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Is ‘Inside Safe’ Finally Changing LA’s Approach to Housing?
Under former Councilmember Koretz, unhoused residents of Council District 5 were shuffled around by a slew of anti-encampment zones. They tell us they want permanent housing.
LA’s Transit Infrastructure Can Always Get Dumber: Meet the Gondola
Chinatown residents are fighting to stop former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt from building an aerial gondola just 40 feet above their homes.
Seven Dead, 82 Vanished: New UCLA Report Shows the Failure of the Echo Park Lake Model
CD 13 Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell said 209 EPL residents were placed in transitional shelter after the encampment sweep. A year later, only 17 made it to long-term housing.
Hugo Soto-Martínez Is Building Community Power in LA City Council District 13
The City Council candidate has a long history of organizing against structures of power — and winning.
How Stonewall Democratic Club Retaliated Against Critics of Its President
Ed Buck and Eric Bauman may be gone, but Stonewall Democratic Club continues to protect its most powerful members amidst allegations of misconduct.
The Unhoused Diaspora
Across Los Angeles, unhoused Angelenos are being forced out of their communities in the name of preserving public space for “all citizens” — but who does that really include?
Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell Holds Echo Park Lake Press Conference, Bars Press from Attending
In a bizarre move, the CD 13 Councilmember announced the reopening of Echo Park Lake and only invited a single news outlet.
Echo Park Lake Community Mourns Its Loss, Fights for Its Future
“You took away a haven, and we’re gonna fight for it," said Jessica Mendez, who led a candelit vigil and procession for the displaced community of Echo Park Lake.
