Austin Beutner
@austinforla.bsky.social
This account is being used for campaign purposes by Austin Beutner for LA Mayor 2026.
On the one-year anniversary of the Palisades and Eaton Fires, we honor the lives lost and remember the families impacted by these tragedies. I’m holding them in my thoughts today.
January 7, 2026 at 5:58 PM
On the one-year anniversary of the Palisades and Eaton Fires, we honor the lives lost and remember the families impacted by these tragedies. I’m holding them in my thoughts today.
The Palisades fire wasn't a "natural” disaster. Had many issues been handled better, the outcome would likely have been different.
We need to know the facts so nothing like this happens again.
fire.austinforla.com
We need to know the facts so nothing like this happens again.
fire.austinforla.com
Timeline of a Tragedy | Austin for LA
Explore an interactive timeline detailing the Palisades Fire tragedy, highlighting key events and failures that led to one of Los Angeles' worst disasters.
fire.austinforla.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:22 PM
The Palisades fire wasn't a "natural” disaster. Had many issues been handled better, the outcome would likely have been different.
We need to know the facts so nothing like this happens again.
fire.austinforla.com
We need to know the facts so nothing like this happens again.
fire.austinforla.com
This week marks one year since the tragic fire in Pacific Palisades. 12 people died and many thousands lost their homes and jobs.
Due to Mayor Bass' continued missteps, the situation remains a crisis. Here’s how we can move forward: www.dailynews.com/2026/01/04/a...
Due to Mayor Bass' continued missteps, the situation remains a crisis. Here’s how we can move forward: www.dailynews.com/2026/01/04/a...
Austin Beutner: Los Angeles is a city in crisis
It’s being made worse by the repeated failures in the Palisades.
www.dailynews.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:41 PM
This week marks one year since the tragic fire in Pacific Palisades. 12 people died and many thousands lost their homes and jobs.
Due to Mayor Bass' continued missteps, the situation remains a crisis. Here’s how we can move forward: www.dailynews.com/2026/01/04/a...
Due to Mayor Bass' continued missteps, the situation remains a crisis. Here’s how we can move forward: www.dailynews.com/2026/01/04/a...
Why has the City stopped repaving streets? Oren Hadar tells me it’s to avoid complying with HLA and Federal law.
December 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Why has the City stopped repaving streets? Oren Hadar tells me it’s to avoid complying with HLA and Federal law.
LA Daily News: Austin Beutner proposes school-centered housing, services and park plan
www.dailynews.com/2025/12/23/a...
www.dailynews.com/2025/12/23/a...
Austin Beutner proposes school-centered housing, services and park plan
Beutner, running for mayor, is proposing to use school campuses for affordable housing, expanded city services and neighborhood park access
www.dailynews.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:58 AM
LA Daily News: Austin Beutner proposes school-centered housing, services and park plan
www.dailynews.com/2025/12/23/a...
www.dailynews.com/2025/12/23/a...
Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating in LA. Our communities have shown amazing strength and resilience through a difficult year. May Christmas be a day of comfort, joy, and love.
December 25, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating in LA. Our communities have shown amazing strength and resilience through a difficult year. May Christmas be a day of comfort, joy, and love.
Barely half of kids in LA live within walking distance of a park. Here’s my plan to create places for kids to play in their own neighborhood.
No new taxes or fees, just better use of what we already have.
No new taxes or fees, just better use of what we already have.
December 24, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Barely half of kids in LA live within walking distance of a park. Here’s my plan to create places for kids to play in their own neighborhood.
No new taxes or fees, just better use of what we already have.
No new taxes or fees, just better use of what we already have.
Mayor Bass says that the buck stops with her.
This cover-up is on her watch.
This cover-up is on her watch.
Author of LAFD Palisades fire report declined to endorse final version, called it 'highly unprofessional'
Author of LAFD Palisades fire report declined to endorse final version, called it 'highly unprofessional'
The author of the Los Angeles Fire Department's after-action report on the Palisades fire declined to endorse the final report because of substantial deletions that altered his findings, calling the edited version "highly unprofessional and inconsistent with our established standards."
www.latimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Mayor Bass says that the buck stops with her.
