For our 92nd episode, J.T. the L.A. Storyteller Podcast is honored to feature Ananya Roy (@ananyaUCLA), Professor of Urban Planning, Social Welfare, and Geography at UCLA and the inaugural Director of the UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy. Roy is also co-author of (Dis)Placement: The Fight for Housing and Community after Echo Park Lake,Continue reading EPISODE 92 – DR. ANANYA ROY ON ECHO PARK DISPLACEMENT →

For our 91st episode, Dr. Rocio Rivas (@RocioRivas1111) and I have an extensive discussion on public schools in Los Angeles, including the ongoing challenges posed by charter schools and the private “philanthropists” behind many of them. Originally migrated from Mexico to the K-town area at two years old, Rivas graduated from Reseda high school asContinue reading EPISODE 91 – DR. ROCIO RIVAS FOR LAUSD BOARD DISTRICT 2 →

In our 90th episode, we sit down with Fatima Iqbal-Zubair, who is running for Assembly District 65 (formerly known as Assembly District 64), which contains the cities of Watts, Compton, Carson and Wilmington, and Harbor Gateway, among others. Fatima tells us about her motivation to enter the race for this seat as an educator andContinue reading EPISODE 90 – FATIMA IQBAL-ZUBAIR FOR ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 65 →

In our 89th episode, we’re joined by longtime community leader Danielle Sandoval (@sandoval_for), a third-generation Angelena and mother of three children who is also currently running to represent Council District 15. We discuss the history of CD-15, especially Watts and the 1965 rebellion, and how L.A. Mayor Yorty’s refusal to create job programs in theContinue reading EPISODE 89 – DANIELLE SANDOVAL FOR COUNCIL DISTRICT 15 →

Fellow John Marshall Barrister Carolyn “Jiyoung” Park (@ParkforJudge) joins us for the 88th episode of the podcast and our first interview with a practicing attorney! We discuss Jiyoung’s campaign for Judge of the Superior Court of L.A. County, office 118. Jiyoung also shouts out her slate, the Defenders of Justice, where she’s joined in herContinue reading EPISODE 88 – “JIYOUNG” PARK AND THE DEFENDERS OF JUSTICE SLATE IN L.A. COUNTY →

We publish the podcast’s first ever English & Spanish-translated episode, recorded live with David Kim (@DavidKimForCA) for his campaign’s monthly Livestream. Share it with the vecindario‘s mamas, tios and tias, primos, and more! And for the full version, check out David’s YouTube channel. Thanks also to Patricia Canton for translating on the subjects of gentrification,Continue reading EPISODE 87 – FROM REDLINING TO REPARATIONS WITH DAVID KIM →

In our 86th episode, we connect with Bryant Odega (@BryantOdegaLA), a born and raised resident of the Harbor Gateway neighborhood of L.A.’s south side who is now running for council district 15, which includes the neighborhoods of San Pedro, Harbor City, Harbor Gateway, Wilmington, and Watts. Bryant and I discuss his upbringing as the childContinue reading EPISODE 86 – BRYANT ODEGA FOR COUNCIL DISTRICT 15 →

In our 85th episode, we connect on a call with Jimmy Biblarz (@jimmybiblarz), a queer life-long resident and sociologist from the Pico-Robertson area, or “Synagogue Row,” who is also running to represent Council District 5 this year. We discuss Jimmy’s struggle with being evicted from his home in his adolescent years, as well as waysContinue reading EPISODE 85 – JIMMY BIBLARZ FOR COUNCIL DISTRICT 5 →

In our 84th episode, we catch up with Samanta Helou Hernandez (@Samanta_Helou) and Ali Rachel Pearl (@alirachelpearl) on Instagram Live to discuss our new Substack together, launched exactly one year after the start of our panel series, Making Our Neighborhood: Redlining, Gentrification and Housing in East Hollywood. Tune in to hear about our goals forContinue reading EPISODE 84 – SAMI AND ALI ON OUR NEW SUBSTACK →

Most things are indeed better late than never, though; the brand-new introduction for J.T. the L.A. Storyteller Podcast! J.T.