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LA Podcast

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A news and politics podcast for people who live in Los Angeles.
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Episodes

Scrums of Beverly Hills

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.

Jun 15, 20201 hr 14 minEp. 124

Check, Police

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

Jun 08, 20201 hr 55 minEp. 123

Seven Days in Mayday

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

Jun 01, 20201 hr 51 minEp. 122

If You Subpoena Coladas

Sifting through the misinformation about the COVID-19 outbreak in Los Angeles. A City Council discussion of the Mayor's proposed budget. The first Measure R subpoena of the LA County Sheriff. And Alissa's latest controversy-inducing piece for Curbed.

May 25, 20201 hr 9 minEp. 121

Go Mask Alice

Why did a building explode in Downtown LA? Why are LAPD officers refusing to wear masks? What are the latest developments in the FBI investigation of Councilmember Jose Huizar, the COVID-19 outbreak in LA, and the construction of the Crenshaw Line? And why has a federal judge ordered 7,000 people who are homeless to move?

May 18, 20201 hr 10 minEp. 120

EMERGENCY PODCAST: RICO Suave

Yet another guilty plea in the FBI's investigation of corruption at LA City Council. Scott and Hayes run through the timeline.

May 15, 202050 minEp. 119

Curbside Your Enthusiasm

LA begins Phase 2 of pandemic recovery, reopening some businesses: how has it gone so far? More info on the current status of the COVID-19 outbreak in LA: where are the cases, who's getting tested, and what company is providing the tests? California faces a record-high budget deficit. A SoCalGas front group threatened a deadly protest. The VA experiments with safe camping. Trump weighs in on a Lancaster polling place. And Alissa, Hayes and Scott eulogize restaurants that have closed during the p...

May 11, 20201 hr 6 minEp. 118

Karma's a Beach

Shocking COVID-19 outbreaks in prisons and nursing facilities. LA Times reporters get furloughed. A project to open space for pedestrians in Del Rey gets suspended. Southern Californians get beach shamed. An unhoused Angeleno seizes a hotel room. Scott reports on struggling LA restaurants. And a strange gift to the LAPD.

May 04, 20201 hr 11 minEp. 117

While My Qatar Gently Weeps

LA's City Council chooses not to pass tenant protections -- again. COVID-19 numbers in LA get confusing. The Mayor proposes budget cuts -- but is he telling residents the real reason why? And the Mayor's Fund gets a generous gift from an unlikely source.

Apr 27, 20201 hr 8 minEp. 116

Ice Budget Challenge

A brutal week for LA local journalism, and an announcement from LA Podcast Inc. An update on the COVID-19 outbreak in Los Angeles and the financial implications for Angelenos. The Mayor's State of the City, and hints about what we'll see in his proposed budget. The progress of government efforts to shelter people who are homeless in hotel rooms. And what to look for in this Wednesday's City Council meeting.

Apr 20, 20201 hr 6 minEp. 115

Hotel It on the Mountain

An update on the COVID-19 outbreak in LA: are we past the peak? Which residents are being put in unnecessary danger? And what happens next? The City Council gathers for another meeting. The Crenshaw Line is delayed again. And the hosts pick their LA Quarantine House.

Apr 13, 20201 hr 3 minEp. 114

I Wanna Lord Your Land

A status report on the coronavirus outbreak in Los Angeles. LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong makes an investment in fighting the pandemic. Landlords feel left out of the relief program conversation. And City Council candidate NITHYA RAMAN joins the show to talk about the possible impacts of a recession on city services.

Apr 05, 20201 hr 24 minEp. 113

Mr. Moratorium's Wonder Emporium

Updates on the coronavirus outbreak in Los Angeles. A marathon City Council meeting via teleconference. And the battle between the County Supervisors and the Sheriff continues.

Mar 30, 20201 hr 16 minEp. 112

Life During Quar-time

An update on the spread of Coronavirus in LA, and the marathon City Council meeting to address it. A strange day in federal court on the city's response to homelessness. And a shocking series of revelations in the FBI's investigation of Councilmember Jose Huizar.

Mar 23, 20201 hr 6 minEp. 111

SoCal Distancing

News updates, broad speculation, and personal check-ins about the coronavirus outbreak in LA. A group of unhoused families moves into state-owned housing in El Sereno. And the Mitch Englander indictment story develops.

Mar 16, 20201 hr 3 minEp. 110

EMERGENCY PODCAST: Mitch Better Have My Money

A former LA City Councilmember is indicted on multiple counts of corruption and obstruction. What happened and what's going to happen next? This is an emergency episode of LA Podcast.

Mar 10, 202048 minEp. 109

RAMAN DOWN A DREAM

Election Day wrap-up: how did the new voting system go, and what were the results? The decision not to cancel the LA Marathon due to the threat of coronavirus. And a local nonprofit struggling in its goal to become an affordable housing provider.

Mar 09, 20201 hr 19 minEp. 108

BLAME IT ON LORAINE

Fearmongering in Koreatown as LA prepares for coronavirus outbreak. Powerful City Council candidates smear their grassroots opponents as Councilmembers close ranks to endorse their colleagues. And a playground causes serious controversy in Larchmont.

Mar 02, 202050 minEp. 107

FIRE STRAITS

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.

Feb 24, 202057 minEp. 106

PAMA CHAMELEON

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.

Feb 17, 20201 hr 1 minEp. 105

MURDER, SHE VOTE

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.

Feb 10, 20201 hr 15 minEp. 104

50 SHADES OF NAY

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.

Feb 03, 20201 hr 1 minEp. 103

ECHO TERRORISM

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.

Jan 27, 202056 minEp. 102

WHILE YOU WERE SWEEPING

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.

Jan 19, 202055 minEp. 101

BIDEN OFF MORE THAN HE CAN CHEW

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.

Jan 13, 20201 hrEp. 100

MOORE THAN WORDS

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.

Jan 06, 202059 minEp. 99

LET'S YEAR IT FOR THE BOY

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.

Dec 30, 20191 hr 4 minEp. 98

BOISE DON'T CRY

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.

Dec 23, 20191 hr 10 minEp. 97

TUTOR WINDOW, TUTOR WALL

Scott, Alissa and Hayes talk about an LA general contractor with some recent money issues, a new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the closure of LA's board and care homes, Alissa's list of how cities failed us this decade, plus some good news and LA's most underrated museums.

Dec 16, 201953 minEp. 96

SORRY FOR YOUR LAHSA

The chair of an air quality board scoffs at the Flyaway bus, the head of LAHSA steps down, Councilman John Lee goes on a tear, Trump appoints a homelessness czar who specializes in camps, and LA takes the case for arresting people who are homeless to the Supreme Court -- Alissa, Scott and Hayes discuss all this and more.

Dec 09, 20191 hr 1 minEp. 95
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