MatSmithLosAngeles

@BCTSean @reporterliz Insulting my knowledge of this process hurts intelligent dialogue I ran for office in 2022 and know what’s happening Rae is HORRIBLE for LA and doing last nights debate shows how unprepared she is for a Mayoral Campaign She should drop out

Except Rae wants to help these people, not just sweep them from district to district like previous city execs. This is the result of current policy-makers bowing to conservative demands, not "progressive" anything. If you think Bass is a "progressive" democrat, I suggest you revisit a political science class or two.

It looks like Rae Huang just released a detailed policy platform, including one on transit that this post is referencing. They were saying they were going to put one out this week. Don't think I've seen anything from Bass and Raman's campaigns yet.

@BCTSean @reporterliz Her plan is worse than the others She ignores the overwhelming causes : Addiction and Mental Illness Because it’s unpopular and alienates her Far Left Supporters

@E_Barcohana Democrats over the Last 5 years Have set Race Relations back To Pre-Civil Rights Levels They’re intentionally dividing us by Race, Gender, Sexuality, etc To Win Elections I’m 100% over this Bullshit

Something has been bothering me all day and I just put my finger on it. Democrats accusing USC of racism for not including low polling candidates is actually an indirect accusation of racism against 90% of Californian voters who rejected them. They’re calling us all racist.

@NoemiKhachian Women SHOULD feel Uncomfortable To appease Sexual Deviants And the .1% of Men who genuinely feel like Women At least that’s what Democrats say 🤷🏼‍♂️

Just landed at SFO and I could not find the girls bathroom. Come to find out all the restrooms in my terminal were changed to “all gender.” Now listen, have your all gender restrooms, fine. But can you keep the male and female restrooms as well? Walking into a bathroom of 12 + stalls, to be surrounded by men is beyond uncomfortable— I want don’t want to go to the bathroom next to a man, I don’t want to freshen up next to a man, I don’t even want to give a man the opportunity to stare at me in the bathroom. If I’m allowed to chose a female driver for my Ubers just to feel “safe and comfortable” then I should be able to chose a female only restroom. Keep the same energy

@Kiradavis Let’s make it simple If you knelt during the BLM Riots You shouldn’t be in Race

Chad needs to do the right thing for CA. He’s not a bad man. He’s just not the candidate who can win for us. And we NEED to win. If he drops out Steve sails to victory. Is he stays in likely neither of them make it past June.

@michaelj_chen @streetsforall @AdamMillerLA @nithyavraman @raeforla @HACdotorg @spencerpratt Smart to dodge this Partisan Ambush Nobody showed up Then technical difficulties made sure nobody watched 😂 Massive Failure from the Political Action Committee (PAC) cosplaying as Bike Advocates

@streetsforall @AdamMillerLA @nithyavraman @raeforla @HACdotorg @spencerpratt missed you there big dawg

Here’s the full recording of our Mayoral Debate with @AdamMillerLA @nithyavraman @raeforla, with timestamps for each topic. Thank you to all the candidates, volunteers, staff, and audience that made the event possible! And to our partners @HACdotorg youtu.be/FdXUibYcXGk

@California_Derp @HenryForLA I’m currently buying rental property Outside of California Too many regulations & hurdles to success

@HenryForLA These people are morons and no sane person would invest their money in housing in LA. I have friends who will only own commercial as it's impossible to evict tenants after you lost money by renting to them. Hopefully we will get som Republicans in office

LA City Council just voted to keep rents high again. Here's what went down. ⬇️

@nithyavraman Great to see 100% Negative comments here The Machine picked @nithyavraman to replace Bass. Groups like this coupled with Big Donors will make her nearly impossible to beat Keep exposing her for the Dangerous Radical Marxist she is…

So grateful to earn the endorsement of The Future Urbanist Club. I’m running to build an LA that works—more housing, safer streets, and a city government that delivers. Let’s get to work. 💛🏙️ #FutureUrbanistClub #LAmayor #BuildLAFaster #NithyaForTheCity

@covie_93 FOREIGNER-@covie_93 -FOREIGNER Every Account Outside of 🇺🇸, Should have a clear and Obvious Disclaimer @elonmusk Please save us from the invaders, Who destroy our Dialogue, often for Money Don’t ban them, but make them stand out like a Sore Thumb We deserve THIS!!!!

Seeing Black ICE agents doesn't sit right with my spirit.

@AKnightel @DRand2024 @streetsforall Nobody showed up for a good reason Last night was for @nithyavraman @streetsforall will endorse her The other candidates who went are far left, desperate for attention and aren’t relevant Politics isn’t how you think it is It should be, but it’s a Dirty Game 😕

@MatSmithforCC @DRand2024 @streetsforall And a tough mayor should be able to stand his ground against a PAC with an agenda. Not showing up at all signals fear.

