Upset with Wells Fargo’s foreclosure practices, protesters held a demonstration yesterday that briefly shut down one of the bank’s branches in downtown Los Angeles. The action was organized by Occupy Fights Foreclosures, an Occupy Los Angeles subcommittee that has been assisting homeowners fight what they consider are fraudulent foreclosures. About 80 activists, which included...
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In May of last year, members of Occupy Los Angeles and homeless advocates held an occupation-style demonstration every night in front of LA’s downtown business lobby, the Central City Association. That action lasted about three months. Last night, about 35 protesters returned for a one-night stand. The demonstration was a continuance of last year’s actions...
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For months now, occupy activists have been conducting sit-in demonstrations at repossessed homes to fight what they argue are fraudulent foreclosures. Occupiers have been camped out at the Lucero residence in East Los Angeles for over 80 days now and at the Corona residence in Lincoln Heights since just before Christmas. Recently as well,...
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The Bureau of Street Services and police tore down the barricade surrounding the Hernandez residence in Van Nuys today. The barrier was part of an Occupy protest against the foreclosure of the home, also known as Fort Hernandez, which has been ongoing for over two months. LAPD officers assisted in the action by setting...
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Margarita Lucero and her husband are unloading their pick-up truck of clothes. In the back are old televisions and VCRs. These are items they sell at swap meets, she explains. When asked how she has been, she responds, “No bien. Nervous.” The subject of her worries flies overhead in an overcast sky. “La policía,”...
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At the request of a homeowner under foreclosure, occupiers have barricaded themselves inside another home. They hope to stave off eviction and force an amicable arrangement with the mortgage lender. According to the homeowners, Margarita Lucero and her brother Benito, and occupiers, Deutsche Bank is fraudulently foreclosing on the Lucero home. On the day...
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These may be the final days of Fort Hernandez. Forty-five days ago, a foreclosed home in Van Nuys became a local hub of community outreach and protesting against banks. The residents of 14620 Leadwell St. decided not to leave, but to use their experience as an example of what’s wrong with this country’s banking...
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It is Oct. 1 and Occupy Los Angeles is celebrating its first year in existence. Roughly 200 people have assembled in Pershing Square and are planning to march through downtown. The temperature is near 100 degrees and an aggressive trimming of the park’s trees provides little shade for anyone. Although a protest is planned,...
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It’s Saturday afternoon, Labor Day weekend, in Van Nuys and the mood is subdued. Homeowners tend to chores. One works on his pick-up truck. Above, a warm breeze stirs the tree leaves, making a gentle sound that causes one to desire a hammock for an afternoon nap. Nearby, atop a flag pole, an American...
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A protest over activists being arrested for chalking messages on sidewalks erupted into a near-riot on Thursday, July 12 in downtown Los Angeles. Members of Occupy Los Angeles held a planned act of civil disobedience over what they argue is their constitutionally-protected right to chalk politically sensitive messages on the sidewalk. The event was...
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