The Street Vendor Crime Wave

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-24/la-street-food-vendors-robberies

https://dcba.lacounty.gov/sidewalkvending/ (You don’t have to read this it’s just for show notes)

Compton Is Being Terrorized By Street Takeovers

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-09-12/illegal-street-takeovers-have-become-a-hazard-l-a-county-officials-want-to-hear-your-suggestions

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-04-19/compton-street-takeovers-illegal-car-shows-city-council-meeting 

Our Cops Are a Criminal Military Organization

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-09-12/la-county-prohibits-departments-from-selling-guns

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-09-12/lapd-officers-to-test-next-gen-taser-with-45-foot-range

The Hotel Workers Strike

https://inthesetimes.com/article/los-angeles-hotel-workers-strike-housing-union-labor 

The Homeless Industrial Complex Is Real

https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/27582-does-the-homeless-industrial-complex-exist

Homeless Outreach Workers Barely Make Enough Money to Pay Rent

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-06-04/outreach-workers-to-homeless-people-shouldnt-risk-becoming-homeless-themselves

https://deadline.com/2023/06/making-70000-per-year-in-los-angeles-as-single-person-government-considers-you-low-income-1235424109/