Who should I vote for for judge?

That is one of the most frequent questions I get during election season.  Today I talk with judicial candidate Ericka Wiley, running for seat #48, on WNLA.

https://www.wileyforjudge.com/

LA Forward Voter Guide

What's Next, Los Angeles? is produced and hosted by Mike Bonin, in partnership with LA Forward.

Homelessness is the biggest crisis facing Los Angeles County. Can we continue to make progress and really tackle this problem? Or will we backslide and allow another huge and devastating increase in homelessness?  That’s what’s at stake as voters consider Measure A on the LA County ballot. I will get into it with my guests today on WNLA: Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly Mitchell; Veronica Mitchell of HOPICS; and Laura Raymond of ACT-LA.

LAist Voter Game Plan Briefing on Measure A

LA Times explainer on Measure A

LA Times endorsement of Measure A

LA Forward Voter Guide

YesOnA.la

MeasureAFacts.com

County CEO’s report - Measuring Measure H’s Impact

What's Next, Los Angeles? is produced and hosted by Mike Bonin, in partnership with LA Forward.

The signs of the climate crisis are everywhere – and it is clear we are not doing enough to combat it. That’s why Proposition 4 is on your ballot. We discuss what is in the proposition, and why it is important for the state of California, and the future of neighborhoods. My guest is State Senator Ben Allen, who proposed creating the bond measure and putting it on the ballot this year. Allen represents the 24th DIstrict, including most of the LA County coast and Santa Monica Mountains. He chairs the Senate Environmental Quality Committee and co-chairs the Legislative Environmental Caucus.

Additional Info:

Official Voter Guide

Legislative Analyst report

CalMatters

LA Times endorsement

Ballotpedia entry

Yes on 4 website

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn argument against Prop 4

LA Forward Voter Guide

What's Next, Los Angeles? is produced and hosted by Mike Bonin, in partnership with LA Forward.

Is Prop 36 -- the most talked about proposition on the ballot -- a return to an era of law and order? or a backslide to an era of mass incarceration? That’s what we discuss on this episode of What's Next, Los Angeles, with my guests, former state Assemblymember Mike Gatto, in favor of the proposition, and State Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, a vocal opponent Prop 36.

Official Ballot entry: https://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/propositions/36/

Ballotpedia breakdown: https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_36,_Drug_and_Theft_Crime_Penalties_and_Treatment-Mandated_Felonies_Initiative_(2024)

CalMatters explainer: https://calmatters.org/california-voter-guide-2024/propositions/prop-36-crime-penalties/

Yes on 36 campaign: https://voteyesprop36.com/

No on 36 campaign: https://www.stopprop36.com/

LA Times - No on 36: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-09-22/editorial-proposition36-no-fills-prison-war-on-drugs

LA Forward Comprehensive Progressive Voter Guide: https://www.laforward.org/voterguide

Sen. Lola Smallwood Cuevas: https://lolaforca.com/, https://sd28.senate.ca.gov/

Mike Gatto: https://mikegatto.com/

Noir by Necessity, by Mike Gatto: https://www.amazon.com/Noir-Necessity-Fathers-Unsolved-Murder/dp/1685133819

What's Next, Los Angeles? is produced and hosted by Mike Bonin, in partnership with LA Forward.

The official title for Measure G is “LOS ANGELES COUNTY GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, ETHICS AND ACCOUNTABILITY CHARTER AMENDMENT.”

That sure makes it sound dry, boring and wonky. It is anything but. It is about power. Incredible power. Who will wield it? And who will they represent?

We discuss Measure G on this episode of WNLA with County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, author of the proposal, and Supervisor Holly Mitchell, who opposes it.

More Info:

Unpacking the impact of Los Angeles County's ballot measures

Why proposal to expand the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is such a big deal

Measure to expand the LA County Board of Supervisors heads to the ballot. Here's what you should know

What's Next, Los Angeles? is produced and hosted by Mike Bonin, in partnership with LA Forward.

Proposition 33 is one of the hottest items on the California state ballot. If approved, it would allow cities and counties to establish, increase or expand rent control. Proponents say it is necessary to keep rents affordable and prevent families from falling into homelessness. Opponents say it will hurt small "mom and pop" landlords, and stop development of much-needed multi-family housing.

