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LA Forward Voter Guide"What is LACAHSA and how can it prevent homelessness?" Alissa's Report Forward piece on the new housing authority funded by Measure AThe "more powerful offspring of Measure H”: read Hayes Davenport on Measure A (bonus: audio discussion with Scott!)Join us for the LA Forward & LA Podcast Ballot Party in Grand Park on Sunday, November 3, 2-4PM.Alissa's new newsletter about LA and mega-events, TorchedWhat's Next, Los Angeles? with Mike Bonin featuring interviews with George Gascon and Ysabel Jurado"Now is the time to keep talking about policing in Los Angeles" from Mike's newsletterLet us know what you want to hear on the show! Follow and DM us at @thelapod and @laforwardAnd be sure to vote by Tuesday, November 5! 

“Why is Frank McCourt really pushing it?” LA Times sports writer Bill Shaikin went in search of answers last year“The secret to reducing car trips in LA is often much simpler than what well-connected consultants might want you to believe.” Alissa's gondola story from 2020Supervisor Hilda Solis's motion with 31 requirements for the gondola developerCouncilmember Eunisses Hernandez's motion requesting a Dodger Stadium traffic studyNOlympics LA's 2021 report on community benefit agreementsJoin one of LA Forward's ballot-filling parties: February 29 in DTLA, March 4 on Zoom“At the Beverly Hills fundraiser, the political consultant Jimmy Blackman told the crowd that unseating Raman would set the stage to go after other progressives in 2026.” Mike Bonin and Peter Dreier's story in The NationAdam Conover's thread on Republican money in the CD 4 raceRebecca Traister on California's senate raceVoter guides from LA Forward, Initiate Justice, Knock LA

Scott and Alissa are joined by former LA Podcast host turned Council District 4 staffer Hayes Davenport to discuss the council's 12-3 vote to approve huge raises for LAPD and what that means for the city's non-police services. Plus, a look back on how the city's approach to addressing homelessness has changed — and what still needs to change.

On the eve of the storm, Scott, Alissa, and Rachel discuss the region's preparations for Hurricane Hilary, the first tropical storm to make landfall in LA since 1939. Plus, more union workers join LA's summer of solidarity, and the oh-so-swift response to a rash of smash grabs-slash-flash robs at local malls. But first, Rachel gets personal, and content warning, a conversation about child sexual abuse, rape, and grooming in an LAUSD school takes place from 12 minutes to 33 minutes if you want to skip that part."Fault Lines," Seyward Darby's story for The Atavist on systemic abuse at Cleveland High SchoolSeyward Darby discussing her story on 818s and HeartbreakResources from RAINN, the U.S.'s largest anti-sexual violence organizationThe law firm representing all Jane Does from Cleveland High School"Why 1 in 5 jobs in LA City government are vacant," from CD 13's newsletterGustavo Arellano on the solidarity between unions during LA's hot labor summerTuesday, August 22 is a national day of labor solidarity, find a picket near you

Scott, Alissa, and Rachel break down the charges for the latest LA councilmember indictment, including why the case against Curren Price is different. Plus, white supremacist fascists crash LA's Pride month, and final thoughts on the CD 6 election.Scott Frazier on why "the alleged crimes of Curren Price are extremely confusing"Jon Peltz with the full criminal complaint against PriceCat Garcia's in-depth report on which right-wing extremists were at the Dodgers' Pride NightMike Bonin talks to Joey Scott and Sean Beckner-Carmitchel about who's behind local anti-Pride ralliesLA on the Record on how Price's charges might have affected the CD 6 race

WGA's 2023 demands and Week 4 picket scheduleGeorge R.R. Martin on how "mini rooms" are affecting writersSAJE and ACT-LA's fare-free transit reportLADOT's first-of-its-kind gender equity transportation studyWatch Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez's remarks on the budget voteOur own Scott Frazier on how Mayor Bass's climate agenda doesn't meet the moment

Scott, Alissa, and Rachel talk about the CD 6 primary results, Mark Ridley-Thomas's conviction and where that leaves the people of CD 10, allegations of a toxic workplace in the City Controller's office, and the "New LA" of Karen Bass's first State of the City.

