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Comment on the Show by Sending Mark a Text Message.This was case I tried to a jury verdict after six years of litigation. Ursula Milde was my client and she represented the grit and determination to do the right thing even if it meant risking her job.  The whole case stemed from her need to liven up the lives of senior citizens in the assisted living center she ran by hiring a recreation coordinator. The senior citizens spent their whole days watching TV and had little interactive activities to do.  During closing argument, I held up a dollar bill in front of the jury and said that is what it cost per day to hire a recreation coordinator.  The jury was convinced and decided against the employer for violating Ms. Milde's freedom of speech rights.  The defendant housing authority was a quasi public private company, hence the freedom of speech issue.  This was a 2006 jury verdict yet the law is still the same today.  This episode is part of my initiative to provide access to important court decisions  impacting employees in an easy to understand conversational format using AI.  The speakers in the episode are AI generated and frankly sound great to listen to.  Enjoy!Prepare to dive deep into the complex world of workplace rights and free speech in this riveting episode! We follow the story of Ursula Milde, who bravely advocated for essential recreational services for seniors despite facing pushback from her employer. This episode examines her journey, the conflicts with her boss, Benjamin Little, and how her public statements led to a landmark legal battle concerning employee rights.Expect to uncover the intricacies of communication in the workplace, the fine line between employee rights and authority, and the challenges of navigating disputes in a professional setting. The discussion extends to the implications of a pivotal Supreme Court case, Garcetti v. Ceballos, which reshaped what it means to express oneself at work, and how it applies to Milde's scenario.As we analyze the legal considerations and social ramifications of Milde's case, we invite you to reflect on your own workplace experiences and the delicate balance between speaking up and obeying authority. This episode will leave you questioning what you would do in Milde's shoes and whether or not you would stand up for your beliefs, even in the face of significant risk. Join us as we explore these vital workplace themes—tune in, share your thoughts, and be part of this critical conversation! If you enjoyed this episode of the Employee Survival Guide please like us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. We would really appreciate if you could leave a review of this podcast on your favorite podcast player such as Apple Podcasts. Leaving a review will inform other listeners you found the content on this podcast is important in the area of employment law in the United States. For more information, please contact our employment attorneys at Carey & Associates, P.C. at 203-255-4150, www.capclaw.com.Disclaimer: For educational use only, not intended to be legal advice.

KFI's Blake Troli joins the show again to give an update on the Highland Fire. Phil and Shannon also talk about the power outage at the Hollywood Bowl and Garcetti's future being uncertain with Kamala Harris if she wins the presidency.

Jimi Hendrix built the Electric Lady recording studio in New York, but died a few weeks after it opened. A new documentary shows how later generations of artists made it a sanctuary. In deposition tapes obtained by NPR, former LA Mayor Eric Garcetti says he didn’t know about his aide Rick Jacobs’ alleged sexual misconduct. Former city staffers say Garcetti is lying. An Ohio judge ruled that several abortion laws now violate the state constitution — after voters approved an amendment last year guaranteeing the right to an abortion. From Vice President Harris’ bespoke suits to Senator Vance sporting the first beard in decades, KCRW looks at the messages politicians are sending through their fashion choices.

Episode Notes Ennismore co-CEO and founder Sharan Pasricha believes India is a sleeping giant in the lifestyle hotel sector, writes Middle East Reporter Josh Corder.   Pasricha told Senior Hospitality Editor Sean O'Neill at the Skift India Summit on Wednesday that the new wave of lifestyle hotels could be in India. Ennismore currently doesn't have any hotels in India in its portfolio. But Pasricha said that could change as soon as this year, citing India's growing middle class and infrastructure improvements as reasons why lifestyle hotels could thrive in the country. Next, Eric Garcetti, U.S. Ambassador to India, is eager to see U.S. travel demand for India increase, writes Travel Technology Reporter Justin Dawes. Garcetti told Skift CEO and founder Rafat Ali at the Skift India Summit that Americans don't know India as well as Indians know the U.S. Garcetti said a lot of work needs to be done to promote India as a tourism destination. But he noted India's tourism infrastructure has gotten a boost from the growth of the country's aviation industry.  Garcetti also addressed the lengthy waits many Indian travelers have endured to obtain U.S. visitor visas. Although the U.S. government has been able to reduce average wait times, he said there's work to do as travel demand to the U.S. increases.  We end today with a look at Keshav Suri, a hotel owner looking to increase support for India's LGBTQ+ community.  Suri, the executive director of the LaLiT Suri Hospitality Group, told Senior Hospitality Editor O'Neill at the Skift India Summit that his company has a loyal customer base among the LGBTQ+ community. He added that being supportive of the community is a competitive advantage. Suri, whose company operates roughly a dozen hotels across India, added that he would like to see more research done on the LGBTQ+ market.

Over the next two episodes, I'll be reading two past opinions that will help us better understand two cases currently before the Court.  The past opinions are Garcetti v. Ceballos (2006) and Packingham v. North Carolina (2017). The two cases currently before the Court are Lindke v. Freed and O'Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier; these two similar cases were granted cert on the same day and their oral arguments were both given on the same day - October 31, 2023. Today I'll be reading the opinion of the Court in Garcetti v. Ceballos (2006) Access this opinion and other helpful case information here.  Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us anywhere you get your podcasts.

