Tag "Homelessness Crisis"

The homeless count results are in, and they’re brutal. Scott, Alissa and Hayes go through the numbers and look at how different LA public officials responded to them, then get into the fallout from Measure EE’s failure and Loraine Lundquist’s victory in Tuesday’s election. Plus: a bizarre Sheriff’s Department And 1.

A big housing episode! Scott, Alissa and Hayes perform an autopsy on all the victims of the CA legislature’s May Massacre, try to figure out what is going on with AHF and the high-rise on Sunset and Gordon, look at the first supportive housing building built with HHH money after more than 900 days, and anticipate the numbers of the homeless count coming this week.

All three hosts reunite to discuss the big cuts to Metro service, the newest incarnation of Boring Company technology, the Commerce City Council brawl, yet another task force, some of the housing bills still alive in the state legislature, and the Freehand hotel.

Hayes and Alissa are joined by KPCC/LAist’s MATT TINOCO to get into the LA City Council’s vote on SB50 and how some talk radio giants weighed in, plus Mayor Garcetti’s comments on homelessness in the State of the City.

We force Bloomberg to Cite Its Sources for its article on LA’s “Loud Economic Boom,” talk about Nipsey Hussle’s legacy with Destination Crenshaw, unpack the Ninth Circuit’s ruling on criminalizing homelessness, try to count how many more fired deputies Sheriff Villanueva rehired, and Term Down for What on gang injunctions.

Alissa went to the Lyft IPO announcement and saw the Mayor! Scott introduces a new segment and theme song! Garcetti said something about tents! The LA Times published a big charter expose and Hayes reads some wild stuff a charter founder wrote! The city disappeared a possible witness against the LAPD! The Sheriff’s alleged-abuser friend has a gang tattoo and there’s video of him breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s house! It’s our one year anniversary episode!

Alissa, Scott and Hayes choose the most representative stories of 2018 in LA and make resolutions for the city for 2019.

Our favorite bills from the new state legislature session! Congestion pricing is actually brought up in Los Angeles! Jose Huizar’s big party got cancelled! Malibu refuses to evacuate next time! Herb Wesson and Mark Ridley-Thomas want to trade places! The Crenshaw Line Operating Plan is out and it’s dumb! Omar Navarro paid himself a salary with campaign donations! Alex Villanueva does 500 employee reviews! And we’re joined by guest TOMMY NEWMAN from United Way’s Everyone In to take stock of what the city did to combat homelessness in 2018 and what we can do next year.

Scott, Alissa, and Hayes join forces with Liam Dillon and Matt Levin of “Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast” to talk about the freakout over homeless housing in Sherman Oaks, a bad poll for Prop 10, and the Northern California bias in Sacramento.

Hayes, Alissa and Chicago Scott tell some nice long LA stories, then get into the new member of the LA Police Commission, the multiple murders of people who were sleeping outside, the Long Beach PD’s secret texting, and what Prop 11 means for ambulance drivers.