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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand JESSEKFI.

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<v Speaker 2>AM sixty live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. Happy Saturday Tea,

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<v Speaker 2>It's Tiffany Hobbs. Here Saturdays with Tiffany from five until

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<v Speaker 2>seven pm. Thanks for hanging out with me on this.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're in southern California, another dreary day and as

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<v Speaker 2>I look at NBC Channel four, what to expect tomorrow's

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<v Speaker 2>scattered showers it seems for the Oscars right in time

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<v Speaker 2>for that red carpet arrival, and throughout the beginning of

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<v Speaker 2>next week some more rains. So the warm weather the

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<v Speaker 2>sunny skies did not last very long. I hope you

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<v Speaker 2>enjoyed it last week while you were out. I personally

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<v Speaker 2>now have the sniffles because all this back and forth

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<v Speaker 2>with the weather is wreaking havoc on my immune system.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm trying trying to keep myself healthy. I hope you

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<v Speaker 2>are too. And whatever you're doing today, again, thanks for

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<v Speaker 2>joining us well. As I was telling Neil during the

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<v Speaker 2>Fork Report, this is a full show. It's all over

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<v Speaker 2>the place, but it is expected to act as a

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<v Speaker 2>reprieve for you from kind of the heavy hitting news

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<v Speaker 2>of the week. I have a mixture of stories in store,

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<v Speaker 2>from again, what happens to you if you should die

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<v Speaker 2>on an airplane on a flight, if you're up there

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<v Speaker 2>thirty thousand feet in the air, what happens to your body?

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<v Speaker 2>Or unfortunately, if a passenger dies near you, what that

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<v Speaker 2>might mean for you as an accompanying passenger on that plane.

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<v Speaker 2>And a story that's making its round in the news

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<v Speaker 2>about a person who in fact did die on a

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<v Speaker 2>plane and what happened to the passengers who are unfortunately

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<v Speaker 2>seated near that person. We're all kind of asking the

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<v Speaker 2>questions now of what happens to us if that tragedy

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<v Speaker 2>should occur, A question I didn't think I'd be asking myself,

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<v Speaker 2>but that story has definitely been very interesting. We're also

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<v Speaker 2>going to talk about the fentinel fold. We're going to

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<v Speaker 2>take a deeper dive around six point thirty, and it's

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<v Speaker 2>our new segment Deeper Dives, where we really look at

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<v Speaker 2>some sort of longer form story, spend some more time

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<v Speaker 2>on it, do some investigative journalism, and in this case,

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to investigate what the fentinal fold is. It's

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<v Speaker 2>not the newest dance craze. It's not something that you

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<v Speaker 2>can put on, but it is something that is a

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<v Speaker 2>consequence of what people are putting in into their bodies.

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<v Speaker 2>And you have undoubtedly seen it. This Finnyl fold. It

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<v Speaker 2>is all the rage around southern California, and the optics

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<v Speaker 2>that it provides are absolutely horrendous. Horrendous also horrendous. Home

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<v Speaker 2>burglaries are up across the San Fernando Valley, across the

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<v Speaker 2>Eastern Valley as well, and I'll tell you some tips

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<v Speaker 2>to how you can keep your home and your property safe,

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<v Speaker 2>especially if you have cameras. Why the cameras you have

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<v Speaker 2>may not necessarily be the best for being able to

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<v Speaker 2>spot some of assailant. So I'll give you some updates

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<v Speaker 2>about what's going on with those home burglaries. At five

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<v Speaker 2>point thirty, we're going to talk to Rick Poliitzi. He

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<v Speaker 2>is the producer of The Simpsons, a former producer of

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<v Speaker 2>The Simpsons beloved series, and if you are a watcher

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<v Speaker 2>of the series, you know they have a fun Halloween

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<v Speaker 2>special every year. Well, Rick Polizzi used one of those

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<v Speaker 2>aspects of that Halloween special, a tree house, created a

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<v Speaker 2>tree house himself twenty four years ago, a life size one,

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<v Speaker 2>a huge one, and it was made for his two daughters.

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<v Speaker 2>And now, after twenty four years and lots of fun

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<v Speaker 2>with that treehouse in the neighborhood, the city is demanding

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<v Speaker 2>that Rick take it down or else. So we'll be

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<v Speaker 2>talking to Rick Polizzi at five thirty so he can

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<v Speaker 2>give his side of this story and any updates that

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<v Speaker 2>have happened since he was told last week that it

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<v Speaker 2>had to come down. At six o'clock, we're going to

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<v Speaker 2>talk to a woman named Judy Mancuso. She's with the

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<v Speaker 2>animal advocacy or organization Social Compassion, which deals with legislation

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<v Speaker 2>for our furry friends in California. They have a twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five list of campaigns that they're working on, things

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<v Speaker 2>that you will be able to vote on in the

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<v Speaker 2>near future, and Judy is going to be here to

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<v Speaker 2>tell us about that campaign as well as how their

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<v Speaker 2>work with Social Compassion integrated with what was going on

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<v Speaker 2>with the Eaten fire and Past Palisades fire, what they

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<v Speaker 2>were doing out there to support victims of that fire.

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<v Speaker 2>And we're going to start with and update about what's

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<v Speaker 2>going on with former Chief Kristen Crowley. As you know,

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<v Speaker 2>after what happened in the Palisades fire occurred, there was

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of controversy. We've been talking about it. Every

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<v Speaker 2>show has been talking about it at nauseum. That's not

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<v Speaker 2>the news. You know that, We all know that. But

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<v Speaker 2>there are updates to this story and they seem to

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<v Speaker 2>be unfolding by the day. And so what's going on

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<v Speaker 2>on is that Kristin Crowley was fired by the mayor. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>Kristin Crowley, as a public servant, was told, hey, you

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<v Speaker 2>can appeal the firing because of your position, and if

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<v Speaker 2>an overwhelming majority of the city council votes in your

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<v Speaker 2>favor for that, during that appeal process, you can be

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<v Speaker 2>reinstated as the LAFD chief. Well, Kristin Crowley took a

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<v Speaker 2>few days where we all were wondering what she was

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<v Speaker 2>going to do, and just this week she announced that

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<v Speaker 2>she is in fact going to appeal her dismissal as

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<v Speaker 2>La Fire Department chief. So what that entels is she

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<v Speaker 2>needs ten of the council's fifteen members to be reinstated

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<v Speaker 2>as chief. There are fifteen members on the city council.

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<v Speaker 2>She needs two thirds of She needs two thirds of

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<v Speaker 2>them to be able to say that they overwhelmingly support

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<v Speaker 2>her reinstatement. If she gets it, that would be effective immediately.

