1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:04,480 Speaker 1: Hi, everyone, it's Sophia. Welcome to work in progress. 2 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:17,960 Speaker 2: High whips Marties. 3 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: As many of you know, I consider myself very blessed 4 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:25,079 Speaker 1: to be a Californian and even more blessed to be 5 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 1: an Angelino. I loved growing up in LA and I 6 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:33,559 Speaker 1: love the city for its diversity and its energy, and 7 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:38,200 Speaker 1: its art and it's people. And as my home city 8 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 1: is being ravaged by ice and aggression coming from the 9 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:46,520 Speaker 1: White House, I can't believe I have to even say 10 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:48,879 Speaker 1: that out loud, but here we are. I wanted to 11 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:51,839 Speaker 1: ask some questions of someone who has been tasked with 12 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: holding us together and tasked by us by the people. 13 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: Today's guest is none other than our esteemed Mayor Karen. 14 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: She serves as our forty third mayor of Los Angeles, 15 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: and prior to becoming mayor, she served in the US 16 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:09,959 Speaker 1: House of Representatives in the thirty third and thirty seventh 17 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: district in California, also in the State Assembly, and was 18 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 1: the Speaker of the California State Assembly during her final term. 19 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:22,919 Speaker 1: Karen is also an angeline. She is someone who inspires 20 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 1: me so much. She's carried her passion for public health 21 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:30,760 Speaker 1: through her entire career. Through her many degrees, and she 22 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:34,319 Speaker 1: has been a community organizer for nearly as long. I 23 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 1: don't know many emergency medicine physician assistants or clinical instructors 24 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:42,040 Speaker 1: who have also studied philosophy, but Mayor Bass has done 25 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:46,960 Speaker 1: it all. I so appreciate the way she looks at 26 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: our human responsibilities, how we show up for each other, 27 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 1: how we make space for each other, and how we 28 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 1: go farther together. So, today, as the President wants to 29 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: put a target on the city of Los Angeles is back, 30 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:04,639 Speaker 1: I want to talk to the woman who's actually standing 31 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 1: in front of our city with a shield and making 32 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 1: sure that everyone in Los Angeles and in the surrounding 33 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 1: areas knows they're safe with us. Let's dive in with 34 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 1: Mayor Karen Bass. Mary Bass, thank you so much for 35 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: joining us today. It means the world to have you 36 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:34,360 Speaker 1: call in from Los Angeles, and first and foremost, I 37 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: just want to thank you for all of your efforts 38 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 1: to hold the city together in such a fraught time 39 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 1: for the nation. 40 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 3: Thank you, thank you, thank you. I appreciate that it 41 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 3: is a tough time, but you know we've been down 42 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 3: this road before. We'll be okay. 43 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:54,639 Speaker 1: But it doesn't mean that we don't fight, are we Absolutely? Absolutely? 44 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 1: And something I admire so much about you for folks 45 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 1: who might not be from our city or necessarily know 46 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: everything about your background, is that you've always been so 47 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 1: deeply invested in public health in California, in our city 48 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: of Los Angeles. You know, from Keech Medical School to 49 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:24,920 Speaker 1: cal State University, you have leaned towards studying health and science, 50 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: and you've been a community organizer since the nineteen eighties. 51 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:31,079 Speaker 1: You are the definition of a person who shows up 52 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 1: for good for their community. So I want the world 53 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 1: to know how long you've been at this before we 54 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: dive into what's happening in the present moment. 55 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 3: Well, thank you, I appreciate you raising that, And I 56 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 3: do think that a lot of times people do not 57 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 3: see the centrality of health in so many social and 58 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 3: sonomic issues. 59 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: Absolutely, and I think perhaps it's a great background for 60 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: the moment we find ourselves in. You know, we are 61 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:09,119 Speaker 1: experiencing six months into this second Trump administration, so much 62 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 1: national trauma, with people realizing that this administration wants to 63 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:18,280 Speaker 1: cut our health services, wants to deregulate our clean air 64 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:23,840 Speaker 1: and water protections, wants to destabilize families that are low 65 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:28,039 Speaker 1: income from having any access to things like food, I 66 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:32,839 Speaker 1: mean basic resources, and that all speaks to public health 67 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 1: in our city in particular. I think it's incredibly relevant 68 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:41,279 Speaker 1: because what folks who don't live near us might not 69 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:45,480 Speaker 1: know is that one in nine Americans lives in California 70 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:50,799 Speaker 1: and one in thirty five Americans lives in Los Angeles County. 