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Our Own History of Racism and Redlining By Erin Hickey Pinheiro, Ledger Senior Contributing Writer

When nationwide protests holland Fountain and hanging According to data from tate board, as historian Rich- Depression. The policy rescued began in June, following the Black Lives Matter signs on the 2010 United States Cen- ard Rothstein details in his homeowners whose mortgages in-custody murder of George windows and balconies. sus, Los Feliz is 64% white 2017 book The Color of Law. were near foreclosure, and its Floyd on May 25th by Min- But while locals are sup- and 3% Black. Silver Lake is appraisers used a color system neapolis police, local neigh- portive of the Black Lives Mat- 42% white and 3% Black. REDLINING to assess loan risk, with the borhoods were quick to join ter cause, demographically the Several factors have con- One such policy, redlin- safest neighborhoods colored the call, weaving fabric names area remains overwhelmingly tributed to this demographic ing, began in 1933 as part of green and the riskiest, red. through chain link at the Silver white—a statistic that can’t be makeup, including federal President Franklin Roosevelt’s According to Rothstein’s Lake Reservoir, staging family- separated from the neighbor- policies, zoning laws and a Home Owners Loan Corpora- book, “A neighborhood earned friendly protests near the Mul- hood’s racist past. segregationist national real es- tion in the midst of the Great see REDLINING page 6

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ON THE COVER (clockwise from top): Front page of the Los Angeles [LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER] Sentinel, May 6, 1948; Area descriptions for Silver Lake and Moreno COVID-19 CASES Highlands and Wilshire Country Club District, from the federal gov- LOCALLY We update the COVID-19 situation daily ernment’s Home Owner’s Loan Corporation 1935 – 1940; Picketers march in front of the Los Angeles Breakfast Club to protest a meet- on our website, both with stories as well as ing of the Greater Los Angeles Citizens Council, a Pasadena segrega- graphics. Because of the dizzying amount of tionist group, Valley Times, August 4, 1964; Text from the Los Feliz numbers given by Los Angeles County offi- Heights Restrictions, circa 1940; Cover of Los Feliz Heights Restric- cials each day on COVID-19 we feel telling tions; Complaint of Housing Discrimination by Los Feliz’s Taylor the story of the novel coronavirus visually family, 1965; “Negro Who Was to Have Moved to Edendale ‘Headed is the best way to understand it and to see Off,’’’ Los Angeles Times, October 4, 1907; Eagle Rock Advertisement trends. Please visit losfelizledger.com to track stating, “The residents of Eagle Rock are all of the White or Cauca- the virus especially in our own communities, sian Race!” Underneath: Image of Los Angeles map coded by colors like the charts here which show cases as well where green was considered the best or “first grade,” blue, “second as deaths, to date, in our neighborhoods. grade,” yellow, “third grade” and red, the most undesirable or “haz- ardous,” was “fourth grade.” The color-coding was created by the federal government’s Home Owner’s Loan program (mentioned above) to assess risk for mortgage loans, according to the interac- tive website Mapping Inequality: Redlining in New Deal America.

