##  In the News

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### [Three Things Nithya Raman Can Do (Right Now) to Create More Affordable Housing in Los Angeles](https://mail.citywatchla.com/housing/33755-three-things-nithya-raman-can-do-right-now-to-create-more-affordable-housing-in-los-angeles)

November 12 2026

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### [How Stephen Miller Destroyed Trump’s Second Administration](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/33723-how-stephen-miller-destroyed-trumps-second-administration)

November 09 2026

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### [Miracles Have Happened](https://mail.citywatchla.com/gelfand-s-world/33753-miracles-have-happened)

November 12 2026

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### [Nithya Raman’s $3.1 Billion War on Cars: Is City Hall Serving Working Angelenos or Wealthy Political Donors?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-election-2022/33756-nithya-ramans-3-1-billion-war-on-cars-is-city-hall-serving-working-angelenos-or-wealthy-political-donors)

November 12 2026

#  IMPORTANT READS

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### Putin Cannot Be Blamed for Trump's Base

Written by George Cassidy Payne on August 02 2018.

 ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15924-putin-cannot-be-blamed-for-trump-s-base)

  [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/12/061d-125651c1.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15910-the-right-wing-firestorm-that-rages-on)Written by Peter Dreier on August 02 2018. Posted in [IMPORTANT READS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads).

## [The Right-Wing Firestorm That Rages On](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15910-the-right-wing-firestorm-that-rages-on)

ACORN, he said, “is now on the verge of maybe perpetrating one of the greatest frauds in voter history in this country, maybe destroying the fabric o…

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 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/32/061e-323c4285.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15909-the-cult-of-trump-what-his-foolish-supporters-refuse-to-recognize)### [The Cult of Trump: What His Foolish Supporters Refuse to Recognize](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15909-the-cult-of-trump-what-his-foolish-supporters-refuse-to-recognize)

Written by S. Novi on August 02 2018.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b8/060f-b8fa37d9.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15889-the-incurable-cancer-that-is-trump)### [The Incurable Cancer That is Trump](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15889-the-incurable-cancer-that-is-trump)

Written by Leonard Isenberg on July 26 2018.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/08/060l-086d7994.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15883-court-is-trump-using-presidency-to-increase-profits-at-his-hotels-and-golf-courses)### [Court: Is Trump Using Presidency to Increase Profits at His Hotels and Golf Courses?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15883-court-is-trump-using-presidency-to-increase-profits-at-his-hotels-and-golf-courses)

Written by Paul Blumenthal on July 26 2018.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/92/058e-9226819c.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15842-patriots-prepare-for-war-with-the-very-aggressive-people-of-montenegro)### [Patriots, Prepare For War With the Very Aggressive People of Montenegro](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15842-patriots-prepare-for-war-with-the-very-aggressive-people-of-montenegro)

Written by Abby Zimet on July 19 2018.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/3d/058n-3d6c08f4.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15839-helsinki-summit-confirms-it-trump-owes-putin-big-time)### [Helsinki Summit Confirms It: Trump Owes Putin Bigtime](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15839-helsinki-summit-confirms-it-trump-owes-putin-big-time)

Written by George Cassidy Payne on July 19 2018.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2a/058k-2a8d7a40.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15837-america-and-the-middle-east-long-on-opinions-short-of-knowledge)### [America and the Middle East: Long On Opinions, Short of Knowledge](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15837-america-and-the-middle-east-long-on-opinions-short-of-knowledge)

Written by Rebecca Gordon on July 19 2018.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d7/057e-d70e13b4.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15822-the-shock-of-watching-trump-give-putin-exactly-what-he-wanted-in-helsinki)### [The Shock of Watching Trump Give Putin Exactly What He Wanted in Helsinki](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15822-the-shock-of-watching-trump-give-putin-exactly-what-he-wanted-in-helsinki)

Written by Joshua Yaffa on July 16 2018.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/59/057d-5993b2e5.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15821-why-is-trump-upset-with-the-courts)### [Why Is Trump Upset with the Courts?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15821-why-is-trump-upset-with-the-courts)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on July 16 2018.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7d/057c-7dfba165.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15820-why-you-should-read-the-latest-mueller-indictment-yourself)### [Why You Should Read the Latest Mueller Indictment Yourself](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15820-why-you-should-read-the-latest-mueller-indictment-yourself)

Written by Eric Lach on July 16 2018.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4e/057b-4e510713.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15819-women-don-t-speak-a-different-language)### [Women Don’t Speak a Different Language](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15819-women-don-t-speak-a-different-language)

Written by Jessica Wildfire on July 16 2018.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f3/057s-f32ce882.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15811-a-letter-to-the-honorable-sir-kim-darroch-her-majesty-s-ambassador-to-the-united-states-of-america)### [A Letter to The Honorable Sir Kim Darroch, Her Majesty's Ambassador to the United States of America](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15811-a-letter-to-the-honorable-sir-kim-darroch-her-majesty-s-ambassador-to-the-united-states-of-america)

Written by Pedro Baez on July 16 2018.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/82/056m-823ca609.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15796-human-zoos-in-the-age-of-trump)### [Human Zoos in the Age of Trump](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15796-human-zoos-in-the-age-of-trump)

Written by Ariel Dorfman on July 16 2018.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c5/056s-c5f4a426.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15791-can-nixon-and-ocasio-cortez-keep-their-campaign-promise-and-get-rid-of-ice)### [Can Nixon and Ocasio-Cortez Keep Their Campaign Promise and ‘Get Rid of ICE'?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15791-can-nixon-and-ocasio-cortez-keep-their-campaign-promise-and-get-rid-of-ice)

Written by Massoud Hayoun on July 16 2018.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/11/055g-11ea9d0a.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15772-gobbling-up-real-estate-as-wealth-storage-units)### [Gobbling Up Real Estate as ‘Wealth Storage Units’ ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15772-gobbling-up-real-estate-as-wealth-storage-units)

Written by Chuck Collins on July 09 2018.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ca/055n-caba0947.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15767-arming-teachers)### [Arming Teachers](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15767-arming-teachers)

Written by Basma Ismail on July 09 2018.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f0/055o-f09c7dea.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15766-a-guaranteed-security-deposit-will-help-combat-poverty)### [A Guaranteed Security Deposit Will Help Combat Poverty](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15766-a-guaranteed-security-deposit-will-help-combat-poverty)

Written by George Cassidy Payne on July 09 2018.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/54/053c-54bea8e2.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15743-we-already-know-what-a-post-roe-world-looks-like)### [We Already Know What A Post-Roe World Looks Like](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15743-we-already-know-what-a-post-roe-world-looks-like)

Written by Molly Redden on July 02 2018.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7f/053e-7f9c93aa.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15741-the-rise-and-fall-of-an-immigration-detention-empire)### [The Rise and Fall of an Immigration Detention Empire](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15741-the-rise-and-fall-of-an-immigration-detention-empire)

Written by Robin Urevich on July 02 2018.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a2/053q-a2f530b2.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15730-about-life-and-death-love-of-the-local-newspaper)### [About Life and Death: Love of the Local Newspaper](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/15730-about-life-and-death-love-of-the-local-newspaper)

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