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august 2024

August 2024 Dispatch (8/22/2024 from Mar Vista Voice Dispatch)

Measure to expand the LA County Board of Supervisors heads to the ballot. Here's what you should know (8/20/2024 from LAist)

LAPD voiced concerns about city attorney’s push to charge a protester, memo says (8/19/2024 from The LA Times)

Cal State, University of California ban encampments, impose protest rules (8/19/2024 from LAist)

Progressive California lawmakers rally against Proposition 36 (8/19/2024 from The LA Times)

How many foster kids are homeless in L.A. County? Nobody knows (8/19/2024 from The LA Times)

More than 400,000 students are getting free rides on Metro and other transit systems (8/18/2024 from LAist)

How LA County’s guaranteed income pilot has helped former foster youth find their footing (8/18/2024 from LAist)

L.A. city attorney wanted $500,000 for outside law firm. The City Council gave her only 10% (8/17/2024 from The LA Times)

As California Clears Homeless Camps, Two Projects Point a Way Forward (8/17/2024 from The New York Times)

Los Angeles’ building earthquake retrofit data have been outdated for years, Times investigation uncovers (8/16/2024 from The LA Times)

Whimsical scrap sculptures could be permanently removed in Mar Vista (8/15/2024 from The LA Times)

Diane Middleton bumped from LA harbor commission by LA mayor, sparking local opposition (8/15/2024 from LA Daily News)

Revving Up: Santa Monica-Malibu Unified preparing for new year (8/15/2024 from The Argonaut)

It’s “Open Season” on the Unhoused. We Must Oppose It. (8/15/2024 from Movement Memos)

Court Rules For Culver City in Move Lawsuit (8/15/2024 from Culver City Observer)

Who disciplines LAPD officers? Records show same lawyers picked repeatedly for process (8/15/2024 from The LA Times)

Environmental groups urge Newsom to shut Aliso Canyon facility in coming weeks (8/14/2024 from LA Daily News)

Going For The Gold In 2028: the Festival Trail Initiative is a Big Idea to Create a Legacy for Angelenos (8/14/2024 from MoveLA)

If California won’t back affordable housing funding, well, you get what you pay for (8/14/2024 from Cal Matters)

“You Have to Move!” - The Cruel and Ineffective Criminalization of Unhoused People in Los Angeles (8/14/2024 from Human Rights Watch)

Court rules pro-Palestine protests cannot obstruct Jewish students’ accessibility (8/14/2024 from The Daily Bruin)

Human Rights Watch slams L.A. and state for criminalizing homelessness (8/14/2024 from The LA Times)

Jubilo Village Gets Final Approval: Groundbreaking Planned for January 2025 (8/14/2024 from Culver City Crossroads)

North America’s Biggest Dog Festival to Return to Santa Monica (8/14/2024 from Yo! Venice)

Unhoused in Venice: Why fewer tents may not mean fewer unhoused people (8/14/2024 from LAist)

Renderings Revealed: 18-story tower planned at 1437 6th Street in Santa Monica (8/14/2024 from Urbanize LA)

$1000/mo: UBI pilot allowed Angelenos to improve health, be better parents (8/14/2024 from KCRW)

Council Chambers Filled with Pleas for Ceasefire Statement (8/13/2024 from Culver City Crossroads)

City Council approves temporary measure against Boyle Heights demolitions (8/13/2024 from The Eastsider)

LAUSD gives tens of thousands of children access to the internet at home (8/13/2024 from LA Daily News)

Construction underway for new car-free plaza in Westwood Village (8/13/2024 from Urbanize LA)

Pro-Palestinian protesters shut down 405 Freeway in West L.A. (8/13/2024 from The LA Times)

Lawsuits mount over RealPage rent software used by landlords to price apartments (8/12/2024 from OC Register)

L.A. city attorney is searching through employee emails, creating a climate of fear, staffer alleges (8/12/2024 from The LA Times)

Dodger Stadium aerial gondola clears first legal hurdle but political challenges loom (8/12/2024 from Courthouse News)

"Kids are going to be disappointed that they can’t follow their dreams" (8/12/2024 from Torched)

CHP is using and buying military equipment against state law (8/12/2024 from LA Public Press)

Mayor Bass announces plans for 'no car' Olympics in 2028 (8/10/2024 from LAist)

Understanding Imperialism - From Genocide to Global War (8/09/2024 from LA Progressive)

LA Metro volunteer ‘safety advisory committee’ role got more serious. Want to join? (8/09/2024 from LA Daily News)

The Paris Olympics Has Launched a War on the Poor (8/09/2024 from The Nation)

These nonprofits are helping tenants keep their affordable rents (8/08/2024 from The OC Register)

Prefab Temporary Housing Might Soon Shelter Unhoused Californians (8/08/2024 from Capital & Main)

Why L.A. County's Housing Crisis Keeps Getting Worse (8/08/2024 from LA Progressive)

After scrutiny, LA County limits new LASD school deputy contract (8/07/2024 from LA Public Press)

These Neighboring Trucks Serve Juicy Kyrgyz Lamb and Tajik Plov in West L.A.’s Central Asian Corridor (8/07/2024 from LA Taco)

In Los Angeles, your chic vacation rental may be a rent-controlled apartment (8/06/2024 from LA Public Press)

Civil trial over Southern California surf gang ‘localism’ kicks off (8/05/2024)

After half a century of grievances, veterans’ housing demands on West L.A. VA campus go to trial (8/05/2024 from The LA Times)

California’s economy depends on undocumented immigrants—to the tune of $151 billion (8/05/2024 from FastCompany)

Here's what LA's "car-free games" could look like (8/01/2024 from Torched)

Ladera Residents Intensify Efforts Against Upzoning Threat (8/01/2024 from LA Focus)

LA county supervisors reject jailing unhoused people for sleeping outside (7/31/2024 from LA Public Press)

Study details ‘transformative’ results from L.A. pilot that guaranteed families $1,000 a month (7/31/2024 from The LA Times)

Some “Inside Safe” residents fed only instant noodles, LA city controller says (7/30/2024 from LA Public Press)

After high court ruling, L.A. County supervisors to reaffirm policy against jailing homeless people (7/29/2024 from The LA Times)

Tough Talk, Bad Policy (7/28/2024 from Mike Bonin's Substack)

$200 million federal grant in the works to use public buses at 2028 Olympics (7/26/2024 from LA Daily News)

Sawtelle: LA hotspot fights to keep its Japanese identity (7/25/2024 from AsAm News)

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