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    LA Podcast

    LA Podcast is a news and politics podcast for people who live in Los Angeles.We cover the news, policies, and major issues facing Los Angeles, a city which is both staggeringly complex and culturally oversimplified.
    Regular hosts include Alissa Walker and Mike Bonin, alongside a variety of amazing co-hosts like Scott Frazier, Godfrey Plata, Loraine Lundquist, Marco Santana, Carla Hall, Memo Torres, Olga Lexell, Oscar Zarate, Sammy Roth, and many more.

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    Just the Vaxxed, Ma'am Sep 20, 2021
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    Subscribe to the LA Newsletter!

    Read Edition 5 in your browser here

    Have a question about LA that you’ve never had a good answer to? You hear a lot from us, but we want to hear from you, too. Leave us a voicemail with a question, and we’ll answer it on the show: 323-250-2106

    Below you can find links to all subjects discussed on LA Podcast #192.

    Headlines:

    • What's the future of the public employee vaccine mandates?
    • The LAPD's secret meeting to talk about the South Central bombing.
    • What an anticlimactic recall, right?
    • LA County moves to ban oil drilling.
    • An update on some signed (and unsigned) state legislation.
    "Like Crazy" on Thirty Mile Zone, Episode #21 Sep 15, 2021
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    Now publishing in the main feed every other week on Wednesday! Thirty Mile Zone is the LA Podcast movie club - we are interrogating the canon of LA movies to try to better understand how the city's signature industry, and audiences worldwide, see us.

    Watch along with us: The next Thirty Mile Zone release is on September 29: Debbie Reynolds, Gene Kelly, and Donald O'Connor in "Singin' In The Rain."

    The Elder Doomscrolls Sep 13, 2021
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    Read Edition 4: We Don't Know How Many Government Employees Are Saying No To The Vaccine

    Have a question about LA that you’ve never had a good answer to? You hear a lot from us, but we want to hear from you, too. Leave us a voicemail with a question, and we’ll answer it on the show: 323-250-2106

    Below you can find links to all subjects discussed on LA Podcast #191.

    Headlines:

    • The recall election is imminent.
    • Jose Huizar says he did nothing wrong.
    • The over-under on SB62, which would end sub-minimum-wage pay for garment workers.
    • What should we make of the low vaccine rates for emergency responders?

    Deep Dive:

    • We go deep on police surveillance of social media in LA, as well as official police attempts to influence public opinion online.
    • Sam Levin in The Guardian: Revealed: LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every civilian they stop.
    • Lexis Olivier-Ray in L.A. Taco: Official Emails Show That LAPD Worked With A Controversial Social Media Surveillance Company During George Floyd Protests.
    Life In The Bass Lane Sep 06, 2021
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    Read Edition 3 in your browser.

    Have a question about LA that you’ve never had a good answer to? You hear a lot from us, but we want to hear from you, too. Leave us a voicemail with a question, and we’ll answer it on the show: 323-250-2106

    Below you can find links to all subjects discussed on LA Podcast #190.

    Headlines:

    • Karen Bass is "seriously considering" running for LA Mayor.
    • Beverly Hills Police Department has a special unit that only arrests Black people.
    • All the forestland in California is closed because of extreme fire risk.
    • The 9th U.S. Circuit Court confirms LA routinely violates unhoused people's constitutional rights.

    Listener Question:

    • Listener Kelsey asked about the history of Street Sweeping (and its parking tickets) in Los Angeles. As promised, here's the link where you can figure out what the current sweeping schedule is in your neighborhood: Street Sweeping Near Me map.
    • Bureau of Street Services webpage about street sweeping right now in LA.

    Deep Dive:

    • After an antivax protest in Santa Monica late in August publicized the home addresses of LA City Councilmembers, the city council voted in favor of banning protest within 300 feet of a private home. But it is already illegal to protest within 100 feet of a private residence, and protests have already been violent away from the homes of elected officials. What's going on?
    • Read the council motion here.
    • Watch council discussion on YouTube. (20 minutes total)
    Thirty Mile Zone 20: Body Double Sep 01, 2021
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    Now publishing in the main feed every other week on Wednesday! Thirty Mile Zone is the LA Podcast movie club - we are interrogating the canon of LA movies to try to better understand how the city's signature industry and audiences worldwide see us.

    This week, Scott is joined by Carolina Miranda from the LA Times and Alison Herman from The Ringer as we discuss Brian DePalma's 1984 Hitchcock mashup Body Double. How does LA architecture interact with classic thriller tropes? How does DePalma see the line dividing LA's 'legit' and porn film industries? What's the real story behind the Chemosphere in the Hollywood Hills? All that and more on this week's episode!

    Watch along with us: Next episode is Like Crazy, posting September 15!

    Moratorium Te Salutamus Aug 30, 2021
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    Subscribe to the LA Newsletter!

