We're the Los Angeles chapter of @DemSocialists, and we're building an LA for the working class! Join the fight at https://t.co/9taLsUBSBX 🌹✊
Jul 9, 2021 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
Eric Garcetti not only failed to make Los Angeles a city for all, build housing for homeless residents or improve transit, he also oversaw an era that saw wealth inequality skyrocket and housing become more unaffordable than it has ever been.
Eric Garcetti failed to hold SoCalGas accountable for the Aliso Canyon disaster or to end neighborhood drilling. His transit policies cut Metro service, causing a 25% decrease in ridership, and saw air quality plummet to levels not seen in almost 30 years.
Jul 9, 2021 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Amazon recently went public with their plan to build a 700,000 square foot distribution space just north of Burbank Airport.
Amazon holds $321.2 billion in assets. Those assets exist because of extracted wages from underpaid workers.
outlooknewspapers.com/amazon-burbank…
Burbank desperately needs to fund its public education, expand rental assistance, build affordable housing, and shore up funding for city services during this pandemic.
If Amazon wants to do business in Burbank, it has to pay the price.
We're going to make it happen.
Mar 27, 2020 • 48 tweets • 7 min read
Watch @LACityCouncil stream their emergency meeting live here lacityview.org/live
City Council meetings are broadcast live on cable television channel 35 and council meetings can also be heard at: (213) 621-city (metro), (818) 904-9450 (valley), (310) 471-city (westside) and (310) 547-city (san pedro area)