Scott, Alissa, and Rachel are back! In this episode: the CD 6 special election and which candidate is the most "not Nury," the fence finally coming down at Echo Park Lake, awaiting the verdict for the Mark Ridley-Thomas trial, and a final sendoff to now-Ambassador Eric Garcetti.

It's the end of the year! It's the end of the Garcetti era! It's unfortunately still not the end of Kevin de León's tenure as councilmember! Scott, Alissa, and Rachel recap the end of 2022 — including election results and the promises of a new and slightly more progressive council — and make predictions for 2023.

Scott, Alissa, and Rachel discuss the already-infamous leaked recordings of Council President Nury Martinez, Councilmember Kevin de León, Councilmember Gil Cedillo, and LA Labor Federation president Ron Herrera. Let's get into the language, the fallout, and the implications of City Hall's world-shocking scandal.

Now that all the votes have been counted, and the results certified, Alissa, Scott, and Rachel sit down to talk about what happened in Los Angeles City's June 7th Primary Nominating Election.Listen to Eunisses Hernandez on LA Podcast 141: Sans SheriffApple Podcast Link.Spotify Link. 

Alissa, Scott, and Matt give a brief update on what's next for LA Podcast as we head into the thick of Election Season.We don't know much about you, listener! We would be grateful if you spend a few minutes on our short listener survey. Click Here.If you want to help us with election coverage, please send us an email: hello@thelapod.comHave a question about the upcoming election you'd like us to answer? Leave us a voicemail by calling: 323-250-2106And, if you really want to see it, here is Mayor Garcetti's 2022 State of the City address. 

Alissa and Matt talk about climate change and LA's City Attorney. Then, Cerise Castle joins for a debrief on a recent candidate forum in the race to replace Alex Villanueva as LA County Sheriff.Support us on Patreon!Subscribe to the LA Newsletter! Read Edition 34 in your browser here.Purchase an LA Podcast fanny pack!Subscribe to Thirty Mile Zone, LA Podcast's sister podcast about LA Movies.Below you can find links to some subjects discussed on LA Podcast #221.Headlines:Read Peter Kalmus' Op-Ed in The Guardian on his protestRead his book called "Being the Change."Mike Feuer is in big trouble.See Justin Kloczko's write-up.Listen to Justin's appearance on LA Podcast.Watch Cerise Castle and Knock-LA's Sheriff's candidate forum.Read more about the court order to make Sheriff V testify under oath.And, read more about the latest LASD cover-up.

Alissa, Rachel, and Scott sit down to talk about how close we are to a grocery strike, celebrities thoughtlessly crossing picket lines, another legal settlement on homelessness, and the continuing implosion of Eric Garcetti. Support us on Patreon!Subscribe to the LA Newsletter! Read Edition 33 in your browser here.Subscribe to Thirty Mile Zone, LA Podcast's sister podcast about LA Movies.Below you can find links to some subjects discussed on LA Podcast #220Headlines:UFCW 770 has authorized a strike for grocery store workers.Celebrities crossed picket line at the Chateau Marmont to attend Jay-Z's Oscar afterparty.The LA Alliance Case has partially settled. Just the City of LA, and not the county.Read the settlement document for yourself.Read the LA Community Action Network's response.Eric Garcetti is even more toast now than ever before.An op-ed we liked about how much of a joy it is to watch Garcetti implode.Also mentioned:RSVP for Cerise Castle and Knock LA's sheriff's candidate forum on Tuesday.Watch the Black Lives Matter LA candidate forum from late March.Read Elijah Chiland's story on the slowness of state rent relief to tenants in rent debt. 

Alissa, Rachel, and Matt talk about civility in LA politics, how it's been one year since the Echo Park Lake closure, and the latest Garcetti news.Support us on Patreon!Subscribe to the LA Newsletter! Read Edition 32 in your browser here.Subscribe to Thirty Mile Zone, LA Podcast's sister podcast about LA Movies.Below you can find links to some subjects discussed on LA Podcast #219Headlines:Read the UCLA report on where people displaced by the Echo Park Lake closure are one year laterSee Sam Levin's reporting in The Guardian on the same.Read Lisa Kwon's reporting in L.A. TACO about a sweep last week in Little Tokyo.Listen to LA Podcast's special episode on the no-longer-confidential report about sexual harassment in the LA Mayor's office.

