C.C. de Vere
@ccdevere.bsky.social
EIC/podcast host @ EmptyLosAngeles.com
Blogger @ frenchtownconfidential.blogspot.com
Little Lost LA miniaturist
Blogger @ frenchtownconfidential.blogspot.com
Little Lost LA miniaturist
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LA’s housing crisis is trapping domestic violence survivors — One in five unhoused women in California escaped domestic violence.
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LA's housing crisis is trapping domestic violence survivors
Domestic violence services and homeless services exist in LA rarely work together effectively to help survivors find stability and safety.
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February 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
LA’s housing crisis is trapping domestic violence survivors — One in five unhoused women in California escaped domestic violence.
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Please boost by sharing 100% independent, unbought investigative journalism created on the streets of Los Angeles, so more people can read unhoused experiences and learn which lies they have been sold by mainstream press about homelessness & re-housing!
The latest from Ruth Roofless on how one woman in Venice is losing her housing is a heartbreaker. How are we this bad at keeping people housed in LA?
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Advocating for Ava
Aging tenants like Ava are getting evicted in LA with nowhere to go. On the Westside, many accommodations are supposed to be available for people like her, but they are not actually available at all.
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February 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Please boost by sharing 100% independent, unbought investigative journalism created on the streets of Los Angeles, so more people can read unhoused experiences and learn which lies they have been sold by mainstream press about homelessness & re-housing!
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Preservation pal Damian Sullivan has a disturbing update to last week's Glendale Garden Homes City Hall drama: property owner BW Brody's crew, with trucks branded INTIMIDATOR, murdered the ancient trees today in violation of the city's EIR determination.
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Vintage Glendale "The Jewel City" | SAD UPDATE ! | Facebook
SAD UPDATE !
THE CHOPPING OF THE TREES !!!
The victory to try and save the historic Glendale Garden Homes last week was short lived. The city council voted in a packed council chamber to order an...
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February 11, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Preservation pal Damian Sullivan has a disturbing update to last week's Glendale Garden Homes City Hall drama: property owner BW Brody's crew, with trucks branded INTIMIDATOR, murdered the ancient trees today in violation of the city's EIR determination.
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Good - but is this despicable gouger in a jail cell yet?
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced charges against a La Cañada Flintridge real estate agent for allegedly raising the price of his rental by 38% after L.A.'s wildfires.
California attorney general charges L.A. area landlord with alleged price gouging in wake of wildfires
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced charges against a La Cañada Flintridge real estate agent for allegedly raising the price of his rental by 38% after L.A.'s wildfires.
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January 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Good - but is this despicable gouger in a jail cell yet?
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Do you have a SNAP card? Admission to the Huntington is just $3 for you and three guests under the national Museums for All program. Pass it on! huntington.org/museums-for-...
Museums for All at The Huntington | The Huntington
The Huntington is proud to participate in Museums for All, an initiative of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This national access program encourages individuals of all backgrounds to visi...
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January 22, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Do you have a SNAP card? Admission to the Huntington is just $3 for you and three guests under the national Museums for All program. Pass it on! huntington.org/museums-for-...
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We’re already seen widespread reports of landlords price-gouging — raising the asking rent over 10% during a state of emergency. This is illegal in California under Penal Code Section 396.
Here's how to report and organize against rent-gouging:
Here's how to report and organize against rent-gouging:
How to report and organize against rent-gouging after the LA fires
Tenant lawyer and LA Tenants Union organizer Jacob Woocher shares some tips.
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January 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
We’re already seen widespread reports of landlords price-gouging — raising the asking rent over 10% during a state of emergency. This is illegal in California under Penal Code Section 396.
Here's how to report and organize against rent-gouging:
Here's how to report and organize against rent-gouging:
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I have an urgent donation need for LACADA & the Whittier LGBTQ Center. 65 people have been displaced from their Altadena location. Donations can be dropped off at: 10425 Painter Ave Santa Fe Springs CA 90670, contact Ingrid Soto on site.
#donationupdate
#EatonFire
#UrgentNeed
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#EatonFire
#UrgentNeed
January 14, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I have an urgent donation need for LACADA & the Whittier LGBTQ Center. 65 people have been displaced from their Altadena location. Donations can be dropped off at: 10425 Painter Ave Santa Fe Springs CA 90670, contact Ingrid Soto on site.
#donationupdate
#EatonFire
#UrgentNeed
#donationupdate
#EatonFire
#UrgentNeed
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We'll be talking to tenants' rights attorney Jacob Woocher at 4pm about rental price gouging and what everyday LA people can do about it.
📍 Where: Our IG Live
⏰ When: 4pm PST
Have you seen rental price gouging?
📍 Where: Our IG Live
⏰ When: 4pm PST
Have you seen rental price gouging?
January 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
We'll be talking to tenants' rights attorney Jacob Woocher at 4pm about rental price gouging and what everyday LA people can do about it.
📍 Where: Our IG Live
⏰ When: 4pm PST
Have you seen rental price gouging?
📍 Where: Our IG Live
⏰ When: 4pm PST
Have you seen rental price gouging?
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‘We just crossed the threshold into Octavia E. Butler’s future.
Time has caught up with her vision.’
—Lynell George @lynellgeorge.bsky.social
Author of the book,
a handful of earth
a handful of sky
the world of
Octavia E. Butler
And of this haunting piece, given the LA fires and Trump
🖊️July 2024:
Time has caught up with her vision.’
