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May 10, 2021 Episode 173

The Mayor eyes a job on the other side of the world and prospective candidates line up to replace him. People’s Budget Coalition convenes a meeting with City Councilmembers. A report on waste collected at Echo Park generates debate. Amazon told to end “diesel death zones.”

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April 5, 2021 Episode 168

Museums and in-person events are coming back. Video of an LAPD arrest is released. Ralphs is closing in Crenshaw. And journalist Jamie Loftus joins Scott, Alissa, and guest host Matt Tinoco to discuss her reporting for KNOCK-LA and the aftermath of the brutal raids on Echo Park Lake.

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January 27, 2020 Episode 102

The saga of the Echo Park Lake encampment continues, with new mixed messages on sweep policy. LAPD moves to fire an officer as part of its growing gang-framing scandal. Cudahy’s mayor takes a stand after jet fuel was dropped on an elementary school.

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January 19, 2020 Episode 101

A new set of sweeps in Echo Park and Hollywood. LA City Council abandons outreach-based encampment cleanups. Nury Martinez is sworn in as City Council President. And Metro puts forward its NextGen bus plan.

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