Alissa and Matt talk over no-longer-confidential report investigating allegations of sexual harassment inside the office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. The report's confidentiality was waived on March 18th. We obtained a copy, and have been reading it carefully. Support us on Patreon!Subscribe to the LA Newsletter! Read Alissa's New York Magazine Story on accusations of sexual harassment in the Mayor's office. 

Support us on Patreon!Subscribe to the LA Newsletter! Read Edition 31 in your browser here.Subscribe to Thirty Mile Zone, LA Podcast's sister podcast about LA Movies.Below you can find links to some subjects discussed on LA Podcast #218Headlines:Herb Wesson is (probably?) back.Read more from about "quo warranto" claims from the state attorney general's office.Read Alissa's story about pedestrian access to the LA River. Read the LA Times Story about another former Mayor's office staffer who says she was harassed by Rick Jacobs.

Support us on Patreon!Subscribe to the LA Newsletter! Read Edition 30 in your browser here.Subscribe to Thirty Mile Zone, LA Podcast's sister podcast about LA Movies.Below you can find links to some subjects discussed on LA Podcast #217Headlines:Republican Senator Chuck Grassley has objected to Garcetti's nomination to be Ambassador to India.Click here to learn about accusations that Mayor Garcetti perjured himself in front of the US Senate.Learn more about bargaining between grocery workers and their bosses across SoCal.Read more about the Provider Alliance mayoral candidate forum on homelessness.Watch it on Facebook video. 

Scott, Alissa, and Rachel get together to talk about the week's events.

Scott, Alissa, and Rachel get together to talk about the week's events, including a surprising end to City Council's bid to reappoint former president Herb Wesson, a state demand for a rapid change to LA's housing plan, and this week's initial debate between mayoral candidates at LMU.Support us on Patreon!Subscribe to the LA Newsletter! Subscribe to Thirty Mile Zone, LA Podcast's sister podcast about LA Movies.Read Edition 28 in your browser here.Have a question about LA that you've never had a good answer to? You hear a lot from us, but we want to hear from you, too. Leave us a voicemail with a question, and we'll answer it on the show: 323-250-2106

Support us on Patreon!Subscribe to the LA Newsletter! Subscribe to Thirty Mile Zone, LA Podcast's sister podcast about LA Movies.Read Edition 27 in your browser here.Have a question about LA that you've never had a good answer to? You hear a lot from us, but we want to hear from you, too. Leave us a voicemail with a question, and we'll answer it on the show: 323-250-2106

Support us on Patreon!Subscribe to the LA Newsletter! Subscribe to Thirty Mile Zone, LA Podcast's sister podcast about LA Movies.Read Edition 26 in your browser here.Purchase an LA Podcast fanny pack!Have a question about LA that you've never had a good answer to? You hear a lot from us, but we want to hear from you, too. Leave us a voicemail with a question, and we'll answer it on the show: 323-250-2106Below you can find links to some subjects discussed on LA Podcast #213.Headlines:An asinine proposal to criminalize fixing bikes in public.Rick Caruso is running for mayor.Read Karen Bass' public safety plan for yourself.Mask restrictions remain in Los Angeles, but maybe not other California counties.Super Bowl security theater.

Support us on Patreon!Subscribe to the LA Newsletter! Subscribe to Thirty Mile Zone, LA Podcast's sister podcast about LA Movies.Read Edition 25 in your browser here.Purchase an LA Podcast fanny pack!Have a question about LA that you've never had a good answer to? You hear a lot from us, but we want to hear from you, too. Leave us a voicemail with a question, and we'll answer it on the show: 323-250-2106Below you can find links to some subjects discussed on LA Podcast #212.Headlines:Eric Garcetti continues making a fool of himself. He's also being accused of perjury.Mitch O'Farrell's staff gets confrontational in an alleyway.How UCLA handled threats of violence on its campus.