The very first LA Mayoral debate sponsored by a leading statewide housing advocacy organization. Yet both Mayor Bass and Spencer Pratt are no shows. I would love to know what exactly was more important than discussing housing affordability and production with LA voters?

@JohnRad15 @RebelOne08 @AndrewBTC @aakashgupta Mental Illness and Addiction put people on the streets. Not the cost of living Using them to build affordable housing (that they’ll NEVER GET) shows either a Childlike level of Naivety or some level of Evil Take your Pick But Housing ain’t helping THIS

@MatSmithforCC @RebelOne08 @AndrewBTC @aakashgupta Saying that housing being insanely expensive causes homelessness makes me Satan? Wow that is some powerful programming in you.

This photo is the entire American cost curve story in a single frame. You can buy a 1080p mini projector on Amazon for $49. A refurbished laptop for $150. A Bluetooth speaker for $25. Total home theater setup: under $250, and the prices dropped 95% in the last 15 years. A studio apartment in Hollywood rents for $1,986 per month. That's $23,832 per year for 518 square feet. The same neighborhood where this tent is pitched. Technology followed a deflation curve. Computing power per dollar doubles roughly every two years. Storage costs collapse. Screens get cheaper. A device that cost $3,000 in 2010 costs $49 in 2026 and fits in your palm. The projector in this tent is almost certainly better than anything a mid-tier hotel offered 10 years ago. Housing followed an inflation curve. LA rents are up 65% over the last decade. The county has 72,308 people experiencing homelessness. The median rent requires an income of roughly $110,000 to afford without being cost-burdened. California added about 100,000 housing units per year while needing 180,000. So this is what happens when one cost curve goes to zero and the other goes vertical. You get a man projecting a movie onto the wall of a tent in Hollywood because the entertainment is the cheap part. The four walls are the expensive part. A projector costs $49. A studio in Hollywood costs $24,000 a year. 72,000 people in LA County can afford the home theater. The door that locks is the part that broke. That ratio tells you everything about which problems we solved and which ones we chose not to.

@ArtCandee If Obama was President You’d pin a Medal on this guy Democrats = Confused 🤡’s

This ICE agent sitting down and doing nothing at an airport really doesn’t seem like he wants his picture taken.

@bivens83306 @DRand2024 Exactly They’re actually a PAC that’s pushing a far left agenda. Can’t figure out where there funding comes from 🤔

@DRand2024 Because there is no point in being subjected to loaded, leading questions from obstinate YIMBYs who want to cram everyone into pods and confiscate people's cars.

@friends4hsr It was hosted by Far Left @streetsforall Was Completely Slated, so nobody went Then they had Technical Issues, so nobody could watch An overwhelming failure of an event

Total Spencer Pratt failure for refusing to participate in the Streets for All Mobility Debate. Loser!

@raeforla Wrong Wrong Wrong You’re the Least Qualified candidate And that Speaks Volumes

No more stalling. With the World Cup and Olympics ahead, City Hall must act now: end the LAPD-ICE relationship, drop Flock surveillance contracts, and enact an eviction moratorium to protect immigrant families. apnews.com/article/atlant…

@darren_stallcup NGO’s own California When Combined with Super PAC’s California is Captured Short of a Violent Revolt, it won’t change

Dear California, We tried doing it the democrat way for years... It didn't work. Time to vote differently. It really is that simple.

@joemoeller44 @enuffisenuffla Video not up Can’t imagine how it went Most candidates skipped this one for a reason @streetsforall is a PAC that supports Far Left candidates Not someone you can trust to host an Honest debate

LOS ANGELES: If you were like me and tried to watch the LA mayoral debate tonight, it was hard to do. Audio cutting out, video freezing, and the chat flooded with interesting comments. The debate was hosted by the Housing Action Coalition and Streets For All. If you want to watch: youtube.com/live/_BVlYfSJ2…

@GavinNewsom What a Narcissistic douche 🤢

For so many years people have been saying that Patrick Bateman and I look alike. Now this pic has been going all over the place. What do you think?

@jayplemons @friedberg @MattMahanSJ This made sense Until Biden opened the border And let in 20,000,000 Now we must have Deportations Obama sent more back & Blamed Bush For much much less

🚨CA Gov Candidate Matt Mahan: I will protect undocumented residents who are playing by the rules @friedberg "Is it part of [the governor's] job to protect undocumented immigrants who came here illegally but ICE would like to remove?" @MattMahanSJ "Yes, unless they're committing serious violent crime. I will absolutely stand up to protect undocumented residents who are playing by the rules, who are doing the most American thing. And I get all the arguments around lawful immigration. Let's secure the border and set up a proper system of lawful immigration going forward and not create a bad incentive. So let's do that and then create this pathway to legal status."