Tawny Stottlemire on KCRW
More from KCRW
Political tension rises over homelessness in Venice
HomelessnessLA City Councilman Joe Buscaino is running to replace Mayor Eric Garcetti, and he held his first official campaign event on Monday along the Venice Beach boardwalk.
Bakersfield police broke 31 people’s bones in four years. No officer has been disciplined for it
CaliforniaBetween 2016 and 2019, Bakersfield police officers used force that broke at least 45 bones in 31 people, an analysis of public records shows.
The art and historical legacy of Juneteenth
Race & EthnicityFor African Americans, June 19 (Juneteenth) is both a celebration of freedom and an occasion of somber remembrance.
Or else
NationalJosh Barro speaks with Liz Bruenig and Ross Douthat about the summit between President Biden and Vladimir Putin, cyberattacks, another test for Obamacare, and decadence.
Blast from the past
PoliticsJosh Barro and Ken White talk about the grand jury empaneled to consider indictments for or related to former President Trump, and more.
Villanueva is exacerbating LA homelessness and trying to score political points, says Venice Family Clinic
HomelessnessThe Venice Family Clinic is slamming LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva and others for their call to clear out unhoused people from Venice Beach boardwalk by July 4.
Joe Mathews on the fight over groundwater rights in the California desert
EnvironmentAll of California is officially facing drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor . And much of the state is in extreme or severe drought after the dry winter.
Recall threats and turf fights heat up over LA homelessness
HomelessnessPolitical fallout is mounting as LA grapples with how to house its many residents living on the streets.
Hyperlocal app Citizen pushes the limits of public safety platform
Science & TechnologyLast month, LA saw its first major fire of what’s expected to be a devastating season.