71 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 1: Oh yes, I mean a massive statistic. There are forty 72 00:04:57,480 --> 00:04:59,719 Speaker 1: states in this country with less population than we have 73 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 1: a county. Medam Mayor, And I say that for our 74 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:05,920 Speaker 1: listeners at home, just to give them the backdrop of 75 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: how big our city is and the way our city 76 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 1: shows up for its people, including our incredible immigrant communities, 77 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:19,039 Speaker 1: is because these are our neighbors and our friends. 78 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 3: You know that's exactly right. But I will tell you 79 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 3: that after serving twelve years in Congress and watching year 80 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:31,839 Speaker 3: after year after year Republicans wanting to cut everything anything 81 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 3: that has to do with people who are poor, and 82 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:36,719 Speaker 3: what I believe is at the root of it is 83 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:40,920 Speaker 3: that they have absolutely no experience with people who are 84 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:45,719 Speaker 3: struggling economically, and they get themselves out of well, you 85 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:48,479 Speaker 3: just need to do X, Y and z not that 86 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 3: there's any systemic barriers, not that there's any reasons. It's 87 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 3: the fault of the individual. Therefore they don't deserve but 88 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 3: corporations deserve everything. 89 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:01,919 Speaker 1: Oh well, what an insane thing, isn't it that we 90 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 1: treat corporations like people more than people? 91 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 2: You know, I think you illustrate. 92 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 1: Such a beautiful point that if you're not on the ground, 93 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: if you don't know people, if you don't know their struggle, 94 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:15,720 Speaker 1: if you've never known a family that's trying to decide 95 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: between paying rent or putting food on the table, you 96 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 1: might not understand what those decisions feel like. Clearly, Mike Johnson, 97 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 1: who's the Speaker of the House, doesn't you know he's 98 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:27,359 Speaker 1: out there saying that their six figure salary of one 99 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:29,920 Speaker 1: hundred and seventy four thousand dollars a year and free 100 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:33,919 Speaker 1: healthcare as elected officials is not enough to support a 101 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 1: family in America, while he's trying to cut things like 102 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:42,160 Speaker 1: SNAP for families that live below the poverty line. Social 103 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:47,600 Speaker 1: services help people generate more successful lives. They don't make 104 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:52,479 Speaker 1: people lazy. We know this. We know that immigrants in 105 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 1: our country commit crimes at far lower rates than citizens, 106 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:01,359 Speaker 1: But for some reason, these talking points that we know 107 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 1: not to be true about how oh it's that guy 108 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 1: over there, it's his fault that you're not doing better, 109 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 1: or he's the one who took your job, or he's 110 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: someone you can't trust. They get through because fear takes hold, 111 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 1: especially when it's making you afraid of something irrational. Understanding 112 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 1: the human tendency to be afraid and what we're up 113 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 1: against at the federal level in terms of harm being done, 114 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 1: how does that make you, as the mayor of our 115 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 1: great city analyze where this kind of rhetoric is coming from. 116 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: How does it make you operate in our community? Knowing 117 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 1: how much we in La love all of our neighbors. 118 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 1: How do you kind of contextualize the misinformation they're spreading 119 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:58,520 Speaker 1: about these communities? As you know, ice is moving through 120 00:07:58,760 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 1: Los Angeles. 121 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 3: Well, you know, I think that oftentimes we do not 122 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 3: pay attention or even are knowledgeable of history, and so 123 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 3: it's very, very important to link events that are happening 124 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 3: today with events that happened in the past to give 125 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:17,200 Speaker 3: people some sort of insight as to where it could go. 126 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 3: For me, the way I deal with it here is 127 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 3: really lifting up the reasons why people struggle because in 128 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 3: Los Angeles it's a very very expensive city and the 129 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 3: divide is massive. For example, in our city we have 130 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 3: sixty two billionaires. We have you know, I don't even 131 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:42,120 Speaker 3: know how many millionaires. And so to explain to people 132 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 3: how much it costs to rent an apartment, to you know, 133 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 3: put gas in your car, you total those up and 134 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 3: paint a very real picture, and then you take away 135 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 3: the belief that this isn't this is the lack of 136 00:08:56,920 --> 00:08:59,720 Speaker 3: individual effort. I mean, if they just worked harder, they 137 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 3: would millionaire like me. And I'm a billionaire because I'm 138 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 3: so brilliant, as opposed to I inherited four hundred million 139 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:10,679 Speaker 3: dollars from my friend and then by the way, I've 140 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:12,199 Speaker 3: made it all by myself. 141 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:15,680 Speaker 2: Must be nice, honey, right. 