<![CDATA[Stories by Mihran H Kalaydjian on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@mihrankalaydjian?source=rss-179c6c833f1f------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*M1MN-_kVsOuAJn4v4JZmRA.jpeg Stories by Mihran H Kalaydjian on Medium https://medium.com/@mihrankalaydjian?source=rss-179c6c833f1f------2 Medium Sat, 14 Nov 2026 05:07:45 GMT <![CDATA[Nithya Raman’s $3.1]]>

THE BOTTOM LINE — As Los Angeles faces mounting financial pressures, the mayor-elect must explain why a multibillion-dollar street…

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The Democratic Party has secured political power. Its greatest test now is whether it will confront antisemitism within its own coalition…

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THE BOTTOM LINE — Karen Bass lost the confidence of Los Angeles voters. Nithya Raman won their support. But can a new mayor fix a city…

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I speak your name with fear, so that my lips will not burn, so that I will not betray myself, so that I will not scorch your name.

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You are a flower, rich with fragrance, You are the sun, radiant with light. You are the fire within my heart, The dream of my first love.

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Los Angeles does not need the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games to be remembered simply as a spectacular few weeks.

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Some eyes catch our attention. Others stay with us long after we look away.

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Karen Bass does not need another warning. She needs an argument.

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I have loved the gentle rhythm of your breath, The evenings filled with your voice, And the quiet beating of your heart.

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Rosh Hashanah asks us who we want to become. Shabbat returns every week to ask whether we are actually becoming that person.

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