About this episode

The episode assesses Karen Bass's record on housing and public safety while discussing current events in Los Angeles.

Plus, new polling shows the Los Angeles mayor’s race tightening, dozens of immigrants are on a hunger strike at a detention facility near LA, our weekend movie reviews, and Evan Kleiman talks zucchini.

People in this episode

Host: Madeleine Brand

Guest: Evan Kleiman

Topics covered

• housing
• public safety
• immigration
• Los Angeles mayor's race
• movie reviews

Keywords

• Karen Bass
• housing
• public safety
• Los Angeles
• immigration
• hunger strike
• movie reviews

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: KCRW

Places: Los Angeles, LA

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