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HELP US HELP YOU! 🙏🏼

Let us know where you want YOUR TAX DOLLARS to be spent. 💰

Visit mylabudget.lacontroller.app and CREATE your own City of LA budget and submit it!

(We are entering budget season so let your elected officials know where you want your tax dollars to be spent!)
Your City of LA Budget
Create your own budget for the City of LA
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December 16, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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sifill.bsky.social
Because it’s a smash and grab.
propublica.org ProPublica @propublica.org · 2h
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects last year.

(Published July 2024)
School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state program...
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December 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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chadloder.bsky.social
Taking action, no matter how small or humble, vaccinates you against despair.
December 16, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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nolympicsla.bsky.social
Reminder: The man in charge of @la28games.bsky.social has been accused of having sex with subordinate workers, rode on the Epstein jet 10 times, and put his Twitter on private the day Epstein was arrested.
A photo of three people outside a private jet: from left to right Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and LA28 Chairperson Casey Wasserman.
December 16, 2025 at 2:47 AM
groundgamela.bsky.social
Wild to consider that if the FBI dropped the Englander indictment a few months earlier we’d have Lundquist instead of this asshole
reporterliz.bsky.social Elizabeth Chou @reporterliz.bsky.social · 3d
City ethics enforcement officers are recommending LA Councilman John Lee pay $138K in penalties for 10 counts of alleged ethics violations, including for excess gifts & misusing his position: ethics.lacity.gov/pdf/agenda/2...

The Ethics Commission is set to decide on this next Wednesday.
December 13, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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reporterliz.bsky.social
City ethics enforcement officers are recommending LA Councilman John Lee pay $138K in penalties for 10 counts of alleged ethics violations, including for excess gifts & misusing his position: ethics.lacity.gov/pdf/agenda/2...

The Ethics Commission is set to decide on this next Wednesday.
December 13, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
BREAKING: Seattle Children's Hospital successfully fought this summer to get DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena quashed.

The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week.

This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...
IV CONCLUSION For these reasons, the Court GRANTS Seattle Children's motion to set aside the subpoena and motion to seal the docket. The Court ORDERS as follows: Subpoena Duces Tecum No. 25-1431-016 is HEREBY SET ASIDE; The docket in this action and all submittals filed thereon shall be maintained under seal; Seattle Children's may nonetheless communicate with, and provide sealed filings to, the Washington Attorney General's Office; The Washington Attorney General's Office may attend any sealed hearings in this proceeding; and The Washington Attorney General's Office shall comply with this Order. Dated this 3rd day of September, 2025. Joha X. Chan John H. Chun United States District Judge
December 13, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
we're going to win, they know it, and they shudder every day about it
meidastouch.com MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 5d
NEWS: Trump officials are worried the ICC may try to prosecute them for war crimes once Trump's term ends, and are threatening sanctions against the ICC to change its founding document to grant them immunity. (via Reuters / link in reply)
December 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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knockdotla.bsky.social
New on KNOCK: photographer Mykle Parker captured the fires that tore through Altadena, and the community that came together to rebuild.

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From The Ashes - Knock LA
After the Eaton Canyon Fire devastated Altadena, community care burned brighter than ever, as photographed by Mykle Parker.
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December 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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knockdotla.bsky.social
You might have missed these articles during Thanksgiving week!

If you’re like ReGeneración founder Camilo Romero, your Thanksgiving travel might have been marked by yet another “random” search. Romero chronicles his Kafkaesque journey through airport security.

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You Have Been Randomly Selected - Knock LA
Amidst ongoing ICE raids and the Trump administration's targeted attacks on immigrants, Camilo Romero has faced repeated harassment by airport security.
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December 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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knockdotla.bsky.social
Did you miss this story over Thanksgiving weekend?

Rosana Arias reflects on the Dodgers World Series win: a display of Latin American greatness on behalf of a franchise that is failing to stand up for the immigrant supporters who made it a powerhouse

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What the World Series Means to Me, A Daughter of Latin American Immigrants - Knock LA
The 2025 World Series was a display of Latin excellence at a time when the US government is trying to dim our light.
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December 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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knockdotla.bsky.social
New on Knock: when months of incessant construction drove Marina Tower residents to organize a tenants union, a manager from Moss & Sons tried to join the union under a fake name.

