edison Company Customers?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28262:whos-making-money-off-ladwp-and-edison-company-customers&catid=375)

Written by Liz Amsden on January 15 2024.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6c/003b-6c4fafed.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28242:who-hates-the-constitution-more-maga-or-wokers&catid=375)### [Who Hates the Constitution More: MAGA or Wokers?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28242:who-hates-the-constitution-more-maga-or-wokers&catid=375)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on January 08 2024.

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