This is how liquor licenses play a role in gentrifying Highland Park
Residents and community organizers from Highland Park and surrounding areas say too many liquor licenses and too little regulation have changed their neighborhoods from home to an “amusement park.”
LA City Council reveals secret deal with Chinatown landlord. Tenants say they ‘got sold out’
Tenants and organizers say low-income tenants could be displaced from Hillside Villa if the deal goes through.
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The roof fell at Lynwood High School. Now, parents deal with the aftermath
The closure of Lynwood High School following a ceiling collapse means parents are struggling to transport their kids to a…
$1.4 million to replace Councilmember Nithya Raman didn’t work. What happened?
Despite big spending against her, Raman will continue holding public office.
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LA County will keep juvenile detention centers open
The decision also comes days after youth advocates shut down the LA County Board of Supervisors meeting demanding the supervisors…
Call 211 for shelter? The hotline says they are chronically underfunded
The 24-hour hotline is underfunded and has very little direct access to housing resources, according to 211 LA, the organization…
Smogland Radio: “I’m kind of dreading the day that this place is going to be taken from us”
This is a bonus episode of our podcast, Smogland Radio. You can find all the episodes on Apple Podcasts or…