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[SENIOR MOMENTS] this could be a lifesaver in that 17,000 Jobs Lost Locally Dancing Despite the Storm people can still feel connected to previous routines and the Due to COVID-19 By Stephanie Vendig, Ledger Columnist same people—but in a differ- By Erin Hickey Pinheiro, Ledger Senior Contributing Writer D u r i n g avoid people working in the ent way. Local areas have lost continues, some industries will this time of same space, such as working This latest new norm— about 17,000 jobs since regain jobs quicker than others, “lockdown” from home. This would be virtual meetings and online March, when the COVID-19 and unfortunately, many jobs mode, I came called a new norm. And one classes—is showing up at se- pandemic forced business clo- may not come back right away,” across a writ- wonders how many people nior centers and community sures, while Los Angeles has Galperin’s report reads. ten quote at- will consider working at home organizations as a means of lost more than 300,000 jobs The Hollywood Hills, tached to my even after the pandemic. One retaining activities that were citywide, according to a report East Hollywood and Echo Good Earth Sweet and Spicy thing for sure is that the traffic popular before the pandemic. released in June by City Con- Park fared the worst locally, tea bag. It really made sense to volume is down! It is a way to maintain the or- troller Ron Galperin. each losing about 17% of jobs me: “Life isn’t about waiting Another new norm is us- ganization’s continuity. Senior centers such as the According to Galperin’s re- since March. In the Holly- Griffith Park Adult Commu- port, the industries hit the hard- wood Hills, that translated to Without venturing out, you can still enjoy nity Center normally provide est were food service and hospi- about 6,500 jobs, in East Hol- classes, conferences, meetings and conversa- activities for learning and tality, which lost about 70,000 lywood, about 2,400 and in pleasure, promoting social en- jobs citywide since March; re- Echo Park about 1,000. tions by using a computer or telephone. gagement above all. tail, 33,000; healthcare, 27,000; A request for clarifica- Yes, you want to learn a and information—a broad cat- tion from Galperin’s office on egory that includes publishing, the numbers, especially those for the storm to pass; it’s about ing a mask when there is pos- new skill or continue a hobby broadcasting, motion picture pertaining to the Hollywood learning to dance in the rain.” sibility of spreading a disease or interest. But it also is nice to and sound recording, telecom- Hills, which to be seemed an Thus, if we are unable to through droplets of moisture be around others for conversa- munications and data process- outlier, was not returned. carry on our usual social rou- from our mouths and noses. tion or sharing. ing—19,000. Silver Lake, Los Feliz and tines, we have to learn new The flu and the common cold Now, senior centers across Those industries were af- Atwater Village fared slightly ways, because this storm may are good candidates for the use the country that had to close fected the most locally as better, with those areas each continue over a longer time of masks, not just COVID-19. due to the virus are participat- well, with the food service losing about 16% of jobs—in than anticipated and, as such, It is common in some coun- ing in this new norm—and industry losing the most jobs line with the citywide aver- we could be in danger of isola- tries to wear a mask even when these new ways may extend by far—about 4,000—in the age of 16.2%. Silver Lake lost tion, loneliness and developing you just have a cold. beyond the pandemic. Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Atwater about 3,600 jobs, Los Feliz illness issues. But a major new norm Without venturing out, Village, Echo Park, East Hol- about 1,700 and Atwater Vil- New ways can be labeled now taking place is the use of you can still enjoy classes, con- lywood and Hollywood Hills lage about 1,500. “new norms,” especially when the internet to connect people. ferences, meetings and conver- neighborhoods. According to Galperin’s a lot of people are doing the People may be isolated in their sations by using a computer or Meanwhile, about 1,700 report, low-income neighbor- same thing. For example, in homes, but they can still join telephone. jobs locally were lost in the hoods and communities of color order to keep organizations an activity where people for- While the storm is passing information industry, 1,387 in were hit the hardest citywide, functioning or office work go- merly came together physical- you can “learn to dance in the retail and 1,254 in healthcare. including Mid-City’s St. Elmo’s ing, we are seeing new ways to ly. Today with the pandemic, rain.” “As reopening the economy Village and Pico-Union.

