J.T. the L.A. Storyteller

LET THE CITY KNOW: You can also watch this episode on YouTube. From Dana Williamson, who was outgoing Governor Newsom’s former Chief of Staff, to California’s own Attorney General Rob Bonta, to Oakland’s Ex-Mayor Sheng Thao, to Orange County’s Andrew Do, the last couple of weeks since the passage of Prop 50 have seen aContinue reading IS CALIFORNIA SAVABLE? IS IT WORTH SAVING? →

LET THE CITY KNOW: You can also watch this episode on YouTube. Prop 50 HAS PASSED. Now, could Gavin Newsom tell us about just why California has the second highest rate of unemployment in the nation, behind only Washington D.C? Subscribe here to make sure you don’t miss my written work via Making a Neighborhood.Continue reading VOTING IN CALIFORNIA IS EASY. FINDING A JOB, NOT SO MUCH! →

LET THE CITY KNOW: You can also watch this episode on YouTube. PROP 50: “Requires temporary use of new congressional district maps through 2030. Directs independent Citizens Redistricting Commission to resume enacting congressional district maps in 2031. Establishes policy supporting nonpartisan redistricting commissions nationwide. Fiscal Impact: One-time costs to counties of up to a fewContinue...

LET THE CITY KNOW: You can also watch this episode on YouTube. At this critical juncture for creators and our online community, it’s time to make some changes to how we do it. Subscribe here to make sure you don’t miss my written work via Making a Neighborhood. To support a Local Vendor Buyout campaignContinue reading STREAMERS WAKE UP: IT’S TIME TO DO BETTER →

LET THE CITY KNOW: You can also watch this episode on YouTube. Deeyah Khan’s “White Right: Meeting the Enemy” is a must-watch this weekend. Subscribe here to make sure you don’t miss my written work via Making a Neighborhood. To support a Local Vendor Buyout campaign for East Hollywood, Virgil Village and Silver Lake, pleaseContinue reading DEI: THE EXISTENTIAL THREAT OF OUR TIME →

LET THE CITY KNOW: You can also watch this episode on YouTube. It’s been a little while since I sat down for some hot takes, but this week is exceptional! Yesterday in Los Angeles charges were announced by federal prosecutors against Jonathan Rinderknecht, a 29 year old Uber driver who the state alleges is responsibleContinue reading SUSPECT CHARGED FOR PACIFIC PALISADES FIRES. NOW WHAT? →

LET THE CITY KNOW: You can also watch this episode via YouTube. In this installment of J.T. the L.A. Storyteller Podcast, guest David Cowen and I discuss his being diagnosed with bipolar disorder as early as when he was 21 years old, Kabbalah and Zionism, Israel’s genocide through forced starvation in Gaza, as well asContinue reading FROM L.A. TO KHAN YUNIS: ALL EYES ON GAZA →

LET THE CITY KNOW: You can also watch this episode via YouTube. On Sunday, August 3rd in East Hollywood, Mark Casas and his partner Angel Maria Zavala spearheaded a special pop-up with Ondo Coffee in support of Who Is Your Neighborhood, also known as Quien Es Tu Vecindario. The pop-up featured home-style chilaquiles as wellContinue reading RAISING OVER $1,000 FOR STREET VENDORS IN A SINGLE DAY →

LET THE CITY KNOW: You can also watch this episode on YouTube. It’s Friday, August 1st, and for this installment of the podcast my goal is get you up to speed on all things on so-called “IMMIGRATION REFORM” as it pertains to Los Angeles, most of all for the people of Los Angeles. In caseContinue reading 3,000 ARRESTS PER DAY BUT NOT ENOUGH TIME TO WARRANT THEM →

LET THE CITY KNOW: You can also watch this episode via YouTube. The answer is probably not, but his father, Fred Trump, sure was! In 1905 Donald Trump’s grandfather Friedrich Trump, originally born in Kallstadt, was threatened with deportation for failing to report for military services in the 1880s. When he nonetheless pleaded to beContinue reading WAIT, DONALD TRUMP IS AN ANCHOR BABY?! →