LA Podcast

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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?

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

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 Lan...

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.

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.

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 Counci...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.