Special Investigation: California Apartment Association’s Deep-Pocketed Campaign To Kill Tenant Protections
HOUSING CRISIS - The California Apartment Association, the landlord lobbying group, is one of the most powerful organizations in California.
HOUSING CRISIS - The California Apartment Association, the landlord lobbying group, is one of the most powerful organizations in California.
CLIMATE WATCH - Nations convening at the United Nations climate conference pledged today to end the sale of new gasoline-powered cars in major markets by 2035 and globally by 2040, mirroring California’s plans.
REDISTRICTING - A congressional map that splits Long Beach into two.
STATE OF THE UNIONS - Shirley Reyes tucked herself next to her 17-year-old son on the couch, peppering him with questions about unions as he googled the cost and benefits of collective bargaining on his phone.
CLIMATE CHANGE - Officials warn that next year’s cuts in water supply could go even deeper as severe drought grips nearly 90% of California.
LA RECALLS-In at least two appearances in front of Judge Michael Convey, he continued to state on the record (only in my case) that anyone audio recording the proceedings would be held in contempt.
LA RECALLS-In my condo-rental-related lawsuit we ended up having five judges who heard the case.
LA RECALL-In 2016 I responded to an advertisement for a condo in Westlake Village. At the time, I had no idea that the homeowners had renovated it to the tune of over $113,000 (at least that’s what they paid the contractors) without one permit or county inspection.
LA RECALL-I never imagined when I responded to a listing in 2016 from realtor Dawn Messineo at Berkshire Hathaway Home Services of CA for a “recently renovated” 3-bedroom condo in Westlake Village, that one year later, I would be entering into the Los Angeles Superior Court as a self-represented litigant.
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