LADOT has submitted a proposed set parking fine increases and decreases, including a hike for oversized vehicles, from $128 to $143. Thx VeniceJustice for pointing me this. clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/202…

Hydee Feldstein-Soto has picked up an additional challenger. Aida Ashouri is a staff attorney w/ Public Counsel and was on the short list of finalists for the final five spots on the Charter Reform Commission.

So this happened.

Speaking of LAPD...

LA’s push for parking revenue could worsen crisis for vehicle dwellers. LA wants to raise RV parking tickets by $15 to bring in more money, but activists say the fines unfairly target people living in their vehicles. lapublicpress.org/2025/07/las-pu…

Robert Greene Vote count for those who are curious.

This “colossal fiasco” could kill Measure J and millions in funding for LA’s Black and brown communities. Measure J has already pumped $700 million into housing and mental health programs. But a drafting oversight threatens to kill the measure in 2028. lapublicpress.org/2025/07/measur…

‘Reclaimer’ Benito Flores dies while resisting eviction from El Sereno home. An organizer remembers Flores as “ a beautiful human being who wanted nothing more than to … not have to worry about being displaced.” lapublicpress.org/2025/07/reclai…

The math on LA rent control doesn’t add up for actual tenants. Los Angeles caps rent increases to protect tenants, but landlords are pocketing most of the extra money as profit while renters still can’t afford to stay. lapublicpress.org/2025/07/la-ren…