Alissa, Mike, and Rachel on the 2 a.m. union deal that prevented an LAUSD strike. A major hack of sensitive LAPD information causes City Attorney Hydee Feldstein-Soto to lose her police endorsement. Mad about pricey LA28 tickets? So are LA’s councilmembers. Then: how a whisper network of accusers ousted Eric Swalwell from the governor’s race — and Congress.
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“The mayor’s role was a mixture of shuttle diplomacy, jumping from room to room, and convening senior leaders together into the wee hours”: LA Materialreports on how Mayor Karen Bass helped close the deal during negotiations
Some LAUSD board members apologized to parents for waiting so long to share information about the school day
A trove of “337,000 files, including some of the LAPD’s most closely guarded records” were leaked in a major data hack of a third-party file system used to store documents regarding LAPD litigation
Reporter Liz Chou was the first to get a statement about the hack from the city attorney’s office, which initially tried to downplay the magnitude
The Los Angeles Police Protective League then rescinded its endorsement of City Attorney Hydee Feldstein-Soto
Councilmember Ysabel Jurado introduced a motion to get more answers about the hack and what city systems were affected
Ten photos of City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson listening to the City Clerk read a list of lawsuit settlement payouts into the record for council approval, totaling $5,735,650.72
LA28 has an estimated $4 billion in contracts that it’s trying to award to local businesses. But what “local” means is riling up councilmembers, who want the definition to include more city of LA businesses
Mike’s interviews at What’s Next, Los Angeles include gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer, Raymond Meza, chair of the LA City Charter Reform Commission, and LA mayoral candidates Nithya Raman, Rae Huang, and Adam Miller
Alissa and Rachel will be appearing at Torched LA Live at frank.radio on Thursday night — all details here, plus a week’s worth of events celebrating Torched’s 2nd birthday, including a screening of the documentaryChanging Lanes on April 20 in Santa Monica Mayor Caroline Torosis
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