This cover-up is on her watch.
This cover-up is on her watch.
LA Times: LAFD watered down the Palisades after-action report to downplay the failures of city leadership.
Why would Mayor Bass allow this cover up?
12 people died while thousands lost their homes and jobs. Yet there is still no accountability.
Why would Mayor Bass allow this cover up?
12 people died while thousands lost their homes and jobs. Yet there is still no accountability.
December 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
LA Times: LAFD watered down the Palisades after-action report to downplay the failures of city leadership.
Why would Mayor Bass allow this cover up?
12 people died while thousands lost their homes and jobs. Yet there is still no accountability.
Why would Mayor Bass allow this cover up?
12 people died while thousands lost their homes and jobs. Yet there is still no accountability.
In a recent OpEd, Mayor Bass says the City is making progress on homelessness. That’s not supported by the facts:
youtu.be/yxTDCQqrQBY
youtu.be/yxTDCQqrQBY
LA's Homeless Efforts are a Train Wreck
YouTube video by Austin Beutner for LA Mayor 2026
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December 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
In a recent OpEd, Mayor Bass says the City is making progress on homelessness. That’s not supported by the facts:
youtu.be/yxTDCQqrQBY
youtu.be/yxTDCQqrQBY
Thank you @nickkristof.bsky.social for supporting Vision to Learn, an organization I founded to help provide millions of kids in low-income communities with eye exams and glasses.
December 18, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Thank you @nickkristof.bsky.social for supporting Vision to Learn, an organization I founded to help provide millions of kids in low-income communities with eye exams and glasses.
Only 60% of LA's streets are in good shape:
December 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Only 60% of LA's streets are in good shape:
People in Los Angeles agree, they want change. 71% of voters think the city is headed in the wrong direction.
December 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
People in Los Angeles agree, they want change. 71% of voters think the city is headed in the wrong direction.
Shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Michele and Rob Reiner.
Their absence will be deeply felt in Los Angeles. May their legacy continue to inspire efforts to make the world a better place.
Their absence will be deeply felt in Los Angeles. May their legacy continue to inspire efforts to make the world a better place.
December 15, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Michele and Rob Reiner.
Their absence will be deeply felt in Los Angeles. May their legacy continue to inspire efforts to make the world a better place.
Their absence will be deeply felt in Los Angeles. May their legacy continue to inspire efforts to make the world a better place.
Hanukkah is a celebration of resilience.
As we light the first candle in the shadow of the attack in Australia, we are reminded that in times of darkness there is still light to be found.
As we light the first candle in the shadow of the attack in Australia, we are reminded that in times of darkness there is still light to be found.
December 15, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Hanukkah is a celebration of resilience.
As we light the first candle in the shadow of the attack in Australia, we are reminded that in times of darkness there is still light to be found.
As we light the first candle in the shadow of the attack in Australia, we are reminded that in times of darkness there is still light to be found.
Los Angeles hasn’t fully repaved a single street since June, almost 6 months. Oren Hadar tells me how he found out about this.
December 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Los Angeles hasn’t fully repaved a single street since June, almost 6 months. Oren Hadar tells me how he found out about this.
Los Angeles has the most traffic and pedestrian deaths in the nation.
Voters overwhelmingly passed Measure HLA to make our streets safer, but Mayor Bass has failed to implement the law.
Voters overwhelmingly passed Measure HLA to make our streets safer, but Mayor Bass has failed to implement the law.
December 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Los Angeles has the most traffic and pedestrian deaths in the nation.
Voters overwhelmingly passed Measure HLA to make our streets safer, but Mayor Bass has failed to implement the law.
Voters overwhelmingly passed Measure HLA to make our streets safer, but Mayor Bass has failed to implement the law.
Proud of my friend and Prop 28 teammate, Josue Luis Mancia. Every child should have the opportunity to participate in arts and music at school.
colburnschool.edu/jumpstart-gr...
colburnschool.edu/jumpstart-gr...