142 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:20,080 Speaker 3: I think it's important to illustrate in very practical terms, 143 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:24,679 Speaker 3: link it to history, paint a picture why people are struggling, 144 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:28,840 Speaker 3: attach the policies that contribute to that, and then put 145 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 3: it in its historical context. That's the way I analyze things. 146 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 3: And I think it's so important because we tend to 147 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:37,920 Speaker 3: be an in the moment culture and we don't link 148 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:40,760 Speaker 3: up to the past. We don't link up to systemic structures. 149 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:43,200 Speaker 3: We just talk about what is in front of us. 150 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:45,959 Speaker 1: Right, and if we don't know our history, we're doomed 151 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 1: to repeat it. You know, there's a reason the phrase exists. 152 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 3: Absolutely. 153 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 1: And now a word from our sponsors who make the 154 00:09:52,320 --> 00:10:07,040 Speaker 1: show possible. I am curious knowing the history of our 155 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 1: city as well as you do, having worked on advocacy 156 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:12,840 Speaker 1: as well as you have. I mean, I have watched 157 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:16,320 Speaker 1: the number of unhoused people you've gotten off the streets 158 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:23,640 Speaker 1: and into safe housing, into restorative repair organizations in ways 159 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 1: that no one has been able to in the city 160 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 1: in so many years prior to your becoming our mayor. 161 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:36,240 Speaker 1: It's it is such a massive city to understand again, 162 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 1: one in thirty five Americans in Los Angeles County. How 163 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:44,840 Speaker 1: do you then work at the state level, like with 164 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 1: our governor, because y'all are you're doing the work, you know, 165 00:10:48,679 --> 00:10:53,400 Speaker 1: from helping us recoup from the fires to dealing with this. 166 00:10:54,040 --> 00:10:56,840 Speaker 1: And I can imagine, although you are not the mayor 167 00:10:56,880 --> 00:11:00,320 Speaker 1: of San Diego, when you knew ice raids began and 168 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 1: in San Diego, were you then in communication with the 169 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:08,719 Speaker 1: state understanding how quickly they'd be in Los Angeles? Did 170 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:11,200 Speaker 1: you know Los Angeles was next? Is it kind of 171 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:15,240 Speaker 1: a guessing game with these agencies? Do they tell you anything? 172 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 3: No, As a matter of fact, right now, we have 173 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:20,200 Speaker 3: no idea how long this is going to go on. 174 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:23,560 Speaker 3: Is it going to be every day? How many are 175 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:25,880 Speaker 3: they going to do a day? Where is it going 176 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 3: to be. No, we are not knowledgeable of any of that. 177 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 3: In terms of other mayors, yes, mayors are in contact 178 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:33,120 Speaker 3: with each other all the time. As a matter of fact, 179 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 3: once a week we meet. And that is not all 180 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:39,160 Speaker 3: of the mayors in California, but it's the mayors from 181 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:43,160 Speaker 3: the thirteenth largest cities and we byquically have an advocacy 182 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:47,200 Speaker 3: agenda that always centers on homelessness, but there might be 183 00:11:47,320 --> 00:11:52,600 Speaker 3: other issues. So yes, Mary, Gloria and I are definitely 184 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:56,960 Speaker 3: in regular contact. But again that is part of the 185 00:11:57,080 --> 00:12:03,479 Speaker 3: reason for the sense of fear and just you know, anxiety. 186 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 3: You are an undocumented person, You've been working every day 187 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 3: for twenty years, you know, supporting your family legally, and 188 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 3: then I go to work to them. Should I go 189 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:17,960 Speaker 3: to this kid's school and drop them off? You know, 190 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:21,240 Speaker 3: should I go to the store. I mean that level 191 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:24,679 Speaker 3: of fear and anxiety. I mean, I think the well, 192 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:26,720 Speaker 3: I mean, you just can't imagine it, you know, Am 193 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:28,680 Speaker 3: I going to be walking down the street? Is somebody 194 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:32,840 Speaker 3: gonna snatch me? You know? And so that it's exactly 195 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:35,839 Speaker 3: your point of Are you in contact with No, they 196 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 3: do not communicate with us. In terms of state legislature. Yes, 197 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:42,920 Speaker 3: I'm very very comfortable there. I serve there for six 198 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 3: years and speaker in my last two years. I have 199 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:50,240 Speaker 3: a fine relationship with the governor. We collaborate on a 200 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 3: lot of things. You know. We spent the first five 201 00:12:53,200 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 3: months of the year collaborating on the fires, and now 202 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:58,720 Speaker 3: we're collaborating on the presidential overreach, right. 203 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 1: Well, and that's just it. The overreach is the problem. 