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Faizah Malik (she/her) @faizahforla.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Hi friends, if you’re looking for me, I’m posting more on Threads these days!

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Alissa Walker @awalkerinla.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

So to recap: RAP commissioners retroactively voted to approve a contract for an event that did not actually happen in the way described in said contract 🙃 And are there no penalties for failing to deliver what was promised? Here's the agreement: recreation.parks.lacity.gov/sites/defaul...

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Alissa Walker @awalkerinla.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Last night the Venice Neighborhood Council heard residents' complaints about last weekend's fan zone that privatized the beach. Here's one letter that details the potential violations — including heavy promotion of the events on Traci Park's social media accounts: www.venicenc.org/assets/docum...

Date: July 14, 2026
Subject: Councilmember Traci Park and the Department of Recreations and Parks are
not operating responsibly in Venice - Complaint and Public Record Act request.
Hello Councilmember Park and RAP Commissioners,
Public property belongs to the people—not to elected officials, City staff, or private
event operators. Decisions involving taxpayer-funded public assets must be approved
before they are implemented, not after the fact. Anything less undermines transparency,
meaningful public oversight, and public trust in City government.
Windward Plaza and the surrounding public park area are an important public coastal
zone park area in the dual permit area of the coastal zone in Venice. This weekend the
"World Cup 2026 - Fan Zone” took over Windward Plaza privatizing the majority of the
public recreation area on July 10, 11, and 12 with a minimum $60 entrance fee.
Councilmember Traci Park personally promoted this event in multiple postings on her
social media (below).
Meanwhile, "26-179" is a Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners Report dated
July 16, 2026. Sonya Young Jimenez is identified as Superintendent, Department of
Recreation and Parks, Venice Beach and West Region.
26-179 includes Recommendations; Summary; Environmental Impact; Fiscal Impact;
And list of Attachments/Exhibits: 1. License Agreement, signed by RAP General
Manager Jimmy Kim.
The attached "License Agreement between the City of Los Angeles and Venice Beach
FWC, LLC to Operate the Windward Plaza Official Fifa Fan Zone and Health and
Wellness Event” is an unsigned document.
However, Exhibit D of the License Agreement is "Timeline - FWC LLC - FIFA Fanzone -
Venice Beach 2026 Run of Show” showing the event took place on July 11, 12, and 13,
2026.
How is this acceptable? What liability risks were taxpayers exposed to regardless
of the actual outcomes on July 11, 12, and 13?
Taxpayer concerns are legitimate

• On July 16, 2026, the Board is being asked to ratify a completed decision.
The scheduled RAP commission board hearing for 26-179 - "License Agreement
between the City of Los Angeles and Venice Beach FWC, LLC to Operate the
Windward Plaza Official Fifa Fan Zone and Health and Wellness Event” on July 16,
2026, is seeking an after-the-fact approval. It is symbolic only from a public participation
and board deliberation perspective. The practical decision has already been made.
1. Event Organizer - Venice Beach FWC, LLC
California Secretary of State public records show that John William Cohn filed the
Articles of Organization CA Limited Liability Company for Venice Beach FWC, LLC on
May 29. 2026. Mr. Cohn filed a Statement of Information for Venice Beach FWC, LLC
on June 1, 2026.
RAP did not execute a “License Agreement” with Mr. Cohn, Venice Beach FWC, LLC, in
advance of the event on July 11-13, 2026.
2. After-the-Fact Approval of a City Contract & Taxpayer Liability
"26-179" is a Board Report for Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners dated July
16, 2026. It includes Recommendations; Summary; Environmental Impact; Fiscal
Impact; And list of Attachments/Exhibits: 1. License Agreement, signed by RAP General
Manager Jimmy Kim. However, the attached "License Agreement between the City of
Los Angeles and Venice Beach FWC, LLC to Operate the Windward Plaza Official Fifa
Fan Zone and Health and Wellness Event” is an unsigned document. This is apparently
scheduled for after-the-fact approval by the Board of Recreation and Park
Commissioners on July 16, 2026.
26-179 "LICENSE AGREEMENT” includes #12, Representations and Warranties:
“This AGREEMENT constitutes the valid and legal binding obligation of CITY and
LICENSEE, enforceable in accordance with its terms and conditions.” But it was not
signed in advance of the event.
#19, Ratification states, “PARTIES may have begun performance of their obligations
required hereunder prior to the execution of this AGREEMENT. By its e…

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Faizah Malik (she/her) @faizahforla.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I hate reading stories like this because it provides talking points to people like Traci Park and Spencer Pratt to attack homelessness spending and “housing first” writ large. This is why progressives MUST care about transparency and accountability in government programs. laist.com/news/housing...

laist.com

More than 250 tax-funded LA apartments sit empty under key Mayor Bass homelessness strategy

The vacancies, uncovered by an LAist investigation, are part of an initiative L.A. Mayor Karen Bass introduced years ago.

