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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

To me the most refreshing leaders are the ones leading with radical transparency and honesty. If more progressive politicians lean into that, we can disarm the Pratt/Park right wing fearmongering machine.

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

When politicians sound overly defensive or evasive, it pisses everyone off (left and right) and that’s why I think we see historic levels of distrust in government institutions across the board. “The system feels broke but they’re telling me it’s fine wtf?”

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

It’s time for the left to take the “transparency and accountability” frame back from the right. Afterall, we are the side that believes in a robust government social safety net! @kennethmejia lives in this lane and he’s the most popular politician across the spectrum here.

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

Unlike them, we WANT government investments to work, which is why 250 empty apartments should be unacceptable to us. But when leaders make excuses, it lets the other side say the whole strategy is a failure when it’s not.

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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...

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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

I know the structure of government in LA isn’t the most exciting topic, but WHO IS IN CHARGE OF LA LITERALLY DETERMINES THE QUALITY OF YOUR LIFE HERE SO PLEASE CARE! An easy way to show up is by sending emails from your phone using the @laforward.bsky.social toolkit: tinyurl.com/CharterActio...

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LA Forward - Win Charter Reforms NOW - June Advocacy Toolkit

Español abajo Don’t want to read all the context? Skip to actions you can take below! The LA City Charter is the foundational governance document of the City of Los Angeles. The number of councilmem...

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

We have the opportunity to clarify in plain language that City Council does in fact have the authority to oversee the policy of its largest department just like it does with all other City departments. LAPD should be accountable to *someone* in LA.

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

LAPD ACCOUNTABILITY: Right now the culture of City Hall is one that allows LAPD to operate above the law, literally. This has enabled LAPD to operate with almost no accountability when they brutalize protesters and the press, pull over Black and Brown Angelenos, or collaborate with ICE

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

We should expand the number of councilmembers in LA to 25. This isn't crazy because plenty of cities have bigger councils. In NYC (where I worked for years writing housing and transportation laws for the City Council) there are 51 councilmembers. It allows for more diverse voices at the table.

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

In order to run for a council seat in LA, you need a lot of money and institutional and organizational support to win. Even with public match money, I had to raise more than $500k and build a massive campaign infrastructure to run a viable campaign to compete against an incumbent.

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

What is the impact? Constituents don’t have access to their rep. Each councilmember lords over their district like a fiefdom, making decisions that protect their resources and special interests over the city as a whole. Fewer decisionmakers = concentrated and entrenched power.

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

COUNCIL EXPANSION: A lot of the things that people are frustrated by with LA governance trace back to the structure of our system (heard the term “weak mayor”?). In LA, we have 15 councilmembers for a city of 4 million people (270k per rep). Only 15 people hold all the power in LA! That’s too few.

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

RANKED CHOICE VOTING: Our election system creates increasingly toxic campaign cycles. Ranked choice voting encourages more candidates and allows voters to express their values without forcing them to choose between the “lesser of two evils.” It'll allow for more Lander-Mamdani coalition building.

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

There are many important reforms proposed, but I want to focus on a few to shift the balance of power in LA: (1) ranked choice voting, (2) City Council expansion, and (3) police oversight and accountability. If you are nerd like me, you can read all 300 pages of recs here: reformlacharter.lacity.gov

reformlacharter.lacity.gov

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

So after a rushed process, in a few days, LA City Council is setting itself up to REJECT THE MAJOR GOVERNMENT REFORMS that Angelenos want and advocates have been demanding for years, unless WE ALL SHOW UP.

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

This is only the second time in 100 years that we have tried to do this. But the needed changes won’t come easily. Why? The City Council gets to decide which reforms voters can even consider. And as we know, the status quo loves to stay in power!

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

LA is currently in the middle of a historic effort to rewrite the City Charter - the city’s rulebook for how LA functions - to restore trust in local government after decades of scandals and bureaucratic ineptitude. I cannot emphasize enough how much we need this.