204 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:07,080 Speaker 1: What the president is doing is blatantly unconstitutional. It is 205 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 1: a violation of the law. And what frustrates me as 206 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:13,680 Speaker 1: a constituent. You know, I'm not an elected official, but 207 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 1: I pay attention to politics. He would not call the 208 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:20,520 Speaker 1: National Garden on an actual violent mob beating and killing 209 00:13:20,559 --> 00:13:24,040 Speaker 1: police officers and trying to kill elected officials in our 210 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:28,120 Speaker 1: state house, right, But he sent the National Guarden against 211 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:33,800 Speaker 1: the will of California state elected officials when protests were 212 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 1: still peaceful, and I'd love if you could speak to that, 213 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 1: because I know there's a lot of misinformation and disinformation, 214 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:45,800 Speaker 1: and I know it began with certain issues around the wildfires, 215 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 1: and y'all have done as best you can to tell 216 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:51,720 Speaker 1: people what the facts are. But now it seems the 217 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:56,800 Speaker 1: misinformation is even worse because AI is powering crazy videos, 218 00:13:56,880 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 1: crazy images that. 219 00:13:58,120 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 2: Are not real. 220 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:04,240 Speaker 1: So are you how are you dealing with that letting 221 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:07,679 Speaker 1: the public know what is happening, letting people know that 222 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:15,320 Speaker 1: prior to the escalation that began with uniformed officers, these 223 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:17,480 Speaker 1: protests were largely peaceful. 224 00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:20,760 Speaker 3: Well, they were largely peaceful, but even when they weren't, 225 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 3: it was a small amount of folks. So last Saturday night, 226 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:29,240 Speaker 3: for example, when the President was tweeting that he led 227 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 3: the peace in La because the National Guard did a 228 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:35,920 Speaker 3: splendid job, the national Guard was not even here. They 229 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 3: didn't arrive until the next day. And the big outburst 230 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:43,680 Speaker 3: that he was talking about was about one hundred and 231 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:48,800 Speaker 3: twenty people and twenty years arrested. And so it doesn't 232 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:52,200 Speaker 3: make sense any way, shape or form what you're referring 233 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 3: to around AI. I'm actually not aware of but we 234 00:14:56,280 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 3: have just been communicating on every platform possible what is 235 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 3: actually happening and has been violence. I had to do 236 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:10,040 Speaker 3: a curfew. Andalism is really what has been the most prolific, 237 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:16,280 Speaker 3: graffiti just everywhere, and then on Monday night there was 238 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:18,960 Speaker 3: looting of stores, and then a little bit of that 239 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 3: on Sunday, but on Monday it got worse. The point 240 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:24,400 Speaker 3: is is that the National Guard is not doing any 241 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 3: of that. They are guarding one building. They are guarding 242 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 3: the Federal building. Anything else that's happened has happened with 243 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 3: local police. As local police, you know, they might have 244 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:40,200 Speaker 3: other people with them, the share of other departments. But 245 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:43,080 Speaker 3: I think it's always important to know why this even happened, 246 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 3: because one week ago today Los Angeles was completely peaceful, 247 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 3: nothing was happening. The problems started on Friday when Ice 248 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:59,120 Speaker 3: came and did raids on several workplaces, and they also 249 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 3: did a high profile, pretty aggressive arrests of David Werta, 250 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 3: one of our beloved, well respected labor leaders. That is 251 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 3: what tip the whole thing off. And so it would 252 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 3: hear like it was a purposeful provocation, because again it 253 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 3: was fine. There was nothing happening on Thursday that warned 254 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:24,400 Speaker 3: to Friday, and then that led into Saturday, Sunday and Monday. 255 00:16:24,640 --> 00:16:26,920 Speaker 3: So it is important to look back at the origin. 256 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 3: But one thing that you said that I think is 257 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:34,680 Speaker 3: really important now this is even remembering recent history, okay, 258 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 3: is in Trump's first term, he did everything he could 259 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:44,080 Speaker 3: to change the judiciary in terms of nominating and having 260 00:16:44,520 --> 00:16:49,320 Speaker 3: and passed judges that interestingly, we're all in around in 261 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:52,200 Speaker 3: the same age range, which is around in their forties. 262 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 3: So what you said is blatantly illegal. I'm not sure 263 00:16:56,600 --> 00:17:00,240 Speaker 3: anymore because it a court ruling where if this it 264 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:02,960 Speaker 3: happened six years ago, we would have said, well, I mean, 265 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:05,280 Speaker 3: that's just ridiculous. The courts will throw that out. I mean, 266 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:07,600 Speaker 3: we don't even need to worry about it. Oh no, 267 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 3: we need to worry about the courts at every level. 268 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:14,440 Speaker 3: So it be important to remember what happened before, because 269 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:16,600 Speaker 3: I think a lot of people would just say, I'm 270 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:19,520 Speaker 3: not worried about it. It's just, you know, we can 271 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:21,320 Speaker 3: just rely on the courts. 