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Bystander Shot Six Times During Officer-Involved Shooting Left Homeless, Struggling to Recover while LAPD Treats Him as Suspect
“Wow, I wake up from my death and it was like I was in jail...I’m treated like a criminal," he says. "[Yet] I'm the victim in this situation."
July 13, 2020
Beating of Unhoused Boyle Heights Man Exposes Woeful Inadequacy of LAPD Reform Proposals
Making the case for why, if L.A. is serious about reimagining public safety, it must embrace the conversation around defunding the police
June 23, 2020
L.A. Cyclists Ride for Justice for George Floyd
More than a thousand cyclists, mainly Black and Latinx, commemorated the death of George Floyd via a peaceful South L.A. RIde for Justice
June 8, 2020
Metro Sides with Police, Against Riders – Shuts Down System, Shuttles Arrestees
By suspending service and shuttling arrestees, Metro leadership sided with the police, against the needs of its largely Black and brown ridership
June 2, 2020
As Public Health Prepares for Vending Crackdown, Street Vendors Call for the Cancellation of Rents
Street vendors decry having been left to fend for themselves during a disaster, seek cash assistance, the cancellation of rents, and an end to criminalization
May 1, 2020
Evicted During COVID-19: “I Have Been Homeless for 20 Days…What’s Going to Happen to Me?”
A true eviction moratorium might have kept Miguel housed and stable; now he fears for his mental health and his ability to get back on his feet
April 25, 2020
Operation Gridlock Protest Brings Around 60 Drivers to Downtown L.A.
Attendance peaked at about 60 cars, carrying about 90 people. Drivers were outnumbered by a large contingent of LAPD officers, and by press camerapersons and photographers.
April 22, 2020
Vending in the Time of Corona: an Elotera Who Can’t Afford to Stay Home is Attacked
Vendors across the city wonder how they will feed their families; a Street Vendor Emergency Fund aims to help
March 31, 2020
Beverly Hills and Metro Look to Speed Subway Construction During COVID-19 Traffic Lull
A proposal to take advantage of decreased traffic could save 6 months on Purple Line subway construction
March 30, 2020
Metro Signs $1.3 Billion Full Funding Grant Agreement For Westside Subway Phase 3
Two years overdue, feds finally approve funding for Westside Subway section 3 - from Beverly Hills to West L.A.
March 24, 2020
