Jon Regardie
@JonRegardie
I like politics, the city of L.A., punk rock and the NBA. Not necessarily in that order. Or maybe in that order.
For @lamag I look at whether you can survive in L.A. on $100K. Many will scoff, dismissing the woes of 6-figure households as the ultimate first-world problem when over 75,000 county residents are unhoused. Still, many question if they can afford it here. lamag.com/news/los-angel…
@JonRegardie breaks down Inside Safe and the latest Homesless Count with @Elex_Michaelson Don’t miss it.
.@JonRegardie of @WestsideCurrent says L.A. Mayor Karen Bass' Inside Safe program is helping to reduce homelessness but has cost $450 million. Regardie says the homelessness prevention unit has been successful in stopping evictions. Via @FOXLA @MarlaTellez
.@JonRegardie of @WestsideCurrent says L.A. Mayor Karen Bass' Inside Safe program is helping to reduce homelessness but has cost $450 million. Regardie says the homelessness prevention unit has been successful in stopping evictions. Via @FOXLA @MarlaTellez
ICYMI: Last week's weird MacArthur Park raid has helped turn the LA vs. Washington battle into an outright war. And while the worst may be to come, the city is showing a unified front. My @WestsideCurrent column. westsidecurrent.com/opinion/column…
An unexpected twist from #MacArthurPark and other #ICEraids is they have put @MayorOfLA in the spotlight and made her the face of the local resistance. It's also helped her recover from her #wildfires stumbles. More in my @WestsideCurrent column. westsidecurrent.com/opinion/column…
Another thing about the MacArthur Park raid: the park was a mess before July 7, with city leaders failing to address rampant fentanyl use and many other issues. Federal action could help--just not immigration-focused raids. My @WestsideCurrent column. westsidecurrent.com/opinion/column…
So much to unpack as the weird #MacArthurPark raid escalates the battle for Los Angeles into a near-war. As #ICE runs roughshod over a sanctuary city, General Bass has reported for duty and rallied her allies. My @WestsideCurrent column. westsidecurrent.com/opinion/column…
The Westside's Cotner Avenue, said @CD5LosAngeles Council Rep Katy Yaroslavsky, is "notorious for being the largest homeless encampment in my district.” Would developers lease city-owned land there and build? She thinks so. My @WestsideCurrent column. westsidecurrent.com/opinion/column…
From January through May of this year, 6,972 tickets for parking in a street-sweeping zone were handed out... just in Boyle Heights. Another 5,563 were dispensed in East Hollywood. Details, data and charts in my @TheEastsiderLA story. theeastsiderla.com/neighborhoods/…
For @TheEastsiderLA I looked at where the most tickets for parking in a street-sweeping zone are handed out. Beware of Eastside areas including Maubert Ave in East Hollywood, Heliotrope Drive and Echo Park Ave. theeastsiderla.com/neighborhoods/…
LA just patched a $1 billion budget deficit. Now there are more challenges. When I asked council budget chair Katy Yaroslavsky if it can get worse, she answered, "It could always be worse. I’ve decided that’s my new motto." More at @WestsideCurrent. westsidecurrent.com/opinion/column…
How best to describe the city of L.A.'s financial situation? Try “depression and devastation.” That also describes a block that @CD5LosAngeles rep Katy Yaroslavsky thinks could help fix the fiscal situation. How? Land leases! My @WestsideCurrent column. westsidecurrent.com/opinion/column…
Have you ever wondered what it was like to be a writer on the first season of South Park? Well have I got the article for you... via @cracked #SouthPark #tacos This Is What It Was Like to Work As A Writer for Trey Parker and Matt Stone During the First Season of ‘South Park’…
Homelessness in L.A. decreased for the second year in a row. Complaints about it have been rising for more than a decade. xtown.la/2025/07/15/fiv…
If you happen to be an LA County official, then an @latimes story with the line "county officials are just now realizing they unwittingly committed an administrative screw-up for the ages" will not make you happy. Good read by @Rjaellis. latimes.com/california/sto…
The current field for the LA Council District 1 seat in 2026 has incumbent @EunissesH and 5 challenges. Newest is Lou Calanche. Primary is next June.
On her campaign website, Lou Calanche, who just announced a challenge to CD1 Council Rep @EunissesH, asserts it's time that the district "had a representative focused on getting back to basics and providing day-to-day services to our constituents." @LouForCD1 #Election2026
Yet another 2026 challenger for #CD1 Council rep @EunissesH. Lou Calanche, a youth services advocate who served on the LA Police Commission, has filed papers with City Ethics Commission. That's 5 challengers to Hernandez. @LouForCD1. Campaign website: louforcd1.com
Everyone makes mistakes. But journalists must own them. @JonRegardie reflects on a decades-old misstep, the lessons it taught, and why transparency and apology matter more than ego when the facts go wrong. Read more below. blueprint.ucla.edu/sketch/ugh/
ICYMI: For @TheEastsiderLA I wrote about Carlos Morales Jr., a 16-year-old Eagle Rock High School student and winner of 10 amateur boxing championships. He hopes to fight in the @LA28 #Olympics. theeastsiderla.com/education/eagl…
2 things I'm seeing a lot of today: @NBA #FreeAgency signings, and LA politicians, and hopeful politicians, sending out emails asking for cash before the close of the June 30 fundraising deadline. #election2026 I prefer the former.