This week's SGV Connect podcast is a special episode where the Streetsblog San Gabriel Valley team, Chris Greenspon, Joe Linton and Damien Newton, sit down and discuss the great success that was ArroyoFest 2023. All three were at the event but experienced it differently with Linton and his family biking the route, Newton completing the "Run the 110" 10k race and Greenspon walking along the 110 later in the morning. Of course, this is Streetsblog so we also discuss what the success of the event could mean for future open streets and open freeway events in the region and Newton even dreams of permanent freeway closures and replacements. A lightly edited transcript of the podcast appears after audio links. There's also one correction that's noted in the transcript but not the audio. At one point Newton states there were 1,700 people that completed the race. The number is actually over 4,000. SGV Connect is supported by Foothill Transit, offering car-free travel throughout the San Gabriel Valley with connections to the new Gold Line Stations across the Foothills and Commuter Express lines traveling into the heart of downtown L.A. To plan your trip, visit Foothill Transit. “Foothill Transit. Going Good Places.” Catch past episodes of SGV Connect and #DamienTalks on LibSyn, iTunes, Google Play, or Overcast. Transcript: (Note: Text in italics is audio that was taken during ArroyoFest itself.) Chris Greenspon  0:09   Hi, it's Chris Greenspon You're listening to SGV Connect #120, our ArroyoFest after special. We're going to take you through our experience. We all did a different mode of transportation there. And we all recorded some on site narration of the things we were experiencing, seeing and hearing. You're gonna hear that kind of audio laced into the episode throughout. So anyway, Damian hit us with that ad copy. Damien Newton  0:34   Oh, right. Well, this and every episode of SGV Connect is sponsored by Foothill Transit. Offering car free travel throughout the San Gabriel Valley with connections to go Gold Line Stations across the Foothill and the Silver Streak into downtown Los Angeles. To plan your trip, visit Foothill Transit at Foothill transit.org Foothill Transit! Going good places. Joe Linton  0:53   This is Streetsblog editor Joe Linton, reporting from the off ramp to the Avenue 60. On the 110 freeway on the morning of ArroyoFest. My daughter and I are here got up at the crack of dawn. It's colder than I thought it'd be but it's warming up, I can see the sun arriving. And it's not quite crowded yet with cyclists but there are definitely 10s...probably hundreds of cyclists. Damien Newton  1:26   Alright, so I am near the starting line now. And there are 1000s of people in front of me and we are 18 minutes away from the start. So this is going to be a pretty pretty big race, maybe the biggest 10k I've done attendance wise. I do look forward to seeing the final numbers for this, this is going to be a big, well attended race. Chris Greenspon  1:53   I'm walking towards the 110 on Orange Grove Avenue just past the cover band and a row of porta potties. Both are always an encouraging sight and sound at these open streets events. We're about to get on the 110. And now let's talk about what we and so many other people have glowingly said about ArroyoFest, Joe. Joe Linton  2:19   Yeah, I think I mean, this is some people have been saying this online, but I think it really had some of the energy of the of the very first open streets event in Southern California. I mean, actually ArroyoFest 2003 is sometimes as good as that. But CicLAvia itself started in 2010. And people didn't know what to expect. And just you know, 10s of 1000s of people, more than 50,000 people showed up and it was downright crowded. With bicycles, the walk side, you guys can probably speak to that but wasn't wasn't quite as crowded early on. It wasn't quite as crowded. But it really got to a point on the freeway, you know, where three lanes of three car lanes wasn't enough to hold lots of cyclist wishing by so there was a lot of slowing down and, y navigating space with other human beings, the things people do in cities around the world every day. Chris Greenspon  3:16   Yeah, it's almost like it should have been widened. Damien, what did you make of the vibe out there? And that was in jest, SGV Connect devotees? Please, Damien, and take over. Damien Newton  3:27   Yeah, thank you. Thank you, Chris, almost giving me a heart attack before you put the microphone out. Maybe if we had extended it instead of widening it. Anyway, usually when I do these types of events, I'm doing that with my family who is completely bored of hearing me drone on and on about the benefits for open streets events, or I'm doing them with other activists. So this was new for me, because I'm doing it with running groups, not just like my friends that run but like surrounded by people, and it was a different discussion. No one was talking about the broader impacts it was more "oh, it's gonna be cool, we get to run on the freeway." It was pretty much a vibe. But then when we were actually out there running there were "Oh, this is cool." There were people way more people stopping to take selfies, and I was...depending how you view it...I was either at the back of the fast group or the front of the middle group timewise. And so I was around people that were serious runners, and they were stopping and taking pictures. They were talking about how cool it was they were they were doing this race. This is not normal conversation for a race unless you're in like a themed race like a Disney Race or a Rose Bowl Race or something like that, where you're in a unique environment. And that's what it was. It was a unique environment. And if you're not a runner, most five and 10 k's are on streets that are closed. That's just that's how they do them. You're in downtown or you're in the west side or your wherever it is a lot of it's on the road...but on the freeway had a very different feel for people and you saw I see way more pictures from other runners than I'm used to for these types of events. Usually pictures are at the start of the end with your friends. They're not in the middle of the race. Joe Linton  4:55   Damien, can you can you talk about a little bit about like so what was the route? Also, I think something that's unusual on runs to is that they gave people tap cards right and forced you guys onto the train. So talk about like, where it started and where it ended and how it basically worked. Damien Newton  5:13   Well, it started. I'm about 200 yards away from the South Pasadena station and we ran onto the freeway. We actually ran north for a little bit just so that we could I guess, be at exactly 10k..runners don't want a 9.8k medal. So then we turned around and ran basically south to the end. And it ended at the activity center at the south end of the route. Joe Linton  5:32   Yeah, which is in the Lincoln Heights right? Cypress Park, close to Dodger Stadium. Damien Newton  5:38   It was. One of the theories that I had as to why...there was a lot of discussion online that we'll get into is...why are we doing this only until 11. I was like, well, when they were planning this, they didn't know if the Dodgers were going to be in the World Series. And that was probably part of it. I mean, it'd be really hard to have a Dodgers World Series game and have a chunk of the 110 close until just a couple hours before the game starts. I was thinking that that might have played into that decision making but yeah, it was right there. And a lot of runners got on the Gold Line to get there because between the heavily heavily heavily advertised lack of parking...I probably got an email from the Ron the 110 every day in the week before telling me not to bother to drive and park. Between that and the free tap cards not just free. tab cards unique tab cards, all I can show mine off to the people in the room with me. I would guess almost everybody that ran took Metro to get there. Joe Linton  6:29   And what was the run? Like? Was it quiet? Was it loud? Was it fast? What's what was what was actually being out there running on a freeway? What was your experience? Chris Greenspon  6:39   And downhill at that? Damien Newton  6:40   Well, I was gonna mention the downhill because I've well stated on this podcast and elsewhere, I was in a Halloween costume. And I was not expecting to have my strongest race day. But I did really well in large part because it was downhill. Also, I ran into one of my run partners who's