FINAL day of the Week Without Driving Challenge — and the biggest issue has been figuring out how to take care of my doggo 🐶 Detroit, this video is for you! ❤️

Our motion to assert City Council oversight over ALPRs passed 10-4. When we don’t even have our own internal policies written down yet, we shouldn’t be rushing to install this technology - especially when there are serious questions about privacy, surveillance, & how this data could be used.

I’m bussin, and so are the majority of people who take transit in LA 🚎

Today, I started the Week Without Driving Challenge, where I’ll spend a full week getting around Los Angeles as a City Councilmember without driving my car. Why would I do such a thing? Will I succeed? Read below (and follow along) to find out.

We rode LA’s 1st bike-powered street sweeper, and it really works! 🚲 We collected over 120lbs of trash/debris, plus we worked with @ladotofficial to repair 4 downed bollards. Follow us all week as we try to take on the Week Witbout Driving Challenge!

91% rate of labor violations. 150% annual turnover. 16% avg income lost to wage theft. Fast food is one of the most toxic industries in our economy, with corporate giants making record profits off the backs of working people. Today marked a big step toward changing that in LA (🧵)

For years, LAMC 41.18 has criminalized people experiencing homelessness for sitting or sleeping in public, leading to citations, lost medications, and barriers that can keep people from getting housed. Today, we introduced motions to repeal the 12 revocable 41.18 zones in District 13. 🧵

10,000 attending doctors at the University of California recently announced they are organizing to form a union with @seiudoctorsunited.bsky.social! I call on @uofcalifornia.bsky.social to remain neutral during the organizing process so our doctors get the voice and respect they deserve

“We, The People” – A beautifully curated collection from 30 BIPOC artists that challenges the traditional celebration of the United States by centering the Black and brown narrative. Make sure to check out “We, The People” before the end of July! cocosouthla.org/events-list/

LA City Council just voted 8-6 to kill LAPD Reform — the last major remaining Charter Reform for the 2026 ballot. This comes after council also killed: ❌Council Expansion ❌Ranked Choice Voting ❌Strengthening Independent Oversight via the Controller’s Office. ❌City Attorney Reform (1/2)

Back to work.

Just voted, have you? Polls close at 8pm! 😗🗳️

Trash talk or trash pickup, we got you covered.

Traffic violence kills more people every year in LA than homicides, so why don’t we act like it? We’re fighting to make it safer and easier to navigate the city no matter how you get around. Turn in your ballot by TOMORROW for safer streets, better mobility, and a city that works for everyone.

Special interests are FLOODING you with political ads, and if you follow the money, you can find exactly WHO is trying to buy our elections.

We asked our incredible volunteers: Who hates to see you coming? Their answers *might* surprise you. 😉

Don’t let Republicans decide our future. Make a plan to vote by June 2 and sign up to volunteer this last weekend at bit.ly/cd13vol

I was happy to vote for Hugo again and I’m excited to see HLA implemented, finally!

Hugo Soto-Martinez@hugoforcd13.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The condition of our city’s streets? WE HATE IT! So why do our streets look like this? For one, even though over 65% of Angelenos voted for safety and mobility improvements for our streets through Measure HLA, the city still hasn’t completed a SINGLE HLA project.

The condition of our city’s streets? WE HATE IT! So why do our streets look like this? For one, even though over 65% of Angelenos voted for safety and mobility improvements for our streets through Measure HLA, the city still hasn’t completed a SINGLE HLA project.

Let's talk transit! Want to help elect a Councilmember who bikes and takes Metro? Go to bit.ly/cd13vol

The same day SCOTUS gutted the Voting Rights Act, we introduced a motion to let voters decide whether LA should consider noncitizen voting in local elections. Here's why it's already sparking so much debate & why any change would likely take years to implement. (thread)

Today we're at LA City Hall with @hugoforcd13.bsky.social and Councilwoman Jurado, alongside CARECEN, IDEPSCA, and @chirla-org.bsky.social to celebrate #MayDay2026 - over 125 organizations strong! "It's time for change for everyone that keeps this city moving" - McDonald's worker Candida Masin

Come out to CD13’s ONLY in-person Candidate Forum, this Thursday 4/30, at 6pm! Enjoy free pizza and drinks — RSVP at bit.ly/cd13forum

Thank you for your leadership @hugoforcd13.bsky.social

This is nothing but Big Tech PR to distract from how these corporations use our infrastructure without giving their fair share. They pay NOTHING to use our roads while displacing jobs, gutting our tax base & funneling profits to Silicon Valley billionaires. (1/4) www.latimes.com/business/sto...

How Waymo and Waze are pitching in to help solve L.A.'s pothole problem

Waze, a GPS navigation company, is teaming up with Waymo to use the company's self-driving cars to detect potholes in Los Angeles and four other major metro areas.

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Congratulations to educators and school staff for securing tentative agreements that deliver major pay increases & investments in our schools. Good luck with ratification! www.latimes.com/california/l...

LAUSD strike averted. Schools to remain open Tuesday

LAUSD avoided an unprecedented strike from teachers, school support staff and principals just hours before schools were to open Tuesday morning.

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The secret to winning policies that help the working class? Elect working people to office.

I was arrested as a juvenile. That experience made me who I am today & it made me a better representative for all Angelenos. No one deserves to be judged on their worst moments. Thank you, Estuardo, for learning, growing, and sharing your story. www.latimes.com/california/s...

He was busted for gun possession. Now he's running for L.A. City Council

Estuardo Mazariegos believes his gun conviction makes him a better candidate.

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Major potential reforms coming out of the charter commission. For too long LAPD has had a blank check to operate without actual policy oversight, and city hall was all to happy to abdicate responsibility 👇🏼

Hugo Soto-Martinez@hugoforcd13.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🚓LAPD working with ICE 🎯Deploying teargas and foam bullets on peaceful protestors 🚫Pretextual traffic stops targeting Black & brown communities City Council doesn’t currently have the power to set LAPD policy, but that could soon change thanks to a decision last night from the Charter Commission.🧵

🚓LAPD working with ICE 🎯Deploying teargas and foam bullets on peaceful protestors 🚫Pretextual traffic stops targeting Black & brown communities City Council doesn’t currently have the power to set LAPD policy, but that could soon change thanks to a decision last night from the Charter Commission.🧵