Alissa Walker
@awalkerinla.bsky.social
I'm a writer and a walker in LA. Tracking the city's megaevent progress at Torched. Co-host LA Podcast, new episodes drop every Monday. LAUSD mom. @awalkerinla everywhere else. Sign up for my newsletter at torched.la 🔥
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Alissa Walker
@awalkerinla.bsky.social
· Jun 16
Thanks to John Oliver for quoting my highly scientific analysis proving we don’t need federal troops in LA
Over 100 members of the Fair Games Coalition are in the lobby of LA28’s HQ calling for chair Casey Wasserman to resign after the organizing committee appointed a half-dozen MAGA board members last month. They’re asking to be let upstairs to personally deliver a letter of demands
December 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Over 100 members of the Fair Games Coalition are in the lobby of LA28’s HQ calling for chair Casey Wasserman to resign after the organizing committee appointed a half-dozen MAGA board members last month. They’re asking to be let upstairs to personally deliver a letter of demands
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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 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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-...
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LADWP finally turned off its last coal powerplant. The last one of any significance providing power to California.
Something to be thankful for!
Utah's largest coal-fired power plant—the Intermountain Power Project, located in the west desert near Delta and serving southern California—stopped burning coal at mid-day on Wednesday, just in time for Thanksgiving. 🔌💡
Utah's largest coal-fired power plant—the Intermountain Power Project, located in the west desert near Delta and serving southern California—stopped burning coal at mid-day on Wednesday, just in time for Thanksgiving. 🔌💡
December 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
LADWP finally turned off its last coal powerplant. The last one of any significance providing power to California.
Why does this sound like a threat 😮💨
'I don’t think L.A. knows what’s going to hit them.' World Cup planning hits overdrive
Past Cup organizers know 2026 World Cup matches at SoFi Stadium will have a massive influence on L.A. Planning for the games hits overdrive this week.
www.latimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Why does this sound like a threat 😮💨
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“No one needs to dream up imaginary monsters trying to murder our children, they're parked right there in our driveways” 🔥
I wrote about the Netflix CicLAvia buyout and how the Branding of Everything™ during LA's megaevent era has now become our reality — but it's less about the unavoidable commercialism that's already seeped into our major events, and more about who sets the standards that align with our values
The upside down
The spectacle that unfolded along four miles of Melrose on the Sunday before Thanksgiving was a portal into LA's age of activations
www.torched.la
December 3, 2025 at 3:28 AM
“No one needs to dream up imaginary monsters trying to murder our children, they're parked right there in our driveways” 🔥
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I'm with @awalkerinla.bsky.social: Netflix sponsoring CicLAvia to promote "Stranger Things" is awesome, but at the same time: "No one needs to dream up imaginary monsters trying to murder our children, they're parked right there in our driveways." www.torched.la/the-upside-d...
The upside down
The spectacle that unfolded along four miles of Melrose on the Sunday before Thanksgiving was a portal into LA's age of activations
www.torched.la
December 3, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I'm with @awalkerinla.bsky.social: Netflix sponsoring CicLAvia to promote "Stranger Things" is awesome, but at the same time: "No one needs to dream up imaginary monsters trying to murder our children, they're parked right there in our driveways." www.torched.la/the-upside-d...
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It's hard to believe a "Tesla Tunnel" type project would still be on the books in 2025, but at least SBCTA is likely to kill the project tomorrow.
cal.streetsblog.org/2025/12/02/s...
cal.streetsblog.org/2025/12/02/s...
SBCTA Could Finally End One of the Country’s Worst Zombie Projects: The ONT Connector - Streetsblog California
“The ONT Connector is an inappropriate investment. Ridership capacity and public transportation utility do not support spending billions of dollars for it. Scrapping the project is the right decision....
cal.streetsblog.org
December 2, 2025 at 11:12 PM
It's hard to believe a "Tesla Tunnel" type project would still be on the books in 2025, but at least SBCTA is likely to kill the project tomorrow.
cal.streetsblog.org/2025/12/02/s...
cal.streetsblog.org/2025/12/02/s...
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KIDS ARE PEOPLE
December 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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THIS, from @awalkerinla.bsky.social:
"These city officials who come to the press conferences and tootle around on a bike for a few hours then climb into their SUVs to drive home need to be asked, repeatedly, what they're doing to make car-free streets an everyday amenity, not an anomaly."