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<v Speaker 2>The council was expecting to meet just yesterday. They called

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<v Speaker 2>a special meeting Thursday evening for Friday. Now here's the kicker.

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<v Speaker 2>Many firefighters, many of whom represent the LAFD union, different

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<v Speaker 2>unions that support our public servants as well, said, you

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<v Speaker 2>know what, we weren't informed of this special meeting that

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<v Speaker 2>was supposed to be held on Friday. You can't go

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<v Speaker 2>and schedule this meeting without fore warning us so that

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<v Speaker 2>we can make provisions in our schedules to be there.

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<v Speaker 2>So the pushback actually required the city Council to reschedule

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<v Speaker 2>this meeting, and now the new meeting to address the

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<v Speaker 2>appeal will be this coming Tuesday, March fourth, at ten

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<v Speaker 2>a m. There was a ten day window of when

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<v Speaker 2>the city Council could meet, and this new date still

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<v Speaker 2>falls within that window and allows for everyone who wants

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<v Speaker 2>to be there, who has a say, to actually be there.

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<v Speaker 2>The thing is, there are very clear lines being drawn,

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<v Speaker 2>and there's one really big line being drawn in the sand.

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<v Speaker 2>Those lines are about support for Kristin Crowley or support

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<v Speaker 2>for Mayor Bass. And the one line that has to

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<v Speaker 2>do with who's on what side in terms of support

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<v Speaker 2>is seeing developments daily. What we're seeing is that more

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<v Speaker 2>city council members in the last week have come out

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<v Speaker 2>in support of Mayor Karen Bass's decision to dismiss Kristin

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<v Speaker 2>Crowley as fire chief. However, on the other side, in

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<v Speaker 2>the other corner of the ring are the actual firefighters

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<v Speaker 2>and the firefighters Union LAFD Firefighters Union, who say unequivocally

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<v Speaker 2>they support Kristin Crowley and that they want her re stated.

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't know about you. I'm no firefighter. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not a fire expert. I know nothing of firefighting outside

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<v Speaker 2>of appreciating the work that they do. But I am

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<v Speaker 2>inclined to believe firefighters when they say that they feel

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<v Speaker 2>that their fire chief or their department heads were treated unfairly,

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<v Speaker 2>and that is in fact what they're saying. I'll tell

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<v Speaker 2>you specifically what the fire department or the fire union

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<v Speaker 2>said in a statement they released last week regarding how

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<v Speaker 2>they feel about Kristin Crowley and how they feel about

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<v Speaker 2>Mayor Karen Bass. But we'll do that on the other

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<v Speaker 2>side of the break, and then we'll come back with

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<v Speaker 2>what's going on with that bicyclist group that beat that

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<v Speaker 2>man in the mid Wiltshire district in the Hancock area

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<v Speaker 2>right over there, Hancock Park area, right over there where

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<v Speaker 2>Neil was today for his remote. There are some updates

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<v Speaker 2>to that story, including the victim speaking. We'll get to

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<v Speaker 2>all of that on the other side of the break.

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<v Speaker 2>Stay tuned KFI AM six forty Live everywhere on the

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<v Speaker 2>iHeartRadio app Tiffany Hobbs here with You.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand.

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<v Speaker 2>Kf I AM six forty Live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app.

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<v Speaker 2>Tiffany Hobbs here with You. It's Saturdays with Tiffany from

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<v Speaker 2>five until seven. Thanks for hanging out, and I was

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<v Speaker 2>just giving you an update about what's going on with

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<v Speaker 2>former LAFD chief Kristen Crowley. She has decided to appeal

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<v Speaker 2>and to let you know where the people stand. The

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<v Speaker 2>line drawn in the sand there in one corner is

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<v Speaker 2>the group of people are the group of people who

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<v Speaker 2>support Mayor Karen Bass's decision. On the other side, you

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<v Speaker 2>have people who are in full support of former Chief

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<v Speaker 2>Crowley and who are vocal and becoming more and more vocal.

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<v Speaker 2>It seems as days go by about that support and

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<v Speaker 2>how they feel about Mayor Bass's decision. One such group

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<v Speaker 2>is the LAFD Union, and I believe them because they

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<v Speaker 2>do the work that they are talking about. They are

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<v Speaker 2>the ones boots on the ground literally who have worked

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<v Speaker 2>with Kristin Crowley, know what this work entails, know the

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<v Speaker 2>ins and outs of the department. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>anyone on the city Council has ever been a firefighter,

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<v Speaker 2>but I don't think they have. And I say that

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<v Speaker 2>with pretty sure, pretty short assurance. I'm pretty close dollars

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<v Speaker 2>to donuts that no one on the city Council has

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<v Speaker 2>been a firefighter and has not been a fire chief.

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<v Speaker 2>So I am inclined to believe the Firefighters union and

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<v Speaker 2>firefighters who are speaking out saying that Kristin Crowley and

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<v Speaker 2>their words is being scape goaded. Here is the actual

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<v Speaker 2>statement from the LAFD Union. They said last week quote

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<v Speaker 2>our rank and file firefighters on the ground strongly support

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<v Speaker 2>Chief Crowley. They know the truth, We have her back,

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<v Speaker 2>and we will fight for her right to set the

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<v Speaker 2>record straight. This is the first city council meeting that

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<v Speaker 2>we are aware of, perhaps ever, that has been scheduled

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<v Speaker 2>on twenty four hour notice for a Friday at five pm.

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<v Speaker 2>Side note that meeting has since been rescheduled for this

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<v Speaker 2>coming Tuesday because of the pushback from the union. Back

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<v Speaker 2>to the quote, it's obvious that some on this city

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<v Speaker 2>council are attempting to bury this issue when nobody is

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<v Speaker 2>watching and holding them accountable. City council members will have

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<v Speaker 2>to ask themselves if this is the way they want

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<v Speaker 2>to decide the fate of our fire chief. What's happening

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<v Speaker 2>is wrong, and everyone knows it. End quote. Those are

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<v Speaker 2>pretty strong words from the fire Department Union, and I

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<v Speaker 2>believe them because they are firefighters and they know again

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<v Speaker 2>what being a fire chief fire department chief requires, So

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<v Speaker 2>for them to speak out so strongly, so passionately, and

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<v Speaker 2>so quickly, I am inclined to go with what they

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<v Speaker 2>are saying as being truth. So we'll see what happens

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<v Speaker 2>at this meeting coming Tuesday. I'm sure we'll have some

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<v Speaker 2>updates from our KFI newsroom from all of our hosts,

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<v Speaker 2>because I as we've seen, these updates continue to keep coming.

