The LA Podcast

Episodes

November 19, 2018 Episode 39

Alissa, Scott, and Hayes say a prayer of thanks that we didn’t get HQ2, dig into the latest news/rumors about Jose Huizar and what it means that he stepped down from the PLUM Committee, debate what to rename the trains, and eulogize the California GOP.

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November 12, 2018 Episode 38

The fires in Thousand Oaks and Malibu: how do we prevent this from happening again? Austin Beutner’s plan to split up LAUSD: is that going to happen? And Alissa, Scott, and Hayes welcome ANNE ORCHIER from NOlympics to talk about their new poll and possible next steps to stop the Games from ruining the city.

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November 8, 2018 Episode 37

Alissa, Scott and Hayes sift through the rubble of Tuesday’s election with some of the biggest stories: Prop 10, Alex Villanueva, the public bank, Prop 6, Kevin de Leon, Prop 5, and more. Plus: Jose Huizar’s office getting raided by the FBI!

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November 5, 2018 Episode 36

Who is Fix the City, the group suing LA over the Expo Line housing plan? Why did an LAPD assistant chief resign suddenly? What kinds of people are leaving LA? Which stadium owners supports which candidates for Inglewood Mayor? And why did a scooter company sue Beverly Hills?

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October 29, 2018 Episode 35

The answer to where Beverly Hills got all the money for the Purple Line protests! A Sheriff’s Department And 1: profiling drivers on the 5 and being forced to name clique members by a judge! A giant slate of candidates for LAUSD District 5! Jose Huizar is sued for discrimination! And presidential candidates take an interest in local races! Plus: a game!

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October 22, 2018 Episode 34

Alissa, Scott, and Hayes cover Koreatown bar shakedowns and a settlement for USC sexual assault victims, then dig into the ballot. We endorse four more props at the county and city level, and hash out a couple of difficult items on the ballot to get to an endorsement (or no endorsement). Check out our full voter guide at lawebsite.net.

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October 15, 2018 Episode 33

A “student” “walkout” in Beverly Hills over the Purple Line! A typhus outbreak in Downtown LA! A city councilmember bails on his job in the middle of his term! A fraudulent robocall from the Yes on 6 campaign! And the conclusion of Prop, Lock and Drop It (for the state props)!

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October 8, 2018 Episode 32

Scott and Hayes talk about the end of the celebrity burglar reign of terror, LASD’s racially-charged traffic stop campaign, and a little trouble for two different City Councilmembers. Then Alissa and Hayes travel to UCLA to interview State Senator SCOTT WIENER about his many plans for getting LA and the rest of California to build more housing.

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October 4, 2018 Episode 31

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.

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October 1, 2018 Episode 30

LA Stories about In-N-Out fundraisers and mountain lions, a new ruling on whether cities in LA County are allowed to coordinate with ICE, and a visit from CHRIS ROTH of Ground Game LA on Charter Amendment B, the city initiative on the November ballot to create a public bank.

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