In this episode, Mike talks with Susie Shannon, campaign manager of Yes on 33, and with Daniel Yukelson, executive director of the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles, a landlord group.

Yes on 33: https://yeson33.org/

No on Prop 33: https://noonprop33.com/

Ballotpedia on Prop 33: https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_33,_Prohibit_State_Limitations_on_Local_Rent_Control_Initiative_(2024)

CalMatters on Prop 33: https://calmatters.org/california-voter-guide-2024/propositions/prop-33-rent-control/

Prop 33 - Official Ballot Arguments: https://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/propositions/33/

Legislative Analyst report on Prop 33: https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=33&year=2024

What's Next, Los Angeles? is produced and hosted by Mike Bonin, in partnership with LA Forward.

He was wrongfully convicted and spent 20 years behind bars. Since his his exoneration and release, he has dedicated himself to public service – and now he is a candidate for the California State Assembly. I talk with Franky Carrillo on this episode of What's Next, Los Angeles.

Campaign Website: https://frankycarrillo.com/

L.A. County to pay $10 million to man whose murder conviction was overturned: https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-francisco-carrillo-settlement-20160719-snap-story.html

Netflix episodes about Franky Carrillo: https://www.netflix.com/title/80214563 (episodes 4 and 5)

What's Next, Los Angeles? is produced and hosted by Mike Bonin, in partnership with LA Forward.

Since a critical U.S. Supreme Court ruling last summer, public officials have been rushing to drastically expand criminalization of homelessness. It's a cynical move, spending a fortune on making homelessness less visible while actually making the crisis much worse, and much harder to solve.

In this episode, Mike talks with Alex Visotsky of the National Alliance to End Homelessness about the growing push to criminalize homelessness in California, and with John Raphling, author of a blistering Human Rights Watch report on how bad criminalization was in Los Angeles, even prior to the court decision.

Important links and further reading:

National Alliance to End Homelessness: https://endhomelessness.org/
Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/

NAEH - The Supreme Court Rules on Homelessness: https://endhomelessness.org/blog/the-supreme-court-rules-on-homelessness-what-it-all-means/

"You Have to Move" - HRW report - https://www.hrw.org/report/2024/08/14/you-have-move/cruel-and-ineffective-criminalization-unhoused-people-los-angeles

Mike Bonin - Tough Talk, Bad Policy: https://mikebonin.substack.com/p/tough-talk-bad-policy

Planetizen: California Cities Intensify Criminalization of Unhoused Residents: https://www.planetizen.com/news/2024/09/131753-california-cities-intensify-criminalization-unhoused-residents

Alex Visotsky - @alexvisotzky on Twitter

What's Next, Los Angeles? is produced and hosted by Mike Bonin, in partnership with LA Forward.

There are more than 3 million Democratic voters in Los Angeles County. Who decides which candidate gets the party’s endorsement? Or where the party spends its money? How is the local party negotiating tensions between progressives and moderates? I talk with Mark Ramos, the chair of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party. A former grocery worker and current head of UFCW 1428, Ramos is determined to bring people into the party, and find common ground with fellow union members who have voted for Trump.

What's Next, Los Angeles? is produced and hosted by Mike Bonin, in partnership with LA Forward.

Did California Governor Gavin Newson kill efforts to save newspapers from Big Tech?  A few weeks ago, Newsom announced a deal with Google that effectively killed legislation to force Google, Meta and other big tech firms to compensate news organizations for making money off their products. He announced the state would enter into a sort of private-partnership with Google and Open AI -- just as a federal court was declaring Google an illegal monopoly.

What the hell happened? Mike Bonin talks with Matt Pearce of the Media Guild of the West, on the latest episode of What’s Next, Los Angeles?

LINKS
California's Deal With Big Tech on Newsroom Funding Kills Revenue-Sharing Legislation (KQED)

The News Business Really Is Cratering (Politico)

Notes on a Dying Form (Annenberg)

Matt Pearce @mattdpearce
https://mattdpearce.substack.com/

Media Guild of the West

What's Next, Los Angeles? is produced and hosted by Mike Bonin, in partnership with LA Forward.