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<v Speaker 2>They are becoming a bit more bombastic every time we report.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's get into something else that's becoming a bit more bombastic,

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<v Speaker 2>and that is crime. Crime around the city. Crime around

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<v Speaker 2>the city is going buck wild crazy. It's everywhere Hancock Park,

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<v Speaker 2>San Fernando Valley, and it's coming to you if you're

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<v Speaker 2>not careful, but it probably is because it's out of control.

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<v Speaker 2>And we're gonna give a little update about what's going

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<v Speaker 2>on with that bicyclist who was pulled out of his

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<v Speaker 2>car in the Hancock Park area. What's going on with him?

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<v Speaker 3>It was so vanilla like, all I wanted to do

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<v Speaker 3>was go to the show, get my tangerine juice, Oh.

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<v Speaker 2>The Lakers.

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<v Speaker 4>Baniam says it all started when a group of cyclists

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<v Speaker 4>Baniam says he honked to alert one of the riders.

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<v Speaker 3>Then I'll try to like notify the kid that it's

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<v Speaker 3>turning red. I'm going to be right behind you and

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<v Speaker 3>trying to tell him that you know I'm behind him

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<v Speaker 3>and make sure he doesn't hit me. And his friend

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<v Speaker 4>The cyclist then threatened benigh him, saying he had a

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<v Speaker 4>Sensing the situation escalating, Baniams stopped the car and got out,

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<v Speaker 4>but before he could react, the group surrounded him and

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<v Speaker 4>began beating him. By the time police arrived, the cyclist,

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<v Speaker 4>believed to be between sixteen and eighteen years old, had fled.

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<v Speaker 5>To do that to someone and leave my son in

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<v Speaker 4>Then i AM's mom, Yes, miil Yell, was out of

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<v Speaker 6>The worst thing was to hear him crying.

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<v Speaker 4>Then i Am suffered injuries to his head and face.

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<v Speaker 4>Nearly a week later, he is still in pain, struggling

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<v Speaker 3>Daily it gets better. Every day I find something else

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<v Speaker 4>So far, two teens have been arrested, but police are

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<v Speaker 3>I hope that it's a sign for either them or

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<v Speaker 2>It's not. It's not a sign. It's not a sign

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<v Speaker 2>for them to put down the violence, because if you

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<v Speaker 2>engage in this type of violence, then this is a

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<v Speaker 2>choice you're making. That's your line in the sand. And

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<v Speaker 2>these kids, this group of about fifteen teenagers as they

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<v Speaker 2>continued to be identified. Their ages are validating that these

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<v Speaker 2>are in fact kids as they are making these choices.

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<v Speaker 2>This is the pattern that they are participating in. Unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 2>they probably have done this before. Unfortunately, they probably will

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<v Speaker 2>do this again. There's a lack of remorse when it

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<v Speaker 2>comes to crime, and it's evident with these sorts of issues.

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<v Speaker 2>We see people being pulled out of their cars or

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<v Speaker 2>having their cars rammed with these bikes, these little motorbikes

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<v Speaker 2>all across the city, especially kind of in denser populated

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<v Speaker 2>areas where these bicyclists and these mini motorbike riders like

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<v Speaker 2>to traverse. This poor guy was just out trying to

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<v Speaker 2>get his tangerine juice. He just wanted to watch the

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<v Speaker 2>Laker game, get a bite to eat, make it a

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<v Speaker 2>very vanilla evening. And he couldn't even do that because

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<v Speaker 2>these kids caused all that havoc. Let's say he did,

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<v Speaker 2>in fact decide to stay home. Well, here's the thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Home isn't safe either, because knock knock burglaries are on

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<v Speaker 5>These crews police tell me our hitting homes between dinnertime

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<v Speaker 5>and midnight and pat They don't care if you've got cameras.

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<v Speaker 5>They are after certain things in your home and we'll

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<v Speaker 5>stop at nothing to get them. Shattered glass scattered across

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<v Speaker 5>the floor, the living room in disarray, all signs of

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<v Speaker 5>a break in, my kids bedrooms.

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<v Speaker 7>Drawers were pulled, Everything was on the floor. Everything that

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<v Speaker 7>we had in the house, as far as jewelry was gone.

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<v Speaker 7>All designer purses were gone.

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<v Speaker 5>This Canoga Park homeowner asked us not to use her

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<v Speaker 5>name because the burglars also stole her license while she

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<v Speaker 5>and her family were away in Big Bear for Valentine's Day.

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<v Speaker 5>Around seven thirty that night, they got notifications from their

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<v Speaker 5>security system, but the cameras were offline.

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<v Speaker 7>It was just strength that the Wi Fi went out

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<v Speaker 5>LAPD says this is one of twenty seven burglaries that

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<v Speaker 5>occurred over seven days in the LAPDS to Panga Division,

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<v Speaker 5>which covers Canoga Park, West Hills, Chatsworth, Wineka, and Woodland Hills.

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<v Speaker 6>That high number.

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<v Speaker 5>Lieutenant Doug Humphrey, LAPD Detective Commanding Officer, says there's been

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<v Speaker 5>a recent spike in both residential and commercial burglaries at

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<v Speaker 5>night two weeks prior, he says, crime was down.

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<v Speaker 6>We believe that this is coordinated crews. We make that

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<v Speaker 6>determination based upon what we consider the mo what tom

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<v Speaker 6>of day that they're hitting, the fact that they're usually

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<v Speaker 6>coming in multiple cars and there's multiple suspects.

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<v Speaker 5>The organized crews are after certain things.

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<v Speaker 6>Small items of high value and significance, something that they

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<v Speaker 6>could trade sometimes on the on the open markets like

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<v Speaker 8>Would you have one.

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<v Speaker 5>By one, Humphrey says, there are things you could do

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<v Speaker 5>to better protect your home. Lighting is key, audible alarms,

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<v Speaker 5>and cameras in the front and back of your property.

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<v Speaker 6>Having infrared cameras where these burglars are current at night,

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<v Speaker 6>but we have black and white images. Sometimes it is

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<v Speaker 6>in sufficient for us to really follow up and get

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<v Speaker 5>Investigators work to track down the thieves. Neighbors are looking

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<v Speaker 5>out for each other online.

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<v Speaker 7>An hour after me, there was another woman down the

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<v Speaker 7>street hit and same thing. They only took the designer

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<v Speaker 7>bags and all of the jewelry, but the house was

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<v Speaker 7>completely ransacked. They came in through the back patio, shattered it.

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<v Speaker 7>Same exact situation, and then I just started to see

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<v Speaker 7>a pattern on the Facebook Crimebuster's page that they were

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<v Speaker 5>Now, police tell me they are responding to all these calls,

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<v Speaker 5>but say staffing shortages are making it more hard difficult

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<v Speaker 5>for them to reduce crime. Still, they tell me that's

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<v Speaker 5>not stopping detectives and investigators and officers from working overtime

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<v Speaker 5>to protect this community.

