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Last week at William Mead Homes, a public housing community slated for privatization and gentrification, residents came together to watch Razing Liberty Square.⁠ #PublicHousingForAll #SaveSection9 #EndTheHousingCrisis

There was recently a fire at one of the Holiday Venice buildings. Help support the families affected by this fire! gofund.me/c3e25d47 && gofund.me/7f740ea4

ICYMI: Victory! Yesterday, the LA Board of Supervisors passed a permanent 3% rent cap for the majority of rent stabilized units (RSTPO) in unincorporated areas of LA County. Thank you @HollyJMitchell for your leadership on this key issue!

New: NO on Prop 36 campaign drops this new ad against the measure that ramps up penalties for drug and theft crimes in CA. The campaign says it spent seven figures to air statewide and debuted last night during Dodgers-Padres MLB playoff game.

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that could give cities unlimited power to arrest and ticket people for being homeless. There are rallies around the country, including in LA, to object to this failed, cruel approach. DTLA Fed Courthouse, 10 am, Monday. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

For the past six months I've been asking people what stories they want me to write about LA. Just about everyone asked me: "Can you find out what's going on with the Olympics?" I just launched my new newsletter and I hope you'll subscribe. Sign up at torched.la 🔥

Even Joe Biden knows the rent is too damn high (because the #HomesGuarantee told him) politico.com/news/2024/03/1…

Today, I introduced a motion instructing the City to suspend any actions that would advance the gondola project until LADOT completes a Dodger Stadium Transportation Study. 📑: cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkcon…

Going forward, this only makes it more important to elect leaders that prioritize the rights of unhoused people. Leaders who understand that more enforcement is a wasteful "solution" that won't solve the problem. Leaders willing to acknowledge our failures on housing. 10/11

If the court overturns Grant's Pass, as many expect to happen around June of this year, Los Angeles will still have disfunctional housing and homelessness systems. But thousands of unhoused people will become criminals overnight solely by virtue of their housing status. 11/11

Before the Supreme Court took up the case, both conservative commentators and democratic city politicians were begging them to overrule the 9th circuit. Here in LA, @CityAttorneyLA Hydee Feldstein-Soto formally petitioned them to overrule the case. 7/11 supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/2…

Today, we rallied with @PeopleOrganized and @IBTlocal2010 to call on clinic management and @UCLAHealth to get serious about a contract that invests in our patients by supporting frontline workers! #unionstrong #1u

Check out @SpecNews1SoCal’s profile of Sonja, one of our organizers and @PeopleOrganized staff members. Sonja’s work is focused on addressing our housing crisis by having people who are or were unhoused making decisions about LA’s policies.

Que macana. Ojalá no venga otra caída económica del estilo neoliberal como la del 2001... #ArgentinaVota Los que dicen que votaban algo "differente" no conocen la historia

The @VeniceFamClinic must halt plans to close its pharmacy and drug counseling services for residents of Del Rey & Mar Vista Gardens. Proud to join @UPTECWA @PeopleOrganized @sclcsocal @GroundGameLA today to remind VFC how important this is to the neighborhood.

“Keep it Open!” Thank you @UPTECWA and @sclcsocal and all our allies standing up to keep open pharmacy and drug counseling services at the @VeniceFamClinic Colen Center near Mar Vista Gardens!

Standing with @UPTECWA @PeopleOrganized @sclcsocal and community allies to save the Colen Center Pharmacy and Drug Counseling services!

NOW: Local 11 members, hotel strikers & allies in solidarity with migrant workers call on Santa Monica hotels to offer permanent jobs to migrant workers who have been exploited in an effort to break our strike & provide ALL workers a living wage. #SaMo #SoCalHotelStrike

Get ready to make some noise for a Rent Freeze Extension and Stronger Code Enforcement on Wednesday, November, 1st! Public comment will be in person at LA City Hall! Toolkit live on 11/1 for public comment instructions! 👇🏾🗣️ bit.ly/klahtoolkit

BREAKING: Superior Court Judge Barbara Scheper ruled today to dismiss a consolidated challenge against Measure ULA, upholding the largest affordable housing ballot initiative passed in Los Angeles history! #MeasureULA 🎉 1/7