by unapocha | Dec 3, 2020 | Homelessness, La Lucha, Latino Urbanism, Santa Ana, Urban Development
My formerly homeless friend, ChefJason Mercado of Sweet Mission Cookies I have a long and engaged history with folks who choose to live outside of the conventional social infrastructure. In America we call these people “homeless” and it’s akin to...
by unapocha | Nov 26, 2020 | Homelessness, Latino Urbanism, Quarantine Life, Urban Development
Today is a difficult day. Last night we were horrified to hear that CHP was in El Sereno, a lovely community East of LA. They were evicting homeless families who were sheltering in place in State-owned homes. CalTrans had acquired hundreds of homes in the path of a...