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<v Speaker 2>Staffing shortages again, another LA City department that is suffering

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<v Speaker 2>under all of the things needed and necessary to make

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<v Speaker 2>departments flourish to be able to protect the citizens of

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<v Speaker 2>Los Angeles and Los Angeles County. So really quickly again,

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<v Speaker 2>if you want to secure your home quick little rundown,

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<v Speaker 2>make sure you'd lock all your windows and doors. Don't

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<v Speaker 2>leave without doing that. You don't live in Mulberry. Lock

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<v Speaker 2>everything up. Ensure that your home is well illuminated on

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<v Speaker 2>the outside, no dark crevices and corners. When you get

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<v Speaker 2>these cameras, make sure that they don't just do infrared tracking.

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<v Speaker 2>Make sure that you have a better equipped camera system,

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<v Speaker 2>and then just be on the lookout, keep an eye out.

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<v Speaker 2>The new bill makes it so that in California you

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<v Speaker 2>won't be able to necessarily use a little extra intimidation,

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<v Speaker 2>if you know what I mean. So you're going to

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<v Speaker 2>protect your property and your family. Speaking of property, when

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<v Speaker 2>we come back, we're going to talk to Rick Poliitzi.

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<v Speaker 2>He's the former producer of the Simpsons who built a

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<v Speaker 2>really cool treehouse out there in the valley and now

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<v Speaker 2>the city wants him to tear it down immediately after

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<v Speaker 2>twenty four years with no issue. We'll get his side

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<v Speaker 2>of this story, what's going on, and hopefully some good

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<v Speaker 2>news when we come back. I am six forty Live

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<v Speaker 2>everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. Tiffany Hobbs Here with You.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand.

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<v Speaker 2>Kf I Am six forty Live everywhere on the iHeartRadio

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<v Speaker 2>app Tiffany Hobbs Here with You. It's Saturdays with Tiffany.

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<v Speaker 2>And doesn't that music just puts you in a place.

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<v Speaker 2>Raoul's smiling. It just feels good. The Simpsons just a

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<v Speaker 2>series beloved by everyone, kid, adolescent, adult, one of those

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<v Speaker 2>things you can put on and really enjoy with the

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<v Speaker 2>entire family. I remember the first episode, and I remember

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<v Speaker 2>one of those first few episodes when they introduced the

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<v Speaker 2>pet dog, Sanna's Little Helper, it actually propelled me to

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<v Speaker 2>ask my mom for a dog, and I got my

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<v Speaker 2>first puppy. So The Simpsons was not only a beloved

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<v Speaker 2>series to watch, but influential in the homes of children everywhere.

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<v Speaker 2>And it still lives on today. And it doesn't just

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<v Speaker 2>live on in visual form on the screen, but it

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<v Speaker 2>lives on through them of one of its animating producers,

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<v Speaker 2>Rick Politzi. He's an animation producer of The Simpsons, a

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<v Speaker 2>three time Emmy winner for that. He's an author of

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<v Speaker 2>the book Spinnekin, which deals with board games and his

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<v Speaker 2>love of board games. And even though Rick Poliitzi has

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<v Speaker 2>had all of these career accomplishments, he could have just

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<v Speaker 2>a sunset perpetually from all of the money he undoubtedly

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<v Speaker 2>raked in from being a producer on The Simpsons, Rick

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<v Speaker 2>decided that he wanted to give back and give back

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<v Speaker 2>in a big way so that children in the Los

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<v Speaker 2>Angeles area and families could enjoy the spirit of Halloween.

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<v Speaker 2>I love Halloween. It's one of my favorite seasons and

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<v Speaker 2>I know, I'm always looking for something to do, and

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<v Speaker 2>it seems that after COVID that was few and far

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<v Speaker 2>in between the available things you couldn't do. But Rick

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<v Speaker 2>Politze twenty four years ago created something that has become

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<v Speaker 2>a beloved treasure all over LA and it's located there

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<v Speaker 2>in Sherman Oaks in his front yard. It was a

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<v Speaker 2>beautiful tree house that many people visited. He also is

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<v Speaker 2>the creator of the very popular Boney Island dedicated to skeletons. Again,

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<v Speaker 2>I love Halloween. So these are things that are just

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<v Speaker 2>yours as well. But even though all of these accomplishments

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<v Speaker 2>and all these creations are wonderful and encourage families to

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<v Speaker 2>in a fun and free and safe way, the city

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<v Speaker 2>is now asking Rick Politze to tear down this tree house,

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<v Speaker 2>and not only tear it down, but tear it down

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<v Speaker 2>immediately lest he faced some very harsh consequences. So I

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<v Speaker 2>want to welcome Rick Politze too the Saturdays with Tiffany's

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<v Speaker 2>story about what's going on with this treehouse and what's

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<v Speaker 2>going on with the city. Why all of this pushback

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<v Speaker 2>now twenty four years later, and hopefully we'll get some

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<v Speaker 2>good news. I have my fingers crossed because I've been refreshing, refreshing, refreshing,

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<v Speaker 2>trying to get some updates on this story. So welcome

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<v Speaker 2>Rick to the show. I really appreciate you coming on.

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<v Speaker 8>Well, thanks for having me on, Tiffany, I appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>You're so welcome. And I found Rick. I knew the

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<v Speaker 2>story because Tim Conway Junior covered it last week and

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<v Speaker 2>I was listening and I went, oh, my gosh, no,

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<v Speaker 2>not the treehouse. I've never actually visited, but I've always

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to go. Just I better. I think I might

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<v Speaker 2>have to come tonight at this point because we're in

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<v Speaker 2>dire streets. We're up against the clock here. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I saw the story. One of the local outlets carried

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<v Speaker 2>the story and the social media posting of that story,

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<v Speaker 2>and you were in the comments interacting with people, which

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<v Speaker 2>I really appreciate that you made yourself available to people

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<v Speaker 2>have them on. So Rick, what the heck is going on?

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<v Speaker 2>Why now? After twenty four years with the city of

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<v Speaker 8>Well, it's you mentioned Boney Island. We did that at

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<v Speaker 8>never cared for gore or scares or people jumping at

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<v Speaker 8>you with chainsaws, so we wanted to. Yeah, we wanted

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<v Speaker 8>to do something fun and funny, and we turned our

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<v Speaker 8>front yard into like a skeleton carnival called Boney Island.

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<v Speaker 8>So there were rides, the skeletons were going on and

418
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<v Speaker 8>they're singing, telling jokes. You felt like you were at Disneyland.

