Let The City Know.
To round off the year, two dozen beanies are back to warm up Los Angeles through the fall and winter seasons. On placing your order, please specify which colors you’ll need.
UPDATE: As of January 15th, all remaining Los Cuentos beanies are being donated to victims of the Eaton Canyon fire. 🙏🏽
J.T.
Got a ballot recently? Reporter at L.A. Public Press Elizabeth Chou and I get into a handful of the choices on the ballot this November to get you started on your voting journey!
We discuss Prop 36, or the innocuously titled “Drug and Theft Crime Penalties and Treatment-Mandated Felonies Initiative,” Prop 33, or the “Prohibit State Limitations on Rent Control Initiative,” a new plan for L.A.’s maps or redistricting (Charter Amendment DD), the L.A. Ethics Commission (Charter Amendment ER), and even the expansion of the L.A. County Board (Measure G), as well as the expansion of funds for homeless services (Measure A).
Keep up with Elizabeth Chou at https://x.com/reporterliz.
To make a one-time donation to my nonprofit work for working-class communities in The City, do so here. To support the production of J.T. the L.A. Storyteller Podcast for as little as $5 a month, check out my page at Patreon.
Until the next time, stay vigilant and stay tuned.
J.T.
On this installment of J.T. the L.A. Storyteller Podcast we speak with Renee Rose, who is the Deputy-in-Charge of the Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Unit in Los Angeles County. With over thirty years of experience in the courtroom, including as a prosecutor for the Hardcore Gang Unit, she’s now running for Superior Court Judge, Seat 48, which we first lent attention to in our conversation with Ericka Wiley. We thus engage with Rose about changes she’s witnessed in the criminal justice system over the span of her career, including through restorative justice initiatives like the Prosecutors Alliance of California. Rose and yours truly also tussle, even if only slightly, on what progressive policy has looked like with D.A. George Gascón’s office in contrast to former L.A. District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s office.
(1:17) Rose is running for Superior Court Judge, Seat 48
(8:04) Rose’s thoughts on deterrence as the driving factor in L.A.’s criminal justice system
(14:01) On the claim that the criminal justice system is itself the problem
(20:06) Rose’s position on Newsom’s CARE courts as they currently operate
(26:01) Rose’s growth as a prosecutor, especially by recognizing the role of trauma in acts of crime
(32:33) On the Prosecutors Alliance of California, which aims to uplift community-based responses to crime instead of traditional law enforcement
(36:47) On the small, yet significant differences between Jackie Lacey and George Gascón’s offices holding killer cops accountable
(43:34) Rose’s final pitch to voters ahead of Election Day and ballot arrival on October 7th, 2024 (in California)
Learn more about Rose’s campaign at https://www.reneeroseforjudge.com/.
To make a one-time donation to my nonprofit work for working-class communities in The City, do so here. To support the production of J.T. the L.A. Storyteller Podcast for as little as $5 a month, check out my page at Patreon.
Until the next time, stay vigilant and stay tuned.
J.T.
On October 12th the city of Los Angeles brings back a major block party in “Broadway Night Lights” at the center of downtown L.A.
Formerly “Night on Broadway” by Jose Huizar and the Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative (LANI), an association of business owners in downtown L.A., the event is now being funded by Art Development Fees (ADF) maintained by the Los Angeles Department of Arts and Culture.
Supporters of the event include the Los Angeles Conservancy, L.A. Metro, and Sueño Productions.
Videography by CLVRK, with additional support from Sal Roses, and Jono Films.
Yours truly on the microphone and with more soon,
J.T.
It was my people with the Sueño team who connected me with the Los Angeles Conservancy, which was first founded in 1978 in defense of none other than our dearly beloved L.A. Public Library; more soon, but for now, thanks again to Alex Inshishian for allowing us to speak with him about this incredible backstory for the Pueblito.
Videography by CLVRK, with additional support from Sal Roses.
J.T.
