About this episode

The episode discusses LA's City Council's actions regarding the Olympic Wage, the tight mayoral race, and a potential spy scandal involving a former mayor.

Scott, Alissa, and Mike recount yet another attempt by LA’s City Council to undermine the Olympic Wage and why a corresponding ballot measure to repeal the city’s business tax is like playing Russian Roulette. Then, new LA mayoral race polls show Nithya Raman and Spencer Pratt in a tight race for second place, and what Mike would have asked in the final, now-cancelled debate. And: was the former mayor of Arcadia a spy for the People’s Republic of China?

People in this episode

Hosts: Scott, Alissa, Mike

Topics covered

• LA City Council
• Olympic Wage
• business tax
• mayoral race
• polls
• debate
• spying

Keywords

• LA City Council
• Olympic Wage
• business tax
• Nithya Raman
• Spencer Pratt
• mayoral race
• polls
• debate
• spy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LA City Council, People’s Republic of China

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