Editorial: Lorena Plaza housing project moves forward. For real this time. — The Editors
A community that has fought for generations to have its voices heard, a community that has been denied the right to speak on the basis of a lack of documentation, has gotten their say in court and now finds itself living a new and exciting day as a reality.
It was May Day in downtown Los Angeles. It was peaceful. It was sunny. It was almost impossible to not be listening and taking action. But it was also a day filled with uncertainty. For the past year that community had been in a stalemate with the City of Los Angeles. They’d fought the City of Los Angeles and won in court to protect their voices and the voices of others who’d fought for generations to have their voices heard.
Today saw this battle come to an end with a win by the community. At least some of the voices that had been left unaddressed by the City of LA can be taken up again.
This was the result of a lawsuit brought by seven prominent Los Angeles organizations who wanted to ensure that those who want to peacefully protest against the City of Los Angeles (the LAPD, the LAPD’s officers, the LAPD’s practices around policing, the LAPD’s practices around homeless services, and other similar issues) were given a voice.
A victory for the first time in an attempt to allow those who want to peacefully protest against the City of Los Angeles (the LAPD, the LAPD’s officers, the LAPD’s practices around policing, the LAPD’s practices around homeless services, and other similar issues) to be heard.
The case was filed in US district court in September of 2016, and it was filed in November of the following year.
The community in question is known as the Downtown community, an area which includes Venice, the Historic Core surrounding the Historic Core, and the South Lake Union neighborhood. Many other communities and organizations may wish to join them. They want to ensure that those who have been left unaddressed by the