419
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<v Speaker 8>That's what everybody would tell me. And almost anybody you

420
00:24:58.480 --> 00:25:01.519
<v Speaker 8>saw on TV and movies were always here with their

421
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<v Speaker 8>families because it was not amazed. It was a you know,

422
00:25:05.759 --> 00:25:09.000
<v Speaker 8>just free flowing. But anywhere you looked there were little

423
00:25:09.480 --> 00:25:15.839
<v Speaker 8>jokes and fun vignettes, so everybody flocked to it. One

424
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<v Speaker 8>neighbor across the street who's always looking out her window.

425
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<v Speaker 2>You know, it's always that one.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, and she kept trying to get it shut down.

427
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<v Speaker 8>She didn't want people on the street in front of

428
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<v Speaker 8>her house and didn't like the crowds, which I understand.

429
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<v Speaker 8>It got crowded. We were a victim of our own success.

430
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<v Speaker 8>But kept calling the city trying to get us shut down,

431
00:25:41.279 --> 00:25:45.319
<v Speaker 8>and when the city didn't do it quickly enough, she

432
00:25:45.599 --> 00:25:50.359
<v Speaker 8>called the city saying that the treehouse we had was

433
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<v Speaker 8>being run as a cafe. And so the city came

434
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<v Speaker 8>out and said, she's crazy. There's no cafe here. You

435
00:25:58.799 --> 00:26:01.680
<v Speaker 8>can barely turn around in it. But do you have

436
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<v Speaker 8>a permit for this? And so I said I didn't

437
00:26:04.440 --> 00:26:08.359
<v Speaker 8>need one. I built it with a friend and he

438
00:26:08.519 --> 00:26:12.079
<v Speaker 8>was in construction, so it was it's really well built.

439
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<v Speaker 8>There's a show called Treehouse Masters on the Discovery channel

440
00:26:16.119 --> 00:26:19.119
<v Speaker 8>animal Planet. They came out and did a story on it.

441
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<v Speaker 8>It's you know, it's been in commercials and TV shows.

442
00:26:23.559 --> 00:26:27.480
<v Speaker 8>But I've just been battling this thing. I'm trying to

443
00:26:27.480 --> 00:26:30.640
<v Speaker 8>get the zoning for it, which we ultimately did. It

444
00:26:30.759 --> 00:26:35.319
<v Speaker 8>cost us about fifty thousand dollars and I thought we

445
00:26:35.319 --> 00:26:38.079
<v Speaker 8>were home free, and they said no, Now you just

446
00:26:38.079 --> 00:26:40.720
<v Speaker 8>need to get the building permit. And that's what's been

447
00:26:40.759 --> 00:26:45.240
<v Speaker 8>so tough. So it's a criminal case. Now. We went

448
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<v Speaker 8>to pre trial last month and it was just so

449
00:26:48.599 --> 00:26:51.960
<v Speaker 8>frustrating and horrible. We didn't get to say anything. So

450
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<v Speaker 8>now they set the trial for March twelfth, and I'm

451
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<v Speaker 8>not going back. That's going to be another you're doney

452
00:26:58.559 --> 00:27:01.960
<v Speaker 8>twenty thousand dollars. I got to stop the bleeding, so

453
00:27:02.200 --> 00:27:05.240
<v Speaker 8>I'm not going back to court. I'm tearing it down myself.

454
00:27:05.279 --> 00:27:08.799
<v Speaker 8>So they dismissed the So they dismissed the charges, which

455
00:27:10.160 --> 00:27:12.640
<v Speaker 8>you know, I'll probably tear it down in the next

456
00:27:12.720 --> 00:27:16.000
<v Speaker 8>few days if I don't hear from from anybody. But

457
00:27:16.039 --> 00:27:18.960
<v Speaker 8>it's gotten anybody from the city. I tried to go

458
00:27:19.000 --> 00:27:21.920
<v Speaker 8>to the city council meeting yesterday. They wouldn't let me speak.

459
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<v Speaker 8>It's just frustrating, but there's been a ton of articles

460
00:27:27.039 --> 00:27:30.200
<v Speaker 8>and just so much support that I'm shocked that so

461
00:27:30.279 --> 00:27:33.400
<v Speaker 8>many people were here. It was It's great to hear,

462
00:27:33.519 --> 00:27:35.720
<v Speaker 8>but I got to get this. I got to get

463
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<v Speaker 8>this resolved before the twelve.

464
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<v Speaker 2>And let me ask you, Rick, when it comes to

465
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<v Speaker 2>the financial burden, the fifty thousand and now the twenty

466
00:27:45.160 --> 00:27:48.359
<v Speaker 2>plus thousand that you would incur to continue to try

467
00:27:48.359 --> 00:27:51.920
<v Speaker 2>to save the treehouse, have you thought of maybe doing

468
00:27:51.960 --> 00:27:54.880
<v Speaker 2>some crowdfunding. I know we're up against the clock here

469
00:27:54.920 --> 00:27:57.559
<v Speaker 2>in many ways, including here on our shows. So just

470
00:27:58.200 --> 00:28:01.079
<v Speaker 2>you have you thought about doing crowdfund funding people volunteered

471
00:28:01.119 --> 00:28:01.640
<v Speaker 2>in any way.

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<v Speaker 8>No, I don't want anybody to have to pay for this.

473
00:28:05.240 --> 00:28:08.799
<v Speaker 8>Oh bless you something I built. There's no reason anybody

474
00:28:08.839 --> 00:28:12.759
<v Speaker 8>should have to donate to this. It's silly. It shouldn't

475
00:28:12.759 --> 00:28:15.559
<v Speaker 8>have really gotten this far. But it was just you know,

476
00:28:16.359 --> 00:28:19.680
<v Speaker 8>you know, pay this thousand dollars. Fine, here, now we

477
00:28:19.720 --> 00:28:23.000
<v Speaker 8>need to bring surveyors out to get your year zoning permit.

478
00:28:23.200 --> 00:28:26.599
<v Speaker 8>It was always one thousand here, two thousand, and it

479
00:28:26.680 --> 00:28:29.599
<v Speaker 8>added up to fifty. And I just said, you know,

480
00:28:30.200 --> 00:28:32.839
<v Speaker 8>you know, we should have been spending that money on

481
00:28:32.920 --> 00:28:37.559
<v Speaker 8>our kids or or or vacation. Yeah, it's silly to

482
00:28:37.599 --> 00:28:42.640
<v Speaker 8>just keep dumping this into the city and lawyers. It's ridiculous. Also,

483
00:28:42.680 --> 00:28:45.119
<v Speaker 8>the city said if we go to trial next month,

484
00:28:45.359 --> 00:28:48.319
<v Speaker 8>they're going to come after us to pay the city

485
00:28:50.119 --> 00:28:54.599
<v Speaker 8>legal fees. So that's even more of a taxic gear tactic.

