Sheriff’s deputies chased and shot a security guard in the back multiple  times at an auto repair shop in Los Angeles named Andres Guardado. He  was just 18. Security footage shows that Guardado was kneeling with his  back to the deputies, posing no threat whatsoever, when he was shot.  Miguel Vega, the officer who fatally shot Guardado, had previous  complaints against him. The officers claim that Guardado had a gun- but  there is no evidence that that is true. The Sheriff’s Department has  been accused of criminal misconduct in handling the case. They point to  the fact that Sheriff Deputies ripped security cameras off the walls of  nearby buildings and took them. Andrew Haney, manager of Freeway Auto  Shop, where Andres worked as a part-time security guard, said the  Sheriff’s Department took security footage from his shop without a  warrant, and Memo Torres of nearby LA Taco had a video showing where  security cameras were broken off the walls. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support

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Juneteenth Rally- Justice for Andres Guardado

Jennifer's parents lived through the Nakba and Jennifer lived in Ramallah for a time. She discusses her lived experiences and shares her thoughts on the current conflict. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support

Interview with Palestinian Comedian Jennifer Jajeh

On March 25th, Mitch O'Farrell sent police in riot gear toting less-lethals to Echo Park Lake to clear the homeless encampment. This week the park re-opened and the displaced unhoused returned for a press conference. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support

Echo Park Rising- Where are they now?

I spoke with public health expert, Dr. Blaine Pope, on the anti masker movement that has risen from the remnants of the Trump years in Los Angeles. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support

The Anti-Masker Movement and Public Health

May Day is a historic celebration of workers and workers rights. In this weeks episode we look at two ongoing workers rights issues- One at Kroger Grocery stores, and another at Amazon. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support

May Day

 Alex Villanueva is a long time reformer and activist. He also happens to be a long time deputy who is running for Los Angeles County Sheriff. Alex holds a Doctorate in Public Administration. His dissertation is on the impact of diversity on law enforcement leadership.    Alex discusses police reform, fixing corruption, race bias in the department- and how we tackle these problems from inside the law enforcement agencies. Other topics include money bail reform, propositions 47 and 57. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support

There is a New Sheriff in Town and he is a Berniecrat- Meet Alex Villanueva

Tina-Desiree Berg interviews Brook Hines on her recent research into how fake sock puppet accounts work with organizations and individuals to sway public opinion. You can follow Brook here --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support

Brook Hines on Troll Farms, Think Tanks and Buying Influence

Muad Hrezi is running for election to the U.S. House to represent CD 1 in Connecticut, for the Democratic primary in 2022. He is an educator, track coach, and former US Senate staffer for Chris Murphy. We discuss his Libyan background, foreign policy, and his other ideas and policy positions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support

Crazy for Hrezi- Meet Muad Hrezi, Congressional Primary Candidate in Connecticut

Alex Rubinstein is an independent journalist who has shared live  coverage of social movements in the United States including Black Lives  Matter, Standing Rock, Charlottesville, the inauguration protests  against Pres. Trump, and from inside the besieged Venezuelan Embassy in  Washington, DC. He currently lives in Mexico City. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support

Intersectional Imperialism with Alex Rubinstein

Liam O'Mara is running for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 42nd Congressional District. Liam earned a bachelor's degree from Chapman University in 2006 and master's and Ph.D. degrees from the Univerity of California, Irvine, in 2008 and 2017,  respectively. His career experience includes working as a historian, cook, information technology support, and longshore worker. We discuss Force The Vote, Medicare For All, Democratic Socialism and workers' rights. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support

Interview with CD 42 Candidate Liam O'Mara

Walker Bragman is a journalist and JD whose work has been featured in Paste Magazine, the Intercept, HuffPost, the Independent, Salon, Truthout, and the Hill. He discusses he latest piece in Jacobin on how Kamala Harris failed to investigate bad police shootings in Anaheim when she was AG in California. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support

Kamala Harris Has a History of Passing the Buck on Police Killings with Walker Bragman

Dr. Zogby is the founder and president of the  Arab American Institute, a Washington, D.C.–based organization that  serves as a political and policy research arm of the Arab-American  community. He is also a Fellow at the Sanders Institute. We discuss the current situation with the ICC and Palestine and what role the Biden administration will play in it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support

The ICC, Palestine and Israel with Dr. James Zogby

A coalition of progressive candidates backed by the local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America took over the leadership of the Nevada Democratic Party on March 6 and swept all five party leadership positions in a contested election. Judith Whitmer was elected chair.  The establishment had moved $450,000 out of the party's coffers and into the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee’s account. The DSCC plans to use the money toward the 2022 reelection bid of Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, a first-term Democrat. The staff members who resigned included the party’s operations director, research director, communications director, and finance director. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support

DSA and Left Caucus Sweep the Nevada Democratic Party Leadership Elections with Dan Rolle

Colin Kalmbacher is an attorney and writer. He received his J.D. from Texas A&M School of Law and his LL.M. in International Law and Intellectual Property from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in  Manhattan. He is an editor at legal news and analysis site Law & Crime News --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/district34/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district34/support

Interview with Colin Kalmbacher, Editor at Law and Crime News

Interview with Kitty Stryker, published author whose work has appeared in Teen Vogue, Vice, Cosmopolitan and others- identifies as an anarchist activist, queer femme, Juggalo ethnographer and leftist doomsday prepper located in the San Francisco Bay Area 

Interview with Kitty Stryker on Leftist Movements and Journalism

Hosted by Tina-Desiree Berg, MA in Philosophy. The District 34 Podcast builds on the idea that local action creates national results. From the inside of the Democratic party to the forces pushing it left, the 34th Congressional District of California has developed into a hot bed of advocacy and an incubator of new political voices. We tell the stories of activists on the ground. This is the podcast for those looking to get inspired, get involved, and get informed about progressive politics. It could get messy in here.

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