Today we're talking about the fires and power shut offs, landlords collective response to new rent caps in California, LAPD's predictive policing and racial disparities in searches, and a scandal at the LA County Assessor's office that may involve one of the board members.

Sources

For info about the Saddleridge fire: https://www.lafd.org/news/saddleridge-brush-fire

AB 1482: https://la.curbed.com/2019/8/1/20744755/assembly-bill-1482-rent-control-los-angeles-california

LA TNC regulations: https://twitter.com/dotkohlhaas/status/1181669322185269248?s=12

Assessor's office: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-08/connected-taxpayers-got-breaks-with-l-a-county-assessors-office-whistleblowers-allege

LAPD searches: https://ktla.com/2019/10/08/lapd-searches-blacks-and-latinos-more-but-theyre-less-likely-to-have-contraband-than-whites/