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Just finished a “Everything LA is Doing Wrong on Housing, Explained” video that breaks down, in layman’s terms, the confusing and often disconnected factors that contribute to our housing shortage.
Part 1 vid w/ a tier list out now! (S =biggest impact)
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the irony of LOS ANGELES being one of the best places to be a transit nerd in the 21st century 😍🤓
This is the SECOND major transit project to break ground in Los Angeles this week.
First: the East San Fernando Valley light-rail line.
Now: the 12.4-mile Vermont Avenue BRT
• 12.4 miles of BRT
• Dedicated bus lanes
• Connections to the B, D, E and C Lines
• Trips up to 24% faster
• Upgraded service for 38,000 daily riders
@metrolosangeles hopes to finish the Vermont Corridor before the 2028 Olympics.
No American city is doing more for transit that Los Angeles
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“I’ve rarely heard a politician work so hard to explain why someone else is responsible for the failures of the government she leads.”
@FlashReport reviews Karen Bass interview with @JohnKobyltRadio
Karen Bass Walked Into The Lion’s Den. It Didn’t Go Well.
KFI Radio’s John Kobylt confronted Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass over homelessness, the Palisades fire and her record. Her answers were revealing.
@JohnKobyltRadio @KFIAM640 @KarenBassLA @nithyavraman
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When this regime falls—and it will. There need to be tribunals.
ICE run over U.S. citizen riding his bike—break his arm.
Agents handcuff him behind his back without calling paramedics.
They inflict even more injuries—send him to the hospital in serious condition.
Then agents detain another U.S. citizen—for yelling at them on the sidewalk.
Man with the broken arm's daughter says he was hit on his e-bike by an unmarked car.
He was then tased twice and pinned to the ground—currently receiving treatment at the hospital.
Multiple ICE vehicles were running through stop signs—speeding the wrong way down one-way streets.
All on a weekend afternoon with kids playing outside.
Incident occurred near the intersection of East 56th Street & Elm Avenue in Long Beach, California.
Stop ICE Net doesn't have an account on this platform—so posting first full length, English translated, and credited video here to help raise awareness.
Bass’s recent desperate pivot to twisting words and insinuating Nithya is pro-police brutality is extra gross considering she doesn’t do squat about LAPD’s trigger happy tactics and leaves us liable for so many losing lawsuits:
5 young men in the LA area have had their eyes shot out by police and federal agents while protesting ICE.
New from me for @capitalandmain
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The classic NIMBY position: Instead of accessing opportunites for jobs, relationships and experiences you should move to the middle of nowhere and either spend 4 hours a day commuting or lose 50% of your lifetime earnings.
Hard pass. Just build enough housing.
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During the heyday of American municipal socialism (~1908-16), which coincided w Progressive good government reformism, socialist mayors campaigned on promises to improve public services by cleaning up government corruption. Hoan created a whole “Bureau of Economy and Efficiency”:
continuing to scream from the rooftop that reforming public union shenanigans is key to running progressive cities (ie: true progressivism maximizes services and benefits for all not a select group of in workers and union leadership)
Trouble in LA’s deep state: the union that represents managers in LA city government has listed a dead man as their political committee treasurer for 2+ years and failed to disclose tens of thousands of dollars in political donations.
And the union is being sued over alleged “financial irregularities” including $3.7M in unpaid dues
In today’s @LAMaterialNews >>
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Billions of dollars’ worth of contracts predicting oil would fall and the S&P 500 would rise were placed about 15 minutes before Trump announced a U-turn on Iran in a post on Truth Social. CFTC staff began to investigate-- then were told to lay off. bloomberg.com/news/features/…
Fav moment of last night- Nithya pointing to the unfairness/absurdity of Bass flexing to Sherman Oaks HOA that “you guys have my cell #”
In a normal city, personal connections with the mayor is never what it should take to get the squeaky wheel moving!
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Absolutely hilarious exchange here.
Bass: "When we're talking about influence, there are very influential people who are supporting your campaign, who are very very much advocates for bike lanes."
Raman: "Um...yes?"
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This was my old neighborhood, where I grew up. Beethoven Market used to be a convenience store. Neighbors complained about noisy patrons, got it shuttered. Which was funny considering various TV productions filmed a block away every week for years
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This is a bizarre lie.
I will NOT be hiring George Gascón as Police Chief, which I told California Post prior to them publishing the story.
This rumor was created by the Police Union Super PAC, which is spending millions of dollars to re-elect Mayor Bass.
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LA Metro CX Survey update:
The 8 lowest satisfaction issues are all issues of disorder worsened by Metro's abandonment of fare enforcement. (worse than speed, OTP and frequency)
The highest satisfaction? Ease of payment, of course!
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ALT Bar chart, LA Metro CX Pulse Survey: % satisfied, systemwide, average of Oct 2025 to July 2026 waves. Highest (green box): ease of fare payment 92%; Metro info in my language 90% (riders who speak English less than well); getting to destination on time 83%; accurate arrival info 82%; comfort of riding 81%. Middle: pedestrian-friendly sidewalks 81%; travel time 79%; on-time service 77%; safety from harassment 76%; personal space 73%; frequency 73%; safety on board 73%; delay alerts 71%; rule enforcement 70%; safety of stops/stations 68%. Lowest (red box): safety from crime 68%; comfort at stops/stations 67%; cleanliness inside vehicle 65%; behavior of other riders 59%; cleanliness of stops/stations 57%; addressing homelessness on buses/trains 51%.