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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

Yeah obviously. Read the statement. Karen is tacking right and she doesn’t need to. But it says a lot about her strategy and why her mayoralty has been frustrating for many of us progressives who work in city politics.

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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

I am not going anywhere. I am with you for the long haul. I will still be fighting for a better city with you in the streets, in City Hall, and in the courts. I hope you will join me. Thank you.

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

We have so much to gain by incorporating this kind of fight into our daily lives, because organizing and advocacy always moves us forward.

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

We built an enormous coalition of organizations, unions, and everyday people. We brought in hundreds of people who had not been politically engaged before. We developed new community leaders.

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

Through our organizing on this campaign, we forced the most conservative member of City Council to talk about immigrants, tenants, and housing. Our campaign made sure that the whole district was talking about affordable housing, the rights of tenants, and how all of us deserve a dignified life.

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

Every hour you spent knocking doors and every dollar you gave to the campaign was a direct investment into the future of this district and a better LA. Those investments will have long-term impacts, and we will continue to see the movement on the Westside for a more equitable and affordable LA grow.

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

It is worth it to fight for our neighbors who are being priced out of their homes and communities, rounded up by ICE, continuously shown that they don’t matter, or sometimes all of the above.

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

We are far from done. Please keep organizing. Please keep demanding more from your elected representatives. It takes all of us to make democracy work. Even when the odds seem impossible, it is worth it to stand up to fascism, authoritarianism, and cruelty.

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

The nearly 4 million dollars spent against us by MAGA donors, corporations, and the uberwealthy is the most money ever spent on an LA City Council race. This is a clear sign of the strength of our movement here on the Westside and across LA to elect leaders who fight for our values and our agenda.

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

Our campaign raised more money than any other City Council challenger in Los Angeles and knocked on more doors than any City Council campaign in the history of the city. Because of the power we built together, our opposition had to spend $3,970,189 to keep us from getting to City Hall.

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

We built a community around a message that we could all be proud of: we deserve a Westside where everyone is taken care of. This message remains true, now and forever. All of us deserve dignity, a livable future, and a government that works for everyday people.

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

We spoke with everyone from fire survivors working to rebuild their lives and communities to movement builders who have been organizing in CD11 for decades and countless people who were just getting politically engaged for the first time.

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

Through this historic campaign we got to celebrate the best of CD11. We held tenant clinics and meet and greets and community events all across the Westside.

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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

I will continue to fight for a better future for all of us, a future where working families don’t have to fear being forced out of their homes and where everyone has a safe and dignified place to live. If you share my vision, vote for Faizah Malik for CD11 by June 2nd.

faizahforla.com

Faizah for LA

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

Rick Cole famously said “below the broken sidewalks is a broken system.” We need leaders in LA who are committed to fixing the broken system so that we can fix the sidewalks. This is why I’m running to represent CD11, and why I am supporting @marissaroyla.bsky.social for City Attorney.

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

Angelenos have repeatedly voted to tax ourselves in order for the City to have enough funding to build housing and provide services for our struggling unhoused neighbors. When these investments are mismanaged or worse illegally obstructed by elected officials, Angelenos lose trust in government.

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

This is a major part of why housing is so expensive to build in LA - bureaucracy and opposition. In so many ways, this project is a symbol of how City Hall is broken and why voters do not trust their government.

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

18 months after that BOTC hearing, a judge has ruled that the BOTC’s action was unlawful. But we have now wasted precious time and taxpayer dollars while Traci and Hydee delusionally ran their reelection campaigns this cycle claiming that they had successfully killed this project!

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

If we lose that status, not only could LA be denied hundreds of millions of dollars in State funding to build housing, we also risk losing our local zoning discretion. Which would mean that LA residents would not have input on what gets built where. All that risk to kill one housing project!

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

On top of wasting the money of LA taxpayers, the City has been warned that defying the courts instruction to proceed with this project could jeopardize LA’s prohousing status in the eyes of the State.

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