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Their utility bills skyrocketed, so they stopped paying them. Will the city change how these bills are calculated across LA? A city department recommends a ban for rent-stabilized units, but some tenants want one citywide. lapublicpress.org/2026/07/la-r...

Their utility bills skyrocketed, so they stopped paying them. Will the city change how these bills are calculated across LA?A city department recommends a ban for rent-stabilized units, but some tenants want one citywide.lapublicpress.org

Join us on Sunday, May 31 for a presentation by Lucas Poy, co-editor of Rent Strikes: A History of Collective Tenant Actions Across the World! Register at bit.ly/ATUN-may31 The book is open access & a PDF is available here: discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...

On March 24, 2025, O'Farrell ordered 400+ cops to raid Echo Park Lake. LAPD assaulted tenants and protestors, breaking the arm of Street Watch LA organizer, Isaac Scher.

The encampment grew into a safe haven for many who lost housing while escaping domestic violence or after COVID-related layoffs and evictions. This thriving community created a jobs program, community garden, hot-water showers, a kitchen, and much more.

On March 24 and 25, 2021, Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell ordered the militarized eviction of the community that made Echo Park Lake their home for 18 months. O'Farrell is gone, but the eviction's violent legacy of criminalization and displacement continues in his former district and beyond.

What does it take to be the only L.A. landlord criminally charged under the city’s Tenant Anti-Harassment Ordinance?

Meet the only L.A. landlord criminally charged with harassing her tenantsA war is raging between the tenants and landlord of 1430 Wright St., with both sides trading wild allegations of violence and harassment.www.latimes.com

From Echo Park Tenants Union, 10 people taken today in Echo Park/Silver Lake. Some were gardners, painters, and workers. All of them my neighbors.

On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.

Renee Macklin Good’s wife says she ‘nurtured kindness’On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.www.mprnews.org

Tonight, I was one of more than 200 people who gathered on Chicago’s North Side to mourn Renee Nicole Good. Several people asked me to publish my remarks from the vigil, so I’m sharing them here.

The Cost of Staying HumanRemarks from a vigil for Renee Nicole Goodorganizingmythoughts.org

"We had never operated ICE watch patrols, but we were able to do it. And here’s the great thing: you don’t have to do it alone. You don’t have to figure out all of this from scratch, because we’re here to support you.” My latest for the @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘You don’t have to do it alone’: how US cities are helping each other resist ICEFrom LA to Charlotte, organizers are learning from others’ strategies to protect residents amid federal crackdownswww.theguardian.com

"This is New York’s first portfolio-wide union in recent memory, and surely the first to be built at such dizzying scale: In a matter of months, 40 Pinnacle buildings across 3 boroughs have formed tenant associations and joined the union to coordinate their demands." newrepublic.com/article/2042...

Zohran Mamdani’s First Big Housing Test Is Already HereThe mayor-elect is about to inherit a messy bankruptcy affecting thousands of rent-stabilized New Yorkers. He’s also inheriting a growing tenants’ movement ready to fight back.newrepublic.com

LA rent relief is coming. But as immigration raids continue, it might not close the gap. Tenant organizers are still pressuring County leadership to pass an eviction moratorium. lapublicpress.org/2025/12/la-r...

LA rent relief is coming. But as immigration raids continue, it might not close the gapTenant organizers are still pressuring County leadership to pass an eviction moratorium.lapublicpress.org

THREAD: Our new investigation by @ottavias.bsky.social with @typeinvestigations.org uncovers Texas “boarding homes” where disabled and elderly people are neglected, trapped and exploited—and why this is a warning for the whole country. inthesetimes.com/article/texa...

After 40 years of struggle, Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement is now at nearly two million members and taking center stage in the fight for democracy and equality. It’s done that by flying the most unlikely militant banner of all: organic food.

Brazil’s Massive Landless Workers’ Movement Leads the WayAfter 40 years of struggle, Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement is now at nearly two million members and taking center stage in the fight for democracy and equality. It’s done that by flying the most unlikely militant banner of all: organic food.jacobin.com

LAPD can continue to use military weapons, foam bullets and tear gas after City Council vote. The LA City Council voted 8-4 to let LAPD keep using foam bullets and tear gas despite documented misuse during this summer’s anti-ICE protests and over $50M in civil rights violation payouts last year.

LAPD can continue to use military weapons, foam bullets and tear gas after City Council voteThe LA City Council voted 8-4 to let LAPD keep using foam bullets and tear gas despite documented misuse during this summer's anti-ICE protests and over $50 million in civil rights violation payouts l...lapublicpress.org

It's hard to express what it meant to watch Maurice, Natalia, Celeste, and Rhea tell their stories—in their own voices—this morning. The segment revealed a brutal reality: homelessness at this scale isn't about personal failure. It's the result of policy choices and systems built to exploit people.

When the employed are pushed into homelessnessIn America we are taught hard work is the key to success. But despite having full-time jobs, many families are locked out of the rental housing market, due to low wages, soaring rents and poor credit,...www.cbsnews.com

Housing organizers warn against putting people out “as long as I.C.E. is in our city.” https://bit.ly/4oGuo1C

Chicago tenants demand eviction moratorium amid federal invasionHousing organizers are warning against putting people out on the street “as long as ICE is in our city.”bit.ly

Just published! Rent Strikes: A history of collective tenant actions across the world, the book I edited with @hannesrolf.bsky.social, is out now from @uclpress.bsky.social It's OPEN ACCESS, part of the "Work Around the World" series by @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social uclpress.co.uk/book/rent-st...

Rent StrikesSince the nineteenth century, working-class families have predominantly relied on tenements for housing, with rents often consuming a large portion of their household budgets. There is a long and cont...uclpress.co.uk

After DHS agents descended upon a Home Depot in Los Angeles, @latenantsunion.bsky.social spent the summer experimenting. @city.bsky.social reports on how organizers built a long-term protective presence for Issue No. 8 hammerandhope.org/article/los-...

It's been 5 months since the federal siege of LA began. In recent weeks, raids have not been as widely reported as they were over the summer. Community defense teams witnessed a dramatic uptick in kidnappings in Ktown, Pico-Union, MacArthur Park, Mid City, & Downtown LA @lataco.bsky.social