The forum will take place on February 10 from 10am to 1pm at Méndez High School in Boyle Heights and will be livestreamed by LA Public Press.
Los Angeles had two brick-and-mortar cooperative markets. Now one is closing
Co-Opportunity Market — Los Angeles County’s only brick-and-mortar organic food cooperative —
closed one of its two locations.
Multi-million dollar “bailout” deal for Chinatown landlord passes LA City Council
LOS ANGELES CITY HALL — LAPD officers ejected a group of tenants from Council chambers following a unanimous vote for a deal that awards their landlord almost $15 million and doesn’t ensure they can stay in their homes long-term. The tenants of Hillside Villa, a Chinatown apartment complex, have been on rent strike for at […]
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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$1.4 million to replace Councilmember Nithya Raman didn’t work. What happened?
Despite big spending against her, Raman will continue holding public office.
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 declare a state of emergency inside the juvenile halls.
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 picking up the phone.
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 any other podcasting app, and you can find our associated articles on the Smogland Radio page of our website. Most Sunday nights, Jamel will make a nice meal for himself and Daisy, and they’ll sit […]
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 new school.