##  In the News

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### [Here’s What Zionism’s Got To Do With It](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/33648-heres-what-zionisms-got-to-do-with-it)

October 29 2026

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### [Two Democrats, One Senate Seat: Candidate Brian Goldsmith on Why His Approach Makes Sense for Voters](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/election-2024/33655-two-democrats-one-senate-seat-candidate-brian-goldsmith-on-why-his-approach-makes-sense-for-voters)

October 29 2026

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October 29 2026

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October 29 2026

#  LOS ANGELES

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### From Kanye to Korea, it was a Really Bad Week for the American Left

Written by Daniel Guss on April 30 2018.

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  [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/a9/035s-a9264547.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/15349-want-to-save-la-s-neighborhood-council-system-give-it-veto-power)Written by Bob Gelfand on April 30 2018. Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles).

## [Want to Save LA’s Neighborhood Council System? Give It Veto Power!](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/15349-want-to-save-la-s-neighborhood-council-system-give-it-veto-power)

In the spirit of thinking outside the box without going off into outright satire, I offer a few ideas that would radically reform and redesign the sy…

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Written by Bob Gelfand on April 30 2018.

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Written by David Bell on April 30 2018.

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Written by Dennis P. Zine on April 30 2018.

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on April 30 2018.

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Written by Michelangelo Signorile on April 30 2018.

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Written by Jill Stewart on April 30 2018.

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Written by General Jeff on April 26 2018.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on April 26 2018.

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Written by Sasha Abramsky on April 30 2018.

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Written by Leonard Isenberg on April 30 2018.

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Written by Michele Hanisee on April 30 2018.

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Written by Tony Butka on April 30 2018.

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Written by Alanna Vagianos on April 30 2018.

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Written by Dale Giegringer on April 30 2018.

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Written by Jerry Roberts on April 23 2018.

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Written by Beth Cone Kramer on April 23 2018.

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Written by Ryan Huber on April 23 2018.

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Written by Joe Mathews on April 23 2018.

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