Alissa and Scott are joined by Justin Kloczko to learn about what's behind the federal indictments relating to a complicated conspiracy at the heart of the LADWP and City Attorney's office.Justin Kloczko is an independent reporter. He writes for his own publication called The Debaser where he decodes LA's world of lawyers, and the corruption scandal touching several wings of Los Angeles's city government. Previously he worked for the Los Angeles Daily Journal, one of LA's legal-oriented newspapers.

Support us on Patreon!Subscribe to the LA Newsletter! Read Edition 24 in your browser here.Purchase an LA Podcast fanny pack!Have a question about LA that you've never had a good answer to? You hear a lot from us, but we want to hear from you, too. Leave us a voicemail with a question, and we'll answer it on the show: 323-250-2106Below you can find links to subjects discussed on LA Podcast #211.Headlines:Mike Bonin has decided to not seek reelection to his post on the LA City Council. He made the announcement in a video posted last week.Grove developer Rick Caruso might actually run for Mayor.LA and Inglewood are sweeping homeless camps in the run up to the Superbowl.LA's actually closing in on outlawing oil drilling in city limits.New Metro line to Artesia coming into focus, and Metro announces congestion pricing proposals.Street vendors in Santa Monica protest, saying the city unfairly targets them.

Support us on Patreon!Subscribe to the LA Newsletter! Read Edition 23 in your browser here.Purchase an LA Podcast fanny pack!Have a question about LA that you've never had a good answer to? You hear a lot from us, but we want to hear from you, too. Leave us a voicemail with a question, and we'll answer it on the show: 323-250-2106Below you can find links to subjects discussed on LA Podcast #210.Headlines:Read Cerise Castle's story on how Mayor Garcetti's staff diminished Black Lives Matter-LA in emailsGarcetti nominates a new LAFD chief, who is also LA's first woman fire chief. Read more about the LAFD's sexist and racist internal culture.Read more about convicted-for-corruption former LA City Councilmember Mitch Englander. Read more about corruption over at LADWP and the LA City Attorney's office. Read Mike Ade's reporting in L.A. TACO on train robberies on LA's eastside.Read DA Gascón's response letter to Union Pacific's where he argues he is not blame for the robberies.Recall Bonin fails. 

Support us on Patreon!Subscribe to the LA Newsletter! Purchase an LA Podcast fanny pack!Have a question about LA that you've never had a good answer to? You hear a lot from us, but we want to hear from you, too. Leave us a voicemail with a question, and we'll answer it on the show: 323-250-2106Below are some links to topics discussed in the show:Alissa's story in Curbed about the Liberty Canyon Wildlife Crossing.Dakota Smith's story in the Los Angeles Times about Vision Zero.Joe Linton's story in Streetsblog Los Angeles about Gil Cedillo nuking some bike lanes.

Support us on Patreon!Subscribe to the LA Newsletter! Purchase an LA Podcast fanny pack!Have a question about LA that you've never had a good answer to? You hear a lot from us, but we want to hear from you, too. Leave us a voicemail with a question, and we'll answer it on the show: 323-250-2106

Support us on Patreon!Subscribe to the LA Newsletter! Purchase an LA Podcast fanny pack!Have a question about LA that you've never had a good answer to? You hear a lot from us, but we want to hear from you, too. Leave us a voicemail with a question, and we'll answer it on the show: 323-250-2106

Support us on Patreon!Subscribe to the LA Newsletter! Purchase an LA Podcast fanny pack!Have a question about LA that you've never had a good answer to? You hear a lot from us, but we want to hear from you, too. Leave us a voicemail with a question, and we'll answer it on the show: 323-250-2106

Support us on Patreon!Subscribe to the LA Newsletter! Purchase an LA Podcast fanny pack!Have a question about LA that you've never had a good answer to? You hear a lot from us, but we want to hear from you, too. Leave us a voicemail with a question, and we'll answer it on the show: 323-250-2106Below you can find links to subjects discussed on LA Podcast #205.Headlines:See new lines for the Los Angeles County Supervisorial Districts here.The blurry lines between the Mayor's Fund For LA, and LA City Government.The latest on the Dominguez Channel cleanup.Prosecutors charge an allegedly negligent company for the OC Oil Spill in October.Garcetti sits for his confirmation, and little of note happened. 