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New Taix Design Rankles Locals ern and typical, and there is no consideration for the neigh- By Sorina Szakacs, Ledger Contributing Writer borhood. Twenty-four afford- ECHO PARK—As plans to feet of ground floor retail, a able units is a small amount, especially if we think about build a 6-story apartment portion of which will be occu- the housing crisis. It looks like complex on the site of Sunset pied by Taix in a new incarna- we are not trying to help our Boulevard’s 93-year-old Taix tion. homeless community mem- restaurant move forward, lo- The restaurant’s sale was bers,” said EPNC boardmem- cals are up in arms, while the first announced in August, ber David Bond. restaurant’s owner says it’s the and while there was little pub- Members of the group A rendering by Holland Partner Group. only way to keep his business lic outcry at the time, with Friends of Taix, said they op- with meaningful preserva- building’s original design. afloat. many locals expressing sup- pose the project because they tion,” said the Conservancy’s “Our organization looks According to owner Mike port for building housing on “don’t want the heart of the Adrian Scott Fine. “The new forward to working with our Taix, as less space was being an under-utilized lot, recent neighborhood to die.” renderings are different from neighbors, the developer, used in the sprawling eatery renderings of the development Meanwhile, two local what we initially saw, which Councilman Mitch O’Farrell and costs became too high for have brought the issue to a preservation groups, the Echo him to keep up, he sold the head. Park Historical Society and included partial preservation. and other organizations in property to a developer to save At a virtual Echo Park the Los Angeles Conservancy We worked with the developer creating a project that respects his business. Neighborhood Council meet- accused the developer of pull- but they brought in a different the past of Echo Park while “Lunch is dead, people ing June 24th, some residents ing a bait and switch, saying architect and now there is no preparing for its future,” the no longer use the meeting called the design “a monstros- the newest design is “substan- preservation.” Echo Park Historical Society rooms, the banquet halls, and ity” that “does not preserve tially different” from what the Now, the organizations wrote in a recent statement. we wanted to reduce the foot- the aesthetic of the neighbor- company presented to the Los are seeking to preserve the res- For his part, developer print. If you have space that is hood,” while others decried Angeles Department of City taurant as an historic cultural Tom Warren said “fitting into not used, it costs a lot of mon- a lack of adequate affordable Planning. monument—a designation the urban context is really im- ey,” said Taix. housing in a project just one “Places like this are an- that doesn’t prevent demoli- portant” to his company and Planned now is a 170-unit block away from a large home- chors for the community, and tion, but could delay it—in that they were committed to apartment building—24 af- less encampment. the development should be the hopes the developer will making the project “work for fordable—with 13,000 square “The renderings are mod- incorporated in the building re-incorporate some of the Taix.”

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REDLINING from page 1 Redlining continued, lo- provement Assoc. (LFIA) had say we were at the forefront be enforced legally, he said, a red color if African Ameri- cally as well as throughout the a hand in the practice. of ending those practices, but could still play out behind the cans lived in it, even if it was country, until 1968, when the In 1943, the organization we weren’t. The reality is we scenes. a solid middle-class neighbor- Fair Housing Act was passed. formed a special committee weren’t … I’m not afraid to In Los Feliz, as in all ma- hood of single-family homes.” to blanket the neighborhood call it racism.” jority white neighborhoods at Los Feliz was awarded the RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS in deed covenants—an effort Ignoring that blemish on the time, there was “collusion highest ranking, green, above Another segregation that resulted in a dramatic the organization’s history, she between real estate developers, Los Feliz Boulevard accord- tool—used by real estate de- increase in LFIA membership said, is counterproductive. homeowners, mortgage lend- ing to a 1939 redlining map velopers, homeowners’ associ- and donations—according to “The fear is talking about ers—tacit unspoken under- of Los Angeles. The area below ations and property owners— The History of the Los Feliz Im- this will paint LFIA in a bad standings,” said Avila. “While the boulevard—known today was the “restrictive covenant,” provement Association, a book light,” Gustincic said, “but … not overt in targeting Afri- as the Los Feliz Flats—was language included in a deed or published in 2000 by the or- this is our history, and especial- can Americans for exclusion, ranked slightly lower, due to “a homeowners association con- ganization that drew from his- ly in these very