Hello, listeners, it's Sam. Due to popular demand, we're unpaywalling this latest Patreon episode with Hayes Davenport about resisting backlash politics in L.A.

I also have to say, with the fires bearing down, it feels especially appropriate to lavish some extra attention on that beautiful city.

I'm really thrilled so many subscribers found this conversation useful. I did too. It really helped me think

about progressive responses to the problem of disorder of petty crime and homelessness in particular

that are neither the rights purely punitive solution nor the one too often embraced by our beleaguered

friends on the left, which is just to leave it alone. Don't bother anyone. Take the government

out of the equation. In other words, laissez-faire. The former is cruel and doesn't work anyway,

and the latter is insufficient, both in principle and politically speaking. As you'll hear,

it enables our enemies on the right. This is obviously only the beginning of this conversation,

so stay tuned. And in the

meantime, enjoy this chat with the Haysman. Welcome listeners to this special bonus episode of Know Your Enemy.

I'm Sam Adler Bell.

I'm not here with my great friend Matt Sitman, who's gallivanting in Europe as usual.

But I am here with a new friend, Hayes Davenport.

Hayes is a television writer, a podcaster, and until recently, he worked for the city of Los Angeles

on housing and homelessness issues.

He also writes an excellent substack about L.A. called Big City Heat, and I recommend it.

Hayes, welcome to know your enemy.

Thank you, Sam.

Thank you so much for having me.

Sad that Matt isn't here, but also great for me.

I think it's probably why I'm on the show.

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