Imperfect Paradise
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LA mayor race: Bass vs Raman in dead heat. Plus, latest on the CA…
LA mayor race: Bass vs Raman in dead heat. Plus, latest on the CA…
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Imperfect Paradise is LAist's weekly on-demand news magazine show that pulls back the curtain and dives deeper into the biggest and most consequential SoCal stories of the week from our newsroom. New episodes drop every Friday.
Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live.
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- LA mayor race: Bass vs Raman in dead heat. Plus, latest on the CA governor race · 35 minThe midterm elections are days away and the stakes are high for two particular races: the California gubernatorial race and the L.A. mayor race. In our *updated* Voter Game Plan…
- Prop 40: Should California tax its billionaires to fund health care? · 30 minSupporters of Prop 40 say it would fill gaps left by the Trump administration’s cuts on healthcare. The opposition isn’t billionaires…. It includes Planned Parenthood, the…
- California Prop 39: What the voter ID measure may change & the national battle · 29 minProp 39, a voter ID measure that would dramatically change voting in California is on the ballot this November. Proponents say that requiring voters to show a government ID when…
- Guide to LA mayor & California governor races: Bass vs Raman, Becerra vs Hilton · 34 minThe midterm elections are nearly here and the stakes are high for two particular races: the California gubernatorial race and the L.A. mayor race. In the first episode of our…
- What went wrong with the Lineage fire in Boyle Heights? · 34 minIt took days to put out the Lineage warehouse fire in Los Angeles this summer. Once the flames were out, the cleanup of rotting food took weeks. Residents suffered health…
- Why some chefs are trading high-end dining for home kitchens · 23 minIn the infamously cutthroat industry of restaurants, some chefs are finding untraditional paths towards success. LAist food writer Gab Chabrán dives into the state of restaurants…
- President Trump says ‘Hollywood is dead.’ What’s being done to revive it? · 22 minIn 2025, California majorly boosted its film and TV tax credit program for the first time since 2014 in an effort to keep jobs in the Golden State. One year out, is it working as…
- Is your smoke-damaged home safe? The toxic aftermath of LA’s 2025 fires · 25 minMany of the homes that survived the Palisades and Eaton fires are still not habitable because of contamination from smoke damage. Residents have been left battling with insurance…
- Is LA becoming a public transit city? · 27 minLos Angeles has long been considered a “car-centric” city, but is that changing? On this episode of Imperfect Paradise, LAist transportation correspondent Kavish Harjai joins to…
- How one man rebuilt his life, 100 miles at a time Redux · 48 minThis episode originally aired on January 8, 2025. Struggling with addiction and reentry after multiple stints in prison, Cesar Quijano discovers ultrarunning, a hobby that turns…
- Most Californians don't own a home until 47. What that says about the CA Dream · 24 minIs homeownership falling out of reach for millennials and Gen Z in the Golden State? LAist housing correspondent David Wagner joins Imperfect Paradise to examine this trend, the…
- More than an internet star: the life & legacy of Big Bear’s famous eagle Jackie · 23 minThe death of Jackie signals the end of her story with Shadow – as well as for Big Bear Lake, and for millions of fans who followed the eagles’ saga on livestream for years. LAist…
- After two years of progress, homelessness went up in LA. Why? · 32 minHomelessness increased in Los Angeles this year following two previous years of declines, according to the recently released 2026 “point-in-time” homeless count. It’s a setback…
- Can a city built by the oil industry stop drilling for good? · 30 minThe city of Los Angeles is home to over two thousand active oil wells, many concentrated in communities of color where residents have long reported serious health issues. On this…
- Who gets due process? Inside the fight over immigration bond hearings at Adelanto · 24 minImmigration bond denials have jumped sharply under the second Trump administration — nowhere more than at the Adelanto ICE detention center in Southern California. On this week's…
- More dads are taking parental leave than moms. Here's why. · 21 minFor the first time ever, more fathers than mothers applied for Paid Family Leave to bond with their newborn child in California. LAist’s Elly Yu dives into the reasons behind…
- Has World Cup fever translated into a boost for LA businesses? · 21 minHosting the World Cup was supposed to be an economic boost for Los Angeles, but what effect has it really had on local businesses? LAist reporter Destiny Torres examines this…
- Can this museum rebrand AI art? · 22 minLos Angeles has a new museum: Dataland –- the world’s first museum completely devoted to AI-generated art. In a time of high anxiety around the impact of AI on jobs, the…
- On the ground for LA's historic ICE protests (Redux) · 37 minThis episode originally aired on June 13, 2025. ICE raids began last Friday across Southern California. People have been detained and there have been confrontations between…
- War, politics, and sports collide as Iran competes in LA for the World Cup · 24 minThe Iran national soccer team competed in its first match at the 2026 World Cup in Los Angeles – after months of uncertainty over whether they’d play amid the US war on Iran…
