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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)

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October 29 2026

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October 29 2026

#  LOS ANGELES

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### So, What’s It All About, This Government of Ours?

Written by Tony Butka on February 26 2018.

 ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/14958-so-what-s-it-all-about-this-government-of-ours)

  [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/0b/016j-0b0bb031.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/14957-scott-wiener-s-deregulation-bill-dead-in-the-water)Written by Dick Platkin on February 26 2018. Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles).

## [Scott Wiener’s Deregulation Bill: Dead in the Water](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/14957-scott-wiener-s-deregulation-bill-dead-in-the-water)

While Mr. Islas dismisses some of these preposterous claims, he still has far to go to build a pro-SB 827 coalition that includes critics of SB 827…

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Written by Dan Walters on February 22 2018.

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Written by Wendell Cox on February 26 2018.

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Written by Sara Corcoran on February 23 2018.

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Written by Julia Stein on February 26 2018.

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Written by Dennis P. Zine on February 22 2018.

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Written by Jasmyne Cannick on February 26 2018.

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Written by Editor on February 19 2018.

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Written by Jacob Woocher on February 19 2018.

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Written by Beth Cone Kramer on February 19 2018.

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Written by Leonard Isenberg on February 19 2018.

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Written by Michael Cohen on February 19 2018.

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Written by Jorge Castañeda on February 19 2018.

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Written by Tim Deegan on February 19 2018.

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on February 19 2018.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on February 19 2018.

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Written by Daniel Guss on February 19 2018.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on February 19 2018.

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Written by Dan Walters on February 19 2018.

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