"These city officials who come to the press conferences and tootle around on a bike for a few hours then climb into their SUVs to drive home need to be asked, repeatedly, what they're doing to make car-free streets an everyday amenity, not an anomaly."
I wrote about the Netflix CicLAvia buyout and how the Branding of Everything™ during LA's megaevent era has now become our reality — but it's less about the unavoidable commercialism that's already seeped into our major events, and more about who sets the standards that align with our values
The upside down
The spectacle that unfolded along four miles of Melrose on the Sunday before Thanksgiving was a portal into LA's age of activations
www.torched.la
December 2, 2025 at 10:44 PM
THIS, from @awalkerinla.bsky.social:
"These city officials who come to the press conferences and tootle around on a bike for a few hours then climb into their SUVs to drive home need to be asked, repeatedly, what they're doing to make car-free streets an everyday amenity, not an anomaly."
"These city officials who come to the press conferences and tootle around on a bike for a few hours then climb into their SUVs to drive home need to be asked, repeatedly, what they're doing to make car-free streets an everyday amenity, not an anomaly."
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It shouldn’t take a retro show to give kids open streets!
I wrote about the Netflix CicLAvia buyout and how the Branding of Everything™ during LA's megaevent era has now become our reality — but it's less about the unavoidable commercialism that's already seeped into our major events, and more about who sets the standards that align with our values
The upside down
The spectacle that unfolded along four miles of Melrose on the Sunday before Thanksgiving was a portal into LA's age of activations
www.torched.la
December 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
It shouldn’t take a retro show to give kids open streets!
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As awesome as the Netflix-sponsored Ciclavia was, @awalkerinla.bsky.social writes: "We could let Netflix pay for a throwback fantasy of a walking and biking city one day out of the year. Or we could actually fund streets that give our kids a shot at a future."
www.torched.la/the-upside-d...
www.torched.la/the-upside-d...
December 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
As awesome as the Netflix-sponsored Ciclavia was, @awalkerinla.bsky.social writes: "We could let Netflix pay for a throwback fantasy of a walking and biking city one day out of the year. Or we could actually fund streets that give our kids a shot at a future."
www.torched.la/the-upside-d...
www.torched.la/the-upside-d...
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Read @awalkerinla.bsky.social's great take at #Torched - on #CicLAvia, sponsorship, Stranger Things, and the future of #openstreets in So Cal www.torched.la/the-upside-d...
The upside down
The spectacle that unfolded along four miles of Melrose on the Sunday before Thanksgiving was a portal into LA's age of activations
www.torched.la
December 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Read @awalkerinla.bsky.social's great take at #Torched - on #CicLAvia, sponsorship, Stranger Things, and the future of #openstreets in So Cal www.torched.la/the-upside-d...
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December 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I wrote about the Netflix CicLAvia buyout and how the Branding of Everything™ during LA's megaevent era has now become our reality — but it's less about the unavoidable commercialism that's already seeped into our major events, and more about who sets the standards that align with our values
The upside down
The spectacle that unfolded along four miles of Melrose on the Sunday before Thanksgiving was a portal into LA's age of activations
www.torched.la
December 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I wrote about the Netflix CicLAvia buyout and how the Branding of Everything™ during LA's megaevent era has now become our reality — but it's less about the unavoidable commercialism that's already seeped into our major events, and more about who sets the standards that align with our values
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Just do it
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Subscribe today: www.torched.la#/portal/
December 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Just do it
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If FIFA has been unable to get a visa to enter the US for a member of its own competitions organizing committee, it doesn't bode well for fans at the World Cup. apnews.com/article/iran...
Iran boycotting World Cup draw citing visa restrictions for soccer officials
Iran has decided to boycott the World Cup draw in Washington next week. The U.S. denied visas to members of the Iranian delegation, according to the state-run IRNA news agency.
apnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
If FIFA has been unable to get a visa to enter the US for a member of its own competitions organizing committee, it doesn't bode well for fans at the World Cup. apnews.com/article/iran...
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And yes, all paid subscriptions include a set of Torched’s new stickers — which also make a great gift for the actual-tree fans in your life
Still glowing from the Torched party — or is that just the glare of shadeless streets in a sticky late September heat wave? Become a paid subscriber at torched.la and you, too, can sport LA’s hottest anti-palm propaganda
November 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
And yes, all paid subscriptions include a set of Torched’s new stickers — which also make a great gift for the actual-tree fans in your life
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Of course you could also treat yourself to one year of local journalism by supporting the *only* LA publication that brings you critical megaevent news, analysis, and opinions that are almost always correct.
