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Coalition for Economic Survival
CES ORGANIZING TIMES ONLINE
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An occasional email newsletter reporting on the
activities of the Coalition for Economic Survival (CES)
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Included in this issue of CES' Organizing Times:
* Lawsuit Filed to Stop L.A. Court Closures & Consolidation
* Radio Program on Report Stating Calif. 2nd Most Expensive State to Rent * Radio Program on Plight of L.A. Tenants, Displacement & the Mayoral Race
* Tenants' Rights Clinic Info |
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CES a Lawsuit Plaintiff
Lawsuit Filed to Stop L.A. Court Closures That Will Likely Lead to More Unjust Evictions
Los Angeles Superior Court's closure of 21 of its 26 courtrooms for eviction hearings illegally "shuts the courthouse doors on many of the county's most vulnerable residents" community organizers claim in a federal lawsuit.
In response, the Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County, the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, the Western Center on Law and Poverty, and the Disability Rights Legal Center are suing the Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of the Coalition for Economic Survival, People Organized for Westside Renewal, Union de Vecinos, the Independent Living Center of Southern California and several impacted individuals. The lawsuit claims the state's response to its judicial funding crisis violated the Fair Housing Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, and the First and 14th Amendments.
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Friday, March 15, 2013
 Protesters Decry Planned Cuts at L.A. County Courts In the coming months, the court system intends to shut eight regional courthouses and lay off hundreds of employees as it tries to close a budget gap.
By Hailey Branson-Potts
In the coming months, the Los Angeles County Superior Court is to enact a cost-cutting plan that includes the complete closure of eight regional courthouses, consolidations of court services and layoffs of hundreds of court employees.
"The unbalanced scales of justice are being further weighted against low-income and disabled people ... with this outrageous plan," said Larry Gross, executive director of the Coalition for Economic Survival.
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LA Eviction Court Closures Prompt Federal Lawsuit
By Andrew Strickler - Friday, March 15, 2013
Law360, New York -- A group of Los Angeles nonprofits hit the county's superior court system with a federal lawsuit Thursday, claiming that the closure of all but five courtrooms for tenant eviction hearings would deal a "devastating blow" to low-income communities and the disabled.
Larry Gross, executive director for the Coalition for Economic Survival, one of the plaintiff organizations, said the closure of 21 of 26 neighborhood courtrooms - scheduled to begin Monday - would unfairly impact poor communities most in need of local access to courts. "To have your day in court, you need a courtroom, and you need that courtroom to be accessible, and we see that the already unbalanced scales of justice will be further unbalanced by these closures," Gross told Law360 on Friday. "Our worry is we're going to see a situation where landlords are going to serve tenants with evictions when there is no legal justification and the tenants won't be able to respond or show up."
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CES Executive Director Interview
Regarding a Report Stating that California is Second Most Expensive State to Rent in the Nation
David Cruz, host of KTLK radio's the David Cruz Show, interviews Coalition for Economic Survival Executive Director Larry Gross on the National Low Income Housing Coalition report stating that a minimum wage worker in California must toil about 130 hours a week in order to feasibly afford a two-bedroom rental. | |
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CES Executive Director Interview Regarding the Plight of LA Tenants, Displacement Threats Due to Transit-Oriented Development and the Mayoral Election
David Cruz, host of KTLK radio's the David Cruz Show, tells Coalition for Economic Survival Executive Director Larry Gross, that he's David's 'go to guy' when he wants to know wants going on in the streets. Cruz tells his audience that CES does "phenomenal work."
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The economic justice victories that CES has won over the years such as rent control, creating the city of West Hollywood and winning numerous laws to combat slum housing, secure tenants' rights and preserve affordable housing has only been possible with the generous financial support from people like you. As CES begins its 40th Anniversary year, help make 2013 another year of victories by donating now.
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| Find Out Your About Your Renters' Rights
 Tenants are welcome to come to CES' Tenants' Rights Clinic held every Wednesday evening at 7 pm and Saturday morning at 10 am in the Senior Center located in the Community Building in Plummer Park, 7377 Santa Monica Bl, West Hollywood (just west of La Brea, between Vista St. and Fuller St. at Martel Ave. ).
Tenants are assisted on a one-to-one basis by one of our experienced and knowledgeable volunteer attorneys and counselors. No appointment needed. First come, first serve.
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