272 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:28,960 Speaker 1: Absolutely, and you know, to try to reshape a democracy's judiciary, 273 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:34,280 Speaker 1: to give yourself monarch powers is simply an American and 274 00:17:34,359 --> 00:17:37,760 Speaker 1: it bears repeating for all of us. And you know, 275 00:17:37,840 --> 00:17:40,720 Speaker 1: something that you just said is something I really want 276 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:43,800 Speaker 1: to noodle on for a beat for our friends at home, 277 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 1: because the provocation, as you reference, is really crucial here 278 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:56,360 Speaker 1: when you consider again, one in thirty five Americans lives 279 00:17:56,359 --> 00:17:59,639 Speaker 1: in La County, and we know the blueprint of Project 280 00:17:59,680 --> 00:18:04,120 Speaker 1: twenty five is to weaponize the American military against our 281 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:08,760 Speaker 1: own citizens, starting with Blue Cities, to come to the 282 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:15,600 Speaker 1: biggest democratic city in America and provoke its people, enact violence, 283 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:21,480 Speaker 1: arrest a labor leader for standing quote unquote in their way, 284 00:18:22,040 --> 00:18:28,320 Speaker 1: to raid children's graduation ceremonies, and pick up people who 285 00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:30,800 Speaker 1: and this is important as well you reference this, are 286 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:35,960 Speaker 1: here legally. Being undocumented is not illegal. People who are 287 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:39,960 Speaker 1: going through their hearings and their asylum procedures, some of 288 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:44,879 Speaker 1: whom it takes fifteen years for are here legally. They 289 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 1: are doing it the right way. They are simply not 290 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 1: documented yet. That's why these people are being arrested at 291 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:57,960 Speaker 1: their court hearings with their families. They are provoking our 292 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:03,840 Speaker 1: people by doing harm. They are choosing cruelty. They denied 293 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:07,399 Speaker 1: Maxine Waters her absolute congressional right to go into that 294 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:10,639 Speaker 1: ice facility and check on David Huerta, even though it 295 00:19:10,720 --> 00:19:14,280 Speaker 1: is the law that she be allowed in They are 296 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:18,400 Speaker 1: coming to our cities to act lawlessly and harm our neighbors, 297 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:23,240 Speaker 1: to try to provoke a response. And what's interesting to 298 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:28,159 Speaker 1: me is the protests that began, as you said, very peacefully, 299 00:19:28,840 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 1: even within twenty four hours. For again, one in thirty 300 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 1: five people in the whole country lives in LA and 301 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:37,240 Speaker 1: twenty seven people got arrested. 302 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:39,880 Speaker 2: That's not a big deal for us. It's not a 303 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 2: big protest. It's a couple of people being a. 304 00:19:43,560 --> 00:19:48,960 Speaker 1: Little squirrely and like LA has seen way bigger things happen. 305 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:52,199 Speaker 1: And so to say that that is the reason to 306 00:19:52,320 --> 00:19:57,040 Speaker 1: deploy the National Guard when we have the LAPD at 307 00:19:57,080 --> 00:20:00,840 Speaker 1: its size and budget and resource level is simply laughable. 308 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:04,199 Speaker 1: And I think these things really are important to hammer 309 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:07,240 Speaker 1: home for our listeners so they can go out armed 310 00:20:07,280 --> 00:20:11,040 Speaker 1: with these facts and make sure they don't get bamboozled 311 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:14,280 Speaker 1: by you know, the guy saying the National Guards saved 312 00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:16,959 Speaker 1: us on Saturday when they didn't even get there till Sunday. Like, 313 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:19,320 Speaker 1: come on, bro, you gotta fact check yourself a little 314 00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:19,640 Speaker 1: bit here. 315 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:24,400 Speaker 3: Well, there is an opinion about facts, right, true? 316 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:28,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, you speak the truth, Madam mayor, can I ask 317 00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:31,359 Speaker 1: you a question just on a I know we're talking 318 00:20:31,359 --> 00:20:34,080 Speaker 1: about all the politics, but I'm also really worried about 319 00:20:34,119 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 1: our neighbors, and so to take it local for a minute, Yes, 320 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:41,639 Speaker 1: for the folks in LA. But look, we know ice 321 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:47,360 Speaker 1: is coming everywhere. Do you know who they're targeting is 322 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 1: Because they've said it's criminals, we know it's not. It's 323 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:52,880 Speaker 1: mothers and fathers. It's people who are you know, out 324 00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:55,800 Speaker 1: their asylum hearings, who are upstanding residents. 325 00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:59,119 Speaker 2: Is it strictly based on skin. 326 00:20:58,920 --> 00:21:02,359 Speaker 1: Color and low income areas? How are they finding these 327 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:06,800 Speaker 1: folks who pay their taxes and participate in their communities. 328 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 3: Let me just say, let me make it a little worse. 329 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:12,440 Speaker 3: You talked about people going through their asylum hearings. There 330 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:16,120 Speaker 3: are people with green cards who are turning in, turning 331 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:19,480 Speaker 3: up for their annual appointment, which is supposed to happen, right, 332 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:23,399 Speaker 3: So they are definitely here legally. All they're doing is 333 00:21:23,400 --> 00:21:27,159 Speaker 3: they're checking appointment and then they get the pay and 334 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:31,359 Speaker 3: maybe with their family. So if we remember, yes, we 335 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 3: started with violent drug dealers, gang members, and we translate 336 00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:39,840 Speaker 3: and now we're at a place where exactly what you said, 337 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:43,879 Speaker 3: it's parents, it's people at a graduation. And I know 338 00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:48,400 Speaker 3: that ICE agents showed up near my grandson's school and 339 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:51,560 Speaker 3: what they did was they snatched a couple of street 340 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:54,560 Speaker 3: vendors selling food. I mean, again, I just have a 341 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:58,399 Speaker 3: hard time connecting that up with the original goals. But 342 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:03,639 Speaker 3: I know minute to the violence that has happened, that 343 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 3: has happened especially, I don't believe that anybody that is 344 00:22:07,840 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 3: doing that is actually doing it in support of the 345 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:13,760 Speaker 3: immigrant community. They couldn't be now because if they supported 346 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:18,560 Speaker 3: the immigrant community, they would not be provoking and providing 347 00:22:18,680 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 3: a reason quote unquote for there to be federal intervention. 