Support Torched today: www.torched.la#/portal/
Support Torched today: www.torched.la#/portal/
Torched
So LA doesn't get burned
www.torched.la
November 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Of course you could also treat yourself to one year of local journalism by supporting the *only* LA publication that brings you critical megaevent news, analysis, and opinions that are almost always correct.
Support Torched today: www.torched.la#/portal/
Support Torched today: www.torched.la#/portal/
Looking for the *perfect* LA gift? I created a special Torched tier that includes a 4-hour public transportation tour led and coordinated by me and completely customized for your group.
Subscribe today: www.torched.la#/portal/
Subscribe today: www.torched.la#/portal/
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Looking for the *perfect* LA gift? I created a special Torched tier that includes a 4-hour public transportation tour led and coordinated by me and completely customized for your group.
Subscribe today: www.torched.la#/portal/
Subscribe today: www.torched.la#/portal/
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nuzzi / lizza misconduct imo enabled the destruction of so much public health & scientific research — and a resurgence in measles in the US. this is not petty tabloid gossip or inside baseball. that they went undetected or were rewarded while great reporters were laid off? it’s a huge system failure
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 AM
nuzzi / lizza misconduct imo enabled the destruction of so much public health & scientific research — and a resurgence in measles in the US. this is not petty tabloid gossip or inside baseball. that they went undetected or were rewarded while great reporters were laid off? it’s a huge system failure
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Victory! SBCTA is cancelling the ONT Tesla Tunnel project - which would have duplicated BRT with an tunnel for cars - after construction costs escalated to $1-2 B. Time to pivot to electrification and 15 minute service on the San Bernardino line, planning for future multi-use heavy rail to ONT.
November 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Victory! SBCTA is cancelling the ONT Tesla Tunnel project - which would have duplicated BRT with an tunnel for cars - after construction costs escalated to $1-2 B. Time to pivot to electrification and 15 minute service on the San Bernardino line, planning for future multi-use heavy rail to ONT.
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It was possible to ride the route & avoid the pop-up activations if one was not a fan of the show. Otherwise it was a spooky, quirky, vintage 80s vibe that went well with Melrose.
If the sponsorship/tie-in makes sense, do it! While urging Metro to continue funding regular Open Streets 🚴♂️🚴♀️
If the sponsorship/tie-in makes sense, do it! While urging Metro to continue funding regular Open Streets 🚴♂️🚴♀️
November 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
It was possible to ride the route & avoid the pop-up activations if one was not a fan of the show. Otherwise it was a spooky, quirky, vintage 80s vibe that went well with Melrose.
If the sponsorship/tie-in makes sense, do it! While urging Metro to continue funding regular Open Streets 🚴♂️🚴♀️
If the sponsorship/tie-in makes sense, do it! While urging Metro to continue funding regular Open Streets 🚴♂️🚴♀️
LA County — which has no official role in the upcoming Olympics and Paralympics — now has a website for 2028.
You know who still doesn't have one?
THE CITY THAT HOLDS THE HOST CONTRACT AND IS FINANCIALLY ON THE HOOK FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE GAMES
LA County's website is here: lacounty.gov/olympics/
You know who still doesn't have one?
THE CITY THAT HOLDS THE HOST CONTRACT AND IS FINANCIALLY ON THE HOOK FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE GAMES
LA County's website is here: lacounty.gov/olympics/
November 26, 2025 at 12:58 AM
LA County — which has no official role in the upcoming Olympics and Paralympics — now has a website for 2028.
You know who still doesn't have one?
THE CITY THAT HOLDS THE HOST CONTRACT AND IS FINANCIALLY ON THE HOOK FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE GAMES
LA County's website is here: lacounty.gov/olympics/
You know who still doesn't have one?
THE CITY THAT HOLDS THE HOST CONTRACT AND IS FINANCIALLY ON THE HOOK FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE GAMES
LA County's website is here: lacounty.gov/olympics/
Interesting to contrast this well-reported piece that accurately describes the situation (“unproven”) with the previous story on Archer that was basically a LA28 press release
November 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Interesting to contrast this well-reported piece that accurately describes the situation (“unproven”) with the previous story on Archer that was basically a LA28 press release