## In the News [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/5c/091a-5c874fa4.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/housing/33755-three-things-nithya-raman-can-do-right-now-to-create-more-affordable-housing-in-los-angeles) ### [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 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d4/090e-d45483d7.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/33723-how-stephen-miller-destroyed-trumps-second-administration) ### [How Stephen Miller Destroyed Trump’s Second Administration](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/33723-how-stephen-miller-destroyed-trumps-second-administration) November 09 2026 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/61/091c-61812fad.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/gelfand-s-world/33753-miracles-have-happened) ### [Miracles Have Happened](https://mail.citywatchla.com/gelfand-s-world/33753-miracles-have-happened) November 12 2026 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6b/091l-6b18dac3.jpeg) ](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) ### [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 # VOICES --- [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0b/052r-0b8bd6f1.jpg) ### America 250: Celebrating What Could Be, What Should Be, and Hopefully What WILL Be Written by Scott Cole on July 04 2026. ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/32975-america-250-celebrating-what-could-be-what-should-be-and-hopefully-what-will-be) [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/85/052q-85cf31d6.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/32972-its-our-250th-birthday-if-you-hate-america-maybe-you-are-the-problem)Written by Ken Alpern on July 02 2026. Posted in [VOICES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices). ## [It’s Our 250th Birthday: If You Hate America, Maybe YOU Are The Problem](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/32972-its-our-250th-birthday-if-you-hate-america-maybe-you-are-the-problem) ALPERN AT LARGE - Victor Willis, the co-founder and lead singer of the 1970’s disco group known as The Village People, just passed away a few days ag… --- [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/3f/052j-3fa8ac80.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/32964-pope-leo-xivs-encyclical-magnifica-humanitas-actually-addressed-an-issue-far-more-important-than-a-i)### [Pope Leo XIV’s Encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas” Actually Addressed an Issue Far More Important Than A.I.](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/32964-pope-leo-xivs-encyclical-magnifica-humanitas-actually-addressed-an-issue-far-more-important-than-a-i) Written by Liz Amsden on July 02 2026. 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