Join us for a night of poetry, culture, and community. Wednesday, December 6th will mark our first Noche de Historias y Cultura, a family-friendly open mic and community night market at our Youth and Community Center taking place from 5:30-8 pm. The event will culminate and celebrate the youth and young adults who successfully completed our first Spoken Word Series and serve as a space for local vendors and poets to share their art. Shop local, bring your family, and come enjoy a beautiful night under the LA sky at InnerCity Struggle.
There will be free tamales, coffee, and panecito for the first 200 guests.
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Mobilizing the Eastside: InnerCity Struggle hosts a voter carnival
Vive, vota y lucha. That was the slogan at the center of InnerCity Struggle’s campaign to mobilize Eastside voters in the upcoming elections with door-to-door registration, online guides and fun engagement events like Wednesday’s Lucha Carnival.
Latinos are almost half of the general population of Los Angeles. Getting Latinos to participate on Nov. 8 is critical to ensuring that communities like Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles have their voices heard, according to Kimberly Ortega, a spokesperson for the local nonprofit.
“Time and time again we have seen how important Latinos are when it comes to bringing change to our city,” Ortega said at the event, held at the organization’s Boyle Heights headquarters. “It’s important for everyone in the community to be informed on who and what is on the ballot so that we can increase our collective impact.”
According to Spectrum News, InnerCity Struggle is one of several LA nonprofits who received funding for voter outreach as part of the Latino Community Foundation’s “Yo voy a votar” initiative.
Going beyond typical voter engagement, the night’s carnival featured games, entertainment and prizes, all centered around propositions and measures on this year’s ballot that could have an impact on the Eastside.
Read moreVoting in California is easier than ever.
In California, everyone receives a vote-by-mail ballot before every election, and as a Voter’s Choice Act county, Los Angeles County voters have more options when it comes to voting.
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Complete your vote-by-mail ballot, sign it and return your ballot by mail as soon as you receive it!NO stamp is needed.Track it at WheresMyBallot.sos.ca.gov |
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Return your completed and signed vote-by-mail ballot to any of the secure drop-off locations up to 28 days before the election.Track it at WheresMyBallot.sos.ca.gov |
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MIDTERM ELECTION NOVEMBER 2022 VOTER GUIDE
Vota y Lucha!
Information on the proposition and our recommended stance.
Statewide Proposition
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| Guarantees all Californians a state constitutional right to reproductive freedom, including the right to an abortion. | Legalizes sports betting at American Indian gaming casinos and licensed racetracks in California. |
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| Legalizes sports betting through online gambling websites and smartphone apps for anyone over 21. | Guarantees close to $1 billion from the State’s general fund to pay for arts and music education in K-12 public schools. |
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| Enacts staffing requirements, reporting requirements, ownership disclosure, and closing requirements for chronic dialysis clinics. | A 1.75% personal income tax increase on Californians making more than $2 million to fund zero-emission vehicle projects and wildfire prevention programs. |
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| Upholds the ban on flavored tobacco sales, a law passed in 2020 passed by California lawmakers. |
Los Angeles County Measures
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Provides the LA County Board of Supervisors the power to remove a corrupt Sheriff from office. |
Authorizes taxes for marijuana businesses in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. |
City of Los Angeles Measures
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| A tax on real estate sales of more than $5 million in the City of LA and uses the revenue to reduce homelessness and protect low-income seniors. | Authorizes the City of Los Angeles to acquire or develop up to 5,000 additional units of low-income rental housing in each Council District to address homelessness and affordable housing needs. |
Share our Voter Guide | Download our Voter Guide (español)
For more information on the propositions and candidates on your ballot visit LAist.com
Extienden protecciones para inquilinos de las áreas no incorporadas de Los Ángeles
La junta de supervisores del condado votó a favor de extender varias protecciones para los inquilinos antes de que venza la moratoria de desalojos el próximo 31 de diciembre. Entre las mociones aprobadas está que se prohíbe los desalojos de aquellos inquilinos que no deban un mes completo de renta. Asimismo, se brindará representación legal gratuita para quienes enfrentan procesos de desalojo.
Claves de la extensión de protecciones contra desalojos en Los Ángeles que debes conocer
LOS ÁNGELES, California.- Las protecciones contra desalojos debido a la pandemia de covid-19 terminan el 1 de octubre. Ante el riesgo de que cientos de personas queden en la calle en los próximos días, la Junta de Supervisores de Los Ángeles dio a conocer nuevas protecciones.
Las nuevas alternativas aprobadas buscan que inquilinos de bajos recursos no pierdan las viviendas que rentan.
La primera moción expande el programa del condado Stay Housed L.A.
Una plataforma que brinda información, asesoría y recursos disponibles para inquilinos y dueños de propiedades sobre los derechos y protecciones que tienen en la jurisdicción.
La segunda moción, prohíbe los desalojos
La protección es para aquellos inquilinos que deban el monto inferior a un mes del valor justo de mercado en las áreas de L.A., Long Beach y Glendale.
“Actualmente, los propietarios pueden presentar una demanda para desalojar a los inquilinos por falta de pago de incluso por una fracción del alquiler de un mes”, según el comunicado de la junta.
¿Dónde se aplicará la protección de desalojos modificada?
La segunda moción, solo se aplica a áreas no incorporadas del condado de L.A., limita los aumentos de rentas en unidades de alquiler controlado al 3% anual hasta diciembre de 2023.
Terminan las protecciones: ¿En riesgo de un tsunami de desalojos en Los Ángeles?
Al menos 69,144 personas viven en las calles de Los Ángeles, según el conteo de indigentes sin hogar del área metropolitana del condado en 2022.
LA County Board of Supervisors meetings reopen to public for first time since early days of pandemic
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors held its first in-person board meeting in 2 1/2 years on Tuesday, only to be barraged with demonstrators inside and outside the hearing room.
Protestors gathered on the front steps of the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, many of them focused on eviction protections for tenants in the county.
Earlier this month, the supervisors voted to end its eviction moratorium at the end of the year, but were considering a motion that would bolster eviction defense services for tenants. Another measure would limit what landlords can ask potential renters about their pandemic renting history.
"Tenants in LA County need stronger protections because it's really hard for a lot of our tenants to stay in their homes when we have landlords harassing them," Elizabeth Hernandez, a housing advocate, told the board members.
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Kimberly Ortega
Communications Associate
Gender Pronouns: She/Ella
Born and raised in Boyle Heights, Kimberly Ortega is a proud daughter of working-class Mexican immigrants. As a graduate of the youth program at InnerCity Struggle and alumna of MSTMA at Roosevelt High School, she developed a passion for human rights, education, gender, economic, and social justice.
In May 2020, Kimberly earned a B.A. in American Studies (concentration in Race and Ethnicity) and Government as a first-generation college graduate. As a Race, Ethnicity, and Nationality intern in college, she hosted “The Self Sessions,” a podcast that provided a space for students of color to engage in conversations about reconnecting with the self through healing, mindfulness, and spirituality. Her personal experiences with systemic barriers and trauma have deepened her motivations to organize for collective joy, healing, and restorative justice.
As a Communication Assistant, she will be using her skills to lead earned media strategy, support transformative campaigns, and raise social and political consciousness in the neighborhood she grew up in. During her free time, she enjoys meditating, writing, baking, and spending time in nature.
