Elizabeth Chou
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🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 10: New York's Zohran is Big in LA
News from an LA Reporter. This week, that includes LA's anti-Olympics movement getting abandoned by a one-time close ally, Mamdani inspires local politicos, Working Families Party making inroads in Lo...
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🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 10: New York's Zohran is Big in LA thelareporter.la/p/the-la-rep...
This week, LA's anti-Olympics movement abandoned by one-time close ally, Mamdani inspires local politicos, Working Families Party in LA, and the City Controller advertises leaving the Dems.
This week, LA's anti-Olympics movement abandoned by one-time close ally, Mamdani inspires local politicos, Working Families Party in LA, and the City Controller advertises leaving the Dems.
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I've also written about how the Olympics are definitely not the end game for LA boosters. There are already megaevents booked well into the 2030s. This is not going to be magically over for the city in 2028
The forever games
With fewer cities stepping up to welcome the games, the IOC is keeping a handful of previous hosts on heavy rotation. And it might mean more Olympics are on LA's horizon
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November 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I've also written about how the Olympics are definitely not the end game for LA boosters. There are already megaevents booked well into the 2030s. This is not going to be magically over for the city in 2028
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Three years out, some coalitions that originally opposed the games are now pushing for reforms.
NOlympics LA organizers double down on their position: "Pretending that a 'no harm' version of the Olympics is possible is not only extremely naive. It’s dangerous for what happens to us after 2028"
NOlympics LA organizers double down on their position: "Pretending that a 'no harm' version of the Olympics is possible is not only extremely naive. It’s dangerous for what happens to us after 2028"
Olympic reform efforts are setting us up for a double disaster.
The writing is on the wall: people don’t want the Olympics in their city. But for the people of Los Angeles, LA28 brings the possibility of something even more alarming. What if the Olympics never left?
The writing is on the wall: people don’t want the Olympics in their city. But for the people of Los Angeles, LA28 brings the possibility of something even more alarming. What if the Olympics never left?
November 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Three years out, some coalitions that originally opposed the games are now pushing for reforms.
NOlympics LA organizers double down on their position: "Pretending that a 'no harm' version of the Olympics is possible is not only extremely naive. It’s dangerous for what happens to us after 2028"
NOlympics LA organizers double down on their position: "Pretending that a 'no harm' version of the Olympics is possible is not only extremely naive. It’s dangerous for what happens to us after 2028"
🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 10: New York's Zohran is Big in LA thelareporter.la/p/the-la-rep...
This week, LA's anti-Olympics movement abandoned by one-time close ally, Mamdani inspires local politicos, Working Families Party in LA, and the City Controller advertises leaving the Dems.
This week, LA's anti-Olympics movement abandoned by one-time close ally, Mamdani inspires local politicos, Working Families Party in LA, and the City Controller advertises leaving the Dems.
🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 10: New York's Zohran is Big in LA
News from an LA Reporter. This week, that includes LA's anti-Olympics movement getting abandoned by a one-time close ally, Mamdani inspires local politicos, Working Families Party making inroads in Lo...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 10: New York's Zohran is Big in LA thelareporter.la/p/the-la-rep...
This week, LA's anti-Olympics movement abandoned by one-time close ally, Mamdani inspires local politicos, Working Families Party in LA, and the City Controller advertises leaving the Dems.
This week, LA's anti-Olympics movement abandoned by one-time close ally, Mamdani inspires local politicos, Working Families Party in LA, and the City Controller advertises leaving the Dems.
LA's progressive pols look to push local 'power structure' leftward, amid celebrations of New York's Zohran @thelareporter.bsky.social
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LA's progressive pols look to push local 'power structure' leftward, amid celebrations of New York's Zohran
Zohran Mamdani voted for himself not as a candidate of the Democratic party, but of the Working Families Party. The local California chapters of the 'third' option for mostly Democrat types are also t...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM
LA's progressive pols look to push local 'power structure' leftward, amid celebrations of New York's Zohran @thelareporter.bsky.social
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Sanitation department customers in the city of LA, please send me your photos and stories of how the Great Green Bin Apocalypse of 2025 has affected (or infected?) you
November 11, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Sanitation department customers in the city of LA, please send me your photos and stories of how the Great Green Bin Apocalypse of 2025 has affected (or infected?) you
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2k words + a trip to the ER later (I'm OK), here is my latest story for @lataco.bsky.social about the LAPD'S response to World Series celebrations in L.A.. I spoke to a man who was headed to the Gold Room for a nightcap and had to undergo surgery after being hit in the finger with a "ruber bullet."
