Despair over gentrification reaches new depths in South L.A.
SEPT. 24, 2021ERIKA D. SMITH Gina Fields talks almost wistfully about one her favorite activities growing up in “The Jungle,” the part of South L.A. that most Angelenos now know as rapidly gentrifying Baldwin Village. “I used to walk through Leimert Park as a kid to...
New California housing law challenged in court by Los Angeles nonprofit
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021HANNAH WILEY A Los Angeles-based nonprofit sued California on Wednesday to halt the implementation of a new housing law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed last week that allows cities to rezone certain urban neighborhoods for small apartment buildings. The...
National Black Voter Registration Day
Today, September 17, 2021, is National Black Voter Registration Day. The Los Angeles Urban League and the National Urban League celebrate National Black Voter Registration Day in partnership with BET and more than 40 other social justice organizations. With the...
Get Vaccinated and VOTE
As Californians and Americans, it is time to respond to two urgent calls to action: to get vaccinated and to vote. Our choices today on these crucial matters will profoundly impact our future as individuals and as a community. If you choose not to vote or not get...
The California Recall Is Not Democratic
Since its inception in 1911, the California Recall system has been flawed. The system allows a small group of voters to initiate the recall of a sitting governor. In addition, the system enables an opposing candidate to be installed as governor even if the current...
Why We Must Unite As a Community and Get Vaccinated Against Covid-19
COVID-19 continues to expose the inequities in our health care system. Statistics continue to show that people of color and low-income residents of all ethnicities have a higher risk of death from COVID-19. The primary factors that give rise to these disparities...
Why You Must Vote in The California Recall Election
Next month’s California recall election on September 14 is a result of direct democracy at work. Since 1911, our state has allowed for recall elections against current officeholders. Every Governor of California has faced a recall since 1960, but a recall effort...