It's New York vs. Los Angeles when Scott Frazier is joined by Alison Herman to talk about Marriage Story, released in 2019 on Netflix. It was written and directed by Noah Baumbach, and stars Laura Dern, Scarlett Johansson, and Adam Driver.Thirty Mile Zone is the LA Podcast movie club. We are interrogating classic and obscure LA movies to try to better comprehend the image of our city that Hollywood exports to audiences near and far.Watch along with us: The next Thirty Mile Zone release is on December 29: "Straight Outta Compton"Find archived episodes of this show, now fully open to for all to listen to, on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LApodcast

Support us on Patreon!Subscribe to the LA Newsletter! Read Edition 17 in your browser here.Purchase an LA Podcast fanny pack!Have a question about LA that you've never had a good answer to? You hear a lot from us, but we want to hear from you, too. Leave us a voicemail with a question, and we'll answer it on the show: 323-250-2106Below you can find links to subjects discussed on LA Podcast #204.Headlines:Eric Garcetti sits for questioning before US Senators on Tuesday. Watch the hearing, scheduled for 7a PST 12/14Metro to start collecting fares again in January.

Support us on Patreon!Subscribe to the LA Newsletter! Read Edition 16 in your browser here.Purchase an LA Podcast fanny pack!Have a question about LA that you've never had a good answer to? You hear a lot from us, but we want to hear from you, too. Leave us a voicemail with a question, and we'll answer it on the show: 323-250-2106Below you can find links to subjects discussed on LA Podcast #203.Headlines:Did the Mayor know about his close advisor's repeated sexual harassment?About 1,500 homeless people died during the pandemic. Here's Sam Levin's Guardian write-up.And here is the report put out by UCLA. And here's more on a recent poll of Los Angeles voters on homelessness.Perhaps there will be no snow in the Sierra, very soon. Ghost guns were banned in LA. But also, cops are stealing guns from LAPD.

Thirty Mile Zone is the LA Podcast movie club. We are interrogating classic  and obscure LA movies to try to better comprehend the image of our city  that Hollywood exports to audiences near and far.Watch along with us: The next Thirty Mile Zone release is on December 8: "Marriage Story"Find archived episodes of this show, now fully open to for all to listen to, on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LApodcast

Support us on Patreon!Subscribe to the LA Newsletter! Read Edition 15 in your browser here.Have a question about LA that you've never had a good answer to? You hear a lot from us, but we want to hear from you, too. Leave us a voicemail with a question, and we'll answer it on the show: 323-250-2106Below you can find links to subjects discussed on LA Podcast #202.Headlines:An LAFD firefighter wiped his behind in front of his bosses with a piece of paper from the city asking him to acknowledge that he needs to get vaccinated.A former LASD deputy claims the department is retaliating against him for not being down with falsifying reports. What should we make of a city contract to Urban Alchemy to respond to 911 calls involving unhoused residents in Hollywood and Venice?Previous reporting on Urban Alchemy by Jon Peltz.

Support us on Patreon!Subscribe to the LA Newsletter! Read Edition 14 in your browser here.Have a question about LA that you've never had a good answer to? You hear a lot from us, but we want to hear from you, too. Leave us a voicemail with a question, and we'll answer it on the show: 323-250-2106Below you can find links to all subjects discussed on LA Podcast #201.Headlines:US Senators considering his appointment to ambassadorship are aware of the allegations of sexual harassment against one of Eric Garcetti's closest advisors. Metro Directors will consider potential changes to the role of law enforcement aboard transit.See draft recommendations for changes to onboard policing on Metro buses and trains here.Union Rescue Mission director Andy Bales may be headed to the LAHSA commission. The air quality in LA this last week was horrible.

