Engaging Community: CoCo and Partners Host LAUSD Board District 1 Candidates Forum
Community Coalition hosted a candidates forum for the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education District 1 on Oct. 3.
Community Coalition hosted a candidates forum for the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education District 1 on Oct. 3.
A community gives its residents a sense of belonging. It makes them feel like they are part of something greater than themselves.
As part of our DNA, Community Coalition works with community members to elevate the voices of everyday people to shift power and secure resources for the 8th, 9th, and 10th Council Districts in Los Angeles, where our members live. The pandemic economy pushed Southern California’s housing market into overdrive, and the “$1-million home” is the norm across neighborhoods from West Adams to Inglewood. Between May 2021 and May 2022, rents rose by more than 15% to an average of more than $2,000 across the nation as a whole, according to Bloomberg.com. And just before the pandemic, the region’s homeless population had
Mayor Eric Garcetti announced last night that the City would cut the Los Angeles Police Department budget by $100-$150 million, responding to the demands of tens of thousands of Los Angeles residents who have protested and advocated this past week. By showing up together for Black lives, we have made this possible.