Weekly News Update for August 31, 2019

Published: Aug. 31, 2019, 8:47 p.m.

b'Today we\\u2019re talking about a whole lot of stuff. We\\u2019ve got an update on the Empty Homes Tax, and one on Andy Ngo. We\\u2019ve got some breaking housing news, and some Cops Y\\u2019all content, some ridiculous electrical vehicle rebate news, a charter school conspiracy to steal all of the LAUSD students away from our public schools, a tragic murder in Skid Row, and a damning and controversial audit of LAHSA to close things out for this week.\\n\\nClimate Strike on 9/20: https://strikewithus.org/\\nLATU: https://latenantsunion.org/\\nGround Game LA: https://groundgamela.org\\nKNOCK.LA: https://KNOCK.LA\\n\\nSources\\n\\nDwayne Fields: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-08-27/homeless-man-burned-to-death-in-skid-row-area\\n\\nLAHSA Audit: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-08-27/homeless-audit-lahsa-outreach-performance\\n\\nLAHSA statement: https://www.lahsa.org/news?article=575-statement-on-los-angeles-controller-s-report-on-homeless-outreach\\n\\nSniper hoax: https://abc7.com/lancaster-deputy-confessed-to-fabricating-sniper-shooting-authorities-say/5491304/\\n\\nR. Rex Parris statement: https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Lancaster-Mayor-Speaks-After-Deputy-Admits-Sniper-Hoax_Los-Angeles-558265242.html\\n\\nCharter school emails: http://michaelkohlhaas.org/wp/2019/08/28/top-secret-document-revelations-california-charter-schools-association-aims-to-have-100-of-california-students-in-charter-schools-by-2030-or-charter-like-public-schools-wha/'