##  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

#  LOS ANGELES

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### To the LA City Council: Are the Homeless Just Bait for the 2022 Elections?

Written by Tony Butka on July 26 2021.

 ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22116-to-the-la-city-council-are-the-homeless-are-just-bait-for-the-2022-elections)

  [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/29/058w-29f67ba7.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22115-who-made-raquel-beltran-dictator-for-life)Written by Liz Amsden on July 22 2021. Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles).

## [Who Made Raquel Beltrán Dictator-for-Life? ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22115-who-made-raquel-beltran-dictator-for-life)

And now Los Angeles has a General Manager in Raquel Beltrán who has appointed herself blessed with divine powers including the right to personally re…

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 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/00/058m-007685af.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22114-to-mask-or-un-mask-division-death)### [To Mask or Un-Mask? Division = Death](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22114-to-mask-or-un-mask-division-death)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on July 22 2021.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/5f/057z1-5fca14b8.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22110-unmasking-the-controversial-exhausting-and-miserable-mask-mandate-controversy)### [Unmasking the Controversial, Exhausting, and Miserable Mask Mandate Controversy](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22110-unmasking-the-controversial-exhausting-and-miserable-mask-mandate-controversy)

Written by Ken Alpern on July 19 2021.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f3/057z-f340c0ad.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22107-three-questions-to-ask-every-recall-election-candidate)### [Three Questions to Ask Every Recall Election Candidate](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22107-three-questions-to-ask-every-recall-election-candidate)

Written by Bob Gelfand on July 19 2021.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b4/057w-b467fb80.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22106-the-not-so-short-list)### [The Not-So-Short List](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22106-the-not-so-short-list)

Written by Ben Christopher on July 19 2021.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4b/057x-4b76d9ed.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22105-will-congress-finally-end-the-subminimum-wage-for-workers-with-disabilities)### [Will Congress Finally End the Subminimum Wage for Workers with Disabilities?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22105-will-congress-finally-end-the-subminimum-wage-for-workers-with-disabilities)

Written by Larry Buhl on July 19 2021.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/73/057s-731e74bd.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22103-california-fleeing)### [California Fleeing](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22103-california-fleeing)

Written by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox on July 19 2021.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/63/057r-63150b53.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22100-la-a-special-election-for-mayor-if-we-hurry)### [LA, A Special Election for Mayor - if We Hurry](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22100-la-a-special-election-for-mayor-if-we-hurry)

Written by Eric Preven on July 19 2021.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fb/057i-fb93a89d.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22099-2021-redistricting-will-city-council-districts-be-relocated-redirected-or-remain-untouched)### [2021 Redistricting: Will City Council Districts be Relocated, Redirected, or Remain Untouched?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22099-2021-redistricting-will-city-council-districts-be-relocated-redirected-or-remain-untouched)

Written by Connie Acosta on July 19 2021.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ee/056z4-ee2da340.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22090-who-needs-a-booster-the-most-the-immunocompromised-the-politicians-or-big-pharma)### [Who Needs a Booster the Most...The Immunocompromised, the Politicians, or Big Pharma?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22090-who-needs-a-booster-the-most-the-immunocompromised-the-politicians-or-big-pharma)

Written by Ken Alpern on July 15 2021.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/06/056z2-06e6127e.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22088-was-it-an-earthquake-nuclear-bomb-or-a-major-refinery-explosion)### [Was it an Earthquake, Nuclear Bomb, or a Major Refinery Explosion?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22088-was-it-an-earthquake-nuclear-bomb-or-a-major-refinery-explosion)

Written by Caroline Aguirre on July 15 2021.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ec/056f-ec13b210.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22086-newsom-promotes-cash-payments)### [Newsom promotes cash payments](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22086-newsom-promotes-cash-payments)

Written by Emily Hoeven on July 15 2021.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/60/056k-60553572.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22085-metro-don-t-waste-my-time)### [Metro, Don’t Waste My Time](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22085-metro-don-t-waste-my-time)

Written by Mathew Hetz on July 15 2021.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/20/056s-20218cd0.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22080-delta-variant-and-county-inaction-pushing-los-angeles-toward-a-covid-emergency)### [Delta Variant — and County Inaction — Pushing Los Angeles Toward a COVID Emergency](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22080-delta-variant-and-county-inaction-pushing-los-angeles-toward-a-covid-emergency)

Written by Mark Kreidler on July 16 2021.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fc/056z-fcc4d423.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22077-respect-la-street-vending-is-no-small-potatoes)### [Respect. LA Street Vending is No Small Potatoes](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22077-respect-la-street-vending-is-no-small-potatoes)

Written by Alvaro Huerta, Victor Narro, Doug Smith on July 15 2021.

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Written by Patrick Range McDonald on July 15 2021.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c6/056v-c6c758b6.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22074-engaging-with-extremism)### [Engaging with Extremism](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/22074-engaging-with-extremism)

Written by Jill Richardson on July 15 2021.

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Written by Marc Ang on July 15 2021.

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Written by Eric Preven on July 15 2021.

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Written by Dick Platkin on July 15 2021.

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