South LA vendors face eviction to make way for housing development
A swap meet will be razed to make way for an affordable apartments, made possible by new streamlining legislation — they’re asking LA politicians for help.
Vendors have permits. So why is Huntington Park confiscating fruit carts?
Vendors in the Southeast Los Angeles city say that police have confiscated their carts even after they’ve shown proper county…
Smogland Radio: A battle on the streets of Huntington Park
In episode five of Smogland Radio, we’re going to Huntington Park… and Staples.
Why loving Staples is complicated when you’re unhoused
Our correspondent Ruth wants to be cool with Staples. But she says they make it hard. This story is from…
Hillside Villa tenants are being evicted. They’re concerned the City isn’t helping.
Twenty-six tenants have been served with eviction notices. Meanwhile, a key court hearing in the city’s quest to buy the…
LA’s emergency storm response doesn’t do enough for unhoused residents
Organizers say the current system for emergencies operates too slowly to support unhoused Angelenos.
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Youth LGBTQ+ center serving Southeast LA opens in Bell
An “oasis in the desert,” that’s how Thursday Storm, 21, sees MiSELA, a new LGBTQ+ youth center that opened in Bell last week. Storm and several…
‘The hospital is putting nurses in danger,’ St. Francis nurses strike in Lynwood
Mounting stress and a lack of a new labor contract pushed hundreds of nurses to picket St. Francis hospital in…
Smogland Radio: Food pantries, block parties, and goodbye to Suehiro in Little Tokyo
This week, we’ve got a report on mutual aid groups who are trying their best to keep people from going…
Long lines at LA food distributions after emergency food stamps end
Extra food stamp payments kept Angelenos from going hungry during the Covid pandemic. But they ended this spring and volunteer…
North Hollywood’s Star Garden reopens as only unionized strip club in nation
The North Hollywood strip club reopened last Thursday, after a strike, as the only strip club with unionized dancers in…
No shade or place to rest at Skid Row cooling stations
Once a vibrant, connective community space, the cooling stations seem to be providing water but not shade this summer.