Research & Publications

This community-driven research illustrates the risks facing communities of color in Altadena as corporate interests move to buy up land in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire and identifies clear policy protections that could help protect Altadena from further displacement.

In the late 1970’s, when L.A.’s punk rock scene was exploding, an unlikely family-owned restaurant in Little Tokyo started by Japanese Americans returning from America’s WWII concentration camps, became one its most popular hang-outs.  Infamous for its eclectic clientele – from Japanese American locals and kids from East L.A. to yakuza and the biggest rock stars of the day - the Atomic Café became an important part of L.A.’s punk rock history.

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Who owns land in California? How hard is it to answer that question and what are the implications for our legal aid attorneys working with community partners to address our dire affordable housing crisis & advance strategies for greater community ownership?

Inspired by the great work of Neighborhood-Based CDCs, rooted in lessons learned over the last decade plus, and called to action by the present moment, some words on the value of local action and place-based strategies.

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