@farahabouzeid.bsky.social reports on the union’s fight for habitable homes.

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Marina del Rey Tenants Fight Back Against Uninhabitable Conditions - Knock LA
Tenants at Marina Tower, managed by Moss & Company, are fed up, and they’ve been organizing in response to uninhabitable conditions.
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December 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Had a little backlog of stories that hadn’t been posted on here over Thanksgiving week! Check out our recent posts for coverage.

Knock LA is entirely funded by the community. Become a supporter on Patreon and help us keep delivering!

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December 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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fairrepla.bsky.social
AGENDA UPDATE: this THURSDAY at 4 PM: Councilmember Tim McOsker (Council District 15) will now present to the Charter Reform Commission on Charter reforms for city policing, instead of CM Hernandez.

🚨 Don't forget: you can call in to comment at this meeting!

More meeting info: bit.ly/FRLA26
December 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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evangreer.bsky.social
Just heard disappointing news that @warren.senate.gov will co-sponsor the Kids Online Safety Act again despite overwhelming opposition from LGBTQ, human rights, abortion rights, and racial justice groups.

This is a horrific betrayal of her constituents, particularly trans youth and their families.
Why Are Some Democrats Backing MAGA's Anti-LGBTQ+ Censorship?
From late-night host cancellations to removing LGBTQ+ history from government sites, politicians in both parties are contributing to the overwriting of the internet — a place where lots of queer and t...
www.teenvogue.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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acekatana.bsky.social
Disgusting
evangreer.bsky.social Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 6d
Last month, a growing coalition of Massachusetts-based LGBTQ+ organizations sent a letter to @warren.senate.gov and requested a meeting with the Senator to discuss her previous support for #KOSA given the Trump admin's weaponization of the FTC to target trans healthcare.

The office ignored us.
December 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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murshedz.bsky.social
Boeing is out there signing contracts to create “deportation fleet” for Trump, Miller and Noem’s DHS.

Consequences of Trump’s dirty, ugly bloated bill. ↘️
DHS inks contract to create its own fleet of Boeing 737s for deportations
The agency will spend nearly $140 million to buy the planes, funding that comes from a massive budget increase for immigration enforcement approved by Congress.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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fairrepla.bsky.social
THURSDAY (12/11), 4 PM @ City Hall, Room 350: CM Eunisses Hernandez, @catalystcalifornia.bsky.social, Black Lives Matter LA, & LAPD's Inspector General are on deck to share how changes to LA's Charter could reform city policing.

🚨 Participate remotely: call in to comment!

More info: bit.ly/FRLA26
December 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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thetriibe.com
UPDATE — For those who want to help, there’s now a way to donate directly to the 7500 South Shore Tenants Union to help with emergency relocation costs as residents “vacate in one of the snowiest winters in Chicago’s history.”

Details in our story.

