##  In the News

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### [Prosecutor, Democrat, City Attorney? McKinney Makes His Case to Los Angeles Voters](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/election-2024/33624-prosecutor-democrat-city-attorney-mckinney-makes-his-case-to-los-angeles-voters)

October 26 2026

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### [The LA Watchdog’s 2026 Voter Guide](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/33544-the-la-watchdogs-2026-voters-guide-2)

October 15 2026

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### [The Fools’ Blame Game](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/33626-the-fools-blame-game)

October 26 2026

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### [California Film Tax Credits Aren’t Enough. The Guilds Need to Change Too.](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/33619-california-film-tax-credits-arent-enough-the-guilds-need-to-change-too)

October 26 2026

#  GELFAND'S WORLD

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### A Different Sort Of Ceremony On Sunday

Written by Bob Gelfand on March 28 2022.

 ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/24176-a-different-sort-of-ceremony-on-sunday)

  [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/55/024w-554933b1.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/24149-who-is-rick-caruso-the-man-vs-the-ads)Written by Bob Gelfand on March 24 2022. Posted in [GELFAND'S WORLD](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world).

## [Who Is Rick Caruso? The Man vs. The Ads](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/24149-who-is-rick-caruso-the-man-vs-the-ads)

He's just a very, very rich guy who makes promises he can't keep, like every other politician running for president. Some might even think of him as…

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 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/92/023w-921caecc.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/24125-la-city-goes-full-on-fascist-in-neighborhood-council-forced-indoctrination-proposal-here-s-a-counterproposal)### [LA City Goes Full-On Fascist In Neighborhood Council Forced Indoctrination Proposal: Here’s a Counterproposal](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/24125-la-city-goes-full-on-fascist-in-neighborhood-council-forced-indoctrination-proposal-here-s-a-counterproposal)

Written by Bob Gelfand on March 23 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/d4/022v-d4f4b7fa.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/24086-ireland-and-ukraine-shared-history-of-repelling-invaders)### [Ireland and Ukraine: Shared History of Repelling Invaders](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/24086-ireland-and-ukraine-shared-history-of-repelling-invaders)

Written by Bob Gelfand on March 17 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/75/021q-752cc70c.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/24072-the-future-of-russia-difficult-choices-clear-logic-one-conclusion)### [The Future Of Russia: Difficult Choices, Clear Logic, One Conclusion](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/24072-the-future-of-russia-difficult-choices-clear-logic-one-conclusion)

Written by Bob Gelfand on March 14 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/c8/019p-c8e00345.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/23992-la-and-board-of-neighborhood-commissioners-tie-our-hands)### [Has Putin Become the GM of DONE?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/23992-la-and-board-of-neighborhood-commissioners-tie-our-hands)

Written by Bob Gelfand on March 07 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/69/018w-69719e4c.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/23976-the-fog-of-war-unrealistic-expectations-and-dramatic-possibilities)### [The Fog of War: Unrealistic Expectations, and Dramatic Possibilities](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/23976-the-fog-of-war-unrealistic-expectations-and-dramatic-possibilities)

Written by Bob Gelfand on March 03 2022.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on February 28 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/57/015x-57d9e7dc.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/23892-an-exercise-in-gross-hypocrisy-and-rude-irony-neighborhood-council-training)### [Neighborhood Council Training: An Exercise In Gross Hypocrisy And Rude Irony](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/23892-an-exercise-in-gross-hypocrisy-and-rude-irony-neighborhood-council-training)

Written by Bob Gelfand on February 21 2022.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on February 17 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/4a/013v-4a59d398.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/23839-americans-don-t-give-a-t-about-ukraine-but-love-the-super-bowl)### [Americans Don’t Give a $#%T about Ukraine But Love the Super Bowl.](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/23839-americans-don-t-give-a-t-about-ukraine-but-love-the-super-bowl)

Written by Bob Gelfand on February 14 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/29/011v-29b63ac8.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/23781-2022-california-elections-ask-the-right-questions-before-your-vote)### [2022 California Elections: Ask The Right Questions Before Your Vote](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/23781-2022-california-elections-ask-the-right-questions-before-your-vote)

Written by Bob Gelfand on February 07 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/1f/010z4-1fe362bb.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/23751-the-argument-about-global-warming-in-words-and-a-style-we-can-all-understand)### [The Argument about Global Warming: In Words and a Style We Can All Understand](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/23751-the-argument-about-global-warming-in-words-and-a-style-we-can-all-understand)

Written by Bob Gelfand on February 03 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/05/008z2-05d48ed6.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/23687-city-of-la-continues-to-attack-neighborhood-councils)### [City of LA Continues to Attack Neighborhood Councils](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/23687-city-of-la-continues-to-attack-neighborhood-councils)

Written by Bob Gelfand on January 27 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/b8/006w-b8a83054.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/23609-actions-have-consequences-we-re-all-to-blame)### [The Environment is in Deep Doo Doo, and We're All To Blame.](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/23609-actions-have-consequences-we-re-all-to-blame)

Written by Bob Gelfand on January 20 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/4c/005w-4c75a1eb.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/23576-when-do-we-say-we-are-done-with-the-pandemic)### [When Do We Say We Are Done With The Pandemic?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/23576-when-do-we-say-we-are-done-with-the-pandemic)

Written by Bob Gelfand on January 17 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/79/002z3-79a683e9.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/23497-lessons-of-the-january-6-2021-insurrection)### [Lessons of the January 6, 2021 Insurrection](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/23497-lessons-of-the-january-6-2021-insurrection)

Written by Bob Gelfand on January 06 2022.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/0b/140y-0b1cf055.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/23439-here-s-to-2022-may-it-bring-2023)### [Here’s to 2022, May It Bring 2023](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/gelfand-s-world/23439-here-s-to-2022-may-it-bring-2023)

Written by Bob Gelfand on December 31 2021.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on December 27 2021.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on December 20 2021.

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