rachel forester

CEQA was enacted in the 1970s to protect environmental resources. In 2023, it’s being applied to … [checks notes] … a liquor license transfer from one grocery store to another. Save this photo next time someone asks why CEQA reform is so urgently needed.

📢Hot off the presses from @LWVC & @CommonCauseCA! A review of CA's fair, equitable, independent state redistricting & roadmap for future improvements by Dr. @christiangrose Many 🙏🙏 to @HaasJrFund @BlueShieldFound & @Weingart_Fnd for generous support. 🧵lwvc.org/fair-maps-stat…

Yesterday my kid asked what we would do if we had to move from our apartment. Me- I don’t know, there’s nothing available that we could afford.

We are proud to have @SisterRoma from the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence presenting @honeymahogany with the Freedom and Equity Visibility Award at Drag for Democracy we must protect our trans and drag community at all costs dragfordemocracy.org

Many renters may not know this, but in the city of Los Angeles, rent hikes are currently banned in most apartments. I wanted to know if landlords are complying with the city’s COVID rent freeze. Here’s what I found for my new @LAist story. laist.com/news/housing-h…

@jonlovett Is this NT letting us know she intends to stay in office until the bitter end?

Wow, really powerful stuff. Let me see what this empty lower court seat thinks about it: (silence)

For our first #MeetJedMonday, it's my pleasure to introduce you to my furry friends Teela and Blue!

@AmyG_Standearth Radical- these kids are🔥

Solidarity with the students in Arizona who locked down during a school board meeting bc they eliminated Chicano studies ✊🏽✊🏽🔥🔥 That’s how it’s done

@AlexFischCC Claremont just ended the outdoor dining parklet program because a few businesses and individuals objected to the loss of 17 parking spaces. When surveyed, >80% of respondents were in favor of keeping the dining. Real servants of the people😒

@HollisBrusky @maya_sen Term limits!!!!!

Today I am thrilled to announce my candidacy for California’s 41st Assembly District!  This is where I founded my law practice, started a family, and served in public office. Please join us in our campaign at jedforassembly.com

@medusamama21 @BrittanyAlkonis Such a gross comment

@YasmineMcMorrin Thank you for your insightful and compassionate approach.

More interviews on the anti living ordinance. The cruelty is the point. We could always choose to just help folks. #CulverCity instagram.com/reel/CpApNayum…

For too long, renters and our lived experiences have been ignored by our elected leaders. I’m proud to be leading the change alongside @HugoForCD13 & @kennethmejiaLA to uplift renters and to realize our own political power 🙌🏼🙌🏼 laist.com/news/housing-h…

@gspeng I had the same feelings reading it

@kikaAI_ @Scott_Wiener Lawns

BIG HOUSING NEWS: I introduced SB 423 to extend/improve our groundbreaking housing streamlining law SB 35, which I authored in 2017. SB 35 makes infill housing ministerial—no CEQA, no discretionary permits—in cities that don’t meet their housing goals. It’s been a big success⬇️

During #BlackHistoryMonth, let's celebrate the pioneering contributions of Francis Ellen Watkins Harper. She was a poet, abolitionist, and suffragist who used her voice to speak out for civil rights. Read her profile: lwvc.org/BHM/Harper. #BlackHistoryMatters #BlackExcellence

@deray I can’t believe no one has suggested the Natural History Museum. It’s great!

What’s the best museum to visit in LA? I’ve already done LACMA.

@PopulismUpdates New Texico

Unite two or three US states to create one mega-state, and tell me the name