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Alissa Walker @awalkerinla.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

LA, our megaevent age is upon us. And it all starts with this 39-day test run. This is not a guide for attending World Cup matches. This is not even a guide for watching World Cup matches. (Remember the Torched promise: no sports!) This is a guide for finding and sharing the best of our city

torched.la

The Torched guide to LA's World Cup

A mission statement, a calendar of events, and an invitation to help shine a light on LA's public spaces, public transit, and public benefits

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

we are going to win

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Faizah Malik (she/her) @faizahforla.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

If you are mad about how broken LA feels, confused why no one seems to be in charge, and brokenhearted that I lost my election to an anti-housing MAGA funded incumbent, let me direct your energy toward the LA City Charter, which is going through a big rewrite. 🧵cc @fairrepla.bsky.social

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Faizah Malik (she/her) @faizahforla.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Does Karen Bass want to lose the progressive vote? She seems determined.

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Kevin 🚀 @astro-kevin.com · 06/06/2026

It's great to see Raman likely advancing to the next round, but at the same time it's gut wrenching knowing that Faizah won't be representing the westside. The city council determines the fate of LA, and we need to grapple with the fact that MAGA money bought Traci Park another 4 years.

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Faizah Malik (she/her) @faizahforla.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

We have everything to be proud of. First of all, I want to share my love and gratitude to my family, our team, and all the incredible people of CD11 who supported our campaign and built a truly beautiful movement here on the Westside.

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Faizah Malik (she/her) @faizahforla.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Wondering where to spend your evening on election night? We’ve got you! Join Team Faizah at 8pm at The Lincoln. This night belongs to all of you. Let’s end this thing in style! 📅: Tuesday JUNE 2ND 🕗: 8pm 📍: The Lincoln (21+ venue!) 📍: 2536 Lincoln Blvd, Venice CA

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Faizah Malik (she/her) @faizahforla.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

For the past year and a half, Traci Park has been telling CD11 constituents that the Venice Dell affordable housing project is “dead.” Well guess what? As of this past week it’s clear that the project is not dead and it never was. Traci has been lying.

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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

One of the people quoted is CD11 Councilwoman Traci Park, who has over past years repeated the debunked claim that unhoused Angelenos are almost all from out of state, and whose reelection campaign has repeatedly featured images of encampments (including one of vets cleared before she took office)

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Faizah Malik (she/her) @faizahforla.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Yesterday we met a voter who said she and her friends held a cleansing ceremony to help guide the voters of CD11 to vote for me and all of the progressive candidates in LA. I just know we are gonna win now 🧿✨🔮

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Katherine the Chaos Agent @calicre8ive.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Knocking doors for @faizahforla.bsky.social today 🫡 🌹

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Faizah Malik (she/her) @faizahforla.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Honored to have the backing of these elected leaders across the Westside of LA County!

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Francesca Fiorentini @franifio.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

There's already a MAGA politician in LA. Funded by real estate interests & corporations, Traci Park is trying to make the west side more unaffordable. And she's one of the few local politicians who praised Donald Trump for his response to the LA wildfires. Vote @faizahforla.bsky.social for CD-11.

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Faizah Malik (she/her) @faizahforla.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I stand in solidarity with the brave people on hunger strike at the Adelanto Detention Center. Through their efforts they are bringing attention to the inhumane conditions detainees are being subjected to in this privately owned detention facility. laist.com/brief/news/i...

laist.com

Hunger strike at Adelanto

Detainees demand improved conditions for all

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Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

This @metrolosangeles.bsky.social map was a lifesaver when I visited LA: Metro Stations with Restroom Access! When nature calls, you gotta go!! Bless the Throne restrooms!! 🙏🏻🚾🚇🚈

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Faizah Malik (she/her) @faizahforla.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

I stand in solidarity with the Muslim community in San Diego following the horrific shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, on the first day of Dhul Hijjah, which is especially sacred as it commemorates the final month of the Islamic calendar and signifies the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.