348 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:26,879 Speaker 3: And part of what I think is happening here is 349 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:31,119 Speaker 3: that it's social media driven and those things that is 350 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:36,199 Speaker 3: typical where social media gathers people to, you know, do 351 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:39,320 Speaker 3: a street takeover or something like that. So I think 352 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:43,280 Speaker 3: that that's really important. And then some of the other 353 00:22:43,359 --> 00:22:46,960 Speaker 3: stories I've heard people being picked up at a customer 354 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:49,800 Speaker 3: being picked up at a car wash and his son 355 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:53,760 Speaker 3: being left there to make his way home and take 356 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:58,000 Speaker 3: care of his family. I had somebody tell me that 357 00:22:58,040 --> 00:23:01,240 Speaker 3: they went to their grocery store and the shelves were empty. 358 00:23:01,320 --> 00:23:04,200 Speaker 3: Why because people weren't showing up to work. So you 359 00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:08,760 Speaker 3: look at the economy in LUs we have very specific 360 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:13,280 Speaker 3: sectors of our economy that cannot function without immigrant labor. 361 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:16,480 Speaker 3: If you think about construction, if you think a bout hospitality, 362 00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:20,600 Speaker 3: that's just a but there's a lot of manufacturing jobs. 363 00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:25,159 Speaker 3: And by the way, the plant that was raided on 364 00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:29,679 Speaker 3: Friday was owned that was Korean owned, and the people 365 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:33,200 Speaker 3: that were detained were both Korean and Latino. And so 366 00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:37,480 Speaker 3: one of the biggest problems that the immigrant rights organizations 367 00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:39,639 Speaker 3: are having. And you know, we're fortunate in LA to 368 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:44,359 Speaker 3: have a well established, well respected immigrant rights community and 369 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:47,960 Speaker 3: they for years and years, but they said they've never 370 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:52,240 Speaker 3: experienced where they could not contact people. They could sell 371 00:23:52,520 --> 00:23:55,720 Speaker 3: them to their lawyers, which is, you know, to me 372 00:23:55,960 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 3: denying them due process. And also the family members. So 373 00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:03,199 Speaker 3: when you have when you know, when the raid is 374 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:06,480 Speaker 3: happening in a in a workplace and then people start 375 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 3: calling their family on their cell phone and the family 376 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:14,400 Speaker 3: shows up at the workplace watching their relatives being carted 377 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:18,720 Speaker 3: out into who knows where they downtown, if they're in 378 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 3: another county, if they've been shipped off to El Salvador. 379 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:25,240 Speaker 3: The latest I heard is that he's talking about taking 380 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:28,920 Speaker 3: the people from LA and bringing them to Guantanamo. Rather 381 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:32,480 Speaker 3: hear that too, closing Guantanamo because there's no need for 382 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:35,800 Speaker 3: it anymore. You know, you are looking to occupy it 383 00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:39,119 Speaker 3: with as many people as possible, and just all the 384 00:24:39,200 --> 00:24:42,000 Speaker 3: money that the city of LA is having to spend, 385 00:24:42,440 --> 00:24:45,560 Speaker 3: all of the money that is being spent on the 386 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:49,240 Speaker 3: military that has absolutely no role here. Do you know 387 00:24:49,320 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 3: if all of the soldiers that he's talking about are 388 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:55,479 Speaker 3: rolled out into our city, do you know there will 389 00:24:55,520 --> 00:24:59,160 Speaker 3: be more military in Los Angeles than remains today in Iraq? 390 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:03,679 Speaker 3: And so those kind of things are just really really 391 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:07,200 Speaker 3: crazy that it's happening. And talk about creating a sense 392 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:10,280 Speaker 3: of fear and terror. But I do feel like that 393 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:12,600 Speaker 3: we're a test case. I think they're like, you know, 394 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:16,680 Speaker 3: flood the zone with little strategy and tactic, and let's 395 00:25:16,680 --> 00:25:19,520 Speaker 3: see how it plays with the American people. Let's see 396 00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:22,360 Speaker 3: how it plays in Los Angeles. But the trap you're 397 00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:25,119 Speaker 3: kind of in is that if people rebel too much, 398 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:29,159 Speaker 3: then that becomes the pretense. Well, let's roll troops. The 399 00:25:29,200 --> 00:25:31,280 Speaker 3: other thing. I think that's so important, and I love 400 00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:34,120 Speaker 3: what you're saying in terms of one of thirty five people, 401 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 3: I'm I am going to have to use that. I 402 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:40,400 Speaker 3: think I think that is great. But when you look 403 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:45,119 Speaker 3: at our city that is five hundred square miles, protests 404 00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:50,679 Speaker 3: occupy about four or five streets, yes, maybe maybe a 405 00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:55,320 Speaker 3: square mile. The curfew that I impose covers about six 406 00:25:55,400 --> 00:26:00,280 Speaker 3: square miles. That's for a curfew six square miles out 407 00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:00,600 Speaker 3: of five. 408 00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:02,600 Speaker 1: Yes, the. 409 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:07,760 Speaker 3: Unrest of vandalism has been about five streets. 