The future of Catalunya’s sovereignty continues to make headlines here and abroad, and early Generalitat elections or a referendum on the subject are both under discussion. While we haven’t been able to give space to this significant issue in this edition, we’d like to hear from you regarding what you want to know about the topic—write and tell us, and we’ll do our best to cover the story both here and on our website. Turing to this month’s magazine, we look at one of the major political events of the year, the US presidential elections, from a Barcelona perspective, and cast an eye over two features of the Raval neighbourhood—first, its transition from barrio chino to hip hangout and second, its unique refuge for abandoned cats.