What's Next, Los Angeles?
Los Angeles is at a turning point. Over the past few years, problems and challenges have shaken this city - and tremendous opportunities for change have presented themselves. How do we rise to this moment and emerge a better place to live? Mike Bonin, writer, teacher, progressive activist and former City Councilmember, looks at the issues and problems facing Los Angeles, examines ideas, and talks with the people who will lead us to a brighter future.
WNLA Podcast - Interview with Jose Ugarte, CD9 Candidate
He has served the 9th City Council District in Los Angeles for years as a council deputy. He has managed
WNLA Podcast - Interview with Estuardo Mazariegos, CD9 Candidate
He is a housing justice advocate who has been a community organizer since he was a kid – and now he
WNLA Podcast - Interview with Elmer Roldan, CD9 Candidate
The 9th City Council District in Los Angeles stretches from the southern edge of Downtown Los Angeles, through South Central,
WNLA Podcast - On the Record with Mayor Karen Bass
In a special episode of What's Next, Los Angeles, we present a 45 minute one-on-one interview with LA
WNLA Podcast - Labor Strife at LMU
A respected local University shocked its faculty and its students recently by abruptly ending labor negotiations and invoking a religious
WNLA Podcast - Is California moving forward or backward on the environment?
Has California – once a leader in fighting climate change – begun to retrench, moving backward after years of progress? That’s
WNLA Podcast - What's the fuss about ULA?
What is the fuss about ULA, the measure approved by Los Angeles City voters in 2022? The debate over its
WNLA Podcast - Union Town: LA's Labor History
Los Angeles may be home to a powerful labor movement today, but it was not always that way. Los Angeles
WNLA Podcast - The Queer Erasure of Wallis Annenberg (with Karen Ocamb)
Wallis Annenberg was a titan in the world of philanthropy. An heir to the Anneneberg family fortune, she served as
WNLA Podcast - Can We Fix a Broken Los Angeles (with Rick Cole)
Is Los Angeles broken? And what will it take to fix it? Mike discusses that with Rick Cole on this
WNLA Podcast - Being a Dissident in the U.S.
In this new age of repression, are you a dissident? What does that mean? What does it require? And how
WNLA Podcast - Pride Month Hero
June is LGBTQ Pride Month. It is time when those of us in the queer community celebrate who we are.