486
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<v Speaker 8>Like it just seems overreach of the government and somewhat bullying.

487
00:28:59.240 --> 00:29:02.920
<v Speaker 8>You know that they can't. And also Boney Island, the

488
00:29:02.920 --> 00:29:05.400
<v Speaker 8>city shut that down. We now do it at the

489
00:29:05.519 --> 00:29:09.960
<v Speaker 8>Museum of Natural History as their fundraiser. Okay, So I'm

490
00:29:10.000 --> 00:29:12.599
<v Speaker 8>just saying, I'm trying to help the city raise money.

491
00:29:12.880 --> 00:29:15.799
<v Speaker 8>Can't the city work with us? I mean, this is

492
00:29:15.920 --> 00:29:18.240
<v Speaker 8>ridiculous that it's come this far.

493
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<v Speaker 2>It is ridiculous, And you would expect, like you say,

494
00:29:21.720 --> 00:29:26.160
<v Speaker 2>for a city that says it has it's constituency's best

495
00:29:26.160 --> 00:29:29.720
<v Speaker 2>interests at heart, that they would in fact extend some

496
00:29:29.759 --> 00:29:33.039
<v Speaker 2>sort of support wave, some sort of fee or whatever

497
00:29:33.079 --> 00:29:35.880
<v Speaker 2>it is, so that you could continue continue to provide

498
00:29:35.920 --> 00:29:40.240
<v Speaker 2>this free and safe service for kids. The alternative. The

499
00:29:40.319 --> 00:29:42.880
<v Speaker 2>alternative is bleak, So why would they put you in

500
00:29:42.960 --> 00:29:43.680
<v Speaker 2>this situation?

501
00:29:43.799 --> 00:29:47.599
<v Speaker 8>But it's going to go to a landfill? Basically you

502
00:29:47.839 --> 00:29:49.880
<v Speaker 8>have to tear this down in the next few weeks.

503
00:29:49.920 --> 00:29:55.559
<v Speaker 8>But also Tiffany, they are they with these Palisades and

504
00:29:56.440 --> 00:30:00.119
<v Speaker 8>Altadena fires. They're saying, we're going to have one stop shopping,

505
00:30:00.240 --> 00:30:02.599
<v Speaker 8>so when you want to rebuild, it's going to be

506
00:30:03.640 --> 00:30:06.359
<v Speaker 8>so easy to get a permit. I have been working

507
00:30:06.400 --> 00:30:09.960
<v Speaker 8>for years trying to get this permit for a tree house,

508
00:30:10.000 --> 00:30:13.400
<v Speaker 8>and I can't get return calls from anybody. They're not

509
00:30:13.720 --> 00:30:18.279
<v Speaker 8>even returning calls or inquiries when we email, so it's

510
00:30:18.279 --> 00:30:22.200
<v Speaker 8>been so frustrating. I just feel bad for fire victims

511
00:30:22.200 --> 00:30:25.160
<v Speaker 8>that they're going to run into this mess as well,

512
00:30:25.319 --> 00:30:29.240
<v Speaker 8>because there's no way they're expediting building a whole community

513
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<v Speaker 8>quickly if they can't even give me an answer for

514
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<v Speaker 8>the treehouse.

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<v Speaker 2>I love that you said that, Rick. Can I keep

516
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<v Speaker 2>you on for another segment because I want to get

517
00:30:36.000 --> 00:30:38.440
<v Speaker 2>into the good of the treehouse, what prompted it. I

518
00:30:38.480 --> 00:30:40.079
<v Speaker 2>want you to be able to talk about the good

519
00:30:40.119 --> 00:30:42.039
<v Speaker 2>things and things that stood out, and as well, I

520
00:30:42.079 --> 00:30:45.680
<v Speaker 2>have questions about you being a New Orleanian. It's Marty

521
00:30:45.720 --> 00:30:48.200
<v Speaker 2>gross season. I wonder if I want to talk to you.

522
00:30:48.279 --> 00:30:49.079
<v Speaker 8>I want to talk to you.

523
00:30:49.079 --> 00:30:51.000
<v Speaker 2>I want to talk to you about New Orleans because

524
00:30:51.000 --> 00:30:51.599
<v Speaker 2>I love it too.

525
00:30:51.759 --> 00:30:53.559
<v Speaker 8>Right, I'm here for whatever you need.

526
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<v Speaker 2>We'll do all that. On the other side of the break,

527
00:30:55.519 --> 00:30:58.359
<v Speaker 2>hang on kf I am six forty live everywhere on

528
00:30:58.400 --> 00:31:00.880
<v Speaker 2>the iHeartRadio app. We're talking to Rick Poleet's the owner

529
00:31:00.920 --> 00:31:03.599
<v Speaker 2>of the treehouse in Sherman Oaks that unfortunately will be

530
00:31:03.640 --> 00:31:07.039
<v Speaker 2>coming down soon. It's been a wonderful main stay and

531
00:31:07.039 --> 00:31:09.359
<v Speaker 2>staple of the community for the last twenty four years.

532
00:31:09.480 --> 00:31:12.079
<v Speaker 2>Really sucky story, but we're talking to him. We'll get

533
00:31:12.119 --> 00:31:14.079
<v Speaker 2>some more details about that. On the other side of

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<v Speaker 2>the break.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand, kf.

536
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<v Speaker 2>I AM six forty live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app.

537
00:31:22.079 --> 00:31:24.480
<v Speaker 2>Tiffany Hobbs here with you until seven o'clock and then

538
00:31:24.519 --> 00:31:27.960
<v Speaker 2>Michael Monks comes aboard, so stay tuned for that. We've

539
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<v Speaker 2>been talking to Rick Poliitzi. He is an author, he

540
00:31:31.400 --> 00:31:34.559
<v Speaker 2>is an animation producer for The Simpsons. He's creator of

541
00:31:34.640 --> 00:31:37.440
<v Speaker 2>Boney Island, which you can now see at the Natural

542
00:31:37.519 --> 00:31:40.640
<v Speaker 2>History Museum every Halloween season if you're a lover of

543
00:31:40.720 --> 00:31:43.960
<v Speaker 2>Halloween like I am. And he is the constructor of

544
00:31:44.000 --> 00:31:47.200
<v Speaker 2>a very popular and beloved tree house in his Sherman

545
00:31:47.400 --> 00:31:50.359
<v Speaker 2>Oaks neighborhood, in his front yard. In fact, that has

546
00:31:50.359 --> 00:31:54.519
<v Speaker 2>been available to anyone and everyone to come and experience

