Mockler: I'm pretty tired of conservatives gaslighting about the current political environment and Donald Trump's rhetoric when all of this escalation can be traced back to his entrance into American politics.

very excited for it to be that time of year when i contract a mysterious illness from my children.

There's a lot of room for improvement with LA's emergency alert systems (lord I hope someone is making them). But still make sure you're signed up and tell a friend and family member! Thank you @laist.com for this helpful roundup. laist.com/news/climate...

What an unnecessary hassle! This is a very obvious, predictable thing the people in charge should have anticipated and preemptively prevented. www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...

Are the voices of impacted Westchester residents like Wade being considered with the proposed LAX roadway expansion?

LAX is notorious for its congestion, but adding more lanes is not the solution. Building a new road over Sepulveda will only funnel more cars into Westchester, resulting in increased traffic, noise, and potential crashes. www.latimes.com/california/s...

I commend Rep. Maxine Waters for filing a petition with the U.N. demanding an investigation into the federal government’s campaign of “ethnic cleansing” of our Latino communities. The U.S. is not above international law. www.latimes.com/california/s...

"I expected to find that people supported housing but just not near them — the classic NIMBY dynamic. However, when it comes to more housing, Angelenos want everything, everywhere, all at once." WIMBY: What in my backyard!? Housing! How 'bout that?!? www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

I’m in a core home buyer demographic - elder millennial, married with two kids, two professionals with well paying jobs - and even WE can’t afford to buy a house on the Westside in LA. It’s a broken system!

I’m a housing and tenants rights lawyer running to represent LA City Council District 11 (the Westside), challenging the conservative incumbent who authored that reso against SB 79. Had I been on Council, I would’ve voted No too against that bad faith reso. Post here: bsky.app/profile/faiz...

A few wealthy elites keeping the economy afloat, while so many struggle to make ends meet is not a sign of a healthy economy; shared prosperity is. Beyond numbers on what is produced or consumed, a truly healthy economy is defined by who gets to participate and thrive. jacobin.com/2025/09/weal...

The WGA’s statement on ABC’s decision to pull “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

SAG-AFTRA Statement on the Suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! www.sagaftra.org/sag-aftra-st...

A systemic failure that requires systemic solutions. We can't police our way out of economic instability. We need affordable housing and livable wages. We need investment. www.latimes.com/business/sto...

I’m proud to be endorsed by @UNITEHERE11! When workers win—like today’s decision defeating a corporate-backed attempt to repeal the Olympic wage—our whole city is stronger. Let’s ensure hotel, tourism, and airport workers on the Westside can afford to live in the communities they serve.

Today, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump Administration to resume the discriminatory raids across Los Angeles, putting millions of our neighbors and community members at risk of being unjustly detained based on racial prejudice and bias. (1/4)

The better question is whether working people can exist in the city they built.

Recap reel! Over 150 community members joined us last weekend for our campaign kickoff in Mar Vista Park! We’re ready to hit the ground running! Sign up to volunteer, spread the word, join our mailing list, or donate at faizahforla.com. Let’s build a Westside that works for everyone!

Proud to join and stand with labor unions from across LA like SEIU2015 at the annual Labor Day parade and picnic. On Labor Day, we honor the generations of workers and unions who have fought for the workplace rights we often take for granted.

Statement on LA City Council SB 79 vote last week. I support SB 79, and I think SB 79 should be strengthened. Read more below🧵

I hope one thing leftists all take away from Mamdani’s campaign though is that it doesn’t matter how chill and wholesome you are, the dinguses are going to smear and trash you in increasingly unhinged ways anyway, so you might as well shoot for the moon and campaign on what makes your heart sing

My neighbor in Venice has the right idea. Better things ARE possible.

Cuomo: I am now running on affordability. Also Cuomo: there is no “real answer” on affordability.

Some needed good news! Homelessness is *down* in LA by 3.4% in the City and 4% in the County. Even though we may not fully feel the impact on the street, the data can show us a trend. Let’s talk about what works and what doesn’t work, so we can keep moving in the right direction. 🧵

If you are like me, you might be struggling to put into words how you are feeling as an American this July 4th. These words from James Baldwin speak to me today.

