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CD3 Doesn’t Need Another Promise It Needs a Councilmember Who Can Deliver

Written by Mihran Kalaydjian on September 10 2026.

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September 10 2026

From Democrat to Independent: One Voter’s Break With LA’s Left

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When Radio Told America What Was Happening on September 11

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September 10 2026

So What Are YOU Going To Spend Your Trump/Democratic/GOP/Socialist Payday On?

Ken Alpern

September 10 2026

Red-Light Fatalities Mount While City Hall Still Contemplates Its Navel

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September 10 2026

L’Shanah Tovah — Wishing You And Your Family A Sweet, Healthy And Peaceful New Year

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September 10 2026

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Venice Beach: Keep the Cool, Lose the Filth and the Blight!

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I Wasn’t There on 9/11. After October 7, I Understand Its Warning

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Trump's Tit For Tat. A Toilet Bowl Palooza

Liz Amsden

September 10 2026

Smooth Sailing at Sea, Troubled Waters at City Hall

Dennis P. Zine

September 10 2026

May Day/International Workers Day, a Major US Holiday Ignored By The Media

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September 10 2026

The Masses are Asses

Richard Lee Abrams

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When the Last-Minute Power Play Failed: Sacramento Finally Ran Out of Time

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Olympics: LA28’s Drip‑Drip‑Drip Tactics Leave Los Angeles Holding the Bag

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Why Are Major Skid Row Projects Invisible?

Katherine McNenny

September 07 2026

Homelessness: Why it Will Never Be Reformed from Within

Tim Campbell

September 07 2026

How to Get Rid of BOTH Bass and Raman With Olympic Speed: Un-Elect One, Re-call the Other

Ken Alpern

September 07 2026

Democrats, Republicans, and the Annual Comedy of Deficits

Bob Gelfand

September 07 2026

$1 Billion Later, Congress Comes Knocking: Los Angeles’ Homelessness Machine Faces Its Day of Reckoning

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THE BOTTOM LINE - Los Angeles has laws. It has prosecutors. It has billions of dollars flowing through City Hall. What it does not have, John McKinney argues, is enough accountability for what happens when laws are ignored, taxpayer money…

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