One man who was walking to Gold Room bar had to get surgery on his finger after being shot with a “rubber bullet.”
The full story: lataco.com/echo-park-wo...
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The full story: lataco.com/echo-park-wo...
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November 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
2k words + a trip to the ER later (I'm OK), here is my latest story for @lataco.bsky.social about the LAPD'S response to World Series celebrations in L.A.. I spoke to a man who was headed to the Gold Room for a nightcap and had to undergo surgery after being hit in the finger with a "ruber bullet."
A very cool report from @joeyneverjoe.bsky.social, with some amazing sound bites from LA council members Tim McOsker and Katy Yaroslavsky. 🍿🥤
LAPD found another way to defund the city, this time by trying to overhire officers beyond their hiring budget. The decision could cost the city $3.56 million in $ it doesn't have, and the councilmembers on the Budget and Finance Committee weren't too happy about it
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LAPD projects to further defund the city by overhiring officers, drawing ire from city council.
No funding has been identified to cover the $3.56 million overspending.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
A very cool report from @joeyneverjoe.bsky.social, with some amazing sound bites from LA council members Tim McOsker and Katy Yaroslavsky. 🍿🥤
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Councilmember Ysabel Jurado has introduced a motion to protect journalists covering protests. The motion: LAPD will create a public campaign on how to obtain LAPD-issued press passes along w/ signing MoUs between press groups and the city to create an agreement on conduct at protests.
November 5, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Councilmember Ysabel Jurado has introduced a motion to protect journalists covering protests. The motion: LAPD will create a public campaign on how to obtain LAPD-issued press passes along w/ signing MoUs between press groups and the city to create an agreement on conduct at protests.
I just spoke to Gina Fields, who told me when she threw on some sweats to go vote at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Mall in the Proposition 50 special election tonight, she thought she'd be done in 15 minutes.
But she ended up waiting an hour and a half to get to the polling booth!
But she ended up waiting an hour and a half to get to the polling booth!
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I just spoke to Gina Fields, who told me when she threw on some sweats to go vote at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Mall in the Proposition 50 special election tonight, she thought she'd be done in 15 minutes.
But she ended up waiting an hour and a half to get to the polling booth!
But she ended up waiting an hour and a half to get to the polling booth!
LA Mayor Karen Bass has declared that there is no longer a shelter crisis, in a letter to LA City Council today saying things are pointed in a new direction.
Meanwhile, the county actually just extended theirs.
Meanwhile, the county actually just extended theirs.
November 5, 2025 at 12:52 AM
LA Mayor Karen Bass has declared that there is no longer a shelter crisis, in a letter to LA City Council today saying things are pointed in a new direction.
Meanwhile, the county actually just extended theirs.
Meanwhile, the county actually just extended theirs.
🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 9: LA residents brace for federal shutdown 'hammer'
This week, what LA residents should know about food aid, the controller's critique of LAPD's mental health response, and The LA Reporter comes to the Really Really Free Market
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This week, what LA residents should know about food aid, the controller's critique of LAPD's mental health response, and The LA Reporter comes to the Really Really Free Market
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🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 9: LA residents brace for federal shutdown 'hammer'
News from an LA Reporter. This week, that includes some things LA County residents should know about the pause on CalFresh food aid, LA City Controller Mejia dropping a scathing critique of LAPD's arm...
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November 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 9: LA residents brace for federal shutdown 'hammer'
This week, what LA residents should know about food aid, the controller's critique of LAPD's mental health response, and The LA Reporter comes to the Really Really Free Market
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This week, what LA residents should know about food aid, the controller's critique of LAPD's mental health response, and The LA Reporter comes to the Really Really Free Market
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New LA Pod episode is here! @awalkerinla.bsky.social @mikebonin.bsky.social guest co-host @reporterliz.bsky.social of @thelareporter.bsky.social discuss a secretive $2 million payout to LA County’s CEO, who claims she suffered “reputational harm” from Measure G...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
New LA Pod episode is here! @awalkerinla.bsky.social @mikebonin.bsky.social guest co-host @reporterliz.bsky.social of @thelareporter.bsky.social discuss a secretive $2 million payout to LA County’s CEO, who claims she suffered “reputational harm” from Measure G...
