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J.T. the L.A. Storyteller

I was born and raised in central Los Angeles. I discuss intersections of race, gentrification, small business, City and County elections, and more of what"s shaping my Pueblito today. I publish episodes every other Friday; for the full catalogue, visit jimbotimes.com.

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56:33

ON PROP 50: SEEING EYE TO EYE WITH REPUBLICANS IN...

J.T. the L.A. Storyteller ·

2025/10/31

LET THE CITY KNOW: PROP 50: “Requires temporary use of new congressional district maps through 2030. Directs independent Citizens Redistricting Commission to resume enacting congressional district maps in 2031. Establishes policy supporting nonpartisan redistricting commissions nationwide. Fiscal Impact: One-time costs to counties of up to a few million dollars statewide to update election materials toContinue reading ON PROP 50: SEEING EYE TO EYE WITH REPUBLICANS IN CALIFORNIA?? →

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20:44

STREAMERS WAKE UP: IT’S TIME TO DO BETTER

J.T. the L.A. Storyteller ·

2025/10/24

LET THE CITY KNOW: At this critical juncture for creators and our online community, it’s time to make some changes to how we do it. Subscribe here to make sure you don’t miss my written work via Making a Neighborhood. To support a Local Vendor Buyout campaign for East Hollywood, Virgil Village and Silver Lake,Continue reading STREAMERS WAKE UP: IT’S TIME TO DO BETTER →

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31:47

DEI: THE EXISTENTIAL THREAT OF OUR TIME

J.T. the L.A. Storyteller ·

2025/10/16

LET THE CITY KNOW: Deeyah Khan’s “White Right: Meeting the Enemy” is a must-watch this weekend. Subscribe here to make sure you don’t miss my written work via Making a Neighborhood. To support a Local Vendor Buyout campaign for East Hollywood, Virgil Village and Silver Lake, please do so via Quien Es Tu Vecindario. J.T.

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20:23

SUSPECT CHARGED FOR PACIFIC PALISADES FIRES. NOW WHAT?

J.T. the L.A. Storyteller ·

2025/10/09

LET THE CITY KNOW: You can also watch this episode on YouTube. It’s been a little while since I sat down for some hot takes, but this week is exceptional! Yesterday in Los Angeles charges were announced by federal prosecutors against Jonathan Rinderknecht, a 29 year old Uber driver who the state alleges is responsibleContinue reading SUSPECT CHARGED FOR PACIFIC PALISADES FIRES. NOW WHAT? →

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73:49

FROM L.A. TO KHAN YUNIS: ALL EYES ON GAZA

J.T. the L.A. Storyteller ·

2025/08/28

LET THE CITY KNOW: You can also watch this episode via YouTube. In this installment of J.T. the L.A. Storyteller Podcast, guest David Cowen and I discuss his being diagnosed with bipolar disorder as early as when he was 21 years old, Kabbalah and Zionism, Israel’s genocide through forced starvation in Gaza, as well asContinue reading FROM L.A. TO KHAN YUNIS: ALL EYES ON GAZA →

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46:58

RAISING OVER $1,000 FOR STREET VENDORS IN A SINGLE DAY

J.T. the L.A. Storyteller ·

2025/08/14

LET THE CITY KNOW: You can also watch this episode via YouTube. On Sunday, August 3rd in East Hollywood, Mark Casas and his partner Angel Maria Zavala spearheaded a special pop-up with Ondo Coffee in support of Who Is Your Neighborhood, also known as Quien Es Tu Vecindario. The pop-up featured home-style chilaquiles as wellContinue reading RAISING OVER $1,000 FOR STREET VENDORS IN A SINGLE DAY →

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39:09

3,000 ARRESTS PER DAY BUT NOT ENOUGH TIME TO WARRANT...

J.T. the L.A. Storyteller ·

2025/08/01

LET THE CITY KNOW: You can also watch this episode on YouTube. It’s Friday, August 1st, and for this installment of the podcast my goal is get you up to speed on all things on so-called “IMMIGRATION REFORM” as it pertains to Los Angeles, most of all for the people of Los Angeles. In caseContinue reading 3,000 ARRESTS PER DAY BUT NOT ENOUGH TIME TO WARRANT THEM →

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19:16

WAIT, DONALD TRUMP IS AN ANCHOR BABY?!

J.T. the L.A. Storyteller ·

2025/07/24

The answer is probably not, but his father, Fred Trump, sure was! In 1905 Donald Trump’s grandfather Friedrich Trump, originally born in Kallstadt, was threatened with deportation for failing to report for military services in the 1880s. When he nonetheless pleaded to be allowed to return permanently to Bavaria from the U.S., he was deniedContinue reading WAIT, DONALD TRUMP IS AN ANCHOR BABY?! →

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10:19

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED IN L.A?

J.T. the L.A. Storyteller ·

2025/07/16

LET THE CITY KNOW. 2,000 National Guard troops are to return to base immediately, while another 2,000 are to remain, so in this installment we consider just what the administration’s deployment of National Guard personnel—after wresting control of them from Newsom—has actually meant for communities across Los Angeles and Southern California. In other words, whatContinue reading MISSION ACCOMPLISHED IN L.A? →

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14:29

WILL L.A.’S RESTAURANT INDUSTRY SURVIVE THESE ATTACKS...

J.T. the L.A. Storyteller ·

2025/07/09

YOU TELL ME. To support a Local Vendor Buyout campaign for East Hollywood, Virgil Village and Silver Lake, please do so via Quien Es Tu Vecindario here: https://onevecindario.org/buyout/ AND DON’T FORGET TO LET THE CITY KNOW. J.T.