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Judge: residents must move out, ICE-raided South Shore building is uninhabitable • The TRiiBE
The tenants of the property at 7500 S. South Shore Drive are ordered to leave the property by Friday.
thetriibe.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:12 AM
groundgamela.bsky.social
Charter reform can include police reform! 👇🏼
fairrepla.bsky.social Fair Rep LA @fairrepla.bsky.social · 6d
In advance of the LA Charter Reform Commission's committee meeting on police reform, @catalystcalifornia.bsky.social and Fair Rep LA members @groundgamela.bsky.social and the League of Women Voters of Greater Los Angeles share their recommended Charter changes in their letter to the Commission.
Honorable Members of the Los Angeles City Charter Reform Commission: On behalf of Catalyst California, Ground Game LA, and the League of Women Voters of Greater Los Angeles, we write to express our shared vision for policing-related charter reform that centers on the experiences, needs, and priorities of city residents, particularly those who face the greatest social and economic barriers and are most marginalized by our democratic processes. Our charter recommendations are as follows: • Racial and Socioeconomic Equity Values Statement and Limit the Use of Pretextual Stops - Sec 570 o The powers and duties of the Los Angeles Police Department should be exercised with maximum respect for racial and socioeconomic equity and prioritize care rather than harm and prevent harm to historically marginalized communities. In exercising its powers and duties, the department and its officers shall not conduct pretextual stops. Suggested language may include, but is not limited to: “In exercising the powers and duties provided under this section, the Police Department and its officers shall always act to prioritize the sanctity of the life, health, safety, and Constitutional rights of all the people of the City of Los Angeles. An officer shall not stop or detain the operator of a motor vehicle based on a vehicle equipment violation or a nonmoving (i.e., administrative) violation.” • Improve Public Accessibility to the Board of Police Commissioners - Sec. 571 o Commission meetings shall be scheduled and held in a manner that maximizes access and participation for all members of the public, with accommodations and considerations to advance that goal, including language access, meeting location, meeting date and time, sufficient prior notice, and providing a meaningful amount of time for members of the public to provide public comment. The Board of Police Commissioners should strive to expand opportunities for the public to engage with the Commission as it conducts its duties. • Expand Commissioner Diversity Demographics - Sec. 571 o The Board of Police Commissioners should ensure that commissioners reflect the city’s diversity, similar to the City of Los Angeles Independent Redistricting Commission and City Charter Reform Commission, which lists diversity demographics to be considered as “racial, ethnic, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, income, professional, and geographic diversity. The composition of the commission shall include people who have been impacted (e.g., a person directly harmed or who has lost a loved one) by police violence, and experts in civil rights and police misconduct litigation. The Board of Police Commissioners should explicitly state that “a prior arrest or conviction will not disqualify an individual from serving.” • New Requirements for Inspector General Audits - Sec. 573 o Improve overall transparency and limit racial profiling and excessive uses of force by requiring the Inspector General to annually conduct an audit of all stops and uses of force that includes data disaggregated by race and geography. The Inspector General should also be required to annually audit Board of Rights proceedings to assess whether findings align with hearing records and quarterly reports on the outcomes of Board of Rights proceedings. • Protect Protests - Sec. 574 o Under subsection (a), include a provision to explicitly recognize and protect “protests” and uncouple its association with “riots, disturbances, and breaches of the peace.” • Ensure First Amendment Right Protections - Sec. 574 o To ensure the protection of First Amendment rights, including freedom of the press, the powers and duties of the Police Chief should include a provision honoring First Amendment rights and the public’s and journalists’ rights to document activities. • Improve Public Record Disclosure - Sec. 574 o Ensure that law enforcement records are ma… disclosure in response to a public records request, the burden of proof shall be on the Police Chief to establish why the record in question should not be disclosed. We submit our recommendations, which center on the experiences, needs, and priorities of city residents, to further strengthen your efforts to reform policing in the City of Los Angeles. Thank you for your consideration. In community, Catalyst California, Ground Game LA, and League of Women Voters of Greater Los Angeles
December 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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elienyc.bsky.social
The authoritarian takover of the state bureaucracy might not *sound* like a big deal. But SCOTUS giving Trump the ability to fire the federal government is a God-King power, and represents a failure of the American Revolution.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
The Supreme Court Is About to Give Trump His Crony State
During oral arguments, the conservative justices made clear that they intend to allow Trump to fire FTC commissioner Rebecca Slaughter—and reorder the separation of powers.
www.thenation.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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nowcowan.bsky.social
Another chapter in the ongoing gymnastics the City of LA will go through rather than upgrading our street infrastructure for safety. Upgrades that are mandated & we voted for AT LEAST 2x already
futureis.la Oren Hadar @futureis.la · 6d
LA quietly stopped repaving all streets last July to avoid fulfilling its ADA obligations. The federal govt says when you repave a street, you have to update all the curb ramps. LA has tons of out of date curb ramps, so the rule makes repaving much more expensive. The city's solution: stop repaving!
LA has stopped repaving our streets
The reason why is probably illegal
futureis.la
December 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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walletcheck.bsky.social
if you missed it—i want everyone to know about the extremely disturbing warrantless spying made possible by "Flock Safety," a policing surveillance startup that gives local cops (and even some corporations) an AI-enabled camera network, empowering them to follow individual drivers all around a city.
December 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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dicknixon.bsky.social
The 14th Amendment is as clearly and unambiguously written as any law on the books. Politically it was intended to suppress former Confederates and prevent the conditions that led to the Civil War. To attack it is to give comfort to their heirs and cut into the seams of our society.
December 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM