Remember when USPS had a contract to buy a fleet of EVs and Trump made them cancel it and go back to gas?

Police departments across California, including 11 in LA County (there are a lot of police departments in LA County!) have been found to share license plate information with out of state agencies in violation of the law. Immigration and abortion rights advocates are sounding the alarm.

New on Knock: While cities across the country have rejected Flock and other surveillance companies, Traci Park has begun to install 100 automated license plate readers across CD11. knock-la.com/100-automate...

Idk about you, but I always try to listen to what civil rights lawyers are saying. Like at the ACLU www.aclu.org/news/privacy...

Tropical Cyclone Narelle is threatening to disrupt industrial operations along Australia’s northwestern coast, after leaving mine closures and evacuations in its wake along the north shore over the past week

This is my (first) annual reminder that Dodgers home baseball starts at 5:30 pm tomorrow…so, if you live in NELA & think we’re being attacked via loud ass airplanes in formation tomorrow evening, it’s ok, it’s just baseball ⚾️

Right now, most people assume that City Council – the city’s policymakers – make LAPD policy. That’s not how it works. Under the City Charter (basically our local constitution), our largest city department is controlled by the Police Commission – an unelected body appointed by the Mayor.

🚓LAPD working with ICE 🎯Deploying teargas and foam bullets on peaceful protestors 🚫Pretextual traffic stops targeting Black & brown communities City Council doesn’t currently have the power to set LAPD policy, but that could soon change thanks to a decision last night from the Charter Commission.🧵

Well well well if it isn’t time for my annual plea for the Dodger Stadium express bus to stop at the corner of Vin Scully and Sunset so that anyone who wants to arrive by bus can do so without needing to walk 15 minutes uphill.

This is Michael Foote, an immigration attorney and he is one of the best in his specialty of law. I highly recommend everyone listen to what he has to say and to heed ALL his precautions, to be safe. To all the white people that claim to be allies and agitators, this is your time to shine.

Sen. Alex Padilla: The GOP’s SAVE America Act wld force all 50 states to hand over voter data to Trump’s DHS—already found to have violated 200 court orders in MN alone since Dec alone—letting Trump appointees order purges via a system that’s already flagging eligible voters as “false positives.” 1/

57 of my fellow students were arrested, academically disciplined, and barred from campus 2 weeks before finals. And then the visas of some of those students were quietly revoked. And then the DEI office was killed. And then we watched our mentors’ grants evaporate over “woke”.

An Uzbek man, tortured by his govt, spent two years in ICE detention waiting on asylum claim. Separated from, lost track of wife and daughter. Claim denied, he attempted suicide, then disappeared. Deported to Uzbekistan. From @mariannedhe.bsky.social newsletter.mariannedhenin.com/asylum-seeke...

Residents and wildlife along Mexico's coast bear the brunt of Pemex oil spill reut.rs/4sCbURU

This is my (first) annual reminder that Dodgers home baseball starts at 5:30 pm tomorrow…so, if you live in NELA & think we’re being attacked via loud ass airplanes in formation tomorrow evening, it’s ok, it’s just baseball ⚾️

lowkey love her being like EYE have a passport bc I'm rich but what about the rest of y'all broke asses? I still know an unconstitutional poll tax when I see one!

🟢 Durant, OK warehouse has sold… to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma! ICE previously sought to buy the space to create a mega detention center capable of holding 8,500 people. This is the 13th warehouse they have been denied.

But truthfully, it's bizarre to have grown up in a country where angry old men mocked "participation trophies" ... just for those same old men to elect an incompetent racist pedophile who they keep MAKING UP NEW AWARDS TO GIVE TO.

Hospital needs help identifying man found unconscious in downtown Los Angeles

The City of West Hollywood has formally said that Karen Bass' approach doesn’t work and risks delaying accelerating the entire K Line Northern Extension. MAYOR BASS STOP PLAYING GAMES WITH THE ENTIRE REGION’S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TO APPEASE THE UNAPPEASABLE!

I need y'all to understand something: the crack epidemic that destroyed Black communities in the 1980s was not an accident. It was a feature of American imperialism.

I can't believe we're doing this again, but...we're doing this again. Another day of record-shattering Match heat across interior West & Central U.S., w/countless March (& even some April) monthly records broken. Some locations are even breaking monthly records set...last week.

just one moment of celebration for getting a major donor to move $3 million dollars this week to rent funds now if only there were more than one generous super-wealthy person and the news hadn’t moved on from this entirely predictable crisis

Heads up! Webstream of Thursday's Metro Board mtg will not be available due to tech issues. You can listen by phoning in: 888-978-8818 English access code 5647249# Spanish access code 7292892# Mtg agenda: https://boardagendas.metro.net/event/regular-board-meeting-b261791671f2/

L.A. streetlights switching to solar-powered tech to address widespread outages

LOS ANGELES: @raeforla.com is LESS THAN 2000 AWAY FROM UNLOCKING MATCHING FUNDS. Do me a favor and don’t flirt with your barista this afternoon and make that cold brew at home instead and use your iced coffee money to help Rae unlock 6-to-1 matching donations if you’re a city of LA resident!!!!