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14:29

ICE FIREBOMBED THIS HOME IN SOUTHEAST L.A., BUT LAPD...

J.T. the L.A. Storyteller ·

2025/06/29

LET THE CITY KNOW. For more on these CUENTOS: I. Family shaken after Huntington Park home raided, KTLA: https://youtu.be/-os0_WGcLKU II. South L.A. fireworks explosion likely caused by miscalculations from bomb technicians, LAPD chief says: https://youtu.be/Xr0yAlbGvKY?si=YKtDIalypLr6YLVA III. LA Black Panther member recalls shootout with LAPD’s newly formed SWAT in 1969 on Central Avenue, StreetTV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze2oAR-gS7k&ab_channel=StreetTV IV.Continue reading ICE

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9:47

TRUMP’S MASS DEPORTATION HITS ITS OWN WALL

J.T. the L.A. Storyteller ·

2025/02/16

So much to read, yet, such little time. This reality notwithstanding, here are four articles I think you should check out this weekend and why. (This round-up can also be viewed on YouTube) 1. Aryan Brotherhood members found guilty of ordering L.A. County murders from prison – Matthew Ormseth, L.A. Times 2. LADWP paying upContinue reading TRUMP’S MASS DEPORTATION HITS ITS OWN WALL →

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92:42

WHY IT’S NOW BASICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND A THERAPIST...

J.T. the L.A. Storyteller ·

2025/01/23

You can also watch this episode on YouTube. In this first installment of J.T. the L.A. Storyteller Podcast for 2025 I’m pleased to introduce the Los Cuentos Listenership to Anneliese Hanson, better known as My Goth Therapist! Official show-notes coming soon. For now, stay vigilant and stay tuned. And Let The City Know! J.T.

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84:51

SURPRISE! EPISODE 150 WITH THE SOCIAL PRIMATE PODCAST

J.T. the L.A. Storyteller ·

2024/12/26

2024 has been an incredible year, but today I’ve got one more present for the Los Cuentos listenership before it’s over: The 150th episode of the Social Primate Podcast featuring yours truly, which aired live on Tuesday, December 17th, 2024. In the special program, as noted by Eddie Aguirre, my colleague and podcaster from anotherContinue reading SURPRISE! EPISODE 150 WITH THE SOCIAL PRIMATE PODCAST →

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45:35

SPECIAL: PROPS 2 – 36 IN CALIFORNIA THIS SEASON

J.T. the L.A. Storyteller ·

2024/10/23

With less than two weeks to go before Election Day on November 5th, here are my unapologetic positions for this year’s measures in California: (3:14) – NO ON PROP 2(9:54) – YES ON PROP 3(12:31) – NO ON PROP 4(18:14) – UNDECIDED ON PROP 5(23:35) – YES ON PROP 6(26:52) – YES ON PROP 32(28:02)Continue reading SPECIAL: PROPS 2 – 36 IN CALIFORNIA THIS SEASON →

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75:28

SPECIAL: PROP 36, L.A. REDISTRICTING AND ETHICS, AND...

J.T. the L.A. Storyteller ·

2024/10/09

Got a ballot recently? Reporter at L.A. Public Press Elizabeth Chou and I get into a handful of the choices on the ballot this November to get you started on your voting journey! We discuss Prop 36, or the innocuously titled “Drug and Theft Crime Penalties and Treatment-Mandated Felonies Initiative,” Prop 33, or the “ProhibitContinue reading SPECIAL: PROP 36, L.A. REDISTRICTING AND ETHICS, AND EXPANDING THE L.A. COUNTY BOARD →

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50:48

RENEE ROSE IS A PROSECUTOR OF OVER 30 YEARS NOW...

J.T. the L.A. Storyteller ·

2024/10/04

On this installment of J.T. the L.A. Storyteller Podcast we speak with Renee Rose, who is the Deputy-in-Charge of the Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Unit in Los Angeles County. With over thirty years of experience in the courtroom, including as a prosecutor for the Hardcore Gang Unit, she’s now running for Superior Court Judge,Continue reading RENEE ROSE IS A PROSECUTOR OF OVER 30 YEARS NOW RUNNING FOR JUDGE →

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1:31

BROADWAY NIGHT LIGHTS WITH SUEÑO PRODUCTIONS

J.T. the L.A. Storyteller ·

2024/09/29

On October 12th the city of Los Angeles brings back a major block party in “Broadway Night Lights” at the center of downtown L.A. Formerly “Night on Broadway” by Jose Huizar and the Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative (LANI), an association of business owners in downtown L.A., the event is now being funded by Art DevelopmentContinue reading BROADWAY NIGHT LIGHTS WITH SUEÑO PRODUCTIONS →

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1:56

HOW THE LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY SAVED THE L.A. PUBLIC...

J.T. the L.A. Storyteller ·

2024/09/29

It was my people with the Sueño team who connected me with the Los Angeles Conservancy, which was first founded in 1978 in defense of none other than our dearly beloved L.A. Public Library; more soon, but for now, thanks again to Alex Inshishian for allowing us to speak with him about this incredible backstoryContinue reading HOW THE LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY SAVED THE L.A. PUBLIC LIBRARY →

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44:16

THE TENANT ASSOCIATION WITH PHOENIX TSO

J.T. the L.A. Storyteller ·

2024/09/20

On this installment of J.T. the L.A. Storyteller Podcast we’re joined by Phoenix Tso, who chats with us about The Tenant Association, a new podcast on the Chinatown Hillside Villa Tenant Association, which formed in 2018 after residents there received a 300% Rent Increase without any prior notice from their landlord; in addition to theContinue reading THE TENANT ASSOCIATION WITH PHOENIX TSO →

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