specific times nonetheless, it was covert, un- threat of subversive racial infil- tract that barred a home from torical meeting minutes. we’re in right now, there’s noth- spoken often with a wink of an tration from nearby areas.” being sold or rented to non- “It is the consensus of ing to be gained by hiding it. eye, and it was always tied to Meanwhile, the map white residents. opinion if non-Caucasians It makes it worse. It’s the real- property values.” shows much of Silver Lake was These restrictions were permeate the district, the ity. It’s worth investigating and blue, the second highest rank- enforceable by law—meaning high class residential character worth understanding.” ANGRY NEIGHBORS & ing, though a few parts were police could forcibly evict a would be seriously affected,” According to Dr. Eric RACIST REALTORS designated red, due to an “in- Black family from their home the LFIA’s September 1943 Avila, a Professor of History But, according to Avila, crease in foreign populations if it was in a neighborhood minutes read. at UCLA, even when restric- the Los Feliz area is “by no occurring” and a Black popu- covered by covenants—until The committee disbanded tive covenants fell out of use, means exceptional in its his- lation of 1%. a 1948 Supreme Court ruling following the Supreme Court’s “it did nothing to undo what tory of racial exclusion,” citing Per historian Rothstein, nullified the practice. 1948 decision, and no further had already been in practice “stories like Nat King Cole, when Roosevelt created the But even that high court mention of keeping the area for decades.” who had a really hard time Federal Housing Administra- ruling did not put the practice white was made in meeting “There was this kind of finding a neighborhood that tion the next year—which in- to rest. Aggrieved homeown- minutes. residual force that kept Los was equivalent to his income.” sured bank mortgages—the ers could still sue their neigh- According to current Feliz white,” he said. When Cole eventually same maps were used, which bors for selling to a Black buy- LFIA President Amy Gustin- What could no longer see REDLINING page 15 essentially barred Black people er for another 20 years, until cic, the LFIA of the 1940s from mortgage financing. In- the passage of the Fair Hous- couldn’t be further from the stead, Black people who wished ing Act in 1968. LFIA of today. Summer Real Estate Heats Up to purchase a home were forced Many such restrictions “As president of the cur- espite the pandemic, local real estate is very much alive. How to accept “contract loans,” remain in deeds to this day, rent organization, what I could this be? Showings with precautions are ongoing. 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[U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES] [CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY] Black Lives Matter No Shortage of Disasters: By Rep. Adam Schiff What’s Around the Corner? By Assemblymember Laura Friedman Racism is the but dimly, even with both eyes original sin open. And yet, we must try. As the “Gol- here’s the hard truth: wildfires California Earthquake Early of our nation. We must not turn away. We den State,” California is known aren’t going to take a break Warning system. While these Throughout our history, we must acknowledge our own for its sunny weather, beaches, during COVID-19 and the re- are good and crucial invest- have fought racism through a implicit biases. And we must deserts, forests, mountains and sulting economic crisis. ments, I have to ask, are they bloody civil war, a civil rights use our voices to lift up, rather abundant natural resources. Despite the pandemic, a enough? It is unlikely all these movement, generations of than divide. However, our diverse climate strained budget, social unrest, funds, as currently allotted, peaceful protest and progres- For more than two de- and rugged beauty can turn increasing unemployment and would help communities sive legislation. We have made cades I have been a legislator. I through a major earthquake, progress, but only haltingly believe in the power of correc- in which the damage to infra- and at great cost. tive action through collective structure and the local econo- For racism is always with action, in the ability of the law my could cost billions. us. And in Minneapolis on to address injustice and the Unless we take significant steps to pull When COVID-19 first May 25th, when a police offi- courts to effectuate it. I believe more California families out of poverty, began raging through our com- cer put his knee on the neck of in the power of oversight in we will never have a truly resilient munities, taking lives, devastat- George Floyd and kept it there Congress, in our state legis- ing nursing homes and grinding for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, latures, through police com- economy, and we could again struggle our economy to a halt, we had racism was at the heart of that missions and through public after the next disaster. to move quickly and with un- murderous depravity. inquiry and protest. precedented resolve. The crushing and suffo- Many Americans, includ- Fortunately, California cating reality of