Weekly News Update for July 13th, 2019

Published: July 13, 2019, 4 p.m.

b'Today we\\u2019re talking about cop stuff (a town hall, another shooting, protest rules and yet another failure of Jackie Lacey to prosecute clear wrongdoing), climate stuff (the new wildfire liability bill, protestors getting paid, and a massive conflict of interest that was uncovered regarding fracking permits in the state), tenant stuff (hooray for [extraordinarily limited] rent control), and then a fun reading series about how the housing crisis is a mere figment of our collective imagination.\\n\\n*Correction: Court Watch LA training is July 18th, not 7/16 like I said*\\n\\nCourt Watch LA Training: https://www.facebook.com/events/881453808889031/\\n\\nVillanueva Town Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI0EsCswVzQ\\n\\nKevin Drum "Washington Can\'t Solve A Housing Crisis That Doesn\'t Exist": https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2019/07/washington-cant-solve-a-housing-crisis-that-doesnt-exist/'