The people who rely on public transit every day should have a seat on the Metro Board. Send this email now to tell them so: tinyurl.com/metroseat @actlosangeles.bsky.social @movela.bsky.social

We’re digging into what LA learned from hosting the World Cup with journalist @awalkerinla.bsky.social! Tomorrow (Tues) at 7pm on Zoom. RSVP: www.laforward.org/events/mm-ju...

Is your apartment reaching temperatures over 82 degrees?! 🥵 Take a selfie with your thermostat and tag us to help us advocate for heat protections for renters! Don't have one? Share your experience with a reply below👇

🌟Join us and @lavoice.bsky.social on Tues, 7/14 at 6pm for a virtual teach-in about the most powerful elected position in LA County!🌟 Learn about Measure G implementation and how Angelenos can have a say in how this position works. RSVP: laforward.org/events/measure-g

The Most Powerful Elected in LA County (and What We Can Do About It) - Measure G Implementation — LA Forward

In 2024, LA County voters passed Measure G, which approved multiple county-level reforms, including establishing the most powerful elected position in LA County: an Elected Executive leading a co...

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Read LA’s first CIP with us! Join us for one or all these sessions. Don’t feel like you need to read every line - bounce around and pull out what feels interesting to you. Sign up at laforward.org/cip

We have a critical opportunity in the next few days to push LAPD reform and city council expansion forward. Join our teach-in this Wednesday to learn more and prepare to take action: www.laforward.org/events/reforms

Save Key Charter Reforms in LA! — LA Forward

Some of LA's governing rules and structures are broken, and we have a critical opportunity this week to fix them! LA City's Charter (the city's constitution) has been undergoing a years-long refo...

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Teach-in alert: learn how LA city invests in our streets, and where we fall short. TUESDAY 6/9 at 6pm on Zoom. RSVP: www.laforward.org/events/trans...

You have until 8pm today to cast your ballot!

We planned your Memorial Day so you don’t have to! Kickback and relax with us in Grand Park. We’ll have free food, free t-shirts, and a DJ — fun for the whole family! Time to celebrate voting 🗳️🎉 RSVP: www.laforward.org/events/525

Last day to register for the AMAZING VOTE CENTER RACE and have the chance to win $500 for the Hollywood Bowl! This Memorial Day, travel around LA to GOTV and win prizes. Info and register here by 5/20 at 4pm: tinyurl.com/avcrace

Our voter guide is here! Check it out at laforward.org/voterguide, and cast your ballot by June 2.

Judges. Ballot measures. State races. The June ballot is A LOT 🫠 BUT you don’t have to figure it out alone! Join us at a ballot party near you, where we’ll explain all your choices and make sure you vote with confidence (while having a good time). Next up in DTLA. Info + RSVP: laforwar.org/calendar

Again: for any big liberal donor who wants to funnel millions into fixing this country's politics, the ROI on buying any struggling paper and simply tasking it with doing real reporting on local news is vastly higher than the same $$ given to some group that does mass ad buys every election year.

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The nonprofit that runs the successful, Pulitzer-winning Baltimore Banner is going to take over the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Of all the possible outcomes here, this is likely the best we could have hoped for. apnews.com/article/pitt...

Here at the council's first ad hoc committee since January 26 (!) to discuss LA28's new procurement strategy, LA28's human rights strategy, and a motion to prioritize sidewalk repairs around venues. Listen here — sorry, we can launch a rocket around the moon, but no video for committee meetings

Ad Hoc Committee on the 2028 Olympics and Paralympic Games - 4/14/26

YouTube video by LACityClerk

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Alissa Walker@awalkerinla.bsky.social · 4mo ago

And we finalllllllly have the next ad hoc committee meeting scheduled and this is the first agenda item. Agenda here: ens.lacity.org/clk/committe...

