Those with homes, as well as a few without, slept outside last night to raise awareness of, what critics say is, a growing movement to criminalize the homeless in Venice. Advocates say the city is attempting to remove a destitute population from the beachside community through various parking ordinances, such as disallowing overnight parking,...
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Change never comes easily, especially when one is fighting the banking industry. And none probably know that better than the Coffee Party. For a year, the Coffee Party has been hosting demonstrations nearly every Saturday in front of a Bank of America in Silver Lake. Today, May 7, is its first anniversary. The Coffee...
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Typically a conference on homelessness and poverty would only focus on gentrification, police abuse, public housing or tenants’ rights, but there is a recession and a new issue must also be addressed: foreclosures. This weekend, the Los Angeles Housing and Hunger Crisis Conference was held to provide a venue for groups to share information...
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Linda Valverde went trick-or-treating, but instead of something good to eat, she focused instead on “somewhere good to sleep.” She was one of the many volunteers who marched wearing costumes on Oct. 29. Near the Metro station at Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue, a variety of groups banded together. It wasn’t yet Halloween, however...
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