Aug 7, 2026 · 39 min · 17 segments
This episode of the News Blitz with Randy Wang is a must-listen for anyone concerned about the welfare of animals in Los Angeles. The conversation with Joey Tuccio, a passionate advocate for animal…
Randy WangHost
Joey TuccioGuest
So if you don't know, Runyon Canyon, obviously one of the most popular hiking spots in all of Southern California.
But a few years ago, some people thought it would be a good idea to put some porta potties in Runyon Canyon.
And the locals around there, they would prefer no bathroom because then people don't stay there as long.
But Nithya thought, you know what we need? We need a professional bathroom for people to do their business and not do it in the bushes.
And she went through an arduous process contracting with a responsible developer that said, we can build a two-stall bathroom with sinks for a million dollars.
And like everything in Los Angeles, it's a day late and a dollar short because the current project is still fenced off.
I say all the time that the city of San Francisco is the ghost of Christmas future to all the stupid things that Los Angeles does.
Because in San Francisco, Daniel Lurie, who does have his problems, got into his whole thing with the Reset Center today, for the most part, is the most popular mayor in America right now.
He put out a big press conference in front of San Francisco's famous $1 million toilet saying that we need to change the rules here.
We need to put some things on the ballot so we never have this kind of waste, fraud, and abuse again.
Los Angeles, what do we do? We see that San Francisco goes through an incredibly embarrassing fiasco with a $1 million toilet.
So if you don't know, Runyon Canyon, obviously one of the most popular hiking spots in all of Southern California.
But a few years ago, some people thought it would be a good idea to put some porta potties in Runyon Canyon.
And the locals around there, they would prefer no bathroom because then people don't stay there as long.
But Nithya thought, you know what we need? We need a professional bathroom for people to do their business and not do it in the bushes.
And she went through an arduous process contracting with a responsible developer that said, we can build a two-stall bathroom with sinks for a million dollars.
And like everything in Los Angeles, it's a day late and a dollar short because the current project is still fenced off.
I say all the time that the city of San Francisco is the ghost of Christmas future to all the stupid things that Los Angeles does.
Because in San Francisco, Daniel Lurie, who does have his problems, got into his whole thing with the Reset Center today, for the most part, is the most popular mayor in America right now.
He put out a big press conference in front of San Francisco's famous $1 million toilet saying that we need to change the rules here.
We need to put some things on the ballot so we never have this kind of waste, fraud, and abuse again.
Los Angeles, what do we do? We see that San Francisco goes through an incredibly embarrassing fiasco with a $1 million toilet.
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