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Kris Rehl
@krisrehl.bsky.social
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Writer of TV, comics, and the Move Left LA voter guide. Organizer with @lastreetcare.bsky.social. Subscribe to my newsletter: krisrehl.substack.com
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Kris Rehl @krisrehl.bsky.social · 20h
a coupla bangers
Voyeur #1 and Marian Heretic #1
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Jamie Biver @jamiebiver.bsky.social · 20h
This!
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Kris Rehl @krisrehl.bsky.social · 20h
This isn’t care.
This isn’t abolition.
This is enabling violent cops.
Eunisses Hernandez sold out her unhoused constituents.
Her team ordered a sweep, knowing it would bring known sexual predator cops to harass the encampment…just like their last sweep.
No housing.
No replacement tents.
No apology.
Hernandez staffer says he ordered the CARE+ sweep During the interaction with Ares last Thursday, Kris Rehl, an organizer with mutual aid group LA Street Care, questioned Ares about who scheduled the sweep. Ares confirmed he was the one responsible for scheduling CARE+ operations in Hernandez's office. Upon hearing that, several of the residents responded with surprise, with one seeking confirmation from Ares, asking, "You ordered this Eric?" and another person asking him, "Why?" Even though residents are usually allowed back after a CARE+ operation, which requires that people leave the area while a cleaning operation takes place, one resident, Claire (pseudonym), told The LA Reporter she did not believe that city officials are going to let them set back up where they had been. Members of the encampment at that location had submitted a letter to Hernandez's council office in May seeking trash pick-up, port-a-potties, brooms and cleaning supplies and needle disposal. They also demanded permanent housing and said CARE+ sweeps don't clean, but rather destroy their belongings. As of Sunday, residents had relocated across the street to Hugo Soto-Martinez's 13th District, Rehl told The LA Reporter.
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The LA Reporter @thelareporter.bsky.social · 21h
LAPD turns out in force to Westlake CARE+ operation: ‘We were raided, treated like criminals’

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Kris Rehl @krisrehl.bsky.social · 20h
This isn’t care.
This isn’t abolition.
This is enabling violent cops.
Eunisses Hernandez sold out her unhoused constituents.
Her team ordered a sweep, knowing it would bring known sexual predator cops to harass the encampment…just like their last sweep.
No housing.
No replacement tents.
No apology.
Hernandez staffer says he ordered the CARE+ sweep During the interaction with Ares last Thursday, Kris Rehl, an organizer with mutual aid group LA Street Care, questioned Ares about who scheduled the sweep. Ares confirmed he was the one responsible for scheduling CARE+ operations in Hernandez's office. Upon hearing that, several of the residents responded with surprise, with one seeking confirmation from Ares, asking, "You ordered this Eric?" and another person asking him, "Why?" Even though residents are usually allowed back after a CARE+ operation, which requires that people leave the area while a cleaning operation takes place, one resident, Claire (pseudonym), told The LA Reporter she did not believe that city officials are going to let them set back up where they had been. Members of the encampment at that location had submitted a letter to Hernandez's council office in May seeking trash pick-up, port-a-potties, brooms and cleaning supplies and needle disposal. They also demanded permanent housing and said CARE+ sweeps don't clean, but rather destroy their belongings. As of Sunday, residents had relocated across the street to Hugo Soto-Martinez's 13th District, Rehl told The LA Reporter.
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Kris Rehl @krisrehl.bsky.social · 17d
My brother’s taping his first comedy special on Saturday night!

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LA Street Care & Mutual Aid @lastreetcare.bsky.social · 21d
Before taking office, LA Councilmember @hugoforcd13.bsky.social helpled unhoused people during sweeps.
Now? He sweeps dozens of encampments monthly.

Hugo used to speak out against 41.18, LA’s law that criminalizes being unhoused. During Hugo’s 1st year in office, 41.18 arrests rose 522% in CD13.
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Elizabeth Chou @reporterliz.bsky.social · 21d
LA Councilman Hugo Soto-Martínez said he would end sweeps, when he campaigned for office. Now, activists say he broke his promise.

Read more about that @thelareporter.bsky.social:

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Elizabeth Chou @reporterliz.bsky.social · 21d
LA Councilman Hugo Soto-Martínez said he would end sweeps, when he campaigned for office. Now, activists say he broke his promise.

Read more about that @thelareporter.bsky.social:

thelareporter.la/p/la-city-co...
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LA Street Care & Mutual Aid @lastreetcare.bsky.social · 26d
Hugo Soto-Martinez once compared 41.18--an LA law that criminalizes existing in public--to racial profiling.

Hugo later admitted he wouldn't repeal his district's 41.18 zones but claimed he wouldn't enforce them.

