Park’s Offshore Drilling Pledge Is a Smokescreen for Her Oil-Funded Campaign
Traci Park wants you to think she is an environmental champion. Her latest “#Better11 Legislative Update” video, filmed against the backdrop of a Dodgers victory, opens with talk of “moral clarity” and “protecting our sacred coastline.” She thunders against the idea of offshore oil drilling, promising that “Los Angeles will never allow drilling off our […]
Traci Park Stands Alone as Los Angeles Rallies Against Authoritarianism
While tens of thousands of Angelenos poured into the streets for Saturday’s “No Kings” demonstrations, Councilmember Traci Park spent the day promoting herself at a local festival, far removed from the political energy sweeping her own district. From Venice to Santa Monica to Westchester, residents of Los Angeles’s westside, the most anti-Trump part of the […]
Family of Lobbyist Tied to Huizar Scandal and Shangri-La Probe Among Traci Park’s Top Donors
When Traci Park ran for Los Angeles City Council, she promised to help restore integrity to a city government shaken by years of scandal. But campaign records show that two of her maximum-level donors, Skyler and Jack Modrzejewski, are the children of one of Los Angeles’ most influential and controversial lobbyists, Chris Modrzejewski. Chris Modrzejewski […]
Traci Park’s Westside: Where Cameras, Cops, and MAGA Optics Trump Immigrant Rights
As ICE raids terrorize immigrant communities across Los Angeles, Councilmember Traci Park’s public messaging has taken a deeply disturbing turn. In newsletters issued between early June and the end of July, Park has shown time and again that her focus isn’t on protecting vulnerable residents—it’s on targeting them. Whether it’s unhoused Angelenos, renters, immigrant workers, […]
Traci Park Condemns “Anarchists” Rather Than The Trump Administration for LA Turmoil
In the midst of the full might of the Trump regime’s brutal racial terror campaign that has been viciously unleashed on Los Angeles, Traci Park instead chose to praise the LAPD. The recipient of over a million dollars from the LA Police Protective League during her 2022 campaign, Park took to Instagram this week to […]
Traci Park Doubles Down on Cruelty with New Motion to Permanently Expand 41.18 Zones
Traci Park is once again leading the charge to criminalize poverty in Los Angeles. Her latest motion, introduced May 16th, proposes yet another massive expansion of LA Municipal Code 41.18, the controversial ordinance that bans sitting, lying, or sleeping in public spaces. This time, Park is calling for the creation of an ordinance that would […]
Traci Park Aligns with Newsom’s Call to Criminalize Homelessness, Despite Data and Expert Warnings
In a recent newsletter, Los Angeles City Councilmember Traci Park praised Governor Gavin Newsom’s latest directive encouraging cities to use the Supreme Court’s Grants Pass decision to increase enforcement against homeless encampments. “I’ve been doing that on the Westside from day one,” Park wrote, referring to the frequent encampment clearings and expansion of anti-camping zones […]
LA City Council Wants to Censor Slurs at Public Meetings — But Where Does Traci Park Stand?
LA City Council is advancing a motion to censor the use of the N-word, C-word, and other slurs during public comment at City Hall. The move comes in response to recent outbursts of racist and misogynistic language during council meetings, prompting members to explore ways to maintain decorum while balancing First Amendment protections. But while […]
Traci Park’s Latest Newsletter Proves She’s Not Looking Out for You — She’s Building a Westside Surveillance State
Traci Park’s latest newsletter paints a disturbing picture of her priorities as a City Councilmember. At a time when Los Angeles faces deepening inequality, skyrocketing housing costs, and renewed threats to immigrant families, Park is choosing to invest in expanding LAPD’s surveillance capabilities, defending exploitative wages, and parroting Trump-style fear tactics. It’s not just tone-deaf—it’s […]
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 […]