in a lot better shape than me and she dragged me along with her. So that helps too. But yeah, it was a lot of it was downhill. There was more talking than usual on the race. But I mean, other than that, it was quiet. And I think the talking was people going "oh, wow, this is cool." Which I actually said a few times out loud to the people I was running with. My friend Juanna who I was out with, we talked about how this was like a really cool race. And she's the type of person that does like 40 mile races and stuff like that, like, you know, my marathons are wimpy. And she was like, "No, this race is fantastic. This is one I'm gonna remember." Joe Linton  7:31   The freeway is so crowded. Lots and lots, hundreds 1000s of bikes, people on bikes, escapes, wheelchairs, scooters, more people arriving by the minute. Chris Greenspon  7:46   Now this is a sight, we're finally coming down into the much more green area of the 110 just got under a bridge then of course, down straight away in the distance. You see Mount Washington, people waving Joe Linton  8:03   People getting lost people find each other. And it's it's I think it's one of the most crowded open streets events I've ever seen. And the walk side is just as crowded as the bike side. Damien Newton  8:14   Okay, so I am done the race. I have done the festival I have seen there were 1741 people registered for the 10k. (Note, this is wrong, there were 1741 people that had finnished the race when I checked my times on the app. There were actually over 4,000 people that ran the race). Of course, we saw plenty of people running along the route that were not signed up, which is great. You know, I wanted my fancy medal but not everybody does. And it was a it was a great time. It really was a unique experience. Got a lot of great pictures. A lot of fond memories. Hope I get to do this again before I'm 65. Now I'm gonna go back out and walk the route a little bit. Chris Greenspon  8:48   Okay, so now do you want to go into the wrinkles? of the show of the whole event? Joe Linton  8:54   Yeah, just some of the buzz online. A concern raised by some cyclist was...advocates...on you're not some cyclists called it a shitshow some some called the dangerous. There were a lot of crashes of cyclists here and there. I mean, and when I say a lot, it's probably, you know, 50,000 cyclists and you know, two dozen of them maybe fell or something. I should say 50,000 participants probably. That's a guess. But certainly 10s of 1000s of folks participating in any event and I'd say more than half of those. probably more than two thirds of those, would be bicyclists. So probably 30-40-50,000 bicyclists. I think that we we don't share space that well in Southern California and that's drivers, bicyclists, pedestrians, people taking transit. We're not used to these spaces where there's lots of people, and everyone's moving, and we need to really look out for each other. I talked to my daughter, "You need to know who's behind you and who's in front of you." You know? Every day on Southern California freeway's one or more people die. The freeway was safer than you know, every day in Southern California. But  I think there were a lot of small scale crashes and probably a few broken bones. And anybody else want to touch on that? Chris Greenspon  10:35   I would say? One thing that maybe should have been a hard rule would have been none of the three wheeled scooters with the two in front. maybe I'm misunderstanding physics here, but it seems like those were easier to tip forward. I saw at least three or four kids fall straight forward onto the freeway. With those again, the the really flimsy three wheeled scooters, as opposed to like some of the more modern razors that look like they're set up pretty stable. What about you, Damien, did you observe any precociousness or precariousness? Speaker 2  11:10   Well, again, I was in a really different situation, almost a controlled environment as you're gonna get in that sort of event where you know, everybody was running. So there wasn't a lot.. I mean, we did see a person trip. But like, that's not unusual. I will say when, in the early morning when you're running, even if you're running fast on the southbound side, you're watching the bicyclists zip pass on the northbound side, some of them pretty fast. It wasn't very crowded yet. We were very happy for that separation. And I know some of the people that ran back the other way that I talked to afterwards said the same thing like that separation was great. As far as the people on two feet instead of two wheels were concerned...you two wheeled menaces you. So it was great. As far as we thought on foot. We didn't have the "Oh no, we're too crowded." It was like up there they are over there going much faster than we are. Chris Greenspon  12:01   Towards the end, I did see a few bikes on the walking side. Joe Linton  12:05   Yeah, I wondered that too:the speed differential. And so you had, four year olds on bikes with training wheels, and what they call MAMILS, middle aged men in lycra, fancy road bikes trying to get their miles in. And I think that there probably could have been some notice to...I hate to second guess the organizers did an awesome job...and this is sort of reaching for criticism, but  it's sort of slow cyclists on one side. If you're going less than eight miles an hour or something, you're welcome to be on the walk side. If you're willing to be really chill. It's kind of like bicycling on a sidewalk in LA. It's often a good choice, if you're willing to slow down. And if, if you want to go fast, it doesn't really make sense. Anyway, I hate to dwell on the small number of crashes with the so many people and so many smiles and people what was fun as event got going. So there's a concrete barrier that's maybe three, two or three feet wide at the top. And a lot of people were climbing up on the barrier and shooting selfies and getting the pictures of the freeway signs, Downtown to your right or whatever. It was really was a great vibe. It was it was fun to be in that space. And it's something where I think, "every CicLAvia is fun for me." And it's sort of like church. I had my great Sunday's whatever. And yet, there was a feeling at ArroyoFest, sort of like the first CicLAvia, that this was something big and new, and actually media wise, that has borne out. Open streets now under especially funded under Metro, there's maybe a dozen a year. Not quite one a month, but they rarely make the news. And this one, we got front page coverage in the LA Times lots of gorgeous photos. And TV news covered it. And how was your feed? Every other thing on my Instagram and Facebook was people's people's photos at this event. So it felt like it felt like a real happening and a real newsworthy thing. And not just another sequel?. Chris Greenspon  14:36   I think considering that. It was the first time that probably almost anybody...the majority of the people who participated ever got to do a thing like that go hang out on the freeway. The turnout scale was bound to be legendary. And with that considered, I think safety wise, it actually went pretty well. And honestly It was kind of nice that despite the like you said, the proliferation of media coverage, it was nice to go do something like this. And I didn't see a single TV camera the whole time. And I guess it feels like you can be more yourself. Maybe that was what I liked most about it. The sense of isolation, even though obviously, there was 10s of 1000s of people. It felt like being in another place in another world at times. Joe Linton  15:28   Yeah, it does. I mean, the quiet in the middle of the city in a space like that, it did feel kind of uncanny in some way. So let's talk about the future. I'm going to preface this with in 2009, everybody was like "CicLAvia will never work in Los Angeles" In 2010, we did it! I was one of the people who was working on the first one, although there were a lot of people doing it. I'm not the author. But I'm one of the one of the folks. And I think there was a sense after CicLAvia that, "This changes everything. We've demonstrated that if you build it, they will come." And yet, here we are, you know, a decade later. And I think less has changed than I would have hoped for at the time. So what's the implications for the future for this event? Chris Greenspon  16:18   So I think this, without a doubt has to raise Active SGV's credibility with the entire San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments Consortium. I mean, they're