Voices of Labor Day

Homelessness: It could easily happen to you

By Laura Roberts-Newman Perhaps I was in a serious state of denial but even after two nights of sleeping in a hedge on Sunset Blvd. it still hadn’t truly sank in. When a man came up to me holding out a piece of Read More...

LA Olympics 2028: Going for the Gold means Securing Union Jobs

By Simboa Wright I was six years old when the Olympics last came to Los Angeles. I was living in South LA with my adoptive family. I was the kind of kid that Mayor Eric Garcetti and the LA 2028 Bid Committee talk about when they talk about the potential of the games to uplift LA’s youth. As a Read More...