LA County vector control officials say releasing sterile male mosquitoes (which don’t bite!) is a promising tool to combat the insects. But so far business owners have signaled they’re not willing to help pay for a broader rollout. My latest: www.latimes.com/environment/...

Cops in Laredo were tired of Priscilla Villarreal reporting stories they did not like. In 2017, they arrested her for texting two questions to a source in the police department. She sued, but a lower court gave the cops qualified immunity. The Supreme Court rejected her appeal this week.

World Cup security, cyber safety, disaster relief and Coast Guard operations are at risk as the shutdown drags on, DHS leaders testify in House Homeland Security committee hearing.

By Mar 31/Apr 1, the ridiculous ridge will finally move eastward, opening door for a pair of decent April storm systems to affect most of the West (including CA). The first storm will be warm, with rain even in high mountains, but second will be colder w/accumulating mtn snow.

Meta on Wednesday laid off around 700 employees, a person with knowledge of the company said, the latest downsizing as the company shifts its priorities toward A.I. Less than 24 hours earlier, Meta also introduced a new stock program for its executives.

We murdered four more people in the Caribbean today.

🚨We need your voice to save Los Angeles🚨 LA’s Charter is the constitution for our city. 📩 Contact your City Councilmember   lacity.gov/neighborhoodinfo   Tell them: we want MORE reform, not less, and to put the full charter reform package in ONE ballot measure. Then vote YES in November.

Sen. Alex Padilla: The GOP’s SAVE America Act wld force all 50 states to hand over voter data to Trump’s DHS—already found to have violated 200 court orders in MN alone since Dec alone—letting Trump appointees order purges via a system that’s already flagging eligible voters as “false positives.” 1/

Jaw-dropping admission by DOJ to court. DOJ admits to having repeatedly made "material mistaken" representations to judge - ICE never had authority (under 2025 Guidance) to conduct arrests at immigration courthouses! DOJ admits court "relied on...prior misrepresentations." DOJ blames ICE (page 2)

all these schools have made it so you have to REQUEST to protest or they’ll call the cops. my college had this in place over a decade ago, but it’s become standard at schools that had encampments. aren’t you glad you guys were worried about “free speech” on “illiberal campuses”?

TOMORROW! The Trump Regime wants to mass evict hundreds of thousands of immigrants. Come by GGLA at 7pm for a comment writing party to learn more and push back. We beat this in 2019, we’ll do it again in 2026 💪🏽

Leaving this here! "Metro has safely constructed over 30 miles of tunnels in Los Angeles County." "Metro successfully constructed and operates tunnels beneath and adjacent to homes, schools, historic properties, and other sensitive uses without any damages."

$7 DIESEL! Just wow- 15 cities where GasBuddy is tracking *average* diesel prices over $7/gal, with San Rafael, CA now hitting a record for *average* diesel price: $7.43/gal

LA jails just posted their 11th incustody death for this year. This comes after several weeks w/o any in custody deaths they are reporting, which has to be one of the longer breaks in deaths that I can recall since I've been following this

An update to Metro employees on "network disruptions" due to "unauthorized activity" that have now lasted a week. I know there are other things going on at tomorrow's meeting 😬 but we should be asking why they aren't sharing this same information with riders who can't see buses or load TAP cards

A view of the night sky from Mars. (Yes, really)

Ooh, good stuff here from @permitpower.bsky.social: a scorecard that ranks all 50 states on how easy it is to install solar, how smooth they've made permitting & interconnection, etc.

To learn more about Permit Power -- and about how to make rooftop solar cheaper & easier to install in the US -- listen to this pod:

🚨California diesel prices just reached an average of $7/gal for the first time ever. That’s not just a milestone- it’s a warning. Trucking and agriculture run on diesel. Higher costs are coming- and they won’t just stay in California.

Living through these times is hard. I never know whether to lose my entire shit, or save a little shit for losing later when things get worse.

The U.S. Postal Service will impose an 8% surcharge on packages to cover the rising cost of fuel. The surcharge is the first time the USPS has imposed such a fee to cover rising fuel costs. (gift link) www.wsj.com/us-news/post...

Mayor Brandon Johnson debuts our new Chicago Snowplow “Abolish Ice” 🪏🧊 Video from ABC7’s livestream