Jumpstart Graduate Strives to Bring Music to L.A. Students
colburnschool.edu
December 6, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Proud of my friend and Prop 28 teammate, Josue Luis Mancia. Every child should have the opportunity to participate in arts and music at school.
colburnschool.edu/jumpstart-gr...
colburnschool.edu/jumpstart-gr...
While Netflix’s proposed purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery reinforces LA’s role as the center of the global entertainment industry, I’m concerned about the impact further consolidation will have on jobs in our community.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/b...
Angst Turns to Anger in Hollywood as Netflix Hooks Warner Bros.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
While Netflix’s proposed purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery reinforces LA’s role as the center of the global entertainment industry, I’m concerned about the impact further consolidation will have on jobs in our community.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/b...
LA is now 100% coal free.
Delighted to see the plans we put in place are being realized. In 2010, as LA’s First Deputy Mayor, I led the work with IPA that laid the foundation for this milestone transition.
Proud of the people at DWP who made this happen.
Delighted to see the plans we put in place are being realized. In 2010, as LA’s First Deputy Mayor, I led the work with IPA that laid the foundation for this milestone transition.
Proud of the people at DWP who made this happen.
California shut down its last coal plant last week and nobody even noticed, it made so little little difference.
Meanwhile solar is up 17% and gas is down 17% from 2024. I have a few highlights... www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/ding-dong-...
Meanwhile solar is up 17% and gas is down 17% from 2024. I have a few highlights... www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/ding-dong-...
Ding dong, coal is dead
At least in California.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
LA is now 100% coal free.
Delighted to see the plans we put in place are being realized. In 2010, as LA’s First Deputy Mayor, I led the work with IPA that laid the foundation for this milestone transition.
Proud of the people at DWP who made this happen.
Delighted to see the plans we put in place are being realized. In 2010, as LA’s First Deputy Mayor, I led the work with IPA that laid the foundation for this milestone transition.
Proud of the people at DWP who made this happen.
Change in government is never easy. But it’s possible
December 2, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Change in government is never easy. But it’s possible
When you call 9-1-1, every minute counts.
In LA, ambulance response times have increased more than 1 minute over the past decade.
Visit austinforla.com to see response times in your neighborhood and my solutions to this critical problem.
In LA, ambulance response times have increased more than 1 minute over the past decade.
Visit austinforla.com to see response times in your neighborhood and my solutions to this critical problem.
November 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
When you call 9-1-1, every minute counts.
In LA, ambulance response times have increased more than 1 minute over the past decade.
Visit austinforla.com to see response times in your neighborhood and my solutions to this critical problem.
In LA, ambulance response times have increased more than 1 minute over the past decade.
Visit austinforla.com to see response times in your neighborhood and my solutions to this critical problem.
Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving with family and friends. I’m thankful for so many who are working on this holiday, from street vendors and bus drivers to nurses and firefighters.
November 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving with family and friends. I’m thankful for so many who are working on this holiday, from street vendors and bus drivers to nurses and firefighters.
LA’s emergency alert system apparently fell short again. Late warning, late all-clear. We’ve seen this problem before. Next time, it could be catastrophic.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Toxic L.A. port fire burned for hours before emergency alerts were sent
Time lags and errors in the issuing of shelter-in-place alerts during a massive hazardous materials fire at the Port of L.A. have, once again, raised concerns about the effectiveness of regional emerg...
www.latimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
LA’s emergency alert system apparently fell short again. Late warning, late all-clear. We’ve seen this problem before. Next time, it could be catastrophic.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
LA’s ambulance response times have become much slower over the past decade and continue to get worse under Mayor Bass, putting people’s lives at risk. Visit austinforla.com to see how long it takes for an ambulance to arrive in your neighborhood.
November 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
LA’s ambulance response times have become much slower over the past decade and continue to get worse under Mayor Bass, putting people’s lives at risk. Visit austinforla.com to see how long it takes for an ambulance to arrive in your neighborhood.