Laura Raymond
@laurajraymond.bsky.social
Social justice strategist and advocate. Los Angeles.
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
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Some needed good news! Homelessness is *down* in LA by 3.4% in the City and 4% in the County. Even though we may not fully feel the impact on the street, the data can show us a trend. Let’s talk about what works and what doesn’t work, so we can keep moving in the right direction. 🧵
July 15, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Some needed good news! Homelessness is *down* in LA by 3.4% in the City and 4% in the County. Even though we may not fully feel the impact on the street, the data can show us a trend. Let’s talk about what works and what doesn’t work, so we can keep moving in the right direction. 🧵
Outrageous! LA is united against this state terror imposed on immigrant communities. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/u...
Agents Use Military-Style Force Against Protesters at L.A. Immigration Raid
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June 7, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Outrageous! LA is united against this state terror imposed on immigrant communities. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/u...
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New episode of LA Podcast is out! @awalkerinla.bsky.social & @mikebonin.bsky.social are joined by guest co-host @laurajraymond.bsky.social for a whole episode on homelessness and housing.
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social orders cities to ban visible homelessness, again.
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@gavinnewsom.bsky.social orders cities to ban visible homelessness, again.
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May 20, 2025 at 6:24 AM
New episode of LA Podcast is out! @awalkerinla.bsky.social & @mikebonin.bsky.social are joined by guest co-host @laurajraymond.bsky.social for a whole episode on homelessness and housing.
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social orders cities to ban visible homelessness, again.
www.thinkforward.la/la-podcast-s...
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social orders cities to ban visible homelessness, again.
www.thinkforward.la/la-podcast-s...
I'm a guest host on this week's episode of The LA Podcast talking all things housing in LA County! Check it out (and subscribe!) thelapod.com
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May 19 2025 • Episode 253 Shelter Skelter Alissa and Mike are joined by guest co-host Laura Raymond for a whole episode on homelessness and housing. Gavin Newsom orders cities to ban visible...
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May 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I'm a guest host on this week's episode of The LA Podcast talking all things housing in LA County! Check it out (and subscribe!) thelapod.com
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Hi everyone! Yesterday I officially launched my campaign for LA City Council to represent the Westside (Council District 11). We are just getting started but I'm feeling lots of love. Read on below to read my launch statement.🧵👇🏽
May 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Hi everyone! Yesterday I officially launched my campaign for LA City Council to represent the Westside (Council District 11). We are just getting started but I'm feeling lots of love. Read on below to read my launch statement.🧵👇🏽
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THREAD: Under a new law, thousands of prisoners in Louisiana have been cut off from ever getting a chance at parole.
Why?
Because an algorithm said so. 1/
Why?
Because an algorithm said so. 1/
April 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
THREAD: Under a new law, thousands of prisoners in Louisiana have been cut off from ever getting a chance at parole.
Why?
Because an algorithm said so. 1/
Why?
Because an algorithm said so. 1/
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yeah man, please make my 85 year
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
🧵 There are a lot of misleading claims out there about the SAVE Act. Let me set the record straight: I voted for the SAVE Act for the simple reason that American elections are for Americans. Requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote is common sense.
April 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
yeah man, please make my 85 year
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
He confirmed commitment to tariffs Monday and is now pausing them. Is this some sort of big short of the markets? These can’t be ad hoc decisions.
April 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
He confirmed commitment to tariffs Monday and is now pausing them. Is this some sort of big short of the markets? These can’t be ad hoc decisions.
Lost in the news about tariffs: the Senate is going nuclear on its own rules so it can give whats left of our economy to the rich.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/u...
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Republicans Plan to Skirt Senate Rules to Push Through More Tax Cuts
G.O.P. leaders are planning to use the “nuclear option” to steer around the Senate’s in-house referee and allow the use of a gimmick that makes trillions of dollars in tax cuts appear to be free.
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April 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Lost in the news about tariffs: the Senate is going nuclear on its own rules so it can give whats left of our economy to the rich.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/u...
LA Times is speaking directly to Traci Park and Hydee Feldstein Soto here. Terrible leadership. We deserve better.
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Editorial: Stop finding ways to kill the Venice Dell homeless housing project and get it built instead
It's outrageous that the city is still looking for ways to stop the project, years after it was approved.
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March 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
LA Times is speaking directly to Traci Park and Hydee Feldstein Soto here. Terrible leadership. We deserve better.
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We are rapidly descending
Trump just directed the DOJ to attempt to disbar attorneys who take legal action against the executive branch while also indicating they will do the same to immigration attorneys.
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March 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We are rapidly descending
Measure ULA continues to raise tens of millions for much needed homelessness prevention and affordable housing programs 🤠
February 14, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Measure ULA continues to raise tens of millions for much needed homelessness prevention and affordable housing programs 🤠
We see you, Seattle! 👏👏👏 www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2025/...
Seattle voters embrace excess compensation tax to build social housing, reject Chamber-conceived alternative - NPI's Cascadia Advocate
A two-part special election housing ballot measure in the Emerald City is passing, with 57.55% of voters decisively backing a proposal to require the biggest businesses in town to invest in the recent...
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February 14, 2025 at 4:22 AM
We see you, Seattle! 👏👏👏 www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2025/...
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Thomson Reuters has won the first major AI copyright case in the US. The decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.
Thomson Reuters Wins First Major AI Copyright Case in the US
The Thomson Reuters decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.
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February 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Thomson Reuters has won the first major AI copyright case in the US. The decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.
The future belongs to those who organize people and resources. Full stop.
February 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The future belongs to those who organize people and resources. Full stop.
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When we wrote this guide two months ago, it seems like we did not overestimate the chaos and the vindictiveness to come. Hope it’s useful.
Trump has vowed to deport millions of immigrants and jail his political enemies. Conservative groups who helped elect him want more restrictions on abortion and a crackdown on protest.
All of that requires surveillance. We put together a guide to protect yourself. www.wired.com/story/the-wi...
All of that requires surveillance. We put together a guide to protect yourself. www.wired.com/story/the-wi...
The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...
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February 3, 2025 at 1:18 AM
When we wrote this guide two months ago, it seems like we did not overestimate the chaos and the vindictiveness to come. Hope it’s useful.
It was great speaking to @shelterforce.bsky.social about the success of Measure ULA so far.
With the fires compacting our dire housing crisis and cuts to federal $ coming, ULA just got that much more crucial to the City of LA.
With the fires compacting our dire housing crisis and cuts to federal $ coming, ULA just got that much more crucial to the City of LA.
What has Measure ULA Done so Far?
Los Angeles imposed a tax on luxury home sales to generate millions for housing efforts in the city. How is it working so far?
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January 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
It was great speaking to @shelterforce.bsky.social about the success of Measure ULA so far.
With the fires compacting our dire housing crisis and cuts to federal $ coming, ULA just got that much more crucial to the City of LA.
With the fires compacting our dire housing crisis and cuts to federal $ coming, ULA just got that much more crucial to the City of LA.