Support us on Patreon!Subscribe to the LA Newsletter! Read Edition 13 in your browser here.Have a question about LA that you've never had a good answer to? You hear a lot from us, but we want to hear from you, too. Leave us a voicemail with a question, and we'll answer it on the show: 323-250-2106

Scott is joined by Alison Herman (The Ringer) and Andrew Ti (Yo Is This Racist?) to talk about 2001's The Fast and the Furious, humble franchise launchpad that takes on the late 90s street racing scene in LA. We talk about the birth of modern film franchises, movies about male friendship, and The Supply Chain.Thirty Mile Zone is the LA Podcast movie club. We are interrogating classic  and obscure LA movies to try to better comprehend the image of our city  that Hollywood exports to audiences near and far.Watch along with us: The next Thirty Mile Zone release is on November 24: "The Terminator"Find archived episodes of this show, now fully open to for all to listen to, on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LApodcast

Support us on Patreon!Subscribe to the LA Newsletter! Read Edition 12 in your browser here.Have a question about LA that you've never had a good answer to? You hear a lot from us, but we want to hear from you, too. Leave us a voicemail with a question, and we'll answer it on the show: 323-250-2106Below you can find links to all subjects discussed on LA Podcast #199.Headlines:Eric Garcetti tests positive for Covid-19, and rehires his old chief of staff.LA City Council Redistricting map changes completely now it's in the hands of the council itself. Some districts still stand to change.Congressional maps are also changing, and LA could lose a Black US Congressmember.Several policing items were discussed, we link here:The dismissal of a case brought by an LASD whistleblower claiming the Compton Executioner deputy gang retaliated against him.An LASD deputy is on trial for manslaughter.Murder-2 chargers filed against Long Beach School Officer who killed 18-year-old.$17 million awarded to family of Kenneth French, the 32-year-old disabled man who was shot and killed in a Costco by an off-duty LAPD officer.Inglewood PD officer indicted for cocaine trafficking.LASD stops and searches bicyclists all the time.New UCLA report says Film and TV representation is still unequal.The Aliso Canyon natural gas field is going to get bigger.

Subscribe to the LA Newsletter! Read Edition 11 in your browser here.Have a question about LA that you've never had a good answer to? You hear a lot from us, but we want to hear from you, too. Leave us a voicemail with a question, and we'll answer it on the show: 323-250-2106Below you can find links to all subjects discussed on LA Podcast #198.Headlines:Feds hint more co-conspirators coming in the Mark Ridley-Thomas corruption trial.LA launches a "basic income" program. But is it really public assistance?What can we learn from a court case about corruption in homeless services?Mayoral candidate Joe Buscaino is pushing a ballot measure for next June. Why? Link to council motion proposal.What even was the point of the redistricting commission when  it's all going to change anyway?Link to memo from LA City's Chief Legislative Analyst office. 

Scott talks to Alison Herman (The Ringer), Juliet Bennett Rylah (The Hustle) and Lindsay Katai (Infinity Train, Teen Creeps) about Nicolas Winding Refn's 2016 horror film The Neon Demon.Join us as we talk about witches, how LA presents itself to the unprepared, and a P22 sighting in Pasadena.

Subscribe to the LA Newsletter! Read Edition 10 in your browser here.Have a question about LA that you've never had a good answer to? You hear a lot from us, but we want to hear from you, too. Leave us a voicemail with a question, and we'll answer it on the show: 323-250-2106Below you can find links to all subjects discussed on LA Podcast #197.Headlines:Cerise Castle reports on an LASD deputy who has fatally shot two people in the last 18 months, but is still on the job.The City of LA does a poor job of tracking deaths from extreme heat. Now CM Paul Koretz is proposing some changes.Meanwhile, we've officially achieved "drought emergency" status. The LA City Council approves enforcement of the anti-homeless law 41.18 at 54 locations around the city.Whistleblowers say the Los Angeles Fire Department harbors a toxic and misogynist culture.LA City's vaccine mandate for public employees keeps getting extended. What's going on?Main Story:What's going to happen to Council District 10 now its representative has been suspended?

