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### [When the Last-Minute Power Play Failed: Sacramento Finally Ran Out of Time](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33319:when-the-last-minute-power-play-failed-sacramento-finally-ran-out-of-time&catid=375)

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#  GELFAND'S WORLD

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### The LA City Council Disgraces Itself

Written by Bob Gelfand on August 21 2023.

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## [Drove Two Hours and Only Allowed One Minute To Speak: The City Council Committee System is a Travesty](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27461:drive-two-hours-and-only-allowed-one-minute-to-speak-the-travesty-that-is-the-city-council-committee-system&catid=395)

GELFAND’S WORLD - Back in the late 1990s and early 2000s, there was a strong secessionist movement in the city of Los Angeles. People felt that gover…

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Written by Bob Gelfand on August 14 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/75/064h-75136516.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27423:tongue-in-cheek-sexual-abuse-and-golf&catid=395)### [Tongue-in-Cheek: Sexual Abuse and Golf](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27423:tongue-in-cheek-sexual-abuse-and-golf&catid=395)

Written by Bob Gelfand on August 10 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/55/063p-555efcfe.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27407:a-disastrous-weekend-in-sports&catid=395)### [A Disastrous Weekend In Sports](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27407:a-disastrous-weekend-in-sports&catid=395)

Written by Bob Gelfand on August 07 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bb/062j-bb29e63e.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27393:a-cold-second-civil-war&catid=395)### [A Cold Second Civil War](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27393:a-cold-second-civil-war&catid=395)

Written by Bob Gelfand on August 03 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/3a/061j-3ab441c8.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27360:florida-brings-back-an-old-version-of-white-supremacy-also-la-culture-and-the-watts-tower-documentary&catid=395)### [Florida Brings Back An Old Version Of White Supremacy. Also, LA Culture and the Watts Tower Documentary](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27360:florida-brings-back-an-old-version-of-white-supremacy-also-la-culture-and-the-watts-tower-documentary&catid=395)

Written by Bob Gelfand on July 31 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/93/060i-93e846e6.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27345:indictment-watch-3&catid=395)### [Indictment Watch 3](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27345:indictment-watch-3&catid=395)

Written by Bob Gelfand on July 27 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d2/058j-d2632add.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27310:profanity-in-service-of-environmental-survival-and-the-big-show-in-soccer&catid=395)### [Profanity In Service of Environmental Survival, And the Big Show In Soccer](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27310:profanity-in-service-of-environmental-survival-and-the-big-show-in-soccer&catid=395)

Written by Bob Gelfand on July 20 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/db/057o-dbf6d133.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27281:ukraine-war-its-time-to-think-about-it-again&catid=395)### [Ukraine War. It’s Time to Think About It Again](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27281:ukraine-war-its-time-to-think-about-it-again&catid=395)

Written by Bob Gelfand on July 17 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/5a/056m-5aa1ca56.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27275:one-way-to-beat-a-speeding-ticket-be-a-presidential-candidate&catid=395)### [One Way To Beat A Speeding Ticket? Be A Presidential Candidate](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27275:one-way-to-beat-a-speeding-ticket-be-a-presidential-candidate&catid=395)

Written by Bob Gelfand on July 13 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d5/055q-d51e8313.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27257:l-a-culture-the-giant-bell-and-the-blue-pacific&catid=395)### [L.A. Culture: The Giant Bell And The Blue Pacific](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27257:l-a-culture-the-giant-bell-and-the-blue-pacific&catid=395)

Written by Bob Gelfand on July 11 2023.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on July 03 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/9f/052s-9fc2c7ae.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27195:texas-heat-dome-is-real-global-warming-is-real&catid=395)### [Texas Heat Dome is Real. Global Warming is Real.](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27195:texas-heat-dome-is-real-global-warming-is-real&catid=395)

Written by Bob Gelfand on June 29 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/83/051o-83b6fcde.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27163:l-a-culture-doin-the-fringe-binge&catid=395)### [L.A. Culture: Doin' The Fringe Binge](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27163:l-a-culture-doin-the-fringe-binge&catid=395)

Written by Bob Gelfand on June 26 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/16/050j-16cc4ce2.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27151:outrage-over-the-schiff-censure&catid=395)### [Outrage Over the Schiff Censure](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27151:outrage-over-the-schiff-censure&catid=395)

Written by Bob Gelfand on June 23 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/eb/049i-ebae38ad.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27118:there-is-some-good-news-la-is-getting-prepared-for-emergencies&catid=395)### [There is Some Good News: LA is Getting Prepared for Emergencies](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27118:there-is-some-good-news-la-is-getting-prepared-for-emergencies&catid=395)

Written by Bob Gelfand on June 19 2023.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on June 15 2023.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on June 12 2023.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/1c/046u-1c740548.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27062:coming-indictments-great-marianas-turkey-shoot&catid=395)### [Coming Trump Indictments; Great Marianas Turkey Shoot](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27062:coming-indictments-great-marianas-turkey-shoot&catid=395)

Written by Bob Gelfand on June 09 2023.

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