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From left, Mariela Briseño and Fernando Espinoza stand next to shoppers at Fiesta Mini Mall on a Saturday afternoon. (Alfredo Santana / LAPP)
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South LA vendors face eviction to make way for housing development

by Alfredo Santana 09/21/202309/21/2023

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.

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Vendors have permits. So why is Huntington Park confiscating fruit carts?

by Amanda Del Cid Lugo and Marina Peña 09/19/202309/22/2023

Vendors in the Southeast Los Angeles city say that police have confiscated their carts even after they’ve shown proper county permits.

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Smogland Radio: A battle on the streets of Huntington Park

by Smogland Radio 09/19/202309/19/2023

In episode five of Smogland Radio, we’re going to Huntington Park… and Staples.

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Why loving Staples is complicated when you’re unhoused

by Smogland Radio 09/19/202309/19/2023

Our correspondent Ruth wants to be cool with Staples. But she says they make it hard. This story is from Ruth, who’s part of our correspondents program, where we commission recordings from people in communities who often don’t see their experience reflected in the media. For Smogland Radio, Ruth reports from an LA-area Staples. At […]

Hillside Villa tenants in red shirts burn pieces of paper over a red bucket. Behind the bucket is a picture of a man on a red stool with a piece of fruit placed in front of the picture.
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Hillside Villa tenants are being evicted. They’re concerned the City isn’t helping.

by Phoenix Tso 09/18/202309/18/2023

Twenty-six tenants have been served with eviction notices. Meanwhile, a key court hearing in the city’s quest to buy the building has once again been pushed back.

The LA River as seen from the Broadway Bridge, around midday, as Hilary rolled into town. (A.F. Baumann / LAPP)
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LA’s emergency storm response doesn’t do enough for unhoused residents

by Lisa Kwon 09/15/202309/15/2023

Organizers say the current system for emergencies operates too slowly to support unhoused Angelenos.

Catalina Reyes' apartment on Sunset. (Jack Ross / LAPP)
Posted inInvestigations

‘Relocating’ rent-controlled tenants in LA is a lucrative business

by Jack Ross 09/14/202309/14/2023

Landlords want to kick out rent-controlled tenants. Shelby Istrin is here to help — for a fee.

More than 80 workers and advocates in the garment industry traveled to Washington this week to push for greater protections for laborers and the end of piece-rate pay (photo courtesy of Garment Worker Center).
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LA garment workers say California worker protection law is model for nation

by Jacob Gardenswartz 09/14/202309/14/2023

After a 2021 state measure strengthened worker protections, advocates turned their focus to Washington.

Nurses picketing at St. Francis Hospital in Lynwood (Alfredo Santana / LAPP)
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‘The hospital is putting nurses in danger,’ St. Francis nurses strike in Lynwood

by Alfredo Santana 09/06/202309/06/2023

Mounting stress and a lack of a new labor contract pushed hundreds of nurses to picket St. Francis hospital in Lynwood.

Posted inSmogland Radio

Smogland Radio: Food pantries, block parties, and goodbye to Suehiro in Little Tokyo

by Carla Green 09/05/202309/06/2023

This week, we’ve got a report on mutual aid groups who are trying their best to keep people from going hungry — since government assistance isn’t nearly enough. And, we’re going for a walk through Little Tokyo and Skid Row with Theo Henderson, host of the podcast We the Unhoused. Plus, community updates on Star […]

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