already very well regarded. But in the towns where they haven't really done much yet. I think this gives them if not a blank check, a very, very, very strong resume point. I mean, being having a successful event on the cover of the LA Times makes me wonder whether we might see an event on on Temple, in La Puente,, in Baldwin Park over to Walnut. That's something I would enjoy personally. But I can't imagine that we will not be seeing more Active SGV open streets events, especially along the L line as those continued to complete in the coming years. Joe Linton  17:06   So I do think that yes, it will make Active SGV, who did a phenomenal job, getting all the permits and organizing them in and bringing it all together. I think it'll make them more in demand for doing 66 Golden Streets. Communities can see this, the success and the happiness of stuff like this and ask for more open streets. But I also wonder, going beyond events to permanent treatments of public space. I think that car free space is at such a premium in Los Angeles. And people go to malls and the beach and stuff like that. And they have this experience of sharing space. And I think we need to look at our downtowns, Los Angeles, of course, but Pasadena and all the you know, these A Line stations. You guys call it the L Line, I call it the A Line or the Gold Line. I think we do need to look at instead of, you know, widening streets and building massive parking structures around our transit stations, to look at where can we do Paseos and bike facilities and shared space that we keep cars out of that people can come together in? That's what I hope grows out of it.  I think we've accepted, "we" being Southern California, we've accepted that we can come together for CicLAvia you know, for 626 Golden Streets, for ArroyoFest, once a month, twice a month, but I think we do need to look to can we do this, if not 24/7, even weekends.  Why don't we close a few blocks of a street in historic downtown area in Arcadia for example. But why don't we do that, you know, every weekend for two months during the summer or something like that. So why don't we make this space proliferate? And if it's too hard to close the street permanently? Can we do it all weekend? Can we do it for a season? Can we do it for four Sundays in a month or something like that? So I think there's kind of so I'm talking about there's kind of two ends of the open street spectrum: one is massive event like Heart of LA orArroyoFest, you know, close and iconic area, bring lots and lots of people. But I think the other end is important too. It's a little bit more like a farmers market. Can we take an area and actually I mean, the folks you've written about...the Complete Streets plan in El Monte... and looking at revitalizing some of the downtown areas that are having trouble drawing in customers. Activate that space by keeping cars out of it, and bringing music and vendors and people into it. And I don't know I say all this and I'm not, I don't want to be naive that that's an easy task. That's against the grain of what of what we do in Southern California. But these carfree spaces are really are important, are precious, and are perhaps the future of bringing people together.  Chris Greenspon  20:37   What I want to go out on is...nonstop we were hearing leading up to this, you know, in our previous interview with Marcus and Robert, about the history of ArroyoFest and people were saying, you know, just regular everyday people were saying, "Oh, who knows this isn't going to happen again, for 20 years." That joke certainly got beaten to death. But I'm wondering in your seasoned opinions. Do you think that within a more reasonable timeframe, we can do an open freeway event again, maybe not on the 110? And if so, where would you suggest but do you think it's within grasp? Joe Linton  21:16   Yeah, I mean, I think the wild rousing success of ArroyoFest says there's an appetite for this, that this is a fun thing, and that Angelenos will show up. I think you need to pick a freeway that's close to transit. A lot of freeways are really boring spaces that I think the Arroyo Seco Parkway, the 110 Freeway between downtown and Pasadena is probably head and shoulders, the most picturesque freeway on the west coast...maybe not the west coast, but certainly in Southern California. But I think you have to pick it well. I think you can't just say, "Hey, we're gonna close the, the 405 in Westwood, everybody show up." There's folks thinking about this at Active SGV at CicLAvia that could probably figure out where, where it makes sense to do it. But it is very difficult to work with Caltrans to repurpose Caltrans space for anything other than lots and lots of cars all the time. And I think there there are glimmers of change at that. But when you do a bike path project, and it takes three inches of Caltrans space away, it takes decades to get that project approved. And I think some of that's changing, but I mean, hopefully the success of a royal fast helps pull Caltrans into a more multimodal acceptance of this sorts of shared space. But I've perhaps been in the trenches too long to expect that we'll see ArroyoFest three anytime soon, and that we'll see other open streets events on freeways soon, but I hope I'm wrong. Damien Newton  23:03   Well, and there's the holy grail to have a freeway closure. I mean, on the west side, we had the 90 freeway debate briefly. We talked about possibly doing a study and the local advocacy group Streets for All was his was trying to get a federal grant to do a study and everyone seemed on board with it. And then a couple of neighborhood councils found out about it and flipped out because that's the role of our neighborhood council system to flip out and stop good things from happening. And they were successful. The mayor was, I believe one person said it might have been Ted Rogers, that she was "for it before she was against it." And she came out against it. And these freeway closures, though that I mean...that's after CicLAvia for a couple of years, we had pretty good momentum and building bike infrastructure. And as far as I mean, some of it was Sharrows. But 2010 We were happy just to get Sharrows some places. You know, Villaraigosa had, Mayor Villaraigosa the mayor of LA, had a goal for 200 miles of bike infrastructure year, including those dastardly sharrows. But still, it was happening and there was momentum and for whatever reason, maybe it's Villaraigosa got rid of the low hanging fruit. Maybe it's because Garcetti was too tactical, but that momentum really stalled and fizzled during the Garcetti years. So is the momentum here to do another ArroyoFest? Or is the momentum to go that big next step and look at the freeways that aren't seeing huge volumes of traffic, aren't seeing a regular influx of cars and say, "do we need this or can we do something else with this land?" The 90 may be off the table now, thanks to some crazy angry people. But they've been entirely... Joe Linton  24:36   ...It does look like it lost a lot of momentum. But I don't think it's a shut book just yet.  Speaker 2  24:42   That's exciting for me. But, you know, the battle over the 710 extension was was decades and I think that ArroyoFest shows that maybe we don't need those freeways, especially the ones that aren't your commuter freeways. And that's a lot of land to do something else with. They always say, "we're not growing more land or making more land," but we kind of can if we repurpose land that's not being utilized to the best extent that it is. Chris Greenspon  25:06   Well, that's a fabulous note to go out on. Joe Linton  25:09   Well, actually one one more closing note.  I heard at least a few folks showed up at a row fest that was their first open streets event. So there are regular open streets events, and the next one coming up is in South LA on Martin Luther King Boulevard, the date is December. Damien Newton  25:30   I think it's the 3rd but I'm looking at I think it's December 3, but I'm just double checking it, but it's definitely the first Sunday in December. Joe Linton  25:36   Yes, the first time in December. We think it's December 3 on Martin Luther King Boulevard in South LA. So check them out there. They're always a treat. And I think they do give you a sense of what NLA that's less totally festooned with cars might look like. Chris Greenspon  25:54   All right, well, that wraps us up for SGV Connect 120. In the meantime, listen to these sounds of ArroyoFest. Transcribed by https://otter.ai