—Lynell George @lynellgeorge.bsky.social
Author of the book,
a handful of earth
a handful of sky
the world of
Octavia E. Butler
And of this haunting piece, given the LA fires and Trump
🖊️July 2024:
The Parable Is Now
Octavia E. Butler’s 1993 novel, Parable of the Sower, imagined a future in which California is inhospitable, weather is deadly, wealth disparities are vicious, and a presidential candidate may set the...
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January 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
‘We just crossed the threshold into Octavia E. Butler’s future.
Time has caught up with her vision.’
—Lynell George @lynellgeorge.bsky.social
Author of the book,
a handful of earth
a handful of sky
the world of
Octavia E. Butler
And of this haunting piece, given the LA fires and Trump
🖊️July 2024:
Time has caught up with her vision.’
—Lynell George @lynellgeorge.bsky.social
Author of the book,
a handful of earth
a handful of sky
the world of
Octavia E. Butler
And of this haunting piece, given the LA fires and Trump
🖊️July 2024:
Fellow Angelenos: if you have been approached by a developer wanting to buy your burned property for a pittance or have encountered recent rent gouging, reply here. I’m working on something.
January 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Fellow Angelenos: if you have been approached by a developer wanting to buy your burned property for a pittance or have encountered recent rent gouging, reply here. I’m working on something.
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Benjamin Kahle, realtor and Commissioner on the Los Angeles Historical Records and Landmarks Commission, is putting out a call for preservation architects and design professionals who can build Altadena back as an historic district.
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January 12, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Benjamin Kahle, realtor and Commissioner on the Los Angeles Historical Records and Landmarks Commission, is putting out a call for preservation architects and design professionals who can build Altadena back as an historic district.
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A newsletter send with love from out of the ashes: The Next Los Angeles Starts Now—With You!
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January 11, 2025 at 3:43 AM
A newsletter send with love from out of the ashes: The Next Los Angeles Starts Now—With You!
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“We keep us safe”: How to help your neighbors in the wake of devastating LA fires.
While not an exhaustive list, here are some of the ways you can make a difference:
While not an exhaustive list, here are some of the ways you can make a difference:
“We keep us safe”: How to help your neighbors in the wake of devastating LA fires
While not an exhaustive list, here are some of the ways you can make a difference.
lapublicpress.org
January 9, 2025 at 10:37 PM
“We keep us safe”: How to help your neighbors in the wake of devastating LA fires.
While not an exhaustive list, here are some of the ways you can make a difference:
While not an exhaustive list, here are some of the ways you can make a difference:
I cannot describe how gutted I feel about the devastating fire at the former SRO Morrison Hotel, forever linked to The Doors. Previous owners planned to turn it into a boutique hotel and destroyed the interior. lafd.org/news/histori...
Historic Downtown Los Angeles Building Destroyed by Fire | Los Angeles Fire Department
A massive fire erupted in a vacant building in Downtown Los Angeles, requiring over 100 firefighters to battle the flames for more than 90 minutes before gaining control.
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December 27, 2024 at 3:59 AM
I cannot describe how gutted I feel about the devastating fire at the former SRO Morrison Hotel, forever linked to The Doors. Previous owners planned to turn it into a boutique hotel and destroyed the interior. lafd.org/news/histori...
If you’re on Substack, follow me at Empty Los Angeles. I’m migrating from another host, so I only have entries posted up to May, but give me time. New content is coming soon.
December 25, 2024 at 5:43 PM
If you’re on Substack, follow me at Empty Los Angeles. I’m migrating from another host, so I only have entries posted up to May, but give me time. New content is coming soon.
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Hate crimes against transgender people increased 125% last year in Los Angeles County — and a staggering 97% of these crimes were violent, according to a new report.
Hate crimes against all LGBTQ+ people rose 48%, making LGBTQ+ people the second most targeted group of people.
Hate crimes against all LGBTQ+ people rose 48%, making LGBTQ+ people the second most targeted group of people.
Hate crimes against transgender people are up 125% in LA
Hate crimes against al LGBTQ+ people rose 48%, making LGBTQ+ people the second most targeted group of people, according to a new report An annual countywide report showed a total of 1,350 hate crimes ...
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December 13, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Hate crimes against transgender people increased 125% last year in Los Angeles County — and a staggering 97% of these crimes were violent, according to a new report.
Hate crimes against all LGBTQ+ people rose 48%, making LGBTQ+ people the second most targeted group of people.
Hate crimes against all LGBTQ+ people rose 48%, making LGBTQ+ people the second most targeted group of people.
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America: We love veterans, thank you for your service.
VA: Let’s lease out your land for oil drilling, parking lots, private sports facilities, and college baseball stadium. Sound good?
VA: Let’s lease out your land for oil drilling, parking lots, private sports facilities, and college baseball stadium. Sound good?
Don’t miss @roof.bsky.social in Citywatch LA on Veteran’s housing in Los Angeles, which couldn’t be more jammed up in court. Serve our country and get left on the street? Don’t think that was the deal, and most especially for disabled veterans.
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“Somehow At Some Point"
CityWatch is published 24/7 with special e-news blasts on Monday and Thursday evening, with Extras as appropriate around special events such as elections or imp
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December 6, 2024 at 5:48 AM
America: We love veterans, thank you for your service.
VA: Let’s lease out your land for oil drilling, parking lots, private sports facilities, and college baseball stadium. Sound good?
VA: Let’s lease out your land for oil drilling, parking lots, private sports facilities, and college baseball stadium. Sound good?