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October 30, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I'm on this week's episode of LA Podcast!
LA Podcast - To Live and DEI in LA www.thinkforward.la/la-podcast-t...
LA Podcast - To Live and DEI in LA www.thinkforward.la/la-podcast-t...
LA Podcast - To Live and DEI in LA
Alissa, Mike, and guest co-host Liz Chou discuss a secretive $2 million payout to LA County’s CEO, who claims she suffered “reputational harm” from Measure G. An LA City charter reform proposal would ...
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October 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I'm on this week's episode of LA Podcast!
LA Podcast - To Live and DEI in LA www.thinkforward.la/la-podcast-t...
LA Podcast - To Live and DEI in LA www.thinkforward.la/la-podcast-t...
🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 8: 'They're entitled to something better'
This week, the closure of research group that helped get LA's $15 minimum wage, the LA Fed backing caps to rent hikes, and bigger fine sought for candidate's ethics violation.
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This week, the closure of research group that helped get LA's $15 minimum wage, the LA Fed backing caps to rent hikes, and bigger fine sought for candidate's ethics violation.
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🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 8: 'They're entitled to something better'
News from an LA Reporter. This week, that includes the closure of a research group that helped get LA's $15 minimum wage and change our understanding of homelessness, the LA Fed backing caps to rent h...
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October 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 8: 'They're entitled to something better'
This week, the closure of research group that helped get LA's $15 minimum wage, the LA Fed backing caps to rent hikes, and bigger fine sought for candidate's ethics violation.
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This week, the closure of research group that helped get LA's $15 minimum wage, the LA Fed backing caps to rent hikes, and bigger fine sought for candidate's ethics violation.
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The City of Los Angeles and @mayor.lacity.gov are getting more international pressure to reign in LAPD's use of force on journalists.
The world will be watching when the Olympics, World Cup and Super Bowl are here. If LA wants to continue to be a global city, we need to put an end to this madness.
The world will be watching when the Olympics, World Cup and Super Bowl are here. If LA wants to continue to be a global city, we need to put an end to this madness.
RSF condemns the unjust and continued violence of federal officers towards journalists covering the No Kings protest in Los Angeles. We call on the LA mayor and city council to hold the Chief of Police accountable for the stifling of press freedoms and the blatant violation of the First Amendment.
USA: RSF calls for LAPD discipline following violence, obstruction of journalists during No Kings protest
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers committed at least 15 press freedom violations, including violent attacks, against journalists covering the No Kings protest on October 18, 2025, in Los A...
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October 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The City of Los Angeles and @mayor.lacity.gov are getting more international pressure to reign in LAPD's use of force on journalists.
The world will be watching when the Olympics, World Cup and Super Bowl are here. If LA wants to continue to be a global city, we need to put an end to this madness.
The world will be watching when the Olympics, World Cup and Super Bowl are here. If LA wants to continue to be a global city, we need to put an end to this madness.
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A U.S. Senate investigations subcommittee is requesting Palisades Fire records from LA Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson including "records referring or relating to the creation or oversight of diversity, equity, and inclusion ('DEI') hiring policies for the LAFD and the LADWP"
October 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
A U.S. Senate investigations subcommittee is requesting Palisades Fire records from LA Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson including "records referring or relating to the creation or oversight of diversity, equity, and inclusion ('DEI') hiring policies for the LAFD and the LADWP"
So here is the City Attorney's funding request that includes paying Best Best & Krieger as outside counsel in the LA Press Club/Status Coup case against the city.
It asks for a three-year contract, and an initial $250,000 amount to help handle that case. cityclerk.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2...
It asks for a three-year contract, and an initial $250,000 amount to help handle that case. cityclerk.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2...
October 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
So here is the City Attorney's funding request that includes paying Best Best & Krieger as outside counsel in the LA Press Club/Status Coup case against the city.
It asks for a three-year contract, and an initial $250,000 amount to help handle that case. cityclerk.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2...
