The LA Podcast

Episodes

August 3, 2020 Episode 132

Who threw a law enforcement party at a Hollywood bar? What is a “Community Safety Partnership Bureau” and why does LAPD want to start one? Does any LA law enforcement department not have gangs? Did City Council vote to resume sweeps? Did you feel the earthquake? Why was Karen Bass talking about Scientology?

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July 28, 2020 Episode 131

Scott, Hayes and Alissa are joined by COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON of Council District Eight for a conversation about LA’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, future possibilities of relief for tenants, possibilities for reimagining public safety in LA, and the city’s new political reality thanks to the Black Lives Matter protests.

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July 13, 2020 Episode 129

The LA County Medical Examiner-Coroner defies Sheriff Villanueva’s orders. Three LAPD officers are charged with falsifying data. LA hits another peak in its COVID-19 outbreak. UTLA votes against reopening schools. Should the City Council be removed from land use decisions? And ALBERT CORADO returns to talk about the recent activity of the People’s City Council and this Sunday’s march to honor of the two-year anniversary of Mely Corado’s death.

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July 6, 2020 Episode 128

Increasingly dire numbers for LA’s COVID-19 outbreak, and another walkback for LA Al Fresco. The LA County Sheriff comes even more unglued. Upheaval at the LA Times. And some progress made in defunding the police.

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June 29, 2020 Episode 127

As L.A. waffles over re-opening, Scott and Alissa reckon with the city’s mixed messaging surrounding COVID-19. A $100 million rental assistance program begins July 1st. And, predictably, there’s an update on the Tampon Frappucino.

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June 24, 2020 Episode 126

A sitting LA City Councilmember is arrested. Scott, Alissa, and Hayes talk about the new federal charging documents, what happened, and what could be next. PLUS: tampon Frappucino.

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June 22, 2020 Episode 125

A day-by-day recap of another stunning week in LA. Plus, guest SPIKE FRIEDMAN, an organizer with NOlympics LA, joins the show to talk about the current state of the LA Olympics and the impacts the event could have on policing, homelessness, transit, and more.

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June 15, 2020 Episode 124

An update on the Black Lives Matter protests in LA, and the city’s response. What’s happening with the COVID-19 outbreak? And KCRW’s ANNA SCOTT joins to talk about the recently released 2020 Homeless Count numbers and her new podcast “Samaritans.”

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June 8, 2020 Episode 123

A day-by-day recap of another stunning week in Los Angeles: protests, police unions, and some very real progress.

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June 1, 2020 Episode 122

A recap and discussion of the last week in LA: the abrupt reopening, the deepening corruption investigation, and the uprising against police violence.

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