During his first year in office, 41.18 arrests went up 522% in Hugo’s district.
THE LA REPORTER LA Councilman went back on promise to end sweeps, mutual aid groups and unhoused constituents say City Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez and his staff were honored Sunday by a tenant advocacy group for their work on housing and homelessness. But harmful sweeps that displace his unhoused constituents are still taking place in his district, mutual aid groups said.
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The LA Reporter @thelareporter.bsky.social · 26d
New story @thelareporter.bsky.social:

LA City Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez went back on his word to end sweeps and repeal 41.18, a city law criminalizing homelessness, unhoused constituents and mutual aid groups say.
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The LA Reporter @thelareporter.bsky.social · 26d
LA Councilman went back on promise to end sweeps, mutual aid groups and unhoused constituents say thelareporter.la/p/la-city-co...
LA Councilman went back on promise to end sweeps, mutual aid groups and unhoused constituents say
City Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez and his staff were honored Sunday by a tenant advocacy group for their work on housing and homelessness. But harmful sweeps that displace his unhoused constituent...
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Elizabeth Chou @reporterliz.bsky.social · Sep 6
Hello! I've started a newsletter on LA government and politics, The LA Reporter.

You can subscribe here: thelareporter.beehiiv.com
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Kris Rehl @krisrehl.bsky.social · Sep 7
Doctor I trust more than RFK Jr.
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LA Street Care & Mutual Aid @lastreetcare.bsky.social · Sep 7
Los Angeles: On Thursday, September 4, LA City Councilmember (CD13) Hugo Soto-Martinez swept the encampment at Juanita and Beverly, and a fence was erected on the sidewalk to ensure our friends could not return.
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LA Street Care & Mutual Aid @lastreetcare.bsky.social · Sep 7
Sweeps destroy shelter/IDs, putting people at greater risk of ICE abduction (already happening at encampments in LA). A huge number of undocumented Angelenos can no longer afford rent bc it’s unsafe to go to work. Now is the time to end sweeps @hugoforcd13.bsky.social. Stop making ICE’s job easier.
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LA Street Care & Mutual Aid @lastreetcare.bsky.social · Sep 7
Los Angeles: On Thursday, September 4, LA City Councilmember (CD13) Hugo Soto-Martinez swept the encampment at Juanita and Beverly, and a fence was erected on the sidewalk to ensure our friends could not return.
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Kris Rehl @krisrehl.bsky.social · Sep 7
Anyone supporting LA Councilmember @hugoforcd13.bsky.social’s re-election need to sit with his hypocrisy.
Sweeps destroy shelter/IDs, making it easier for ICE to abduct undocumented folks at encampments (already happening) at a time when many people can’t pay rent bc it’s unsafe to go to work.
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LA Street Care & Mutual Aid @lastreetcare.bsky.social · Sep 7
Los Angeles: On Thursday, September 4, LA City Councilmember (CD13) Hugo Soto-Martinez swept the encampment at Juanita and Beverly, and a fence was erected on the sidewalk to ensure our friends could not return.
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LA Street Care & Mutual Aid @lastreetcare.bsky.social · Sep 1
Honestly disgusted by anyone heaping even an ounce of praise on Gavin Newsom. His goon squads arrested our friends for “trespassing” for living under an overpass and smeared their belongings in dog shit to mock them. They’ve been trying to get into a shelter for over a year. This is blue MAGA.
Headline Newsom deploys 'crime suppres-sion' teams statewide while mocking Trump's threats Newsom tweet We're launching a new task force to clear encampments, restore public spaces, and connect people with shelter and services.
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Kris Rehl @krisrehl.bsky.social · Aug 20
Please donate to keep my friend Terriann housed! She’s a mother of three, does so much for the community, and has been working hard to get sober.
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LA Street Care & Mutual Aid @lastreetcare.bsky.social · Aug 20
Help keep LA Street Care organizer Terriann housed! Terriann moved into permanent housing a few months ago and needs help covering rent/utilities while she looks for a job.
Venmo krisrehl to donate!
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Carter Moon @cartermoon.bsky.social · Aug 13
The city of LA every 3-6 months
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Kris Rehl @krisrehl.bsky.social · Aug 13
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The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has filed new corruption charges against embattled City Councilmember Curren Price. District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced the charges Tuesday evening in a press release. According to Hochman, Price is set to appear in court Thursday to face new charges related to accusations that he approved multimillion-dollar government contracts to local agencies which in turn then paid his wife more than $800,000. The agencies, according to the D.A.’s Office, are the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, or LA Metro, and the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, or HACLA. Price has been councilmember for L.A.’s Ninth District since 2013, and was previou
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Kris Rehl @krisrehl.bsky.social · Aug 13
LA City Council strikes again
DA files new corruption charges against Los Angeles councilmember Curren Price
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Kris Rehl @krisrehl.bsky.social · Aug 11
Katy Yaroslavsky votes in line with the most conservative members of LA City Council 99.9% of the time. With "progressives" like this, who needs Republicans?
