For today, we won!
The majority of council did not support the motion and sent it back to committee. This fight will come back, but public pressure stopped the council from moving forward today. Jamming this through in just a few days during a busy election season failed.
A group of LAPD officers just broke my camera mic, tackled me to the ground and beat me with their batons, after I identified myself as a journalist multiple times. @LATACO
In support of #BlackLivesMatter , Los Angeles City Workers are calling for Mayor Garcetti and City Council to adopt the #PeoplesBudgetLA. If you’re a current or former LA City Worker, sign the letter in solidarity and share! https://t.co/xNgZBUDFsj
COVID-19 has amplified our nation’s structural inequities as evident in racial disparities in deaths, access to care, income distribution, and police brutality against Black lives. This year's Hindsight Conference calls on planners and policy makers to c… https://t.co/TpQluOAZFx
Interested in the @MBTA, #transit research, or regional planning? Come join @MonicaTibbitsN at our Pride+Transit event on the 24th! Register: https://t.co/GgZkboAjKQ
"Los Angeles needs a city budget that reflects the priorities of our people, not its influential police union — and, this year, we might just get one."
(via @latimesopinion) https://t.co/dlP3gtPHWe
Ok so boom...we’re hiring. And while we have a pretty solid sense abt what we need, we also really appreciate ppl being able to show up as themselves. We’ll post positions next week, but in the meantime, let us know if you’re looking for work (remote avail) ($80k+)
RSVP now (free) for the Un-Urbanist Assembly: a LIVE 23-hour digital teach-in challenging the legacy of racism in urban planning. I'll host a space to hash out our differences for a whole 23 hours. I hope you'll join us! June 18-19 https://t.co/tkXqldHH4P
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Glad I had an opportunity to share my thoughts in this Op-Ed.
"This sector must no longer exist in service of white comfort, with no regard for the bodies that carry the burden of protest when Black lives are lost in the streets."
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Last year, the City budget allocated a measly $350,000 to educate 50,000 street vendors on new rules. Simultaneously, the City allocated $8,000,000 to law enforcement at @BSSLosAngeles to cite street vendors. #legalizestreetvending
As cities begin to redirect funds from police dept. budgets remember your local school districts, DOTs, and Planning depts have substantial (often discretionary) earmarks for police depts. “Moving” funds to schools and infra won’t automatically equate to divestment from police
@hellomidori This + structural/cultural overhaul. After '92 LAPD made all these efforts to racially diversify its force. It has been infuriating and heartbreaking to see officers with melanated skin and Asian and Spanish surnames instigate and bust heads for years
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