June 29, 2023: Jon Regardie, who writes about politics and other happenings in the city for Los Angeles magazine and the website Crosstown LA., rejoins the podcast to talk about the latest city council indictments, Mayor Bass and the homelessness issue, and all things Los Angeles (and even statewide).

Ken is solo today. Juan Alanis comes on the show to talk about the new plan to curb retail theft in California presented by Attorney General Rob Bonta. Garcetti is back in the United States. Daniel Guss comes on the show to talk about the current scandal surrounding LA City Hall. A celebrity chef has banned vegans from his restaurant.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 164 of the #AskAbhijit show: Ask me interesting questions, and I shall answer them.

Nikki Haley's experience at the United Nations; what it means to be a US ambassador; Russia's statement about nuclear weapons in Belarus; the ICC's arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin; credibility in international institutions; the power of international law on the margins; and Marcus considers future podcast guestsSend us comments or questions at cheaptalkpod@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail.Further reading:Courtney Subramanian. 2023. “Garcetti sworn in as ambassador to India after two-year battle.” Los Angeles Times.American Foreign Service Association. “Ambassador Tracker.”Francesca Ebel. 2023. “West warns Putin against ‘dangerous' nuclear rhetoric but downplays threat.” Washington Post.Michael R. Gordon. 2023. “U.S. Stops Sharing Data on Nuclear Forces With Russia.” Wall Street Journal. Amy Mackinnon, Christina Lu and Jack Detsch. 2023. “Putin Wanted by ICC Over Alleged War Crimes.” Foreign Policy.See all Cheap Talk episodes

