The Best Things to Watch, Read, and Do in July
It’s another month in the bunker, L.A. Despite our collective eagerness to rejoin society, we’re still very much in the midst of a pandemic, and staying in (or going outdoors but avoiding crowds)...
View ArticleL.A. Councilmembers Propose Replacing LAPD Officers with Service Providers on...
On Tuesday, five Los Angeles City Councilmembers introduced a motion asking the city to draw up a plan for an “unarmed model of crisis response” that, in non-criminal situations, would replace LAPD...
View ArticleIn a Dramatic Reversal, the L.A. City Budget Will Contain No New Funds for...
Over the past week, thousands of protestors have taken to the streets of Los Angeles and, through their chants, graffiti, and signage, the protestors have made one clear demand of their city...
View ArticleA Complete Guide to a Full Month of (Virtual) Pride Events
Pride Month has rolled around again, and instead of gearing up for parades and parties, most people are still hunkering down as the pandemic continues to take a toll on Los Angeles. But there’s still...
View ArticleInside Saturday’s Protests, from Pan Pacific Park to Beverly Hills
Thousands of demonstrators descended upon central L.A. on Saturday to protest police brutality and demand justice for George Floyd, the Black Minneapolis resident who died while in police custody last...
View ArticleActivists and Council Members Want to Know Why Many L.A. Hotels Aren’t...
Last Friday, Davon Brown, an unhoused organizer who lives in Echo Park, walked into the Ritz-Carlton at L.A. Live and announced that he was looking to book a room. Dressed in sunglasses and a blazer,...
View ArticleL.A. City Council Fails to Pass Multiple Measures to Protect Struggling Renters
The Los Angeles City Council declined to pass a variety of measures aimed at expanding protections for renters on Wednesday, including a measure that sought to strengthen the city’s ban on evictions...
View ArticleMaking Sourdough? A Local ‘Bread Nerd’ Baked Up a Loaf for the Ages
Dried yeast has become something of a hot commodity in recent weeks, as stir-crazy amateur bakers have chosen to while away their days in quarantine with the time-consuming task of making homemade...
View Article‘Solidarity Not Charity’: How L.A.’s ‘Mutual Aid’ Groups Are Creating...
As the COVID-19 crisis stretches nonprofits and public service providers to their limits, a number of informal, hyper-local “mutual aid” groups have been cropping up throughout Los Angeles to fill in...
View ArticleHousing Activists Staged a ‘Car Caravan’ Protest Outside Mayor Garcetti’s Home
In the era of COVID-19, even protesters in Los Angeles are going the extra mile to practice social distancing. On Sunday evening, housing activists staged a “car-caravan” protest outside Mayor Eric...
View ArticleAs April 1 Looms, COVID-Impacted Tenants Are Trying to Figure Out How They’ll...
Like many Angelenos, Shar Jossell’s life has been completely upended by COVID-19. Earlier this month, the 32-year-old freelancer, who makes her living hosting radio shows, doing speaking engagements,...
View ArticleL.A. Will Allow the Homeless to Keep Tents Up During the Day Amid the...
On Tuesday, Los Angeles City Council members instructed the city to allow homeless people to leave their tents up during daylight hours in order to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus. The...
View ArticleL.A. City Councilmembers Want to Stop Coronavirus-Related Evictions Before...
Next week, members of the Los Angeles City Council plan to introduce a motion to halt Coronavirus-related evictions in the city of Los Angeles, following in the footsteps of other California cities...
View ArticleWhat’s Being Done to Prevent a Coronavirus Outbreak Among L.A.’s Unhoused?
With the number of coronavirus cases on the rise in Los Angeles, public health officials are asking that people play it safe by staying home if they are sick, washing their hands frequently, and...
View Article11 of the Best Things to Check Out in March
From a Pixar tearjerker to a Ghanian musician’s rare concert in Highland Park, here’s some of the best stuff to check out this month. Onward March 6 Bring tissues for what’s being called Pixar’s...
View ArticleWill the City Buy Out Private Buildings to Protect Affordable Housing?
Councilmember Gil Cedillo introduced a motion today asking city officials to make recommendations for how to acquire the Hillside Villa apartment complex in Chinatown using the process of eminent...
View ArticleThe Best Things to Do in L.A. in February
After a January that seemed to last for years, February is finally here. From music with former Chairlift front woman Caroline Polachek to stand-up comedy with Australian phenom Hannah Gadsby, here are...
View ArticleL.A.’s Illegal Pot Shops Are Selling Some Sketchy Vape Pens
Thousands of vape pens seized from illegal Los Angeles marijuana shops were found to contain potentially dangerous additives, including cutting agents like vitamin E acetate, which has been linked to a...
View ArticleAmid Protests in the Valley, City Council Temporarily Bans Private Detention...
The Los Angeles City Council voted to approve a temporary ban on private detention centers in the city on Wednesday, in an attempt to prevent the opening of a controversial immigrant youth facility in...
View ArticleControversial California Housing Bill SB 50 Is Back—with Some Big Changes
San Francisco Senator Scott Weiner brought SB 50, a controversial housing bill that aims to increase density around transit, back from the dead once again this month, following its sudden shelving in...
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