410 00:26:08,680 --> 00:26:08,920 Speaker 2: Yes. 411 00:26:09,480 --> 00:26:12,440 Speaker 3: So the portrayal on TV and this isn't even AI. 412 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:16,760 Speaker 3: The portrayal on the news, especially the national news, is 413 00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:19,560 Speaker 3: that there's massive civil unrest happening. I mean, what did 414 00:26:19,560 --> 00:26:22,480 Speaker 3: Trump say? The city would have burnt down? The city 415 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:27,000 Speaker 3: would have been, you know in had he not saved 416 00:26:27,040 --> 00:26:28,800 Speaker 3: the day. And I'm going to go back to the 417 00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:33,600 Speaker 3: fact that the National Guard is guarding one building. The 418 00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:38,520 Speaker 3: police response has been Los Angeles police departments, sheriffs and 419 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 3: other adjacent departments that are providing mutual aid. It is 420 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:47,600 Speaker 3: not necessary to one take power away from the governor 421 00:26:47,960 --> 00:26:51,000 Speaker 3: and federalize the National Guard. Now, anytime we have needed 422 00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:54,240 Speaker 3: the National Guard, the governor is right there and will 423 00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:59,080 Speaker 3: Cootate wholeheartedly as he did in the Fires and our 424 00:26:59,240 --> 00:27:05,399 Speaker 3: play incredible role everybody, tremendous fans of the National Saintsary. 425 00:27:06,359 --> 00:27:09,000 Speaker 1: Well, but I think there's also something let's let's be 426 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:14,360 Speaker 1: practical as well. When you actually respect our armed services, 427 00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 1: you don't want to waste their time, right you don't. 428 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:19,320 Speaker 1: You don't want them bust into a city with no lodging, 429 00:27:19,480 --> 00:27:23,480 Speaker 1: no food, no water, you know. For the President of 430 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:28,200 Speaker 1: the United States to send our military around like their props, 431 00:27:28,760 --> 00:27:32,840 Speaker 1: like they're you know, uh, extras on the set of 432 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:39,760 Speaker 1: his reality TV show is really, for me, incredibly disrespectful. 433 00:27:40,280 --> 00:27:43,119 Speaker 1: Not only is it incendiary for the city, Not only 434 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:47,280 Speaker 1: is it inflammatory, not only is it you know, absolutely fascist. 435 00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:50,760 Speaker 1: It's disrespectful to the men and women wearing those. 436 00:27:50,680 --> 00:27:55,520 Speaker 3: Uniforms exactly, and it's an unnecessary deployment. But let's talk 437 00:27:55,520 --> 00:27:59,399 Speaker 3: about the military for a quick second. The military is 438 00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:03,040 Speaker 3: trained to fight wars on foreign soil. Yes, they do 439 00:28:03,119 --> 00:28:07,000 Speaker 3: not arrests, They do not do crowd control, they don't 440 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:10,080 Speaker 3: do any of that. So what is was here? Is 441 00:28:10,119 --> 00:28:13,199 Speaker 3: it to turn the military on the American people. Do 442 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:17,159 Speaker 3: Angelinos need to be shot? I don't understand it. So 443 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:19,920 Speaker 3: when you say a prop I just don't know any 444 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:22,040 Speaker 3: other way of looking at these things. 445 00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:28,080 Speaker 1: And now a word from our sponsors. 446 00:28:33,240 --> 00:28:34,520 Speaker 2: Can I ask you about this? 447 00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:39,440 Speaker 1: I'm very curious and listen to be clear, for folks 448 00:28:39,680 --> 00:28:44,800 Speaker 1: at home, you know, there were deportations at these numbers 449 00:28:44,840 --> 00:28:50,800 Speaker 1: and sometimes higher in the Obama administration, in the Clinton administration, 450 00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:57,480 Speaker 1: our government does track folks. And yes, I think we 451 00:28:57,600 --> 00:28:59,600 Speaker 1: all agree, no matter how we vote, if there's a 452 00:28:59,680 --> 00:29:02,240 Speaker 1: danger criminal in the country that's not supposed to be here, 453 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:07,760 Speaker 1: get them out. But people's moms and dads and children. 454 00:29:07,960 --> 00:29:09,760 Speaker 1: This is not acceptable. 455 00:29:10,520 --> 00:29:13,040 Speaker 2: Why Why do you think. 456 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:18,880 Speaker 1: This is causing such chaos when other presidents have also 457 00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:23,840 Speaker 1: worked with federal enforcement. Is it different because it's meant 458 00:29:24,280 --> 00:29:25,400 Speaker 1: to be a fear tactic. 459 00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:29,120 Speaker 3: Well, I think it is different because it's meant to 460 00:29:29,160 --> 00:29:31,800 Speaker 3: be a fear tactic like you described. But I think 461 00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:37,200 Speaker 3: it's also the aggressiveness that they have used, the fanfare 462 00:29:37,320 --> 00:29:41,680 Speaker 3: that accompanies it, the rhetoric that accompanies it from DC. 463 00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:46,080 Speaker 3: You know, if you're out describing our city as overrun 464 00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:51,240 Speaker 3: by migrants, a city that absolute chaos. You know, when 465 00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:56,040 Speaker 3: you do things like that, it leaves people with well, okay, 466 00:29:56,040 --> 00:29:59,080 Speaker 3: this is the reason why it's being done. So you right, 467 00:29:59,240 --> 00:30:01,600 Speaker 3: I mean a lot of peop people were deported under 468 00:30:01,720 --> 00:30:05,040 Speaker 3: President Obama, President Biden. What I am not sure of 469 00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:08,680 Speaker 3: personally is how that was carried out. But what I'm 470 00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:12,040 Speaker 3: absolutely sure of is the rhetoric that did not take 471 00:30:12,080 --> 00:30:12,880 Speaker 3: place on. 472 00:30:12,840 --> 00:30:15,840 Speaker 1: This Yeah, we weren't trying to demonize folks. 473 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:18,840 Speaker 3: The demonizing of people who are in this country, the 474 00:30:18,920 --> 00:30:22,320 Speaker 3: demonizing of people who I mean, they've gone from violent 475 00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:27,400 Speaker 3: felons to saying anybody that's in the country is illegal, 476 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:29,720 Speaker 3: you know, if they came here. Now, I heard the 477 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:33,040 Speaker 3: news today that he's offering five million dollar Trump cards. 478 00:30:33,320 --> 00:30:35,320 Speaker 3: I don't know how he did it. You heard that, 479 00:30:35,880 --> 00:30:39,200 Speaker 3: but the Trump if you pay five million dollars, you 480 00:30:39,280 --> 00:30:41,960 Speaker 3: get a gold card and you get entry into the country, 481 00:30:42,480 --> 00:30:46,200 Speaker 3: right to bring you know, sixty seven or to invite 482 00:30:46,240 --> 00:30:50,200 Speaker 3: sixty seven thousand people from South Africa to come here. 483 00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:54,240 Speaker 3: It's clear that some people are welcome and some people aren't. 484 00:30:54,600 --> 00:30:58,680 Speaker 3: But it is so bizarre is that if you were 485 00:30:58,760 --> 00:31:02,920 Speaker 3: to expel every undocumented person, our person who was in 486 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:05,480 Speaker 3: wobbly status, the city would. 487 00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:08,040 Speaker 2: Stop, well, the nation would stop. 488 00:31:08,560 --> 00:31:12,800 Speaker 3: Who would do childcare? I don't know who gardening, landscaping, 489 00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:17,440 Speaker 3: and childcare I'm referring to as nannies, people and homes. 