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The LA City Council Scandal | Ep No. 170 - Oct. 21, 2022

Conversations on Groong

Guest: 

• Ardashes ‘Ardy’ Kassakhian who is a Glendale City Councilman, and the current mayor of Glendale - TW/@ArdyKassakhian
• Adrin Nazarian is the California State Assemblymember from the 46th District, representing the San Fernando Valley - TW/@adrin_nazarian

Topics:

• On the LA City Council scandal and how to move forward
• On Paul Krekorian, elected LA City Council president
• On redistricting in the aftermath of the scandal
• On the effect of the scandal on the LA mayoral race
• On Armenia’s Situation in the South Caucasus
• On Armenia’s Negotiations with Azerbaijan
• On Turkish-Armenian “Normalization”

Hosts:

• Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq
• Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan

Episode 170 | Recorded: October 19 & 20, 2022

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Alissa, Rachel and Scott get together to discuss updates in the city’s mayoral field including Karen Bass’s public safety plan. Also this week: The first LA super bowl in a generation, local politicians are responding to news about the state’s announced relaxing of mask rules, and LA City Council could make it a crime to have a broken bike in public.

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Below you can find links to some subjects discussed on LA Podcast #213.

Headlines:

• An asinine proposal to criminalize fixing bikes in public.
• Rick Caruso is running for mayor.
• Read Karen Bass' public safety plan for yourself.
• Mask restrictions remain in Los Angeles, but maybe not other California counties.
• Super Bowl security theater.