Join Jim and Greg as they scratch their heads over President Biden's new Ambassador to India, whom no one seems impressed by and Republicans had to save with their votes. They're more than a little uneasy as the International Atomic Energy Agency reports 2.5 tons of yellowcake uranium are missing from Libya. They roll their eyes vigorously as the husband of Vice President Harris compares parents yelling at school board to the Holocaust. But at the end, Jim is excited that Aaron Rodgers will soon be quarterback for the New York Jets.Please visit our great sponsors:4Patriothttps://4patriots.comNever get caught in the dark. Use code MARTINI to get 10% of your first purchase on anything in the store…including the Patriot Power Generator. Liver Healthhttps://checkyourliver.com/martiniFor a free presentation on the warning signs of fatty liver and how Liver Health can help check out CheckYourLiver.com/MARTINI

Ryan Reynolds sells Mint Mobile and a Swiss Cheese crisis.

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Pres. Biden came out and spoke this morning about the two banks collapsing. Pres. Biden is coming to Monterey Park to talk about gun violence and we could get a vote on Garcetti's ambassadorship nomination in the next week. More rain is on the way!  Robert Blake died over the weekend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John talks Garcetti with YasharSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh is found guilty of murder, LA Mayor Eric Garcetti challenged over sexual harassment under his watch, and China population collapses due to its one child policy,. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.PureTalk "Get 50% OFF your first month! Enter promo code: WIRE at PureTalk.com"Epic Will "Get 10% OFF your Will! EpicWill.com/WIRE"  

Well, that storm was really something! Marco Rubio has put a pause on multiple Biden nominations including Garcetti's ambassadorship nomination. US Dept. of Energy concluded that COVID-19 most likely came from a lab leak. The flu shot has proven to be more effective this year.

Garcetti is still waiting to have his ambassador to India nomination either confirmed or denied. Alec Baldwin has officially been charged in the shooting on the set of the movie “Rust”. A double amputee was killed by police after stabbing someone. A 14-year old boy was riding a bull at a rodeo and suffered cardiac arrest.**The John and Ken Show can be heard live on KFI-AM640 from 1p-4p PST, or you can podcast the show anywhere you listen to podcasts at any time you want!**

Is he gonna get through this time? plus its the first Crime Blotter of 2023!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight: Bruce family to sell back beach land; Winter storm coming; Snowpack report; McCarthy fails first three votes for Speaker, Garcetti nominated for ambassadorship again, and more. Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live.  Support the show: https://laist.com

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.

Winter storm updates // Rain on the way to LA // Suspect throws drugs out car during high-speed chase // California's population keeps shrinking // Mayor Bass rescinds Garcetti order to light Hollywood sign

Dumb Bleep of the Year starts NOW. Listen to the monthly recaps while we take Christmas break! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp.  Give online therapy a try at Betterhelp.com/gml and get on your way to being your best self.    Join the private discord & chat during the show! joingml.com   Invest in your future & your human capital today  natescrashcourse.com   Like our intro song? https://www.3pillmorning.com Advertise on our podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On his last day in office, Mayor Eric Garcetti signed an executive directive to light up the Hollywood Sign. New LA Mayor Karen Bass then decided to rescind the order. Former Santa Monica Mayor Rex Minter died in a small plane crashed on the beach just south of the Santa Monica Pier. KFI's Blake Troli has the latest on Kevin De Leon saying that he does have friends on the LA City Council. The Los Angeles Dodgers have reinstated pitcher Trevor Bauer after his suspension was to 194 games.

More on Garcetti's nomination to become the next ambassador to India. There is a drought alert in effect now. Welcome to Bidenville. More on the Paul Pelosi attack.

洛杉磯前任市長Garcetti在離任前囑託大都會交通局遞交“實行免費捷運“方案。

Tonight: Karen Bass's big Sunday; Kevin de Leon's cold reception; Garcetti's exit interview; Weekend rain, and more.  Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live.  Support the show: https://laist.com

The Garcetti to Bass Handoff. A Trans prisoner lawsuit. A vegas carjacking goes wrong and A hero dog in Georgia.

Today: Fossil fuel ban; Looking back on Garcetti's legacy; U.C. strike upends finals; Koreatown mental health clinic; Pasadena ambulance subscriptions, and more. Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live.Support the show: https://laist.com

People are leaving California because it is too expensive. More on Garcetti's ambassadorship nomination. George Gascon gave preferential treatment to trying to find singer John Legend's stolen car.

Its the Reason for the Season!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karen Bass is the new mayor-elect of Los Angeles. What's next for Garcetti? California's mail in ballot system. Starbucks baristas want to unionize.

Garrett Clancy comes on the show to talk about his documentary about feral cats in LA. Karen Bass's lead has extended. Garcetti finally made a public appearance.