547
00:31:54.640 --> 00:31:57.640
<v Speaker 2>for the last twenty four years, and unfortunately now the

548
00:31:57.680 --> 00:32:01.160
<v Speaker 2>city of Los Angeles is demanding that he take it

549
00:32:01.319 --> 00:32:06.759
<v Speaker 2>down because one nosy neighbor across the street stuck her

550
00:32:06.920 --> 00:32:10.480
<v Speaker 2>nose and Rick Poliitzi's business and everyone who enjoys that

551
00:32:10.559 --> 00:32:14.000
<v Speaker 2>treehouse and what he does there and demanded that that

552
00:32:14.119 --> 00:32:18.680
<v Speaker 2>tree house come down. What just you know, there's so

553
00:32:18.720 --> 00:32:20.599
<v Speaker 2>many words for that neighbor, and I know you don't

554
00:32:20.599 --> 00:32:22.559
<v Speaker 2>want to say him because you're an upstanding guy. You

555
00:32:22.960 --> 00:32:25.920
<v Speaker 2>built this treehouse, so you're obviously upstanding. I can't say

556
00:32:25.960 --> 00:32:29.400
<v Speaker 2>it because of FCC regulations. But we don't like her

557
00:32:29.559 --> 00:32:32.359
<v Speaker 2>very much. How dare she ruin a good thing?

558
00:32:34.559 --> 00:32:37.799
<v Speaker 8>You know? It's annoying And right now I am talking

559
00:32:37.880 --> 00:32:42.519
<v Speaker 8>to you while I'm inside the treehouse. Oh Rick, there

560
00:32:42.519 --> 00:32:46.039
<v Speaker 8>were some people. There's some people around, and you know,

561
00:32:46.079 --> 00:32:48.279
<v Speaker 8>people come by all the time and I let them

562
00:32:48.319 --> 00:32:50.880
<v Speaker 8>go in it. I don't, you know, I let them

563
00:32:51.319 --> 00:32:54.799
<v Speaker 8>take a look and take pictures. But yeah, very frustrating

564
00:32:54.880 --> 00:32:58.880
<v Speaker 8>that this, with all the blight in the city, this

565
00:32:59.039 --> 00:33:01.559
<v Speaker 8>is what the city atturn he chooses to go after.

566
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<v Speaker 8>You know, it's just frustrating and it's a head scratcher.

567
00:33:06.039 --> 00:33:08.400
<v Speaker 2>I agree. It's like when you're driving down the street

568
00:33:08.440 --> 00:33:13.480
<v Speaker 2>and you maybe turn too quickly and go through the

569
00:33:13.599 --> 00:33:16.480
<v Speaker 2>crosswalk on a red light or something, and whoop, here

570
00:33:16.480 --> 00:33:19.000
<v Speaker 2>come the police. They pull you over, but there's literally

571
00:33:19.119 --> 00:33:22.359
<v Speaker 2>a murder happening across the street and they bypass that

572
00:33:22.599 --> 00:33:26.759
<v Speaker 2>to come and get you. It's like, yeah, bigger priorities.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, they keep The city attorney keep saying we're not

574
00:33:29.359 --> 00:33:33.279
<v Speaker 8>dropping it, We're worried about safety and squatters, and so

575
00:33:33.319 --> 00:33:37.400
<v Speaker 8>I'm like, God, have you gone to any underpaths? I mean,

576
00:33:37.480 --> 00:33:41.599
<v Speaker 8>I'm navigating through tents and stuff, and you're worried about

577
00:33:42.039 --> 00:33:46.279
<v Speaker 8>my treehouse that has double locked gates that you're worried

578
00:33:46.279 --> 00:33:47.960
<v Speaker 8>about a squatter there. Come on.

579
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<v Speaker 2>You know, it's kind of a backhanded compliment to you,

580
00:33:50.119 --> 00:33:53.000
<v Speaker 2>Rick that your construction skills are really good.

581
00:33:53.720 --> 00:33:56.279
<v Speaker 8>The buck it is, you know, it is.

582
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<v Speaker 2>It is, and that, unfortunately has become synonymous with our

583
00:33:59.319 --> 00:34:03.119
<v Speaker 2>city leaders as evidence with what's going on with the

584
00:34:03.160 --> 00:34:06.119
<v Speaker 2>fires and with now Chief Crowley. But let's not talk

585
00:34:06.160 --> 00:34:08.519
<v Speaker 2>about that. Let's do some good news and kind of

586
00:34:08.800 --> 00:34:11.800
<v Speaker 2>take a look back at a retrospective at the Treehouse.

587
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<v Speaker 2>You again, are from New Orleans, Louisiana, Marty gras Is

588
00:34:17.000 --> 00:34:20.360
<v Speaker 2>this Tuesday. I know New Orleans, well, not from there,

589
00:34:20.360 --> 00:34:22.679
<v Speaker 2>but it's my second city. I claim it. I love it,

590
00:34:23.039 --> 00:34:26.400
<v Speaker 2>and I know that when it comes to Halloween, New

591
00:34:26.480 --> 00:34:30.760
<v Speaker 2>Orleans does it big. They love their Halloween. Were you

592
00:34:30.960 --> 00:34:35.480
<v Speaker 2>influenced by being born and raised there for what you

593
00:34:35.559 --> 00:34:38.320
<v Speaker 2>created with Boney Island and with the Treehouse here in

594
00:34:38.360 --> 00:34:39.360
<v Speaker 2>Los Angeles?

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00:34:40.119 --> 00:34:43.880
<v Speaker 8>Yeah, because you know in New Orleans it was really

596
00:34:43.920 --> 00:34:47.440
<v Speaker 8>a small town. Even though it's, you know, a pretty

597
00:34:47.440 --> 00:34:51.280
<v Speaker 8>famous place. Everybody knew their neighbors, you know, and here

598
00:34:51.320 --> 00:34:55.199
<v Speaker 8>in La it just seems more standoffish. So I love

599
00:34:55.320 --> 00:34:59.840
<v Speaker 8>Marty Gras. In fact, I was a king on one

600
00:34:59.840 --> 00:35:00.519
<v Speaker 8>of the parade.

601
00:35:00.840 --> 00:35:03.360
<v Speaker 2>Parade what parade it was the Crew of.

602
00:35:03.320 --> 00:35:08.599
<v Speaker 8>Mid City Okay, and uh it's it was the fifth

603
00:35:08.639 --> 00:35:15.280
<v Speaker 8>oldest parade in the in in Marty Grass I was. Yeah,

604
00:35:15.320 --> 00:35:18.719
<v Speaker 8>I'm not saying I'm famous, but it was just a thrill.

