via Knock LA by Jacob Woocher As the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the United States, something kind of amazing happened with public housing: The federal government quietly encouraged local housing authorities to cancel rent. That’s not the exact...
via Jacobin Last month, on August 10, tenants from the Hillside Villa Tenants Association lit their eviction notices on fire in the courtyard of their apartment complex in Chinatown, Los Angeles. “It was almost like burning the weight off my shoulders,” said Rosario...
via LA Times Longtime labor organizer Jane McAlevey has some advice for what workers should demand of employers and union leaders: Don’t sign gag orders and commit to transparency. That’s what McAlevey, the author of several books on union organizing and negotiating...
via Palms Unhoused Mutual Aid August 18, 2023 Dear City of Los Angeles,Mayor Karen Bass,City and County officials, We demand that the City of Los Angeles open up ALL public buildings, hotels, libraries, public transportation hubs, parking structures, recreation...
via LA Public Press VAN NUYS — An encampment sweep planned near the Van Nuys Metro G Line station was averted Tuesday, after community members turned out to defend the unhoused community. The “sweep” on Aetna Street was the first official planned removal of tents and...
via LA Times The sparrows fled the courtyard. It was quiet amid the classics. John Szabo stepped out of the elevator and walked through the sunlit atrium of the Central Library. He passed a slumbering homeless man and, with the efficiency of a spy, disappeared into...