On today's Breitbart News Daily podcast, we begin with a political rundown, starting with polls and clips from the Charlie Crist/Gov. Ron DeSantis gubernatorial debate in Florida. Plus, Joe Biden is lost once again, both figuratively and literally. He seemed to lose his train of thought a number of times in recent days and was seen wondering around the White House garden, but it's when he's thinking clearly that he does the most damage. We explain by way of examples, of course. Also, there's a lot of trans content on the podcast today, mostly thanks to Pres. Biden as well. And then, Alex gives his thoughts on the globalist aristocrat and new U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Overall, he is bad news for nationalism and conservatism. We have two terrific guests today. The first is JD Vance, who is running for U.S. Senate in Ohio. He is going up against Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), who votes in lockstep with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. JD runs down the latest on his race and the potential for a red wave. Then, we have the one and only "HRH" Alex Pierce. She's a jewelry mogul, who has gotten a strong following online for her anti-woke social media rants. And she's finally moving her Made in America business out of downtown Los Angeles and she shares what changed since the last time she was on the show. From there we have a fun discussion on topics from crime, to homelessness, to Kanye West, to karate. Yes, karate!

Garcetti goes full hack in 30 secondsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steve Gregory comes on the show to talk about the 6th Street bridge madness. The leader of Al-Qaeda has been killed in a drone strike by the United States. More on Garcetti still not being in India. LAUSD is going healthy!

More on the vandalism and street takeovers on the 6th Street bridge. Some family members of victims from the Uvalde, Texas school shooting confronted the mother of the shooter. Garcetti is back in DC trying to lobby for his India ambassadorship, but it is under the guise of lobbying for infrastructure. More on the recalled lentils.

Ken is solo since John is on vacation. A passenger who was on the train that crashed in Missouri comes on the show to explain what happened and a press conference live from Missouri. An update on Garcetti going to India. The lawyer for the family of an LAPD officer who died during a training accident comes on the show. California is going to offer healthcare to undocumented immigrants.

Elex Michaelson from Fox 11 comes on the show to talk about the documentary Lost Angeles. Garcetti is still waiting to be confirmed or denied as the next ambassador to India. More on the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. The hunt leader who helped Donald Trump Jr. kill a bear is under hot water now for baiting the bear.

On today's Breitbart News Daily podcast, we run down a pretty busy news weekend and look to the week ahead. We give you all the details we could find on the Monkeypox hysteria, the latest Joe Biden emergency maneuver on the baby formula crisis, and another gas price record. Then, we touch on Democrats losing a major gerrymandering battle, San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone denying communion to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and Georgetown Univ. students drunkenly trashing the Lincoln Memorial. Plus, some horrifying news about our border and a truly hilarious story about America's worst mayor, Los Angeles' Eric Garcetti. Our guest today is Sen. Roger Marshall, M.D. (R). He's from Kansas, but he's at our border in Texas. He quite reasonably says that we are all being distracted from the biggest crisis of the moment, which is the influx of illegal aliens and fentanyl crossing our border. You can hear how fired up he is, and for good reason.

Elon Musk challenges the "far far left" woman accusing him of sex assault to describe his body Garcetti's parents hire PR firm to push ambassador bid Steve Greenhut on drought and CA water use Sen Hawley vs Energy secretary Jennifer Granholm

Go adopt dogs in the IE! Garcetti publicly denied knowing about the allegations against Rick Jacobs. There was a settlement in the Anthony Avalos case. A man who strangled a woman to death died while trying to hide the body.

LA County DA Shea Sanna comes on the show to talk about the Hannah/James Tubbs case. Garcetti announced more water restrictions for parts of Los Angeles. Ice Cream with a Cop in San Francisco turned into chaos.

Hannah/James Tubbs is now being charged with murder in Kern Country on a separate charge than the sexual assault charges they were facing. The Senate report reveals that Garcetti had to know about the allegations against his aide Rick Jacobs. A man in Kentucky tried to kill his mother on Mother's Day over a video game controller.

Beverly Hills has many surveillance cameras around the city and an LA Times editorial thinks it's racist. Garcetti's pick to clean up the DWP from its corruption was sentenced to 6 years in jail. An update from the Execution Desk here. There will be a petition signing event for every city hall in LA County for the Recall LA County DA George Gascon on Saturday April 30th.

Contact:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Eastwood no ‘Dirty Harry' in last scene as Mr. MayorPelosi adviser is among Biden's nominees for SEC commissioner slotsAlumnus Jaime Lizarraga works in nation's capital for social changeScoop: Team Schumer voices doubts about Garcetti's chances for IndiaInfanticide or ‘pregnancy loss'? Abortion bill passes Assembly committeeCalifornia mother's conviction in fetal death overturnedWind energy company kills 150 eaglesWhat are the California Climate Credits? A message from the California Public Utilities CommissionStates of COVID performanceA warning from ShanghaiCalifornia's math wars get uglyThe band is on the field! (Stanford vs Cal in 1982)Black Lives Matter secretly bought a $6 million L.A. mansion

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. 