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Kevin 🚀 @astro-kevin.com · 16/05/2026

If we want to Zohranify LA, we need a city council supermajority. The only way to do that is electing @faizahforla.bsky.social to CD11, and in the process knocking out the only MAGA city councilor. The election is June 2nd. If you can, donate to her fantastic campaign here:

secure.actblue.com

Donate to Faizah Malik

Show your support with a contribution.

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Faizah Malik (she/her) @faizahforla.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Outside groups are spending millions of dollars to keep Traci Park in power. According to the City Ethics filings, there are $3.5M+ in independent expenditures for Traci in this race. Voters deserve to know who's bankrolling her, so let’s break it down. [1/8]

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Faizah Malik (she/her) @faizahforla.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Not me, us. Thank you Bernie Sanders for your endorsement!

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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.com · 14/05/2026

IMPORTANT LA RACE ALTERT! It’s a chance to get a NIMBY out of office, and instead elect @faizahforla.bsky.social , who has been working in housing justice for years 1/

Want a Mamdani story in LA?

You’re not gonna get one, not at the mayoral level, at least.

Because LA has a “weak mayor system.” This means most of the power comes from the City Council.

And after a lot of people lost their jobs following the disastrous leaked recording in 2022, it’s gotten so much better.

However, there’s still much progress to be made, like ousting Traci Park, which will hopefully happen on June 2.

Park represents CD 11, and while California is a blue state, and Los Angeles County is a blue county and LA is a blue city, CD 11 feels red.

It’s not red, that’s not fair, but it is conservative. Especially when it comes to renters and people experiencing homelessness.

Which makes Traci Park, staunch advocate of the single family home owner, very popular. She’s a NIMBY and her arguments against people she deems “criminals” are reminiscent of Spencer Pratt and Steve Hilton.

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Frenger C. 2005 @chambercharged.barking.party · 14/05/2026

begging Los Angeles votes her in. LA can't functionally have a "Mamdani" (Mayor power works differently) so City Council is everything.

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Faizah Malik (she/her) @faizahforla.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Let’s Talk Policy! One of the most important things as your champion in city hall is communicating exactly HOW I will fight for you. Our campaign has 9 policy platforms that are some of the most detailed policies in the city!

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Kevin 🚀 @astro-kevin.com · 14/05/2026

If you live in LA, it is essential that you talk with your friends and get them to vote for Faizah

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Faizah Malik (she/her) @faizahforla.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Yesterday, Council - under threat from wealthy corporations - voted to roll back a historic labor victory in LA, moving to delay hard fought $30/hr salary increases for thousands of hotel and airport workers. And my opponent shockingly voted to go even further. www.latimes.com/california/s...

latimes.com

L.A. moves to delay $30-an-hour minimum wage for hotel, airport workers tied to 2028 Olympics

The move, which would delay the wage hike by two years to 2030, is aimed at stopping a ballot initiative to repeal a business tax that could cost the city some $860 million annually.

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Faizah Malik (she/her) @faizahforla.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

You’ve got one more week to register to vote! MAY 18th is the LAST DAY! If you’re not sure if you are registered you can check online at voterstatus.sos.ca.gov.

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Nick Suda「須田・ニック」 @nicksuda.com · 10/05/2026

Happy w/how much of the @faizahforla.bsky.social pamphlet I managed to get into a two-page spread in my personal scrapbook. It's a good feeling to vote for someone as much bc you hate the incumbent as bc you like their opponent. What a relief it would be to have her on City Council. Godspeed. #CD11

Large chunks of a Faizah Malik for CD11 pamphlet cut up into scraps that fit in a two-page spread of my personal scrapbook.

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Faizah Malik (she/her) @faizahforla.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

The Westside I know is a district full of diversity, inclusivity, and people feeling like they belong. And we need a council member who reflects that.

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Faizah Malik (she/her) @faizahforla.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Today LA City Council took a historic and nearly unanimous vote to end the practice of pretextual traffic stops by the LAPD, which disproportionately harms Black and Brown people. I am glad to see the council end this harmful practice, which I called for in my Community Safety policy bit.ly/safecd11

faizahforla.com

Community Safety — Faizah for LA

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Faizah Malik (she/her) @faizahforla.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Do you know about the Ellis Act? It’s a loophole in state law that landlords have been abusing for years to evict tenants.

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Faizah Malik (she/her) @faizahforla.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Do you know about the Ellis Act? It’s a loophole in state law that landlords have been abusing for years to evict tenants.