Subscribe to the LA Newsletter! Read Edition 9 in your browser here.Have a question about LA that you've never had a good answer to? You hear a lot from us, but we want to hear from you, too. Leave us a voicemail with a question, and we'll answer it on the show: 323-250-2106Below you can find links to subjects discussed on LA Podcast #196.Headlines:We're sorry': L.A. moves to make amends for wrongs committed against Indigenous peopleA son's troubles, financial desperation brought USC dean, Mark Ridley-Thomas togetherHow USC Became the Most Scandal-Plagued Campus in AmericaLA clears another park encampment in battle over worsening housing crisisIATSE and AMPTP Close to Deal to Avert Crippling Hollywood Strike 

Another LA Councilmember is hit with a federal indictment. Mark Ridley-Thomas, one of the most prominent politicians in Los Angeles, now faces charges of conspiracy, bribery, and fraud. Scott Frazier presents the spooky allegations. Listener beware!

Thirty Mile Zone is the LA Podcast movie club. We are interrogating classic and obscure LA movies to try to better comprehend the image of our city that Hollywood exports to audiences near and far. Watch along with us: The next Thirty Mile Zone release is on October 27: "The Neon Demon"Find archived episodes of this show, now fully open to for all to listen to, on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LApodcast

Subscribe to the LA Newsletter! Read Edition 8 in your browser here.Have a question about LA that you've never had a good answer to? You hear a lot from us, but we want to hear from you, too. Leave us a voicemail with a question, and we'll answer it on the show: 323-250-2106Below you can find links to all subjects discussed on LA Podcast #195.Headlines:What should we expect running into the 2022 election for LA County Sheriff?A large oil spill off the coast of Orange County is bringing all sorts of muck to the surface. Voice of OC also has excellent coverage.Eric Garcetti went on a podcast, and talked about "ambassador school" and his legacy. Listen here.Special Interview with Emily Elena Dugdale, of KPCC/LAist. Read the investigation and listen to her four-part radio series on KPCC/LAist.com

Subscribe to the LA Newsletter! Read Edition 7 in your browser here.Have a question about LA that you've never had a good answer to? You hear a lot from us, but we want to hear from you, too. Leave us a voicemail with a question, and we'll answer it on the show: 323-250-2106Below you can find links to all subjects discussed on LA Podcast #194.Headlines:Fatal police shootings in Santa Ana, Long Beach, and El Sereno. On Sunday, LA Sheriff's Deputies shot and killed a man in Stevenson Ranch.Governor Gavin Newsom signs several police reform bills into law.The LA City Council will soon consider an indoor vaccine mandate for many types of private businesses.Main Story:Our main story today is discussing Los Angeles' convoluted and politicized redistricting process.See proposed City Council District map K 2.5 here.Follow @UnrigLA on Twitter for more excellent information.Title Note:A reference to the chaotic conduct of the LA City Council redistricting commission, and a play on the name of commissioner Richard Katz.

Thirty Mile Zone is the LA Podcast movie club. We are interrogating classic and obscure LA movies to try to better comprehend the image of our city that Hollywood exports to audiences near and far. Watch along with us: The next Thirty Mile Zone release is on October 13: "Spanglish"Find archived episodes of this show, now fully open to for all to listen to, on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LApodcast

Subscribe to the LA Newsletter! Read Edition 6 in your browser here.Have a question about LA that you've never had a good answer to? You hear a lot from us, but we want to hear from you, too. Leave us a voicemail with a question, and we'll answer it on the show: 323-250-2106Below you can find links to all subjects discussed on LA Podcast #193.Headlines:Judge Carter's court order to shelter everyone on Skid Row turned town by 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has his own "secret police" special unit.A potential IATSE strike coming soon?Kevin de León officially announces his mayoral campaign, and Karen Bass is probably about to very soon.Listener Question:Matt answers a question about redistricting in Los Angeles. See the LA City Council Redistricting Commission website. Or, navigate here for the LAUSD redistricting website.Main Story:Our Main Story today is discussing Metro Fails of late. See the feature story in this week's LA Newsletter for more.