## In the News [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f1/078f-f106f609.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33444-lahsa-is-gone-but-the-homeless-industrial-complex-lives-on) ### [LAHSA Is Gone, but the Homeless-Industrial-Complex Lives On](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33444-lahsa-is-gone-but-the-homeless-industrial-complex-lives-on) September 28 2026 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/56/077a-56ff870c.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/housing/33413-with-national-implications-corporate-landlords-take-aim-at-three-pro-rent-control-campaigns-in-california) ### [With National Implications, Corporate Landlords Take Aim at Three Pro-Rent Control Campaigns in California](https://mail.citywatchla.com/housing/33413-with-national-implications-corporate-landlords-take-aim-at-three-pro-rent-control-campaigns-in-california) September 24 2026 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bc/078b-bcdfc148.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/neighborhood-politics/33434-karen-bass-trails-in-reelection-race-can-she-turn-it-around) ### [Karen Bass Trails in Reelection Race — Can She Turn It Around?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/neighborhood-politics/33434-karen-bass-trails-in-reelection-race-can-she-turn-it-around) September 28 2026 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/98/078p-98489d4f.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/finance/33442-the-settlement-bill-nobody-is-managing-inside-los-angeles-countys-sheriff-litigation-tab) ### [The Settlement Bill Nobody Is Managing — Inside Los Angeles County's Sheriff Litigation Tab](https://mail.citywatchla.com/finance/33442-the-settlement-bill-nobody-is-managing-inside-los-angeles-countys-sheriff-litigation-tab) September 28 2026 # VOICES --- [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/93/038d-938000c3.jpg) ### America’s Terrible Horrible Awful Very Bad Days Written by Eliot Cohen on May 09 2024. ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/28865-americas-terrible-horrible-awful-very-bad-days) [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/db/038h-db88b68d.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/28863-hamas-accepting-ceasefire-proposal-creates-a-major-dilemma-for-israel)Written by Mitchell Plitnick on May 09 2024. Posted in [VOICES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices). ## [Hamas Accepting Ceasefire Proposal Creates a Major Dilemma For Israel](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/28863-hamas-accepting-ceasefire-proposal-creates-a-major-dilemma-for-israel) CEASEFIRE - Hamas surprised a great many people on Monday when they accepted the ceasefire proposal that had been developed by Egypt, Qatar, and the… --- [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ce/038b-ce41ebfe.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/28861-how-does-mediation-work-for-divorce-and-why-its-a-better-choice)### [How Does Mediation Work For Divorce And Why It's a Better Choice](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/28861-how-does-mediation-work-for-divorce-and-why-its-a-better-choice) Written by CityWatch on May 09 2024. 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