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Nick Suda「須田・ニック」 @nicksuda.com · 05/05/2026

The PACs are hitting overdrive trying to find a hit angle w/a "facts about Faizah" page they launched to counter "truth about Traci." Fearmongering over being backed by Unite Here; spinning her as working class & you as the privileged out of touch one; completely mischaracterizing DSA. Pathetic.

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Faizah Malik (she/her) @faizahforla.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Traci Park keeps lying about my record. So I wanted to set the record straight. And for the record, as of the day of posting this video, May 4th, the LAPPL has now spent over $630,000 on Traci’s behalf in this race.

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Nick Suda「須田・ニック」 @nicksuda.com · 04/05/2026

I wasn't able to greet the folks who dropped this off last night, but I finally got a @faizahforla.bsky.social yard sign!! Thanks Team Faizah!! Yet another way I wish I had a home of my own to actually place this literally in a yard. Hopefully like 20 of our fellow apt dweller neighbors will see it.

A Faizah Malik for LA CD11 election sign taped to the window of a sliding patio door.

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Faizah Malik (she/her) @faizahforla.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Angelenos have become rightfully frustrated with our local government. Unresponsiveness from the government not only makes us feel unheard or unseen, but it also prevents us from making progress on key city issues.

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Streets For All @streetsforall.org · 01/05/2026

Something about LA just doesn't add up. Cost to do curb ramps per corner: Beverly Hills - $10,000 Caltrans - $15,000 City of LA - $50,000+ Why does basic infrastructure cost so much more in LA compared to surrounding cities or even our state transportation agency!?

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Faizah Malik (she/her) @faizahforla.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Mail-in Ballots drop next week! ‼️🗳️ Unlike most races in the city, our race in CD11 ENDS ON JUNE 2ND! That means we need your help to get the word out about this race.

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Faizah Malik (she/her) @faizahforla.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Airbnb is trying to sneak in a change to the City budget to serve their own corporate interests. This shady move would: 📉Decrease the City's housing supply 📈Increase Big Tech's profits We can't afford to lose ANY housing. If Airbnb's scheme works, then homelessness will get even worse. 🧵

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Nick Suda「須田・ニック」 @nicksuda.com · 26/04/2026

CD11 is by far the most well-funded race in the LA City Council primary, & yet Traci Park is still outraising Faizah almost 3:1. Folks, this is quite literally a battle for the soul of the Westside. Either we let fearmongering, reactionary NIMBYs continue to uphold the status quo, or we fight back.

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Faizah Malik (she/her) @faizahforla.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Traci Park and her billionaire supporters and corporate donors are spending an unprecedented amount of money because we are winning and they simply don't know what else to do. www.latimes.com/california/s...

latimes.com

Park leads challenger Malik in fundraising for L.A.'s coastal council seat

Eight of the 15 L.A. City Council seats are on the ballot in the June 2 primary.

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Emily Grant @emilymg91.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Had such a blast canvassing Brentwood with @faizahforla.bsky.social herself and a group of #JewsforFaizah. Brentwood is so ready for a progressive Los Angeles, and for real, healing change.

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Nick Suda「須田・ニック」 @nicksuda.com · 23/04/2026

Postcarding for @faizahforla.bsky.social for CD11 at Fatty Mart rn, come thru!!

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Kevin 🚀 @astro-kevin.com · 20/04/2026

Faizah is the real deal and the best chance LA has to get a functioning city council, one focused on fixing real problems for real people.

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Faizah Malik (she/her) @faizahforla.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

💌 Thank you to the 200 volunteers who have come out to write over 15,000 postcards for our campaign! 🥹 This is the LAST WEEK to come out and write with us.

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Joe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Not to "well-actually" this, but... Since 1925, Street lights in LA have been funded by a parcel tax. However, this tax is not adjusted for inflation, so periodically the city has to go to the voters to increase the tax.

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Faizah Malik (she/her) @faizahforla.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

People today are more disconnected and lonelier than they’ve been in decades. Here in Los Angeles, our city’s design plays a role in that isolation. Sprawling neighborhoods with few ways of getting around without a car impact our relationships, our sense of community, and how we engage civically.

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Faizah Malik (she/her) @faizahforla.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

And there’s plenty of illegal signs on public property too. I saw one on a poor palm tree. You can report those to 311. Meanwhile, we keep getting our yard signs stolen. Donate to our campaign so we can replace the stolen signs! Faizahforla.com

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