    Read Edition 2 in your browser.

    Have a question about LA that you’ve never had a good answer to? You hear a lot from us, but we want to hear from you, too. Leave us a voicemail with a question, and we’ll answer it on the show: 323-250-2106

    Below you can find links to all subjects discussed on LA Podcast #189.

    Headlines:

    • Here's what's in this year's state proposals to un-fudge local zoning in California, SB 9 + SB 10.
    • What are the rules now in California after SCOTUS nuked the federal eviction moratorium?
    • Even though Sheriff Alex said they weren't, it seems like deputy gangs are still getting inked.

    Listener Question:

    • An update on Measure J and the City of LA community reinvestment funds from LAPD's budget. As promised, here are links to two documents that can help you understand what's going on.
    • City of LA approved proposal to spend $150 million from LAPD, 05/2021
    • LA County Measure J spending plan and press release.

    Deep Dive:

    • After an Los Angeles City Fire Captain issued an impassioned plea (in his LAFD logowear) against getting the COVID-19 vaccine, we check in on the status of vaccine mandates in LA City and County, the frat-boy culture inside LAFD, and a coronavirus outbreak in the LAPD.
    Good Newsom For People Who Love Bad Newsom Aug 23, 2021
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    Subscribe to the LA Newsletter!

    Read Edition 1 in your browser.

    Have a question about LA that you’ve never had a good answer to? You hear a lot from us, but we want to hear from you, too. Leave us a voicemail with a question, and we’ll answer it on the show: 323-250-2106

    Below you can find links to all subjects discussed on LA Podcast #188.

    Headlines:

    • LAUSD schools re-open for in-person instruction.
    • Los Angeles balks (once again) at building humane streets not designed for cars.
    • What should we make of a theatrical press conference by Mayoral Candidate Joe Buscaino, and his wish to ban camping near all public schools in LA?

    Listener Question:

    • We clarify the status of free transit in Los Angeles County, and a delay to a previously promised program that would give TAP cards to all students.

    Deep Dive:

    • So, there's a recall election coming up. What are the stakes? How are we supposed to vote? The latter third of this episode is dedicated only to talking Newsom Recall.
    School Meals For All Aug 16, 2021
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    Subscribe to the LA Newsletter! Coming soon to your inbox every Saturday.

    Have a question about LA that you’ve never had a good answer to? You hear a lot from us, but we want to hear from you, too. Leave us a voicemail with a question, and we’ll answer it on the show: 323-250-2106

    Below you can find links to all subjects discussed on LA Podcast #187.

    Headlines:

    • California public schools will offer free meals for all students.
    • A bogus overdose at the San Diego Sheriff’s department.
    • Checking in on homelessness in Venice, including a Covid outbreak at the shelter, and what happened when Caitlyn Jenner paid a visit.

    Listener Question:

    • Matt answers a listener question about the history of “Calle de los Negros,” and the early history of black Angelenos.

    Coming soon to your inbox:

    • Subscribe to the LA Newsletter!
    After the Action Aug 09, 2021
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    Have a question about LA that you’ve never had a good answer for? You hear a lot from us, but we want to hear from you, too. Leave us a voicemail with your name and a question, and we’ll answer it on the show: 323-250-2106

    Below you can find links to all subjects discussed on LA Podcast #186. After The Action

    Headlines:

    • The Avenue 26 Night Market Shut Down.
    • Can Celebrities hear themselves when they talk about not bathing, or is it only their noses that don’t work?.
    • City Reverses Decision to Remove Washing Stations From Encampments Following L.A. TACO Investigation.

    Echo Park Lake After Action report

    • Read the report for yourself on the LAPD Commission website.
    • See the commission meeting on YouTube.

    This Week:

    • Learn how CVS Workers are bargaining for better working conditions.
    • J.T. The L.A. Storyteller releases his 70th episode of his own podcast this week. Follow him @JIMBO_TIMES
    • Read the proposal for how 41.18 will be enforced. The proposal is for discussion L.A. City Council Committee will consider how to enforce 41.18, to be discussed on August 12, 2021 at 10 a.m.
    BONUS: Thirty Mile Zone 18: Annabelle Aug 04, 2021
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    Thirty Mile Zone (TMZ) is a show for discussing the canon of LA movies. Who are they for? How do they depict LA and living here? What are the worldviews at play? For more episodes and other members-only perks, please consider supporting LA Podcast for just a couple bucks a month at patreon.com/lapodcast.

    In Episode 18, we talk about the second film in the Conjuring Universe: Annabelle. The titular demonically possessed doll attacks extremely square Santa Monica parents-to-be John and Mia Form.

    Here to talk about the hodgepodge of Manson family reactionary paranoia and Rosemary's Baby familial horror are Scott, movie/tv critic Alison Herman (@aherman2006), and writer/horror maven Juliet Bennett Rylah (@jbrylah).

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