"Angeles Ashes" is an important deep dive on rebuilding LA. Our Julia Stein spoke w/ @awalkerinla.bsky.social about the UCLA Blue-Ribbon Commission's evidence-based case for a Resilient Rebuilding Authority, to centralize accountability and work for the people of Altadena. nyra.nyc/articles/ang...

During CicLAvia yesterday I saw a bunch of people wearing medals and was surprised to learn that a 5K/rave hosted by Diplo was happening simultaneously in LASHP. All these streets were open to people — look at Broadway! — and it was fine. Shouldn't we try doing this at least every Sunday?

News! Tickets for our Life After Cars live show at Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles on November 17th with special guests @awalkerinla.bsky.social, @billwearsties.bsky.social, and more TBA are now on sale to the general public. Thanks @streetsforall.org for hosting! www.squadup.com/events/the-w...

I was so thrilled to publish a very wonky story about fire recovery in LARA #2. Alejandra Guerrero: “I’m wary of putting all of our hopes for a better city on people that are going through this and their good intentions in lieu of actual policy that allows it." Read here: nyra.nyc/articles/ang...

What appears to be happening is there have been rumors and now this seems to help confirm them. Businessman Austin Beutner, also a former LAUSD superintendent and one time LA Times publisher, might be throwing his hat into the ring to challenge LA Mayor Karen Bass.

Two after-action fire reports point to severe lapses in communications, including failures to properly issue emergency alerts and evacuation orders. As we welcome more megaevent visitors to the region in the coming years, who is responsible for sounding the alarms about fire risk and extreme heat?

❤️ this from @awalkerinla.bsky.social: “Maybe when people land at LAX, we have them scan a QR code that introduces them to their local forecast communicator, checks if they need emergency translation services, signs them up for NotifyLA, and automatically installs the Watch Duty app on their phone.”

That's not a bad idea, @awalkerinla.bsky.social www.torched.la/red-flag-war...

My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous. This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking? Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

Early in the year I was contracted to do a series for WaPo about the aesthetics of the Trump administration. That project was just cancelled. You can read my final column — about Confederate monuments and Charlie Kirk — in my newsletter. Thanks for reading! buttondown.com/cmonstah/arc...

Alissa Walker (@awalkerinla.bsky.social) surveys Altadena after the Eaton fire. nyra.nyc/angeles-ashes

We’re doing a sequel! NYRA proudly presents LARA 2. nyra.nyc/lara

*immediately clicks over to Spencer Pratt’s Instagram account for reaction videos*

California's governor has signed SB 79, a large-scale upzoning of land near transit throughout the state's largest counties.

There is no such thing as a “no-build” Olympics. The venues still go up, and whether they’re funded by billionaires or public money, the people always end up paying the price

“The most profound impacts of the Intuit Dome’s rise can be found in daily life. Traffic gridlock and relentless event schedules have made routine activities, from grocery shopping and evening strolls to visiting elderly relatives confined to their homes, feel like navigating a maze, residents said”

“For city leaders, the new entertainment district and the $7 billion Olympic Games offer a spotlight for waves of investment. For thousands of Black renters and homeowners, they signal another chapter in a long cycle of rising rents, displacement, and environmental burdens” @adamlmahoney.bsky.social

So wait when did this meeting happen before or after this little spat

Mayor Karen Bass is asking LA's city council to pass an ordinance that would exempt Pacific Palisades transactions from ULA, the city's transfer tax. Of note: "The letter follows a meeting with Rick Caruso, founder of Steadfast LA, who proposed ideas to help address this issue"

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The findings of the after-action report are also extremely relevant to the deal the city is making with LA28 if/when a fire breaks out during the summer of 2028. This part: "Fire alert plan costs: equipment pre-positioning costs and venue evacuation costs if wind fire conditions or worse arise"

After-action report is out — and already technically out of date based on today's news. It also makes recommendations, many of which Bass says LAFD has already implemented, including "changed leadership." Here's the report: lafd.org/sites/defaul...