This is your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Friday, February 4th, 2022. I realize I’m probably not who you were expecting… My name is Garrison Hardie, and I am the Business Development Representative for CrossPolitic. You may have heard my ad before on some of our other shows, and now I’m pinch hitting for the news brief. Let’s see how this first at-bat goes, starting with A Christian app called “Pray.com” reserves the right to sell your prayers! https://faithfullymagazine.com/christian-apps-sell-your-prayers/ According to Faithfully Magazine, “Prominent venture capitalists are flocking to invest in Christian worship apps. The apps say users’ prayers are a business asset.” “Pray.com collects data about its users in multiple ways. According to its privacy policy, the company records detailed information about users, including their physical location, the links they click on, and the text of the posts they make. Then, it supplements that information with data from “third-parties such as data analytics providers and data brokers,” which can include “your gender, age, religious affiliation, ethnicity, marital status, household size and income, political party affiliation and interests… geographic location, and Personal Information.” The policy also says Pray.com shares users’ personal information, including identifiers that link their activity to specific devices, with “third parties” for “commercial purposes.” I guess as soon as a prayer in the app rings, a soul from purgatory springs! LA Mayor Eric Garcetti defends maskless photo of him with Magic Johnson and claims there was 'zero per cent chance' of catching COVID - Saying “He held his breath.” https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10471247/LA-Mayor-Eric-Garcetti-says-held-breath-maskless-photo-Magic-Johnson.html Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said he held his breath when he took off his mask to pose for a photo with NBA legend Magic Johnson at a football game Sunday, claiming there is 'zero percent chance' of COVID infection when doing this…….. Trust the science people! 'I'm holding my breath literally for two seconds,' he said. 'There is a zero percent chance of infection from that. I put my mask right back on ... to make sure that there is no spread. And I think that we should all follow that advice until we're out of this period.' Kind of like when Bill Clinton admitted to smoking marijuana quote, “a time or two. I didn’t like it, and I didn’t inhale it.” According to the CDC, like other respiratory diseases, people who are infected with COVID-19 emit tiny virus-laden droplets when they breath, speak or sing. Once these are suspended in the air, they can then be taken in by another person — allowing the infection to spread. Garcetti wasn't alone in facing criticism for shedding his mask last weekend, if even for a moment. Gov. Gavin Newsom and San Francisco Mayor London Breed also were photographed without masks at the game. The smiling Democrats were seen posing barefaced for photographs with basketball legend Magic Johnson inside a box suite at the SoFi Stadium during the game. Like Garcetti, Newsom said he removed his mask briefly during the game. 'I was very judicious yesterday ... In my left hand's the mask, and I took a photo,' he said. 'The rest of the time I wore it, as we all should.' Well said sir Newsom, well said! You know what we all should do? Have accountability on our electronic devices! Accountable 2U DNB ​​https://Accountable2You.com/FLF Using a smartphone or computer opens the door to a host of digital temptations. In a world saturated with pornography and other harmful content, what's a Christian to do? We need to take a proactive approach, welcoming transparency in our digital media choices—and Accountable2You makes that easy. Their accountability software shares detailed activity reports from all your devices, and your kids' devices, in real time to the accountability partners that you choose. With accountability in place, your family can effectively guard against temptations online and live with purity and integrity. Learn more and try it free at Accountable2You.com/FLF Support those that support us! https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-trudeau-says-use-of-military-to-quell-truckers-protest-not-in-the-cards-right-now?utm_campaign=64487 Primeminister Trudeau says use of military to crack down on the truckers' protest is 'not in the cards right now' Saying "There were questions a couple of years ago around military when it came to other protests that were blocking critical infrastructure. My answer then is consistent with my answer now, that one has to be very, very cautious before deploying military in situations engaging Canadians, it is not something that anyone should entertain in lightly. As of now, there have been no requests, and that is not in the cards right now," he said. Was he consistent though? Here’s what Trudeau said back in 2020 about deploying the military against its own citizens. Play Video - https://twitter.com/i/status/1489029600441217024 Trudeau went on to say he’ll continue “to stand by the almost 90 percent of truckers who are vaccinated, stand by the millions upon millions of Canadians who just want to get their lives back and who know that getting back to the things we love requires vaccinations." Speaking of the truck convoy, GoFundMe has suspended a multimillion-dollar fundraiser for the Canadian freedom truckers for the second time in two weeks… Big Tech wants to cut them off at their knees. https://notthebee.com/article/gofundme-has-suspended-a-multimillion-dollar-fundraiser-for-the-canadian-freedom-truckers-for-the-second-time-in-two-weeks?fbclid=IwAR1unswdlnpE8jKo99OEQA5F5P66mBxU0NHmAy7Xl3H6MwPomnXGFGoKXMU GoFundMe has suspended a fundraiser for the "Freedom Convoy" of truckers and supporters who have tied up downtown Ottawa while protesting vaccine mandates. The fundraiser, which is now under review, has currently raised more than $10 million [Canadian]. It's the second time GoFundMe has suspended access to the money. GoFundMe stated: "This fundraiser is currently paused and under review to ensure it complies with our terms of service and applicable laws and regulations," said a pinned post from GoFundMe at the top of the fundraiser on Wednesday night. "Our team is working 24/7 and doing all we can to protect both organizers and donors. Thank you for your patience." Funds were frozen by GoFundMe the first time in mid-January when the funds were at $4.5 million... Seeing as it’s Friday today, let’s end with some good news shall we? Facebook lost daily users for the first time in its 18-year history in the final quarter of 2021. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10471227/Facebook-loses-users-time-Zuckerberg-blames-TikTok-boom.html CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes was caused by the TikTok boom. - Or maybe I don’t know, it could be that he keeps banning users of the app… The social media giant's devastating earnings report on Wednesday sent Facebook shares plunging more than 20 percent, wiping more than $200 billion off the company's market cap and erasing $29 billion from Zuckerberg's net worth. Facebook reported a drop of nearly 500,000 in daily logins during the last three months of 2021. Let’s hope this trend continues! See even if Big Tech tries to censor us, you can always find us on our app. Download it today if you haven’t already, by searching Fight, Laugh, Feast in your favorite app store, so you’ll always have access to our content. Lastly, if you’re a business owner or CEO, and would like to become a corporate partner of CrossPolitic, let’s talk about it! We need your support to continue to grow and fight tyranny. You can reach me by email at garrison@fightlaughfeast.com Thanks, and have a great weekend, see you Monday.