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SGV Connect 138 – Reclaimers Resisting Eviction
Benito Flores, one of the Reclaimers, is resisting eviction to draw attention to inequities with how housing laws are being applied to people experiencing homelessness
July 15, 2025
No City for Old Men: L.A. Police Commission finds lung-collapsing blow to chest of unarmed Black 60-year-old “in policy”
Although Officer Brian Kolke failed to voluntarily report the use of force and prolonged Earl Roots' agony for several hours, he only received a comment card on his personnel file
December 11, 2023
Metro September 2023 Board Committee Round-Up: C Line, 91 Freeway Widening, and More
Transit ridership and freeway funding are up. $14 million for MicroTransit was postponed. South Bay C Line extension draws both controversy and support. Law enforcement, Taylor Swift, bus lanes, and more!
September 22, 2023
LAPD Officer Punched 60-year-old Black Man in Chest, Collapsing His Lung, during December Arrest
In an apparent effort to downgrade the incident to a non-categorical use of force, Chief Moore told the Police Commission that Earl Roots' hospitalization was "due to a complaint of having asthma," not the punch that collapsed Roots' lung.
September 13, 2023
LAPD Chief’s Report on Sergeant’s Drive-by Shooting of Unarmed Vet Embraces Falsehoods, Glosses over Recklessness
The drive-by was ruled out of policy. But the findings in the case were neither as critical nor as punitive as they could have been.
July 26, 2023
Metro MacArthur Park Station Pilot: So Far, Heavy on Punitive Measures
Metro turned down the torture music, but more MacArthur Park station interventions are planned - including getting around to some positive programs
April 20, 2023
February 2023 Metro Board Meeting Recap: Security, Homelessness, Valley Rail, and More
The Metro board meeting focused mostly on issues related to transit system security and homelessness. Also - brief updates on East San Fernando Valley light rail, ridership, and more.
February 24, 2023
L.A. City Council Approves Significant New Renter Protections
Tennant protections represent an important, though incomplete, victory for L.A. tenants and for the council's growing progressive cohort
January 20, 2023
Mental Health Crisis Response pilot debuted by SGVCOG
Clinicians and peer support specialists may be called to assist first responders with incidents involving unhoused residents, drug induced episodes, and other behavioral issues
October 28, 2022
United to House L.A. Proponents Rally For Resources To End Homelessness
If passed, "Measure ULA" would enact a new tax on the sale of high value property in L.A. City; tax revenues would be dedicated to projects and programs to end homelessness.
September 7, 2022
