A Covid vaccines is put on hold. City Controller blows up LA's excuses about Project Roomkey expansion. County considering Dr. Drew for LAHSA oversight. Bruce's Beach may be returned 100 years after racist seizure action. LAPD acquitting itself of policy violations. Farewell to the ArcLight.

Show Notes

Johnson and Johnson Vaccine Pause

California pauses Johnson & Johnson vaccine use (Luke Money, Taryn Luna, Laura J. Nelson, Hayley Smith; LAT; 4/13/21)

PRK Bombshell

https://twitter.com/PplsCityCouncil/status/1382869701852729348 (People’s City Council; Twitter; 4/15/21)
Letter to Mayor and City Council: FEMA (Google Docs)

LAHSA

https://twitter.com/calwatch/status/1382844495037829120?s=20 (Henry Fung; Twitter; 4/15/21)

Dr. Drew Warns of Plague Threat from Los Angeles Homeless (drdrew.com; 2/9/18)

https://twitter.com/MyDickerson/status/1373718359955542020 (Mike Dickerson; Twitter; 3/21/21)

Editorial: Dr. Drew is the wrong choice for L.A.’s homelessness authority (LAT Editorial Board; LAT; 4/16/21)

'Dr. Drew' eyed for homeless commission, angering advocates who wonder: Is this a joke? (Jaclyn Cosgrove; LAT; 4/16/21)

Bruce’s Beach

Op-Ed: Californians need to face the truth in our own backyards to redress historic wrongs (Steven Bradford; LAT; 4/13/21)

Leaders Announce Legislation as First Step toward Returning Bruce’s Beach (Steven Bradford; sd35.senate.ca.gov; 4/9/21)

California Beach Seized in 1924 From a Black Family Could Be Returned (Jacey Fortin; NYT; 4/18/21)

State of the City

State of the City 2019 (Eric Garcetti; lamayor.org; 2019)

State of the City 2020 (Eric Garcetti; lamayor.org; 2020)

People's Budget LA – Fund services, not cops (People’s Budget LA)

Police

LAPD rejecting most complaints against officers from summer protests; others still under review (Kevin Rector; LAT; 4/10/21)

https://twitter.com/CarpendiCacoeth/status/1383625516687659016 (Cacoëthes Carpendi; Twitter; 4/17/21)

https://twitter.com/W_R_Emory/status/1383280504976199680 (Bill Emory; Twitter; 4/16/21)

Officer alleging harassment says he feared retaliation (Dakota Smith; LAT; 4/6/21)

Place and Thank You

After ArcLight Cinemas' closure, what happens next? (Ryan Faughnder; LAT; 4/16/21)

Don’t Worry, the Cinerama Dome Won’t Get Demolished (Probably) (Alissa Walker; Curbed; 4/13/21)

Dome Theater's Curved Screen Is Saved From Wrecking Ball (Bettina Boxall; LAT; 12/9/1998)

Is Arclight Cinemas Owned By the Church of Scientology? (Adrian Glick Kudler; Curbed LA; 10/11/13)

ArcLight Hollywood's Cinerama Dome doesn't need reinvention (Nita Lelyveld; LAT; 4/17/21)