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FIRE STRAITS Feb 24, 2020

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Scott and Alissa talk about Trump's visit to LA for an Olympic briefing, Gavin Newsom's State of the State and Homelessness Task Force, the LA Times profile of Fire Station No. 9 in Skid Row, and how the first days of LA County's new early voting system went, and LACMA's big debts.

PAMA CHAMELEON Feb 17, 2020

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A City Councilmember puts forward a seismic package of progressive housing legislation. The Trump administration is sending SWAT-like CBP squads to LA. A candidate for City Council announces a controversial campaign event. A motion to allow park rangers to carry guns. And KPCC/LAist's AARON MENDELSON joins to discuss his major investigation into a Southern California mega-landlord with a shocking history.

MURDER, SHE VOTE Feb 10, 2020

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A celebrity is killed trying to cross the street in Venice. Metro unveils a plan to speed up the Expo Line. Mayor Garcetti has opinions on criminal justice reform. And Scott, Alissa and Hayes go through the competitive local races on the March ballot.

50 SHADES OF NAY Feb 03, 2020

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Remembering what Kobe Bryant meant to Los Angeles. SB50 goes down again. A proposal for a roast diet in Hollywood. And a laundry heir has it out for a school board member.

ECHO TERRORISM Jan 27, 2020

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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.

WHILE YOU WERE SWEEPING Jan 19, 2020

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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.

BIDEN OFF MORE THAN HE CAN CHEW Jan 13, 2020

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Garcetti endorses Biden and a machine is activated. At least 50 people who are homeless are cleared out of Sepulveda Basin, along with several other sweeps. Garcetti and the Trump administration approach a quiet deal on homelessness. And Newsom's budget is out, along with an endorsement of SB50, which got some changes.

MOORE THAN WORDS Jan 06, 2020

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The LAPD lets us know they're on high alert after Trump's killing of General Soleimani. Chief Michel Moore has words for hit-and-run drivers. Sheriff Alex Villanueva is disappointed in the media online. And SB50 is back on the table.

LET'S YEAR IT FOR THE BOY Dec 30, 2019

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A decade of high rents in LA. An environmental review of the Clippers arena in Inglewood comes out. And Alissa, Scott, and Hayes look at the most representative stories of 2019, evaluate their wishes from last year, and make some new ones.

BOISE DON'T CRY Dec 23, 2019

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The Sheriff's department opens a very invasive investigation on a movie producer-turned-activist! Weed entrepreneurs are mad about the application process for city licenses! Property owners are using a new mechanism to kick out tenants! LA and the Trump Administration plan their next moves after the Supreme Court declines to review Martin vs. Boise! And the Mayor of Inglewood gets accused of harassment and abusive conduct! Alissa, Scott and Hayes discuss these things.

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