How Better Workforce Development Systems and Community-Centered Reconstruction Can Go Hand In Hand - by Kabira Stokes
Profiteers were on the prowl before the Eaton and Palisades fires were even extinguished. But the massive project of the
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Did you know that as a resident of Los Angeles, you have an attorney? The City Attorney is elected to represent and fight for the people of Los Angeles and to serve as the City’s lawyer. Deputy Attorney General Marissa Roy recently announced her campaign for Los Angeles City Attorney, campaigning to protect workers from wage theft, renters from illegal evictions, and consumers from fraud.
Marissa is running against our current City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto. In stark contrast, Hydee has opposed affordable housing for Los Angelenos, sued journalists, prosecuted protesters, and surveilled the emails of her employees.
Find out more about Marissa and her campaign here. You can also follow along on social media on Instagram and X.
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Links and Additional Reading
What's Next, Los Angeles? with Mike Bonin, The Trouble with Hydee
Capital & Main, The Landlord Behind Massive Los Angeles Eviction Has Spent More Than $1 Million on City Elections
What's Next, Los Angeles? is produced and hosted by Mike Bonin, in partnership with LA Forward.
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