Banishing people to the desert does not solve homelessness
When the City of Lancaster and the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department banished J. to the Mojave Desert, she came close to paying with her life.
Gascón’s Work – Our Work – to Reimagine Justice is Just Beginning
District Attorney George Gascón’s battle for criminal justice reform in Los Angeles County, where long outdated policies have resulted in the largest jail system in the nation, had a setback this week that can’t be ignored.
Even in COVID, student mental health is still not a priority
Unhoused people don’t lose their civil rights at the shelter door
“A counselor on a domestic violence hotline told me my life was more important than things and that I should get away quickly,” Deborah Kraft recalled. Leaving everything behind, Deborah drove west until she reached Orange County, where she entered the homeless shelter system.
Five takeaways from this election season
With many of us doom-scrolling about democracy and the smooth transition of power, it’s easy to miss the local and state progress voters willed to life in California.