605
00:35:19.079 --> 00:35:22.280
<v Speaker 8>And I've written on floats in parades, So I loved it,

606
00:35:22.440 --> 00:35:25.800
<v Speaker 8>and I love the I love I love having people around.

607
00:35:26.519 --> 00:35:28.840
<v Speaker 8>It just feels a lot of a lot of people

608
00:35:28.920 --> 00:35:31.119
<v Speaker 8>keep to themselves. So that's why I wanted to do

609
00:35:31.599 --> 00:35:36.119
<v Speaker 8>Boney Island as this big free for all fun. It

610
00:35:36.239 --> 00:35:38.719
<v Speaker 8>was you know, it was free, there was no charge

611
00:35:39.000 --> 00:35:42.519
<v Speaker 8>and it was, like I said, family friendly, So everybody

612
00:35:43.559 --> 00:35:46.679
<v Speaker 8>showed up, and uh, that's what I really That's what

613
00:35:46.760 --> 00:35:50.000
<v Speaker 8>I really liked about the way we did it. We

614
00:35:50.000 --> 00:35:52.280
<v Speaker 8>didn't have a maze, we didn't have people jumping and

615
00:35:52.559 --> 00:35:56.000
<v Speaker 8>scaring you. So it was a big Halloween celebration.

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<v Speaker 2>Got you now, I did see that. Since this story

617
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<v Speaker 2>broke last week, council member Nathia Rahman, who's from your district,

618
00:36:04.599 --> 00:36:07.719
<v Speaker 2>extended her help. What does that mean? It's kind of

619
00:36:07.800 --> 00:36:10.559
<v Speaker 2>vague her help. What is is what is she planning to.

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<v Speaker 8>Do well this? I contacted her office last April or May,

621
00:36:18.079 --> 00:36:22.239
<v Speaker 8>so almost a year ago, and I talked to three

622
00:36:22.320 --> 00:36:26.880
<v Speaker 8>different staffers, three you know, a couple of zoom calls, emails,

623
00:36:28.199 --> 00:36:31.400
<v Speaker 8>and ultimately they said there's nothing they can do to help.

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<v Speaker 8>So that was I think in maybe April or May.

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<v Speaker 8>And so I know that they put out a statement

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<v Speaker 8>saying we've been trying hard to do it, but I

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<v Speaker 8>have not heard from them, and they just simply dropped

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<v Speaker 8>the the idea of helping last May. Now that it's

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<v Speaker 8>gotten a lot of publicity and stuff, I think they

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<v Speaker 8>may be trying again, but I have not heard back

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<v Speaker 8>from them. I just need to hear that the city

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<v Speaker 8>attorney would dismiss a silly case like this in criminal court,

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<v Speaker 8>or the Department of Building and Safety can give me

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<v Speaker 8>an exemption on something that is one hundred and fifteen

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<v Speaker 8>square feet and it's you know, it's they're calling it

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<v Speaker 8>an adu. So they're telling me I need to get

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<v Speaker 8>soil samples structural architectural drawings again, which is going to

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<v Speaker 8>be another ten twenty thousand, And that's still not a

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<v Speaker 8>guarantee that they're going to come back and say, okay,

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<v Speaker 8>keep it. They're going to say you got to take

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<v Speaker 8>this out and remove this. And they're saying you can't

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<v Speaker 8>have landscape lights in your tree. They're saying that that's

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<v Speaker 8>a no no, we'll never approve that. So it's just

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<v Speaker 8>a bunch of little nitpicky things. And and you know,

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<v Speaker 8>my family, most everybody's still in New Orleans. They're constantly

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<v Speaker 8>calling to say, you know, come back home. Yeah, they're

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<v Speaker 8>always doing that. And they kept calling during the fires,

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<v Speaker 8>you know, where's the fire now? And I had to

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<v Speaker 8>keep telling them, God, it's okay. The mud slides are

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<v Speaker 8>putting out the fires. Don't worry about us, don't worry

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<v Speaker 8>about us. Everything's fine. But boy, I am tempted to

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<v Speaker 8>go back.

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<v Speaker 2>And a lot of people are just down. Take a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of people are tempted right now, and they're weighing

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<v Speaker 2>your options about whether or not to stay in LA

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<v Speaker 2>In thirty seconds or less, Rick, can you tell us

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<v Speaker 2>what to look for look look out for for you next?

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<v Speaker 2>Where can people find you social media. If you have

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<v Speaker 2>that kind of a quick little wrap.

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<v Speaker 8>Up, sure you can go to my website. You can

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<v Speaker 8>see pictures of the treehouse as well. It is Rick

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<v Speaker 8>ri c K Polizzy p Isn't Paul p o l

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<v Speaker 8>I Zzi ricpolizy dot com and you can you can

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<v Speaker 8>see pictures. Also. I'm always around my house and if

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<v Speaker 8>people are walking by and we're chatting, I let him

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<v Speaker 8>go in the treehouse and take pictures and just hang out.

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<v Speaker 8>I like having people around and that's why I built

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<v Speaker 8>it as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Beautiful. Thank you for everything you did, Rick and continue

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<v Speaker 2>to do. Thank you for Bony Island. You know, you're

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<v Speaker 2>just a stand up guy, and I'm really sorry that

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<v Speaker 2>this is happening to you and that the city is

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<v Speaker 2>coming after you. Of all people, you're probably one of

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<v Speaker 2>the least deserving people to have this kind of pressure

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<v Speaker 2>and this kind of monkey on your back when it

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<v Speaker 2>comes to what's going on. So I'm really sorry for it.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, that's nice to say. That's nice for you to say.

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<v Speaker 8>I agree with you, and hopefully things can get resolved

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<v Speaker 8>in the next few days.

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<v Speaker 2>Got it. So we're talking to author, producer, architect King

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<v Speaker 2>of Marti Gras. Dare I say King of Marti Gras

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<v Speaker 2>At one point, Rick Polizi, who just detailed everything that's

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<v Speaker 2>going on with his treehouse. You can catch that tree

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<v Speaker 2>house in the next couple of days. Go out there,

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<v Speaker 2>you can google him. You can find him on rickpoliit

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<v Speaker 2>Ce dot com, ri I c K p S and

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<v Speaker 2>paul O l I z z I dot com. Get

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<v Speaker 2>out there, see that treehouse. Maybe drop a couple bucks

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<v Speaker 2>in a way give back to Rick Poliitze because he's

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<v Speaker 2>given so much to the city of la and we

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<v Speaker 2>are all better for it. Rick, thank you so much

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<v Speaker 2>for coming on the show tonight, and I look forward

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<v Speaker 2>to what you do next. All right. KFI AM six

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