Miller's Tech-Driven Mayoral Vision for LA

0:00It's April 16th. From your city to your ears, this is California News Today, powered by AI. Air talk host Larry Mantle sat down with Adam Miller, the Democratic candidate for Los Angeles mayor on April 13th at Loyola Marymount University. This tech entrepreneur and better angel's nonprofit co-founder laid out his vision ahead of the June 2nd primary, drawing from 35 years. Building companies and nonprofits to tackle the city's big issues like homelessness and housing, Miller slammed current shelter spending like the $85,000 a year per motel room in programs such as Inside Safe. He's building a real-time database in app, Airbnb style, to match people with available beds, pushing cheaper options like pallet shelters at under, $10,000 a unit and specialized sites for seniors, youth or families to boost uptake and efficiency. From the budget, he wants a growth model over new taxes, cutting permitting times by 80% using AI and self-certification to spur housing.

1:05Construction? That means more workforce homes for teachers and nurses between 80 and 110 percent of median income, attracting businesses and filling. Revenue gaps from fleeing industries like film, down 40 percent since 2019. He also pitched resource days, bringing medical, mental health and job services directly to unhoused folks at community spots, proving it's an execution issue after $10 billion spent with little progress. For policing, he'd aim for 10,000 officers and double patrols for better response and safety. As an outsider, Miller sees his lack of government ties as a strength no favors owed, just results for all Angelinos through accountability and front-mind leadership setting the stage for voters as the primary nears.