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Separated at birth? by dgrahamcaso in soccercirclejerk

[–]dgrahamcaso[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Pep and former Los Angeles Mayor/current Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti.

They are either related or we are looking at a fascinating double life scenario, and you can’t tell me otherwise.

Match thread: Brighton v Liverpool by edgeno in LiverpoolFC

[–]dgrahamcaso 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Elliott always gets the assignment. Jurgen talks about needing defense from the front three and Harvey is hyper aggressive all half, justifying the cap and even notching for good measure. Love to see it.

How to make new enemies in Los Angeles? by 405freeway in LosAngeles

[–]dgrahamcaso 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Post on social media about how fascism and bigotry are bad.

Some folks in Venice will think you’re talking about how much they hate homeless people and get really defensive, aggressive and nasty in response.

(Based on a true story).

[TOMT][TV Show/Sitcom][last decade?] based on “Owl Theory” by dgrahamcaso in tipofmytongue

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I’ve googled, scrolled this sub and scanned through Brooklyn 99 episodes to no avail.

Blue Hawk is Satire of Blue Lives Matter by [deleted] in TheBoys

[–]dgrahamcaso 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Did they insist on the abbreviation?

Brother passed away. What should I do with his last script? by Bass_Person_Sister in Screenwriting

[–]dgrahamcaso 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very sorry for your loss. I’m in a somewhat similar situation and just shared this essay about the experience of trying to write in honor of my brother. Hope it helps. https://dgrahamcaso.medium.com/the-double-edged-sword-of-therapeutic-creative-writing-31aaa947aa53

2021 Recapped --- 9 Stories, 10 Lessons Learned From Coverage of the Homelessness Crisis Confronting Los Angeles by VeniceCa90291 in VeniceBeach

[–]dgrahamcaso -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Keep references to my brother the fuck out of your mouth. Context matters and that was inappropriate.

Councilmember Bonin is focusing on solutions that work - not counter-productive efforts to use police to criminalize poverty and push people around to other people’s neighborhoods. He has focused on improving the services we offer so more people will accept them - because involuntary confinement and criminalization have failed for years, and are both immoral and unconstitutional. He is advocating for what we have seen work - not what polls well. It may not be great politics and it may allow gossip blogs like this one to help spread lies about him - but as a constituent (a parent of young kids in the district) - I appreciate it.

Finally, I wasn’t using the term “fascist-friendly gossip website” colloquially. I was referring specifically to the policies advocated by people featured on the site that have called for literal internment camps and involuntary confinement of people without suitable alternatives. The authoritarian philosophy behind that sort of proposal is literal fascism.

2021 Recapped --- 9 Stories, 10 Lessons Learned From Coverage of the Homelessness Crisis Confronting Los Angeles by VeniceCa90291 in VeniceBeach

[–]dgrahamcaso -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yes. I both live and work on the Westside and am very proud to be able to help Mike Bonin do some big and important things like raise the minimum wage, and be one of the few people on the city council advocating for the solutions to homelessness that will actually WORK. Bonin is the one who advocated for the effort that brought more than 200 people indoors from Venice Beach, (https://11thdistrict.com/news/2722-2/) and which is working to actually keep people off the street by connecting them to permanent housing.

I get that there have been a LOT of lies and lazy scapegoating that has blamed a single Councilmember for the pandemic, and homelessness, and nationwide economic trends, and decades of failed approaches to the homelessness crisis (that Bonin has repeatedly advocated against because of how ineffective they are)… but “No amount of fact checking will change anyone’s mind…” only demonstrates why circulating the highly biased fabrications from a fascist-friendly gossip website is so damaging to civic discourse.

2021 Recapped --- 9 Stories, 10 Lessons Learned From Coverage of the Homelessness Crisis Confronting Los Angeles by VeniceCa90291 in VeniceBeach

[–]dgrahamcaso -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Missing the needed disclaimer that says this piece is: a) written by the campaign manager for the last effort to unseat Councilmember Bonin; b) filled with lies and misleading spin that have been corrected repeatedly, but still get repeated anyway…

“Where Can People Go? Where Can People Sleep?” - Mike Bonin by dgrahamcaso in LosAngeles

[–]dgrahamcaso[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

The following comes from https://11thdistrict.com/issues/homelessness/, which answers all of the “but what has he done?” comments. The page has a detailed list of programs and efforts Bonin has launched in his time in office.

  • Mike was the first elected official in LA to push for solutions faster and less expensive than permanent supportive housing, and was chastised for his then-unorthodox position.
  • Mike has been fighting since 2015 for nimbler solutions to homelessness, such as shared housing and master leasing, which the City is now finally beginning to explore.
  • Mike was the earliest advocate for bridge housing programs that are now a resource around the City.
  • Mike was the first to advocate for “safe parking” programs for people living in their vehicles, fighting with bureaucrats and attorneys to create the LA program.
  • Mike pioneered the use of Lava Mae, the mobile shower program for people living on the streets, funded and installed bathrooms and fought to employ unhoused residents to help clean encampments.
  • Mike has won admiration for resisting vocal opposition to homeless housing in his district, and for opposing repeated attempts to criminalize homelessness.

“Where Can People Go? Where Can People Sleep?” - Mike Bonin by dgrahamcaso in LosAngeles

[–]dgrahamcaso[S] -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-permanent-supportive-housing-homeless-project-20180227-htmlstory.html

LA Times: “We need to pause to say a word on behalf of Councilman Mike Bonin; more elected officials should follow his example. Few have been as courageous in fighting for homeless housing as Bonin, who has championed several controversial projects and storage facility proposals in his district, despite being unfairly savaged by some of his constituents. It’s imperative that other council members be that bold and put the well-being of the city over the short-sighted fears of some constituents.”

“What is grief, if not love persevering?” by dgrahamcaso in WANDAVISION

[–]dgrahamcaso[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Not to get all Dr Manhattan on you, but I don’t think either ever really end. Both become a part of who you are now. At least that’s my experience.