As chair of the House Committee on Financial Services, Congresswoman Maxine Waters has been critical of federal officials for policies that impact her 43rd District, which includes South Los Angeles, …
Yes on 21: Grassroots Coalition Protests California’s Eviction Compromise Bill
After COVID-19 came in like a wrecking ball, smashing the lives and livelihoods of Californians, anguished renters and housing justice advocates momentarily breathed a sigh of relief when Gov. Gavin …
Yes on 21: The Danger of COVID-19 Evictions
First you cry. Jobless, wracked with worry over providing food, shelter, and safety for your family during the COVID-19 pandemic, emergency assistance stalled or lost in a bureaucratic blackhole with …
Yes on 21? “Sí, se puede!” – Yes, We Can! – Says Icon Dolores Huerta
“Dolores does not play,” President Barack Obama joked as he presented civil rights and labor icon Dolores Huerta the Medal of Freedom in 2012, noting how gracious she was after …
History Converges – Yes on Prop 21 Is There!
How will historians describe this time as people across the nation take to the streets demanding racial and economic justice? The Aug. 28 commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington …
Why West Hollywood Supports Proposition 21
There was never any question about whether the city of West Hollywood, located between Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, would endorse Proposition 21. Rent control was the impetus for the …
