David Zahniser 🦅
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David Zahniser 🦅
@DavidZahniser
L.A. Times reporter covering Los Angeles City Hall and other L.A.-related things. Ex-L.A. Weekly, Ex-Daily Breeze, ex cetera
- Inbox: The LAPD union weighed in this afternoon on allegations that police officers circulated a mock Valentine photo of George Floyd with the caption “You take my breath away”
- 'Why would KTLA remove a popular anchor one day after she revealed that the President of the United States made a sexual overture towards her?' writes @MollyJongFast
- L.A. County's vaccine system is, in many ways, a young person’s game, requiring tech savvy, reliable transportation and even physical stamina to obtain a coveted shot, writes @whereishayley. That leaves some of the most vulnerable seniors at a disadvantage
- The L.A. City Council just voted to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day as a municipal holiday
- Protest organizers have intentionally focused on some of L.A.’s most upscale retail areas, writes @AngelJennings. “We want to go to places of white affluence so that the pain and outrage that we feel can be put right in their faces”
- Urban planner Nithya Raman leads Los Angeles City Councilman David Ryu in L.A.'s Silver Lake-to-Sherman Oaks district, 53.1% to Ryu's 46.8%
- Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz: "I am shocked and appalled by the jaw-droppingly terrible statements and behavior of Council President Nury Martinez." "I think she should resign for the good of the city," he said.
- The Los Angeles City Council just voted 11 to 3 to prohibit homeless encampments near schools and daycare centers, following a raucous meeting where protesters blasted the new restrictions as inhumane
- L.A. Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell formally conceded this afternoon, confirming he has lost to labor organizer Hugo Soto-Martinez in the race to represent Hollywood, Echo Park, etc
- LAPD union official, speaking at press conference, just said that Mayor Eric Garcetti "panicked" this week and blamed police officers for his "failed leadership." The union official also pointed out that LAPD officers guard the mayor's home
- In California, Latinos ages 20 to 54 have died from COVID-19 at a rate more than eight times higher than white people of the same age, according to one USC study. Many died before vaccines were widely available, writes @r_valejandra
- Acting L.A. City Council President Mitch O’Farrell just said he is removing Councilmen Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo from various committee assignments -- budget, homelessness, etc
- L.A. Councilman David Ryu has conceded in his race for re-election against urban planner Nithya Raman. An excerpt:
