Shutting Down Scientology and Confronting Corruption w/ StreetsLA | Ep 208 HTBITY

Activist and citizen journalist William Gude, better known as StreetsLA, joins me to expose the hidden corruption shaping Los Angeles — from backroom police union deals to the Scientology machine operating just blocks from our homes. This one's personal. We talk about the potholes, the politics, the homelessness shell game, and what it’s like living in the middle of it all while filming the chaos daily. If you think the city’s broken, wait until you hear who’s cashing in on it.

About StreetsLA:
William Gude is a well-known citizen journalist based in Hollywood, CA. Through his accounts @FilmThePoliceLA and @ScientologyAudit, he documents LAPD misconduct, city corruption, and alleged abuses by the Church of Scientology. His work combines fearless on-the-ground reporting with deep public records research, making him one of L.A.’s most persistent watchdogs.

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Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro & how StreetsLA got started
03:30 – Why Karen Bass is his #1 enemy
07:00 – LAPD helicopters, budgets & false crime panic
12:20 – Overpolicing Hollywood & tourist perception
17:40 – West Hollywood “exports” its homeless
23:00 – Corruption inside LAPD’s own union
29:00 – Scientology guards told him to “suck my cock”
36:00 – The real estate scam behind “Inside Safe”
41:00 – What life inside Sea Org is really like
46:30 – Hollywood’s transformation & who's profiting
51:00 – The origin story of Scientology (Xenu!)
57:20 – Why people still join, and what they don’t know
1:03:00 – Can Hollywood survive its own contradictions?
1:11:00 – Naked sidewalk chaos & the new LA drug wave
1:20:00 – Why he's still proud to call it home

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Discussed in This Episode:
StreetsLA, FilmThePoliceLA, ScientologyAudit, LAPD corruption, Karen Bass scandal, Hollywood homelessness, Inside Safe program, Scientology exposed, LA crime stats, William Gude interview, Jamie Kennedy podcast, LA activism, citizen journalism LA, Church of Scientology investigation, Xenu story, homelessness in Hollywood, Hollywood redevelopment