COVID numbers keep dropping and vaccine eligibility expands. A report documents LAPD's response to the May and June protests against police brutality. And Alissa and Scott debate whether or not they should be freaking out about Gavin Newsom's recall election.
Scott was on Councilmember Mike Bonin's Podcast
COVID Hospitalizations Drop Below 1,000 Ahead of LA County's Move to Red Tier (City News Service; NBC4; 3/13/21)
California counties sidestep direct Blue Shield oversight in new vaccine deal (Melody Gutierrez; LAT; 3/12/21)
AirTalk | Audio: LAUSD, Teachers Union Reach School Reopening Deal | 89.3 KPCC (Kyle Stokes; KPCC; 3/10/21)
Report By Independent Counsel, Gerald Chaleff, of the Police Department Response to Protests in May/June 2020 (City of LA; 3/10/21)
Report faults LAPD for mishandling George Floyd unrest (Kevin Rector, Emily Alpert Reyes; LAT; 3/11/21)
Police Commission finds flaws in LAPD fatal shootings (Cindy Chang; LAT; 3/14/21)
LAPD faces ‘post-Rodney King environment’ as scrutiny over George Floyd protests builds (Kevin Rector; LAT; 3/13/21)
https://twitter.com/AlpertReyes/status/1370094124464959488 (Emily Alpert Reyes; LAT; 3/11/21)
What to Know Now About the Newsom Recall Effort (Priya Aurora, Jill Cowan; NYT; 3/12/21)
Gavin Newsom Recall: Is California's Governor Blowing It? (Peter Kiefer; LA Mag; 2/23/21)
"Political battle lines form as Newsom recall effort boasts of 2 million signatures (John Myers; LAT; 3/11/21)
Recalling a California governor, explained (Laurel Rosenhall; CalMatters; 2/3/21)
California’s Gavin NewsRecalling a California governor, explainedom Will Likely Face A Recall Election — But He’ll Probably Survive It (Geoffrey Skelley, Nathaniel Rakich; 538; 2/10/28)
https://twitter.com/sherlyholmes/status/1370615005956087810 (Julia Wick; Twitter; 3/12/21)
https://twitter.com/Kevin_Faulconer/status/1370208098158137349 (Kevin Faulconer; Twitter; 3/11/21)
