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LARGEST EVER EVICTION IN L.A. SINCE “CHAVEZ RAVINE”

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Mike Bonin of What’s Next, Los Angeles joins us to talk about the impending eviction of at least 500 renters at the Barrington Plaza in West Los Angeles this September, which if approved would be one of the largest mass evictions in Los Angeles since the forcible displacement of residents in the La Loma, Bishop and Palo Verde communities–more commonly known as “Chavez Ravine”–between 1953 – 1959 in order to supplant Dodgers stadium on top. We also discuss the expiration of affordable housing at the Hillside Villa in Chinatown and its implications for L.A.’s affordable housing supply overall, and how the city attorney’s office can do more to defend L.A.’s renters from billionaire landlords.

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Happy 9th Anniversary from JIMBO TIMES!

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From my newsletter this morning:

On Saturday, August *19th* at 7:45 AM, JIMBO TIMES turned 9! 🥳

Cheers! If you’ve already donated to my fundraising campaign for the anniversary, thank you so much! If not, I can now confirm that each supporter who makes a donation of $10 or more will get 5 Los Cuentos stickers in the mail, which go well on laptops, microphones, and much more.

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**This has been updated from an incorrect date noted in an earlier newsletter for the 9th anniversary of JIMBO TIMES.**

CAN A HOTEL ROOM BE A HOME?

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A few weeks ago, Ali Rachel Pearl and I went to the grand opening of a new housing project in our neighborhood, the Avenida. Last week, on August 4th, we had a conversation in the recording studio at the Robinson Space where we reflected on this specific housing project. More specifically we discussed what, exactly, constitutes a home or a community when it comes to housing those most in need in our city. To subscribe to Making a Neighborhood, please visit our Substack page here. And if you’re not subscribed to J.T. the L.A. Storyteller Podcast yet, it’s about that time, Los Angeles.

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BUY THE NEIGHBORHOOD BACK

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“Fweago,” “Don Cee” and “Forbs24K” of the V.V’s stop by to chat about the local Family Arcade, the gentrification of Virgil avenue, and even the state of hip hop for Latino rap stars today, among other things. Forbs and Fweago also share a microphone in this session due to J.T.’s mishap! To see the video recording of this discussion and more, visit patreon.com/jimbotimes and sign up for the new seven-day free trial.

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