police brutal- ing those who cannot breathe began 2020 with a historically ity against Black Americans and live in fear of the police, high “rainy day” fund, which is, tragically, everywhere. do not see these levers of pow- on us. California residents homelessness, we cannot af- along with our long-estab- And racism persists, in part, er as protecting them, or even must live with the question of ford to take a pass on prepar- lished emergency plans, have because we can never fully representing them. And right- when, not if, the next natural ing for natural disasters. helped us mitigate some of the understand what it is like to fully so. That must change. disaster will strike. Knowing And then there’s Califor- impacts of the crisis. stand in someone else’s shoes. And Congress must our region’s predisposition for nia’s more notorious challenge: But we also know from I recently participated in a change, too. Congress must earthquakes, floods, drought earthquakes. our struggling hospitals and multi-faith virtual forum with listen, hear, and act. and fire, are we prepared? In recent years, the legisla- our economically devastated All Saints Church, IKAR, a Led by our colleagues in California’s wildfire sea- ture has struggled to get earth- residents and businesses that Jewish congregation in Los An- the Congressional Black Cau- son is here once again. Only quake resiliency measures we could have been much bet- geles, and the Muslim Public cus, including California’s Sen- recently, were the latest notable into law, although we’ve made ter prepared. Affairs Council (MPAC). Dur- ator Kamala Harris and Con- wildfires: one in the Sepulveda some important investments. This week, due to the eco- ing the event, Rabbi Sharon gresswoman Karen Bass, we Pass; the other in Mendocino In the past two prior nomic devastation from CO- Brous shared a story of the dif- just introduced a bold, unprec- County. budgets, we’ve allocated over VID-19, we had to drastically fering life experiences of Black edented police accountability In 2017 and 2018, Califor- $116 million to the Califor- reduce spending to achieve a and white Americans: A white bill, the Justice in Policing Act. nia experienced the largest fires nia Disaster Assistance Act, a balanced budget. It is incred- mother said to her child that if This bill will hold police of- in its history, when combined, program administered by the ibly painful to be cutting the he got lost, and saw a police of- ficers and departments account- which burned over 3 million California Office of Emer- budget at the precise time that ficer, that was a safe person to able and increase transparency, acres, destroyed 32,700 struc- gency Services that provides people need our help the most. ask for help. A Black mother make structural changes to our tures, and cost an unprecedent- financial assistance to local To be truly resilient to fu- said to her child that if he got justice system, ban chokeholds ed $40 billion and counting. governments for repairs or the ture disasters, we must focus lost and saw a police officer and eliminate qualified immu- In his current revised replacement of property dam- on making our social safety coming, he should hide as fast nity, which helps protect bad ac- budget, California Gov. Gavin aged by disasters. nets not only well funded, but as he can. tors, and much more. Newsom proposed millions This year, despite our efficient. We must take a hard These are the contrast- We must reimagine polic- in cuts to wildfire preparation budget challenges, we are al- look at how quickly public ing experiences of our fellow ing in our country and this is and prevention programs. But locating $17.3 million for the see FRIEDMAN page 15 Americans. 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[COUNCIL DISTRICT 4] diffuse conflicts before they and to appropriate non-law Less Policing, More Services erupt into violence. enforcement agencies. This The advocates with the legislation, in addition to an By Los Angeles City Councilmember David Ryu People’s Budget have made a Office of Violence Prevention, When our progress, to a traffic problem, ing issues of poverty, crime strong case for what makes a would work in tandem to ad- public safety to a mental health crisis. But and systemic racism. This of- community safe. The answer dress root causes of violence, system doesn’t police officers aren’t trained fice would work with the com- isn’t always more enforcement, and allow the city to take a work to make all Angelenos for all these scenarios, and we munity to develop plans for but more community resourc- holistic and preventative ap- feel safe, and when our city shouldn’t send a police officer public safety, and would al- es, more after-school programs, proach to public safety. budget looks to cut services to do a counselor’s job. We low mediators, conflict inter- more employment services. These are important first for seniors and renters before will not solve issues of poverty, rupters, and restorative justice We know that in many cases, steps, but we still have many touching LAPD raises, some- inequity and systemic racism teams to intervene in situa- increasing the presence of law issues to address and battles