Google is now “official cloud provider” of LA28. Does the no-build games include data centers

Mayor Karen Bass says now that the feds have arrested an arson suspect for Palisades Fire, the city’s after-action report could be released as soon as today. She also says she’s concerned about liability since the investigation claims the fire rekindled from a January 1 fire in the same location

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here. Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

LA's Department of Cultural Affairs just released its planning framework "intended to serve as a complementary plan to LA28’s Cultural Olympiad Strategic Plan." Where is LA28’s Cultural Olympiad Strategic Plan? Good question. Read here: culture.lacity.gov/2028-cultura...

When I shared this I really thought we'd see at least one or two local leaders saying this would not be the way LA would host the Super Bowl in 2027 but I guess not 🙃

A temporary track and field venue being installed by LA28 will kick the Trojans out of their football stadium for the 2028 season, concludes Rich Perelman. “There is — barring an engineering miracle — no chance that USC will play any of its 2028 home schedule in the Coliseum”

Offsets can't cut carbon *even in theory* The whole point of offsets is to create permission to *not* cut carbon. So when they don't even live up to their own standard, they are so much worse.

THE COUCH IS GONE #couch2028 But I actually don’t know if the city picked it up because my 311 request is still open

this dissonance is most pronounced in Koreatown, where so many of the working class in restaurants, grocery stores, small shops, etc. do not drive but the #1 political issue that makes residents and visitors go crazy alike is the lack of (free street) parking thanks to its high density

Infuriating: "Walking back the 'car-free' games promise is unconscionable in a city where the people who don't drive are also the most vulnerable users of our streets." Reminds me that "jaywalking" was coined by the auto industry in the early 20th century, trying to shift blame for street deaths.

This place is both the most hostile to car ownership and most necessary place to own a car I've ever been

Angelenos Who Don't Drive would be the third largest city in California.

I know tons of nondrivers here but I didn't realize there are so many!

I’m part of that one-third. I can drive but don’t own a car and choose not to most of the time.

ONE IN THREE LOS ANGELES RESIDENTS DO NOT DRIVE

Highly recommend reading the story and following up by watching the video of the artist adding to Crosswalk Collective’s memorial crosswalk bar. www.instagram.com/reel/DNWB1xS...

Reflections on last week's #WeekWithoutDriving in a city that still refuses to acknowledge the existence of its nondrivers — which a comprehensive new report claims make up one-third of LA's population

As you see propaganda from the mayor’s office about the Convention Center remodel, remember this:

“There will be,” adding that federal immigration officers would be “all over” the event. People should not attend the event, she went on, unless they are “law-abiding Americans who love this country”

New rule, all literary readings should feel like union rallies. Thanks to @nyreviewofarch.bsky.social and all the architects, advocates, policymakers, and impacted families who shared their stories with me. (No thanks to Spencer Pratt.) LARA #2 available soon at nyra.nyc

NEW: FIFA are charging BOTH resellers & buyers a 15 per cent fee on its official 2026 World Cup ticket resale platform, which launched Thursday and almost immediately had some tickets listed for tens of thousands of dollars. Story with @henrybushnell.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/668...

"EXCLUSIVE: Over 30 Human Rights Experts Demand UEFA Expel Israeli Soccer Teams" European soccer’s governing body reportedly paused a vote on suspending Israel after Trump released his 20-point 'peace plan' for Gaza, reports @premthakker.bsky.social

Maybe we can hold table tennis on this couch I reported to 311 nearly a month ago since I’m fairly certain it will still be here in 2028 even if the new convention center is not

The Saudi government murdered Jamal Khashoggi seven years ago today. His editor @karenattiah.bsky.social wrote this two years ago.

Great interview and highly informative. Was not aware of how much of a downward trend there has been in the convention business.

But also we’re terrified of the subway