490 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:20,360 Speaker 3: I don't know who's going to do that work. And 491 00:31:20,520 --> 00:31:22,960 Speaker 3: maybe there's other people that could do that work, but 492 00:31:23,040 --> 00:31:26,480 Speaker 3: they're not going to be found immediately at such massive. 493 00:31:26,160 --> 00:31:27,440 Speaker 2: Numbers, exactly. 494 00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:29,920 Speaker 1: And by the way, I just want to clarify, it's 495 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:34,320 Speaker 1: not that our immigrant communities are only valuable to us 496 00:31:34,360 --> 00:31:36,480 Speaker 1: because of the work they do. It's that the work 497 00:31:36,520 --> 00:31:40,200 Speaker 1: they do is invaluable. These are our neighbors, These are 498 00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:44,040 Speaker 1: our friends, and they are also integral parts of our society, 499 00:31:44,120 --> 00:31:48,200 Speaker 1: our communities, our neighborhoods, our cities, our states, this country. 500 00:31:48,840 --> 00:31:52,600 Speaker 1: You know, I don't think to your point, people would 501 00:31:52,640 --> 00:31:56,600 Speaker 1: have a clue how to deal with the vacuum in 502 00:31:56,600 --> 00:32:00,440 Speaker 1: this society. Were all of these people suddenly gone from 503 00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:03,200 Speaker 1: our country, and why would we want them to be? 504 00:32:03,760 --> 00:32:07,560 Speaker 3: Right? Who's going to rebuild the cities? You know, who's 505 00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:10,280 Speaker 3: going to rebuild the five hundred thousand units of housing 506 00:32:10,360 --> 00:32:14,040 Speaker 3: that we need in Los Angeles. Who's going to take 507 00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:17,360 Speaker 3: care of people in hotels and restaurants? Who's going to 508 00:32:17,360 --> 00:32:20,680 Speaker 3: do that work? So what he is doing is an 509 00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:24,800 Speaker 3: absolute blow to our economy. And understand, it's not so 510 00:32:24,960 --> 00:32:27,520 Speaker 3: much the numbers, because we don't even know the numbers. 511 00:32:27,560 --> 00:32:30,680 Speaker 3: I have heard now that three hundred people are detained. Okay, 512 00:32:31,120 --> 00:32:34,760 Speaker 3: that's a relatively small number considering our population at three 513 00:32:34,800 --> 00:32:39,160 Speaker 3: point eight. However, when you do things like this, then 514 00:32:39,240 --> 00:32:42,320 Speaker 3: people don't want to go to work, they're afraid to work. 515 00:32:42,680 --> 00:32:46,760 Speaker 3: In the first administration of kids didn't want to go 516 00:32:46,800 --> 00:32:49,400 Speaker 3: to school, parents didn't want to go to work. They 517 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:55,840 Speaker 3: were paralyzed. So it's the intentional drama that is inflicted 518 00:32:55,880 --> 00:32:58,520 Speaker 3: on the city and is inflicted on our population to 519 00:32:58,600 --> 00:33:01,719 Speaker 3: say any day we can cold come get you. Don't 520 00:33:02,280 --> 00:33:04,760 Speaker 3: but I don't know your house isn't isn't sacred. We'll 521 00:33:04,760 --> 00:33:06,880 Speaker 3: come to your house to get you, right, am I 522 00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:09,200 Speaker 3: on the list? Is it going to happen to me? Well, 523 00:33:09,240 --> 00:33:11,720 Speaker 3: they take one of my children. You know, you saw 524 00:33:11,760 --> 00:33:15,760 Speaker 3: the nine year old that got his father was being deported. 525 00:33:15,800 --> 00:33:18,920 Speaker 3: And what they've said in this administration is, well, no, 526 00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:22,479 Speaker 3: we're not going to separate families. If if you are 527 00:33:22,520 --> 00:33:24,200 Speaker 3: of mixed status, then you all. 528 00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:29,080 Speaker 1: Go yeah, well, and they're they're deporting you as citizens. 529 00:33:29,480 --> 00:33:34,720 Speaker 1: They're they're deporting our kids. Now it's a lot. Look, 530 00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:37,040 Speaker 1: it's a lot that's heavy. I was going to ask 531 00:33:37,080 --> 00:33:39,840 Speaker 1: you about you know, what folks should do if a 532 00:33:39,880 --> 00:33:42,360 Speaker 1: family member is picked up by ice, who should they call? 533 00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:45,400 Speaker 1: But part of the strategy, as you said earlier, is 534 00:33:45,440 --> 00:33:47,800 Speaker 1: to ensure that people don't know how to communicate with 535 00:33:47,840 --> 00:33:55,920 Speaker 1: their loved ones. And really the overarching feeling that it 536 00:33:56,040 --> 00:33:59,840 Speaker 1: seems the administration wants us all to be racked with 537 00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:04,880 Speaker 1: is fear, uncertainty, not knowing the answer to these questions. 538 00:34:05,800 --> 00:34:09,840 Speaker 1: As a leader of the city and also a community 539 00:34:09,920 --> 00:34:13,560 Speaker 1: organizer with decades of getting people together for good under 540 00:34:13,600 --> 00:34:17,520 Speaker 1: your belt. For those folks that are scared to go 541 00:34:17,560 --> 00:34:21,440 Speaker 1: to work, scared to walk the streets, scared of what 542 00:34:21,480 --> 00:34:24,839 Speaker 1: neighbors they can trust. For those of us who want 543 00:34:24,880 --> 00:34:29,080 Speaker 1: to know how to defend our neighbors, what do you 544 00:34:29,120 --> 00:34:30,560 Speaker 1: want us to know right now? 545 00:34:30,960 --> 00:34:33,520 Speaker 3: Well, I will tell you the most important thing is 546 00:34:33,640 --> 00:34:36,680 Speaker 3: for people to be well informed about their rights, which 547 00:34:36,680 --> 00:34:39,360 Speaker 3: you could sertain find on the city's website, but you 548 00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:43,839 Speaker 3: could also find on the website of organizations like Shirla 549 00:34:43,960 --> 00:34:49,400 Speaker 3: that provide that information and also to know your rights, 550 00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:52,080 Speaker 3: like for example, if I showed up at the house, 551 00:34:52,440 --> 00:34:55,960 Speaker 3: I don't have to open the door, what do they have? 552 00:34:56,520 --> 00:35:00,279 Speaker 3: And so knowing the specific questions to answer is what 553 00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:03,560 Speaker 3: people need to make sure that they're well educated about. 554 00:35:05,440 --> 00:35:08,719 Speaker 3: Thank you and you, thank you, thank you. I appreciate 555 00:35:08,760 --> 00:35:09,680 Speaker 3: the time on your. 556 00:35:09,520 --> 00:35:13,840 Speaker 1: Show absolutely, Thank you so much for joining us. Please 557 00:35:14,680 --> 00:35:18,720 Speaker 1: go be well, be safe, and thank you for holding 558 00:35:18,719 --> 00:35:19,680 Speaker 1: the line. 559 00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:23,040 Speaker 3: Well. I appreciate it. I am going to continue to 560 00:35:23,080 --> 00:35:26,040 Speaker 3: do this. I know that this time will pass and 561 00:35:26,120 --> 00:35:28,040 Speaker 3: one in thirty five. I got it. 562 00:35:28,040 --> 00:35:31,319 Speaker 1: It's pretty great in La County, right, I was like, oh, okay. 563 00:35:32,800 --> 00:35:35,279 Speaker 3: All right, it's been wonderful to speak to you, so 564 00:35:35,400 --> 00:35:37,880 Speaker 3: thank you so much and thank you for your kind 565 00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:40,840 Speaker 3: words and support. It means a lot right about now. 566 00:35:41,080 --> 00:35:42,840 Speaker 1: Always thank you so much for what you do for 567 00:35:42,880 --> 00:35:43,320 Speaker 1: our city. 568 00:35:43,360 --> 00:36:00,960 Speaker 3: Mayor Okay, bye, bye bye