Poetry Corner: The Equation
The Equation by Cosmo the Poet FREEDOM = Department 3C + Yard 4B – MONEY: Do you know what it is like to be caged like an animal? In a box that is unfit to be healthy for human growth? For deep inside the bowels of cellblock 4B are men and women Who breathe like me, hurt like me, Cry like me, and are yearning to be free – like [...]
Poetry Corner: That Man’s America
That Man’s America by S. A. Gerber I struggle to stand on the wave covered deck. My work boots are held together with glue and screws. I impress the Liberals with my ragged appearance. I will work until they say stop. I will eat their leftover sandwiches and drink free coffee. I smoke on their loading docks and write poetry. I accept their pay and do not ask for more. I [...]
Services Not Sweeps – Stop LAMC 41.18
End Homelessness Now-LA is sending you an urgent request from our friends at Services Not Sweeps, urging EVERYONE to come to City Hall at 9:30am on July 27 and tell City Council that 41.18 is BAD POLICY and should be repealed. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6121c5cab3151f3c2afd0920/t/62d964e9e360c75031141b83/1658414313600/SNS+Statement+on+41.18+2022.pdf Statement on City of LA’s Expansion of LAMC 41.18 The Los Angeles City Council is set to approve an amendment to LAMC 41.18 that will greatly expand the number of [...]
9 Bugs to Eat in a Survival Situation (And 4 You Want to Avoid)
If you’re stranded and just finished your last granola bar, you might want to give one of these insects a try… https://www.fieldandstream.com/story/survival/insects-to-eat-in-survival-situation/ By Bill Heavey Excerpt: If you have to eat grubs in a survival situation, roast them. They’re kind of gross and slimy, but in a survival scenario they’ll do. Pick apart rotting logs and look through leaf litter. Roasting the little suckers is a preferred method of preparation. A [...]
Urgent Appeal to So Cal’s Civil Society and Creative Communities GalleryUrgent Appeal to So Cal’s Civil Society and Creative Communities
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Urgent Appeal to So Cal’s Civil Society and Creative Communities
Urgent Appeal to So Cal’s Civil Society and Creative Communities on Behalf of KPFK by Michael Novick I am writing as the chair of the Local Station Board, a listener member elected to the governance of KPFK, listener-sponsored, non-commercial educational Pacifica free speech community radio (90.7 in L.A., 98.7 in Santa Barbara, 93.7 in San Diego, 99.5 in Ridgecrest/China Lake, and world-wide at kpfk.org). I am writing with a simple and immediate [...]
Evictions Wrongfully Proceeding in LA Courts GalleryEvictions Wrongfully Proceeding in LA Courts
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Evictions Wrongfully Proceeding in LA Courts
Evictions Proceeding in LA Courts Despite COVID, Moratorium By Ray Jones and Michael Novick Earlier this year, Public Counsel filed suit on behalf of itself and numerous LA-area legal aid organizations, to demand the LA Superior Court shut down, rather than continuing civil trials on traffic citations and “unlawful detainer” – eviction – proceedings. Their claim is that the needless court actions endanger the health of the poor people being dragged into [...]
Crenshaw Mall Quietly Sold to Failed Developer, not Black Community
The Battle For The Crenshaw Mall Continues by Downtown Crenshaw We have confirmed the Crenshaw Mall was quietly sold to the corrupt, racist and failed developer David Schwartzman of Harridge Development Group. This is of course disappointing. At its root, the decision by the sellers of the mall (public pension funds and Deutsche Bank/DWS) to sell to Schwartzman instead of the Black community illustrates that systemic and generational racism in real estate [...]
Fauxgressives on Neighborhood Councils: Liberal Slogans Encasing Developers’ Agenda GalleryFauxgressives on Neighborhood Councils: Liberal Slogans Encasing Developers’ Agenda
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Fauxgressives on Neighborhood Councils: Liberal Slogans Encasing Developers’ Agenda
Fauxgressives on the march, winning recent Neighborhood Council elections By Dick Platkin* https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/cw/los-angeles/22421-fauxgressives-on-the-march-winning-recent-neighborhood-council-elections Planning Watch: Lately my in-box has included emails from local community activists dealing with “progressives” who won recent Neighborhood Council elections. One email included a recent on-line article from Knock-LA, written by an LA Forward organizer who spearheaded these successful election campaigns. This article, however, revealed little about what these winners hope to achieve through LA’s Neighborhood Councils. Do [...]
Housing & Gentrification Issues GalleryHousing & Gentrification Issues
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Housing & Gentrification Issues
Community Control of the Crenshaw Mall! Fight Gentrification! The major players involved in the sale of the Crenshaw Mall trying to gentrify Black L.A. are some of the world’s most powerful people and shady characters. It can get complicated, so we broke it all down. Several of America's largest public pension funds #LACERA #NYCERS #UCRegents #TRSNYC #TexasTeachers are the investors in Capri Urban Investors, a private equity fund that owns the Crenshaw [...]
Mike Hall of Venice was murdered June 25
A houseless man was murdered on Venice Beach. There's more that needs to be said about what’s happening there. by Peggy Lee Kennedy Mike Hall, a 49 year-old Venice local, was murdered on Dudley hill next to the Venice Boardwalk on June 25. He was previously living in a vehicle by Electric and Venice Blvd.. His RV got towed and he came to the boardwalk because he heard people were getting housing [...]
Trickle-Down Housing is a Failure
Trickle-Down Housing is a Failure. Here’s What You Need to Know. by Patrick Range McDonald, Housing Is a Human Right Trickle-down housing policy, pushed by the real estate industry and politicians, has been a colossal failure. It hasn’t built the affordable housing that’s needed for California’s housing affordability crisis, and it fuels gentrification in working-class communities, especially those of color. Activists have long used the term trickle-down housing, but not everyone knows [...]