It asks for a three-year contract, and an initial $250,000 amount to help handle that case. cityclerk.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2...
🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 7: A week of drama-rama between LA city leaders
This week, that includes the LA City Council calling out the City Attorney, and a councilwoman agitating for charter reform commissioners to reveal side-convos.
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This week, that includes the LA City Council calling out the City Attorney, and a councilwoman agitating for charter reform commissioners to reveal side-convos.
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🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 7: A week of drama-rama between LA city leaders
News from an LA Reporter. This week, that includes the LA City Council waging a public battle with City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto, a councilwoman agitating for charter reform commissioners to reve...
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October 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 7: A week of drama-rama between LA city leaders
This week, that includes the LA City Council calling out the City Attorney, and a councilwoman agitating for charter reform commissioners to reveal side-convos.
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This week, that includes the LA City Council calling out the City Attorney, and a councilwoman agitating for charter reform commissioners to reveal side-convos.
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Now that City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto's attempt to lift the injunction against LAPD officers attacking press has been thwarted -- ahead of the No Kings protest -- here's a breakdown of what the injunction does (from Issue 3 of @the_lareporter). thelareporter.la/p/the-la-rep...
The LA Reporter, Issue 3: 'It's déjà vu all over again.'
News from an LA Reporter. This week, that includes a win for journalists attacked by LAPD while covering protests, and LA leaders telling the charter reform commission they no longer want to get legal...
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October 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Now that City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto's attempt to lift the injunction against LAPD officers attacking press has been thwarted -- ahead of the No Kings protest -- here's a breakdown of what the injunction does (from Issue 3 of @the_lareporter). thelareporter.la/p/the-la-rep...
The judge has rejected the city's request to lift an injunction aimed at preventing the LAPD from attacking journalists during protests, just before this weekend's No Kings protests.
"All prior orders remain in full force and effect," the judge writes.
"All prior orders remain in full force and effect," the judge writes.
The judge said, "No, not right now."
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October 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The judge has rejected the city's request to lift an injunction aimed at preventing the LAPD from attacking journalists during protests, just before this weekend's No Kings protests.
"All prior orders remain in full force and effect," the judge writes.
"All prior orders remain in full force and effect," the judge writes.
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What an odd thing to ask for. laist.com/news/politic...
LAPD wants judge to lift an order restricting use of force against the press
The police department filed an emergency order ahead of this Saturday's No Kings protest.
laist.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
What an odd thing to ask for. laist.com/news/politic...
LA Mayor Karen Bass and the CAO are asking the city's general managers to propose cuts from each department amounting to 5%, for the next fiscal year, 2026-2027.
The instructions were delivered as part of a 66-page budget instruction memo dated Oct. 6.
The instructions were delivered as part of a 66-page budget instruction memo dated Oct. 6.
October 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
LA Mayor Karen Bass and the CAO are asking the city's general managers to propose cuts from each department amounting to 5%, for the next fiscal year, 2026-2027.
The instructions were delivered as part of a 66-page budget instruction memo dated Oct. 6.
The instructions were delivered as part of a 66-page budget instruction memo dated Oct. 6.
The city of LA is trying to remove an injunction aimed at preventing the LAPD from attacking journalists, just before the No Kings protest this weekend, in a motion filed yesterday.
October 17, 2025 at 5:57 AM
The city of LA is trying to remove an injunction aimed at preventing the LAPD from attacking journalists, just before the No Kings protest this weekend, in a motion filed yesterday.
Mountain View encampment residents confronted a progressive council member's staffer on why he ordered a sweep that drew heavy police presence, why there wasn't shelter.
Another told @thelareporter.bsky.social the sweep felt like a burglary. She said it was "heartbreaking, for no reason."
Another told @thelareporter.bsky.social the sweep felt like a burglary. She said it was "heartbreaking, for no reason."
October 16, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Mountain View encampment residents confronted a progressive council member's staffer on why he ordered a sweep that drew heavy police presence, why there wasn't shelter.
Another told @thelareporter.bsky.social the sweep felt like a burglary. She said it was "heartbreaking, for no reason."
Another told @thelareporter.bsky.social the sweep felt like a burglary. She said it was "heartbreaking, for no reason."