
What's Next, Los Angeles? with Mike Bonin
Hosted by Mike Bonin · Mike Bonin
3.9from 78 ratings
- 135
- Episodes
- 10
- Transcribed
- 78
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About What's Next, Los Angeles? with Mike Bonin
Los Angeles is at a turning point. We are living in a defining moment. What happens next is up to us. Over the past few years, problems and challenges have shaken this city -- and tremendous opportunities for change have presented themselves. How do we rise to this moment and emerge a better place to live? What will it take to create a more just and a more equitable community? Working together, how are we going to create a stronger, forward-thinking Los Angeles? Mike Bonin, writer, teacher, progressive activist and former City Councilmember, looks at the issues and problems facing Los Angeles, examines ideas, and talks with the people who will lead us to a brighter future. Produced in partnership with LA Forward.
- Publisher
- Mike Bonin
- Category
- government · news · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 31 Oct 2020
- Latest episode
- 28 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
10 of 135 episodes have a transcript.

28 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
PROP 45 - CEQA REFORM: Yes or No?

23 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Proposition 40: Yes or No?

20 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Democracy on the Ballot
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PROP 45 - CEQA REFORM: Yes or No?
Published 28 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Definitely so. And it's also, I would be remiss if I didn't mention, it is our state's strongest tool for protecting communities from pollution and also holding developers accountable to what has been built up in our neighborhoods. As long as I can remember, there have been people who have been arguing that CEQA needs to be reformed, that the process is abused, people file frivolous lawsuits, that labor unions use it to try to force concessions from developers, a whole bunch of arguments behind it. The state legislature has done some CEQA changes over the past few years, but Cal Chamber and others didn't think that was enough and put this on the ballot. […]
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