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Part 178: A Homelessness Impasse in Los Angeles? Judicial Nothingburger and Policy Indecision

Part 177: The Battle for Los Angeles – Resisting Donald Trump in the Golden State

Part 176: The Eaton Fire Fallout – Market Conduct Examinations and Community Rebuilding

Part 175: The LA Alliance Hearings vs. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher – Judicial Notice and Legal Fireworks

Part 174: Losing the LAPD Lottery – Law Enforcement Culture and Leadership Change

Part 173: The LA Fed Tapes on Appeal – Can the Watergate of Los Angeles Be Solved?

Part 172: LA Alliance Evidentiary Hearing? A Homelessness Receivership is Coming to Los Angeles

Part 171: A “tipping point” in Los Angeles – Shadows of Rick Caruso and SteadfastLA

Part 170: Living in the Coachella Valley – First Impressions of the California Desert

Part 169: Unpacking “a litany of horribles” – The LADWP Scandal and Litigation Mysteries

Part 168: The “last resort” in California – Wildfire Litigation and Risk Management Strategies

Part 167: “We have big work to do here” – Housing and Homelessness Accountability in Los Angeles

Part 166: Lifestyles and Rate Increases – Understanding California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara

Part 165: Rick Caruso vs. California – 2026 Election Hubris and Real Power Politics

Part 164: Donald Trump vs. the Education Department – Government Efficiency and Civil Rights Failures

Part 163: “You’re dead politically” – Homelessness Bureaucracy and Human Consequences in Los Angeles

Part 162: An LAPD Whistleblower – The Los Angeles Police Protective League vs. Commander Lillian Carranza

Part 161: A Substack “Hero” Post – Independent Journalism in Los Angeles

Part 160: “Some Kind of Action” – A New Homelessness Audit Drops in Los Angeles

SPECIAL: The Best Los Angeles Substacks – Journalism Practice in the City of Angels

Part 159: A University in Decline – Broken Trust and Culture Change at USC

Part 158: The Contradictions of Rick Caruso – Privilege and Power in Los Angeles

Part 157: The Madness of Donald Trump – Government Takeover and Counterfactuals

Part 156: Why I’m Leaving Los Angeles – California Love and Future Realities

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Part 155: More Disaster Zone Politics – Direct and Indirect Relief and Recovery

SPECIAL: The Search for a New President at the University of Southern California

Post-Eaton Fire Catch Up 🔥🔍📰😎🖤🏜️

Part 154: Displacement Disaster Politics – Individual Freedom vs. Collective Leadership

Part 153: The End of Human Trafficking? Governmental and Nonprofit Response

Part 152: Wildfire Disaster in California – Public Health and Political Climate Troubles

Part 151: Playing the Whistleblower Game – Reporting and Retaliation in the Workplace

RECAP: The Ongoing Climate Crisis and Human Behavior in Southern California

Part 150: A Firestorm in Los Angeles – Humanity and Environmental Disaster

Part 149: The McDonaldization of America – Donald Trump and Media Devastation

Part 148: A New Year in the San Gabriels – From Angeles Crest Highway to Eternity