I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy. I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.

Yesterday rent was due again for millions of Angelenos, and thousands of working people can’t afford to pay it, putting them at risk of eviction and homelessness.

NYC Comptroller Brad Lander: "I don't think the line for the [Democratic] party right now is between progressives and moderates; I think it's between fighters and folders."

How one Los Angeles complex organized to take on their landlord—and the city’s housing crisis. “I didn’t know how to explain it to her. I just said, ‘No, we aren’t going to move.'”

As the proud daughter of immigrants, I am deeply disturbed and angered by the ICE raids all across Los Angeles today.

"Builders nationwide are 'pumping the brakes because elevated interest rates are making many projects prohibitively expensive'" If you're not talking about financing you're not talking about how anything actually works in America. www.axios.com/2025/06/02/a...

📣 60-SECOND BUDGET UPDATE FOR THE CITY OF LA! 💰 Wednesday, May 21, is your LAST CHANCE to give public comment on the proposed budget! 10am at City Hall, get there EARLY. Thursday, May 22, is when the City Council will VOTE on the FINAL Budget!

We kick ass together is more like it.

Hi everyone! Yesterday I officially launched my campaign for LA City Council to represent the Westside (Council District 11). We are just getting started but I'm feeling lots of love. Read on below to read my launch statement.🧵👇🏽

A new report finds the bottom 60% of U.S. households—or *two-thirds* of the population—can't afford a “minimal quality of life": housing, health care, and other necessities. "Indicators like GDP and unemployment tell us the economy is thriving. But they don’t reflect the reality of most Americans."

The City of LA is SPENDING money (during a budget crisis) to STOP Venice Dell - an affordable housing project that the public wants, the City desperately needs, & that 👏 WAS 👏 ALREADY 👏 APPROVED 👏 by the City & the State. (Even a federal Judge spoke up about it 👨‍⚖️)

Meet the oversight bodies for Los Angeles' new $1.5 billion annually in homelessness dollars: ULACOC, LTRHA, ECRHA and LACAHSA www.latimes.com/california/s...

"“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” said Alan Garber, Harvard’s president, in a statement to the university" www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...

this is Mohsen Mahdawi, the green card holder who was just arrested by ICE for rendition at his citizenship interview

This is exactly what Democrats should be doing!! You’ve got power and status so leverage it. More of this!!!!

THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social. The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Disappearing people without any due process is fascism — full stop. I’m sick to my stomach and we all should be.

Hernandez: This administration wants you to believe that the reason you can't buy eggs is because of your immigrant neighbor, they want you to blame trans folks for your troubles, blame unhoused people for the housing crisis. You know what I say to that? Bullshit.

Just 7 days before the LA28 venue plan is due to the IOC, McOsker has filed *yet another motion* — this one asking for a report on potential "financial risks, operational burdens, or liabilities" for all the LA28 venues outside of the city of LA and to determine responsibility for any cost overruns

Day 68 into the GOP takeover: Prices are going up. Consumer confidence is plummeting. Classified info is being leaked. Social Security is being dismantled. Residents are being arrested for their political views.

Continue to be impressed by the dissonance between Trump’s HUD secretaries calling out government restrictions against building affordable housing but maintaining that overturning single-family zoning is an assault on America’s suburbs www.inquirer.com/politics/phi...

Absolutely wild the extent to which some institutions are caving to the WH. Not just grumbling and complying with court mandates but like not even fighting, imploding and in some cases basically offering money or services in deference.

Writing an op-ed is not illegal activity. They are revoking visas for thought crimes and for constitutionally protected expression.

Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs. Find out how your community may be impacted. Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org a 🧵

L.A. folks: FEMA has expanded its eligibility for the government-run fire debris cleanup. Most condos and some other multi-unit residences are now included. Officials say if you aren't sure if you're eligible, just submit a right-of-entry form to be safe. www.latimes.com/politics/sto...