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As LA renters struggle under the weight of rising housing costs, a new campaign has emerged claiming to stand for equity and affordability. Calling itself “Make LA Affordable,” the campaign

On Tuesday, August 5, dozens of community groups and neighbors came together at Clover Park in Santa Monica for the Westside Night Out for Safety and Liberation to celebrate real

As climate change fuels more frequent and deadly heatwaves across Southern California, Los Angeles County has adopted a landmark indoor cooling mandate for rental housing. The Board of Supervisors voted

In the Oakwood neighborhood of Venice, where multimillion-dollar homes now line streets that were once home to Black working-class families, 246 units of deeply affordable housing continue to stand as

Federal immigration agents carried out a deceptive and racially targeted raid Wednesday morning outside a Home Depot in LA’s Westlake neighborhood, using a rented Penske truck to lure and arrest

In early 2025, as Los Angeles was reeling from a wave of devastating wildfires, City Councilmembers introduced a motion to enact emergency tenant protections. The proposal included a temporary eviction

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