In May, NOlympics LA joined anti-Olympics groups from around the world in Paris and Seine-Saint-Denis, France, for our second transnational anti-Olympics gathering. Paris is slated
Another day, another opportunity for supercharged displacement driver Airbnb to belittle poor and working class residents in touristy cities. This time around, they’ve locked in
It’s that time of year again. Elites hoping to boost their careers and fatten their wallets have teamed up to bring us yet another Super
By Samikchhya Bhusal Executive Summary Community Benefits Agreements (CBAs) emerged in the late 1990s as tools for communities to mitigate the impact of developments through
What you need to know to report on the Olympics responsibly The Olympics catalyze and intensify a myriad of issues: gentrification and displacement, police militarization,
Who Wins & Who Loses When Airbnb and the IOC team up? In November, the Olympics and Airbnb announced a nine-year partnership, sounding the alarm
“It’s my building. I can do whatever I want.” That’s how the owner of 1719-1731 Whitley Ave in Hollywood responded when a LATU member informed
The following is part of a series of first hand accounts of displacement and criminalization due to Olympic-driven gentrification. The author chooses to remain anonymous.
Name: Chinatown Community for Equitable Development (CCED) Date Founded: 2012 Community served: Chinatown Mission: “CCED is an all volunteer, multi-ethnic, intergenerational organization based in Los
Mike “Mudd” Thorpe, 63, has been homeless in Los Angeles for 5 years. He is a descendant of Jim Thorpe, the first Native American athlete
The evidence suggests that the arguments made for why Nicolás Maduro should not be in power apply at least as strongly to those who rule Los Angeles. It’s time to seriously examine the question that our depleted press corps refuses to: is Eric Garcetti’s mayorship illegitimate?
To get a sense of the displacement we’re already seeing from the 2028 Olympics bid and what remains to come, look no further than Dodger Stadium and Dodgertown, the sports complex that erased the working class neighborhood formerly known as Chavez Ravine a half century ago.
When we conducted our recent survey on the 2028 Olympics, we gave respondents a chance to share their thoughts in their own words.
Real Estate Speculation Firm or Social Justice Group?
The idea that cities must be “clean” in order to be attractive and progressive is clearly coded. What makes a city “clean”? What makes a city “dirty”? And who decides what that looks like?
It’s been 10 days since we went in front of City Council for the second time to voice our opposition to the proposed development at 3900 Figueroa. Here’s what happened.
NOlympics LA presents a film culled from DSA-LA’s Street Watch team about what our locals leaders say is happening on the streets versus the reality: relentless harassment and shakedowns by city agencies against the unhoused. If this isn’t barbarism, what is?
The proposed hotel project at 3900 Figueroa proves that the 2028 Olympics are already being used as an excuse to drive displacement of low-income and rent-burdened tenants in LA and divert civic resources.
LA CAN and NOlympics LA joined forces on March 24, 2018 for the Ride for Justice (Skidrowvia) to show what bike lanes, homelessness, mega-sports, and displacement have to do with each other in the reimagined downtown Los Angeles.