Joseph LaRocca

Retail nerd; Crime prevention advocate; TV/Film; Kidney donor; Hockey fan

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

One of the most important speeches you will hear this year on why we are at war with Iran.

Worth five minutes of your time.

[The Associated Press @AP]

ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Tuesday that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company on its own in what the company called an “unprecedented cyber incident.”

[Julie Watts @juliewattsTV]

https://t.co/Stz5yZsMUE

[Joseph LaRocca @laroccaj]

@heather_wynalda Your dad was a good man. He’s in my prayers tonight.

[Fox News @FoxNews]

BREAKING: A massive water main break floods streets in West Hollywood, turning roads into rivers as Los Angeles County firefighters respond.

Multiple streets, including parts of Santa Monica Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard, are closed, and the cause remains under investigation.

[KTLA 5 Morning News @KTLAMorningNews]

SURPRISE LANDING
An insect crashed @KTLA reporter @RachelMenitoff's live shot last night, and we must praise her professionalism. Who else could remain this cool!?

[Matt Gutman @CBSMATTGUTMAN]

I just got SCAMMED: a remarkably sophisticated phone scam that nearly had me pull the entire entirety of funds out of one bank account. Watch to see how it unfolded. And how dangerous it might possibly have been.

Huge shout out to the @lapdhq and the folks at the @bankofamerica branch where I bank for helping me avert a potentially dangerous disaster.

[KTLA @KTLA]

Meta announced a new AI image model that allows anyone to generate images from your Instagram posts, sparking a host of privacy concerns. Here's how to opt out. https://t.co/7BL3EPsIB9

[Joseph LaRocca @laroccaj]

Regardless of where you live, this is a must watch.

California is in real trouble. Thank you @FareedZakaria for articulating the core issues.

[Fareed Zakaria @FareedZakaria]

California is one of the most dynamic places on the planet.

But it is a case study in how a rich society can spend more and more while producing less and less of what its ordinary citizens need.

My take:

[Joseph LaRocca @laroccaj]

@Elex_Michaelson @CNN @paulmitche11 @abelmaldonado @RonBrownstein @ElishaKrauss @PeterHamby @melmason @ASDem @ericgarcetti @SteveHiltonx Nice job on the coverage. For a mid-term, it was like drinking news from a firehose.

[ABC7 Eyewitness News @ABC7]

Los Angeles police say they are addressing what they describe as a health and safety hazard on city streets following an operation at a homeless encampment near downtown L.A. Authorities said items at the site were blocking the sidewalk and that the encampment was crawling with rats. https://t.co/6ZdkK12ufe

[KTLA @KTLA]

A division of the Los Angeles Police Department on Thursday shined a light on the abhorrent conditions at homeless encampments in a disturbing series of videos posted to social media. https://t.co/I0dadGg9GV

[Joseph LaRocca @laroccaj]

Nice job on the full interview, Elex.

I’m not sure the Mayor fully comprehends how concerned people are right now about our crime problem, the worsening homeless crisis, wasted taxpayer dollars and the bureaucracy that continues to grow under her administration.

She’s failed us.

[Joseph LaRocca @laroccaj]

@heather_wynalda @Elex_Michaelson H was a great neighbor and friend growing up.

Hi back. Love to you and your family!

[Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_]

This is an extremely effective ad.

[CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil @CBSEveningNews]

Police say a 28-year-old California man allegedly bought expensive LEGO sets, kept the pieces and returned the boxes filled with dry pasta. Authorities say the scheme was repeated about 70 times nationwide before he was caught.

[Joseph LaRocca @laroccaj]

@KTLA The system is broken. Why do we keep reelecting people that have proven unable to put a dent in the major issues facing the region?

[Fox News @FoxNews]

BREAKING: California AG Rob Bonta announces a major hospice fraud "bust" in Los Angeles County, alleging that the scheme defrauded Medi-Cal of $267 million.

"So, just to be clear, a quarter billion dollars...funds that are paid for by Californian taxpayers, funds that are meant to provide care to Californians in need."

"It is unacceptable. It is illegal, and we will not stand for it."

[KTLA @KTLA]

City officials cleared out a homeless encampment inside a Canoga Park storm drain where people were found sleeping and setting up living spaces. https://t.co/fij14oLZSb