Nearly 500 Tenants Left a Los Angeles Apartment Complex Before a Judge Ruled Their Eviction Illegal. Now What?
Rent-controlled Barrington Plaza tenants, many of whom moved to more expensive apartments, are weighing a lawsuit.
Migrants Detained in San Diego Are Quietly Being Moved Out of State
Dozens are relocated by ICE, cutting them off from their attorneys and, sometimes, their families.
University of California Workers on Strike for the Right to Protest for Palestine
The President of UAW 4811, Rafael Jaime, speaks about the ongoing strike of University of California student workers
Police Make First Arrest for Assault on Pro-Palestine Protesters at UCLA
The arrest followed a CNN investigation that documented the hourslong attack and identified key perpetrators from the pro-Israel mob.
Blowing Off Class of 2024: Parent’s Criticism of USC’s Leadership on Commencement Day
By Annette Ricchiazzi / Original to ScheerPost My daughter, a fourth generation USC Trojan, graduated last Friday. It happened without incident, and she is now a USC alum. I took…
A Whole-Person Approach to Combating Homelessness
An ambitious pilot program provides a myriad of resources to help participants achieve financial independence through stable employment.
L.A.’s Incarceration of Youth Again Falls Short of Humane Standards, State Regulator Calls Two More Juvenile Facilities ‘Unsuitable’
“No young person deserves that treatment."
Hospital Workers Fired After Protesting Short Staffing Sue for Damages
Nine Lynwood St. Francis Medical Center staffers say they were fired as retaliation for leading union protests against staff cuts.
Los Angeles Mayor Orders Residential Hotels to Be Opened for Temporary Shelter
Since 2008 city law has required hotels used as primary residences to be preserved.
Los Angeles Hotel Workers Turn Up Media Pressure Amid Boycott Efforts
When one conference declined to cancel, a union walkout helped drive other concessions.
Decriminalizing Being Human
ACLU attorney Melissa Camacho explains the gradual improvements to Los Angeles county’s barbaric jails after 50 years of fighting for better conditions.
L.A. Promised to Preserve Low-Cost Housing. These Tenants’ Homes Were Turned Into Hotel Rooms Anyway.
When the American Hotel converted into a tourist hotel, its long-term residents lost not just their affordable housing but the creative community that long thrived in the iconic building.
Checked Out: How LA Failed to Stop Landlords From Turning Low-Cost Housing Into Tourist Hotels
Fifteen years ago, Los Angeles passed a law to preserve residential hotels as housing of last resort. Now, amid the homelessness crisis, some hotels may be violating that law by…
In L.A. Schools, Solidarity Strike Scores Big for Both Unions
By Amanda Katz / Labor Notes When Los Angeles educators joined school support staff on the picket lines last month, our solidarity strike helped them clinch a contract with a…
Why California’s Climate Change and Housing Crises Hit Women Hardest
An advocate explains how gender equity goes beyond Roe v. Wade.