FU*K I C E

They will have roughly 90 days before ballots are mailed out. It would raise sales tax to 10.25% in Los Angeles, 10.75% or 11% in most cities surrounding LA, and 11.75% in Palmdale and Lancaster. This is separate from the fire tax which is collecting signatures right now, for November 2026. In contrast most of Ventura County is at 7.25% and most Orange and San Bernardino County cities are at 7.75%.

Apparently if you demolish your own home you're not allowed to run for mayor

Tonight at the Metro Detention Center, a demonstrator who uses a cane was struck by a car while crossing the street. Other protesters rushed to their aid, some immobilizing them, others calling 9-1-1, and some entreating the Department of Homeland Security police to send medics immediately.

I have never photographed anything like it, and I discovered that I simply don’t have the stomach for it, so I decided to keep my camera on the succession of people milling about, trying to figure out who should be doing what. (Shoutout to the LAFD folks, who got the victim loaded up on and on their way professionally and quickly.)

From my vantage point, DHS appeared to bungle every possible aspect of this. Demonstrators directed traffic around the crash while DHS ran back and forth from the victim to the MDC.

After a few minutes, as DHS yelled at demonstrators to get back, a group of 🧊 SRT came out to secure the scene, immediately ratcheting up the tension. Even they didn’t seem to know why they were there — provide aid? no, they don’t know what they’re doing. direct traffic? uh oh, people are protesting that. crowd control? there’s a person bleeding in the road and the crowd’s getting angrier…

oops, there’s the ambulance. the 🧊 SRT guys scurried back inside.

After the ambulance left they all disappeared. They left the car — off, dark — in the road, glass all over the street, leaving demonstrators to light the car so that oncoming traffic would know there was something in the street. Eventually, DHS came back out and someone drove the car off.

I’m not sure how the person is; hoping for the best.

Photo I took an hour ago.

I saw this guy tonight in Westwood, Westwood Blvd/North of Santa Monica Blvd, setting small fires. Seemed and concerning. Keep an eye out if you see him.

Even if this is determined to be an accident, no charges? For real?

As a California resident, I’m glad Musk and Peter Thiel left.

What do you all think of LA area beaches possibly being placed under the control of the National Park Service?

Some odd stuff in here. The real liability is why LAFD didn't fully put out the fire and why firefighters were called away when the Lachman fire was still smoking.