The LA Report Podcast
1) LAist finds Santa Ana police's use of force broke law, Airport Fire 1-year anniversary, Containers at Port of Long Beach fall into sea — The P.M. Edition
An LAist investigation finds Santa Ana police's use of less-lethal munitions ran afoul of a state law designed to protect protesters. We check in one year after the Airport Fire was accidentally start...Show More
2) Activists denounce Supreme Court raid ruling, Industrial waste off SoCal coast, Santa Monica considers fiscal emergency— The A.M. Edition
Immigrant rights groups are denouncing the Supreme Court decision that lifts restrictions on federal raids. Industrial waste is changing the chemistry of SoCal's sea floor. Santa Monica may be on the ...Show More
3) SCOTUS makes 'roving' sweeps legal for now, State of CA sues L.A. County, Deals in honor of Long Beach's 908 Day — The P.M. Edition
The Supreme Court allows 'roving' immigration sweeps to resume in L.A. The state sues L.A. County and the sheriff's department over jail conditions. We highlight some local businesses (with deals!) in...Show More
4) CA GOP coordinates against Prop 50, LAPD pulls Harris detail, LA County gets wildfire-fighting planes— The A.M. Edition
California Republicans are circling the wagons to defeat the state's redistricting election. The LAPD pulls its security detail for former Vice President Kamala Harris. LA County wildfire crews g...Show More
5) Dodgers meltdown, CA GOP convention, remembering Vicky Tafoya — Sunday Edition
Yoshinobu Yamamoto nearly pitched a no-hitter before Dodgers suffered a fifth straight loss. California Republicans hold their state convention in Garden Grove. Remembering Vicky Tafoya, a pivotal fig...Show More
6) Immigration detainees & bond hearings, History of Queen Mary, Jurupa Valley fire — Saturday Edition
A Trump White House policy denying bond hearings to people who entered the country illegally has been upheld. Queen Mary’s journey from Scotland to Long Beach across the 20th Century. Evacuation...Show More
7) Huntington Beach must comply with state's Freedom to Read Act, Norwalk will repeal its homeless shelter ban, An update on DTLA federal buildings' fencing that raised accessibility concerns — The P.M. Edition
A court has rejected Huntington Beach's efforts to control what minors can read at its libraries. The city of Norwalk will repeal its ban on new homeless shelters. An update on downtown Los Angeles fe...Show More
8) Copy of Trump Admin appeals Nat'l Guard ruling, Cal State instructor indicted for role in raid protest, Fight over tuition for undocumented students— The A.M. Edition
The Trump Administration appeals the ruling that said it was illegal to send the National Guard to LA. A Cal State Channel Islands instructor is accused of throwing tear gas at immigration agents. Cal...Show More
9) Federal prosecutors sue SoCal Edison, National Guard LA deployment $120M price tag, DTLA federal buildings' fencing raise accessibility concerns — The P.M. Edition
Federal prosecutors filed two lawsuits against SoCal Edison in connection with the January wildfires. Governor Gavin Newsom announced the costs of the National Guard's deployment. Fencing around feder...Show More
10) Trump Admin appeals Nat'l Guard ruling, Cal State instructor indicted for role in raid protest, Fight over tuition for undocumented students— The A.M. Edition
The Trump Administration appeals the ruling that said it was illegal to send the National Guard to LA. A Cal State Channel Islands instructor is accused of throwing tear gas at immigration agents. Cal...Show More