IT'S CRUNCHTIME! The primary election is on 6/2, and voters receive ballots the first week of May. We have just a few more weeks to spread the word about the candidates who will fight for working Angelenos at City Hall 💪 join us: www.laforward.org/calendar

See you tonight at Lawless Brewing in NoHo for NightCAAP - an LA Climate Week social mixer where you’ll also learn about LA’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP), our city’s roadmap for tackling the climate crisis. www.laforward.org/events/night...

We can’t win elections from the sidelines. We have to get MOVING! 👟 This monthly meeting is all about what it really takes to run a winning ground game. Join us on Zoom, 4/14 @7pm, RSVP: laforward.org/events/mm-april2026

LA Forward is proud to endorse Estuardo Mazariegos for LA City Council, District 9! 🎉 Join us for a campaign kickoff call Thurs, 4/2 at 8pm on Zoom to learn more about the campaign and how YOU can get involved. LET'S WIN THIS! www.laforward.org/events/laf-f...

🚓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.🧵

Join us for a quick teach-in this Thurs, 5:30-6pm, to learn about an effort by @laaneorg.bsky.social to get overpaid CEOs to pay their fair share in LA! www.laforward.org/events/ceo-tax

Huge win this week!🎉 After years of advocacy from our volunteers, and the program’s proven success in saving lives and money, we’re thrilled to see UMCR here to stay. We'll continue to fight until this program covers 100% of the City. laist.com/news/health/...

LA’s program that diverts mental health crisis calls away from police becomes permanent

Since launching in 2024, the Unarmed Model of Crisis Response has diverted some 17,000 calls away from police and other first responders.

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Endorsements can make or break a candidate’s chances. Join us on Tues 2/17 as we break down what endorsements actually mean and how these critical decisions are made. 🔗 RSVP laforward.org/events/mm-feb2026

LAPD Chief McDonnell's refusal to enforce the "No Secret Police Act" is no aberration. It's reflection of a vision for LAPD that is fundamentally incompatible with the reform-minded direction L.A. has been struggling toward for 50 years. mikebonin.substack.com/p/jim-mcdonn...

Jim McDonnell, LAPD & the Olympic Imperative

Chief McDonnell vision for LAPD is fundamentally incompatible with the reform-minded direction Los Angeles has been struggling toward for 50 years.

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The federal government is afraid of your whistles and your emails.

Radley Balko@radleybalko.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.

"Anything less is a distraction and undermines efforts to make sure the Games truly reflect the values of a city." Now LA City Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez, who also sits on the city's ad hoc Olympics and Paralympics committee, is calling for LA28 chair Casey Wasserman to step down

Here's one LA elected official making a statement: “I think Casey Wasserman needs to step down,” says LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn. “Having him represent us on the world stage distracts focus from our athletes and the enormous effort needed to prepare for 2028"

L.A. County supervisor calls for Casey Wasserman to resign from Olympic committee

L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn said controversy around LA28 head Casey Wasserman is a distraction.

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Alissa Walker@awalkerinla.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I'm surprised (or maybe not?) we aren't hearing more from LA electeds and civic leaders in the local coverage. Aside from his role as LA28 chair, Casey Wasserman is also leading Newsom's fire recovery philanthropy and is a major UCLA donor with buildings named after him on campus

We all know we have a housing crisis, but once you begin hearing about different housing solutions, things can be really confusing! Zoning, LAHSA, LACAHSA, what does it all mean?! Join us this Thursday at 6pm on Zoom to learn the ABCs of housing terminology. RSVP: www.laforward.org/events/soup

Here are a few of the emails from Casey Wasserman, current chair of LA28, to Ghislaine Maxwell in the latest Epstein files drop

Today, in a massive show of support, 1,025 organizations, including immigrant justice, human rights, civil rights, faith, and labor organizations, sent a letter to members of Congress to express horror, outrage & deep grief about the recent shooting deaths by federal agents in Minneapolis.

when the driving range guys are talking about masked agents of the state you’ve probably made a strategic error if you’re the state