Traci Park’s Firestorm: Firefighter Union Scandal Burns One of Her Closest Alliances
The financial scandal engulfing the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City (UFLAC) couldn’t come at a worse time for Councilmember Traci Park—and not just because she’s facing reelection. Park is deeply reliant on the union politically and financially: UFLAC and its affiliates poured over $400,000 into her 2022 City Council campaign, helping to power her […]
Traci Park Thinks $80 Salads Are the Problem—Not Poverty Wages
At Monday’s Los Angeles Economic and Jobs Committee meeting, Councilmember Traci Park made a stunningly tone-deaf argument against paying tourism workers a living wage—citing her personal pain over $35 hamburgers and $80 salad-and-wine combos at LAX. Yes, seriously. While workers pleaded with the City Council to finally adopt a long-overdue “Olympic wage” of $30 per […]
Three Homeless Guys, Countless Lies: Traci Park Embraces the Alt-Right
Councilmember Traci Park, who represents Los Angeles City Council District 11, recently appeared on a podcast called “Three Homeless Guys” — a show hosted by none other than Joel Pollak, a senior editor-at-large for Breitbart News. Her participation in this podcast raises serious questions about her political alignments and judgment. Pollak is not just a […]
Traci Park Sides with Hotel Industry Against Wage Hike for Struggling Tourism Workers
Councilmember Traci Park is once again drawing fire from labor organizers and working Angelenos—this time for opposing a proposed wage increase for hotel and airport workers ahead of the 2028 Olympics. At a press conference this week, Park joined a coalition of hotel industry executives to publicly speak out against the “Olympic wage” proposal, which […]
A Tale of Two Newsletters: Traci Park, Hugo Soto-Martinez, and the Politics of a Budget Crisis
This week, two Los Angeles City Councilmembers sent newsletters to their constituents — and the contrast lays bare exactly where their priorities lie. On one hand, CD11 Councilmember Traci Park sent out a breezy update packed with ribbon cuttings, photo opportunities, and self-congratulations. On the other, Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez of District 13 issued a clear, […]
Post-Grants Pass, Traci Park hopes to revive cruel and unusual punishment against vehicle dwellers by reinstating LAMC 85.02
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s right-wing ruling in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, which gives cities broad authority to criminalize homelessness, Traci Park is pushing legislation that would reestablish the core elements of LAMC 85.02—a law the Ninth Circuit rejected in 2014 for being vague, discriminatory, and unconstitutionally cruel. Her new […]
When Park says “more resources lead to better outcomes,” we must ask: for whom?
In a recent profile by The Los Angeles Times, Councilmember Traci Park reaffirmed her support for expanding the city’s fire department, stating, “More resources lead to better outcomes.” At first glance, this sounds like a reasonable position, especially in a city increasingly vulnerable to climate-fueled wildfires. But Park’s record tells a very different story. In […]
Traci Park’s latest Venice Town Hall: Virtual-Only, Police-Led, and Out of Step with LA
For over two years, Councilmember Traci Park has represented Los Angeles’ Council District 11—a district made up of renters, working families, unhoused neighbors, and a growing coalition demanding real solutions to the housing and homelessness crisis. But if you tuned into her latest virtual “town hall” for Venice on April 3, you wouldn’t know any […]
The L.A. Times’ Traci Park Puff Piece Overlooks Her True Constituency: Corporate Landlords
Dakota Smith’s puff piece portraying Councilmember Traci Park as a compassionate leader guiding Pacific Palisades through wildfire recovery is more than misleading—it’s an insult to the thousands of renters, working families, and unhoused people she has actively harmed while in office. If you read the article in isolation, you’d think Park was a tireless public […]
From Venice to MAGA: One of Councilmember Traci Park’s Biggest Supporters Joins Trump Administration
When Traci Park ran for Los Angeles City Council in 2022, she framed herself as a pragmatic voice ready to bring “common sense” to Council District 11. But a closer look at her political alliances reveals something much more aligned with far-right ideology—and increasingly tied to figures who have now joined the Trump administration. At […]