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LA Street Care & Mutual Aid @lastreetcare.bsky.social · Aug 11
Why does LA City Councilmember Katy Young Yaroslavsky hate poor people? Katy is passing even more 41.18 criminalization zones through LA City Council even though her district already has more of these zones than any other district in LA!
WHEREAS, §41.18 of the Municipal Code provides that the Council by Resolution may designate specified areas for enforcement against sitting, lying, sleeping, or storing, using, maintaining, or placing personal property, or otherwise obstructing the public right-of-way, in order for a person to be found in violation of any of these prohibited behaviors; and WHEREAS, the below listed locations are experiencing a need for enforcement against the above listed prohibitions; and WHEREAS, the Council hereby finds that the public health, safety, or welfare is served by the prohibition, and further finds that sleeping or lodging within the stated proximity to the designated area(s) is unhealthy, unsafe, or incompatible with safe passage; and WHEREAS. the Office of Council District 5 has submitted / posted to the FILE relevant documentation, as further detailed in the Code, that the circumstances at these locations pose : particular and ongoing threat to public health or safety; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, pursuant to $41.18 (c) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code that the Council hereby designates the following locations for enforcement against sitting, lying, sleeping, or storing, using, maintaining, or placing personal property, or otherwise obstructing the public right-of-way, up to the maximum distance and effective for the maximum period of time prescribed, and as further detailed in the Code; 1. Sepulveda Boulevard and the 10 Freeway - Freeway Westwood Boulevard and Olympic Boulevard - Public Safety 3. Pico Boulevard at Patricia Avenue - Public Safety 4. Pico Boulevard at Prosser Avenue - Public Safety 5. Cotner Avenue and Missouri Avenue - Public Safety 5. Cotner Avenue and La Grange Avenue - Public Safety 7. Cotner Avenue and Mississippi Avenue - Public Safet PRESENTED by Katy Yaroslavsky List of the 60 41.18 criminalization zones in LA City Council District 5
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LA Street Care & Mutual Aid @lastreetcare.bsky.social · Aug 11
Why does LA City Councilmember Katy Young Yaroslavsky hate poor people? Katy is passing even more 41.18 criminalization zones through LA City Council even though her district already has more of these zones than any other district in LA!
WHEREAS, §41.18 of the Municipal Code provides that the Council by Resolution may designate specified areas for enforcement against sitting, lying, sleeping, or storing, using, maintaining, or placing personal property, or otherwise obstructing the public right-of-way, in order for a person to be found in violation of any of these prohibited behaviors; and WHEREAS, the below listed locations are experiencing a need for enforcement against the above listed prohibitions; and WHEREAS, the Council hereby finds that the public health, safety, or welfare is served by the prohibition, and further finds that sleeping or lodging within the stated proximity to the designated area(s) is unhealthy, unsafe, or incompatible with safe passage; and WHEREAS. the Office of Council District 5 has submitted / posted to the FILE relevant documentation, as further detailed in the Code, that the circumstances at these locations pose : particular and ongoing threat to public health or safety; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, pursuant to $41.18 (c) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code that the Council hereby designates the following locations for enforcement against sitting, lying, sleeping, or storing, using, maintaining, or placing personal property, or otherwise obstructing the public right-of-way, up to the maximum distance and effective for the maximum period of time prescribed, and as further detailed in the Code; 1. Sepulveda Boulevard and the 10 Freeway - Freeway Westwood Boulevard and Olympic Boulevard - Public Safety 3. Pico Boulevard at Patricia Avenue - Public Safety 4. Pico Boulevard at Prosser Avenue - Public Safety 5. Cotner Avenue and Missouri Avenue - Public Safety 5. Cotner Avenue and La Grange Avenue - Public Safety 7. Cotner Avenue and Mississippi Avenue - Public Safet PRESENTED by Katy Yaroslavsky List of the 60 41.18 criminalization zones in LA City Council District 5
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Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · Aug 11
Reminded today of this timeless adage
Anthony Oliveira tweet from September 2020: every single day for four years I have thought about Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt gloating that you can dismantle a democracy right in front of a liberal's face piece by piece and all they'll do is convene breakout sessions and commitee meetings til the boots are in the halls.
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LA Street Care & Mutual Aid @lastreetcare.bsky.social · Aug 11
Each day, LA finds new ways to harass its community members and prioritize NIMBYs over everyone else. Call Nithya's office and demand they stop harassing the single unhoused man who lives on Locksley Place.
Text post with a yellow background. A picture of Karen Bass and Nithya Raman speaking and smiling sits at the bottom of the image. Raman's office number is featured prominently in impact font over her image: (213) 473-7004 The text at the top of the image reads: CALL NITHYA'S OFFICE Demand Nithya Raman stop sweeping the man living on Locksley Place. NIMBYs have tried to have this man arrested just because he lives outside. Nithya pledged to end sweeps in CD4, but she's bending over backward for NIMBYs just because they own homes. Ask Nithya to commit to stop destroying this man's shelter and belongings!
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