Today we’re going to be talking about homelessness, housing costs, vacancy taxes, sexual harassment at USC and in the DA’s office. Oh yeah, and a HUGE fire at a refinery down in Carson.

Civics 101: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHfqLMn-YbQ

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Sources

USC: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-27/regulators-slam-usc-handling-of-sex-abuse-as-shocking-and-reprehensible-order-federal-oversight

Refinery fire: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-25/large-fire-reported-at-carson-refinery

DA's office: https://witnessla.com/prosecutors-say-reporting-sexual-harassment-at-l-a-das-office-means-retaliation-jackie-lacey-says-not-true/

Housing costs: https://la.curbed.com/2020/2/21/21147207/housing-costs-los-angeles-economy

Statewide Vacancy Tax: https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article240480226.html

Today we’re talking about The Young Turks' unionization, CD 25 developments, LAPD playing fast and loose with license plate data, ICE playing fast and loose with the law, and chatting with our friend, organizer, and activist Ashley Bennett.

Echo Park Lake Organizing: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ggla-outreach

Sources

Echo Park Lake: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ggla-outreach

Katie Hill: https://theintercept.com/2020/02/21/fbi-arrests-hacker-linked-to-katie-hill-campaign/

Unaffordable LA: https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/02/18/los-angeles-least-affordable-housing-market-in-nation/

ICE: https://ktla.com/2020/02/19/ice-arrests-3-at-sonoma-county-courthouse-despite-new-state-law/

LAPD license plates: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/y3mb8b/california-police-have-been-illegally-sharing-license-plate-reader-data

Today we’re talking about voter guides, pedestrianization, cop shit, and talk Movement Politics with our friend, organizer, and activist Kendall Mayhew.

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Sources

Homes Guarantee in LA: https://la.curbed.com/2020/2/12/21133788/housing-right-social-public-los-angeles-bonin

Broadway: https://la.curbed.com/2020/2/12/21135509/broadway-cars-closed-street-los-angeles

LAPD lawsuit: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-11/black-lives-matter-leader-sues-city-ex-police-chief-beck

Today we’re going to be talking about some interesting developments in supportive housing proposal in CD13, a bunch of state level housing legislation that is still alive and had really managed to stay out of the spotlight while SB 50 was still around, a couple of other interesting housing stories, a quick update on a disgraced former Sheriff, a jail reform bill that y’all definitely need to be tracking and supporting, potential new voting rules, Garcetti getting to keep his job, and finally end up on a reason why Garcetti absolutely should *not* get to keep his job.

>>>>>>KNOCK.LA's VOTER GUIDE IS HERE<<<<<<<<<<<

https://knock-la.com/the-knock-la-los-angeles-progressive-voter-guide-for-the-march-2020-primary-7f2c3efc13cc

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Sources

Housing Bills: https://la.curbed.com/2020/2/6/21125037/sb-50-other-laws-california

Party Registration bill: https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2020/02/06/last-minute-california-bill-could-boost-independent-votes-in-democratic-primary-9421189

London Breed: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/05/us/bay-area-affordable-housing.html

St. Vincent's: https://urbanize.la/post/la-city-councilmember-wants-convert-st-vincent-medical-center-supportive-housing

Garcetti recall: https://abc7.com/politics/garcetti-recall-effort-ends-after-organizers-fall-short-in-required-signatures/5908671/

Lee Baca: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-05/former-los-angeles-county-sheriff-lee-baca-is-now-a-prison-inmate-in-texas

Today we’re talking about national housing policy, state housing policy, the LAPD, some super local housing news, the DA race, and even more housing stuff

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Sources:

Hillside Villa live stream: https://www.facebook.com/GroundGameLA/videos/523179764973190/

Cedillo Motion: http://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2020/20-0148_mot_01-31-2020.pdf

DA Debate: https://laist.com/2020/01/30/los_angeles_district_attorney_da_debate_election_lacey_gascon_rossi.php

https://twitter.com/Jasmyne/status/1222745796069580800

People's Housing Platform: https://www.curbed.com/2020/1/29/21112405/aoc-squad-peoples-housing-platform-congress-legislation-housing

Ellis Act Evictions: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-28/ellis-act-evictions-los-angeles-westside

Victor Valencia shooting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP_gcGdNp-U

We're sitting down with KTown for All organizers Sharon and Jane to look at NBC LA's "Streets of Shame" series and unpack this weird form of anti-homeless propaganda.

To learn more about KTown for All: http://ktownforall.org/

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This week we're talking about the Point In Time count, new developments in the Metro Division scandal, Garcetti and Trump's plans for fixing the crisis on our streets, and the resistance to sweeps at Echo Park.

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This week we discuss the murder of Victor Valencia by LAPD, encampment sweeps across LA, changes at LAHSA, and a deep dives into Moms4Housing and SB50

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Sources

Nury Martinez: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-14/nury-martinez-los-angeles-city-council

LAHSA: https://la.curbed.com/2020/1/16/21066708/homeless-camps-tents-clean-sweeps

Wedgewood: https://theintercept.com/2020/01/17/moms-4-housing-eviction-wedgewood/

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/examining-wedgewood-a-look-at-the-home-flipping-giant-in-battle-with-homeless-mothers/2208119/

What happens when the New York Times sends a reporters to cover a fringe Trump festival filled with Islamophobes, racists, domestic terrorists, and gun hoarders?

Nothing good.

Read along here: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/28/us/politics/trump-2020-trumpstock.html

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This week we're talking about Rep. Duncan Hunter, SB 50's rebirth, developments in a new LAPD scandal, and a rash of sweeps across LA right before the Point In Time Count

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Sources

Duncan Hunter: https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-01-07/rep-duncan-hunter-resigns

SB 50: https://www.fresnobee.com/news/california/article239000628.html

LAPD Metro Division: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-06/dozens-of-lapd-officers-accused-of-portrayed-innocent-people-as-gang-members-falsifying-records

http://www.lapdonline.org/newsroom/news_view/66155

Moms for Housing: https://twitter.com/TweetBottNBC/status/1215722593073778688

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Judge-rules-homeless-mothers-must-leave-vacant-14965783.php

Sweeps: https://www.instagram.com/p/B7H8f-qBqO4/?igshid=1ap2r1ctn11hk

https://twitter.com/nithyavraman/status/1215332852146900992?s=21

Newsom homelessness plan: https://www.npr.org/2020/01/08/794687084/california-governor-pushes-1-4-billion-plan-to-tackle-homelessness