to thing is wrong. Outrage and with law enforcement—only tions of interpersonal conflicts enforcement actually contrib- fight. We must meet a home- frustration over a long his- services and support can do that don’t present a serious utes to worsening violence. It’s lessness and housing crisis that tory of injustice against Black that. We need to restructure safety risk. time to do more than simply disproportionately hurts Black America has reached a boiling community safety from the Any public safety office respond to violence—we must Angelenos. We must continue point—and an opportunity ground up. must work closely and collab- seek to address the underlying to build bridge housing, per- for real, substantive reform. In I joined my colleagues oratively with the community issues that lead to violence in manent supportive housing, the Los Angeles City Council, Marqueece Harris-Dawson it’s protecting. A community the first place. and repeal state laws that block we have the opportunity to and Mike Bonin in introduc- knows what it needs to feel safe, I’m also proud to sup- us from protecting tenants. not only reexamine policing ing a plan for community safe- and what resources it’s lacking. port legislation introduced Most importantly, we in our city, but to reevaluate ty that will rely less on armed We’ve seen examples of suc- by Councilmembers Wesson, must continue listening, learn- our entire approach to public officers, and more on social cessful violence interruption Martinez, Harris-Dawson, ing and building the future safety, housing, and the voices services, community empow- programs in other areas—like Price, and Blumenfield in- that Los Angeles communities that are heard in City Hall. erment, and restorative justice. Washington, D.C.—where structing relevant city depart- deserve. Right now, we have a Under the current system, We’re calling for the creation information about violence is ments to develop an unarmed vital opportunity to reimagine the police respond to nearly all of an Office of Violence Pre- shared through outreach, and model of crisis response that and restructure how our city situations deemed an “emer- vention, which would house staff members work with the would divert certain calls for works and who it works for—I gency”—from a crime in resources to address underly- community to mediate and service away from the LAPD will not let it go to waste.

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[LOS FELIZ NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL] [COUNCIL DISTRICT 13] Be Kind, Shop Local, Wear a Mask Initiatives to Reform the LAPD By Sarah Tressler, LFNC By Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell

We’ve been hearing from Whether you’re walking the Change is goal is to divert non-violent by AB 392 and SB 230, and you a lot more lately and dog or meeting friends for din- coming. Over related emergency calls for how force is used when deal- thank goodness! Hearing ner, covering your face is still the past sever- service away from police of- ing with large crowds such from our constituents is vital the right thing to do to pro- al weeks, I’ve ficers and to the appropriate as those found at the numer- to ensure your interests are tect each other, and to ensure heard from social service agencies. ous peaceful protests recently accurately represented by the shops, restaurants and parks many of you across the city. LFNC. can remain open. regarding the OVERVIEW OF SPECIAL Lately, one comment Our local businesses have nature of policing in our city. ORDERS, RELATED TO USE I am committed to these we’ve received fairly often is had to adapt and many have As a policy maker, the mo- OF FORCE AND important reforms and ensur- concern from neighbors who struggled to stay afloat over ment we are in requires that TRANSPARENCY ing neighborhood safety is not have noticed people out and the last few months. we take a fresh look at the role Directed the LAPD to compromised in any way. I am about without masks. At the end of May, we got law enforcement plays in keep- report on LAPD Special Or- also part of the resolution in This concern isn’t just the OK to re-open most retail ing our neighborhoods safe for ders related to the use of force, support of the federal Justice coming from our neighbors, stores for in-person shopping, all Angelenos. body worn video cameras in Policing Act. though. to the relief of many business In June, I signed on to and digital in-car video—in- In addition, we will be fo- “We are seeing too many owners. several initiatives that iden- cluding data on compliance cusing on the significant role people with faces uncovered,” But are we returning to tify opportunities to enhance and how supervisors enforce institutional racism has played California Gov. Gavin New- our local shops, markets and public safety in Los Angeles. them—in collaboration with in poverty and homelessness som said June 18th when he restaurants? The people who Initiatives to reform the Los the Los Angeles Police Com- in Los Angeles. In the coming issued a mandate requiring run these small businesses cer- Angeles Police Dept. (LAPD) mission and the office of the weeks, we will hear a follow- Californians to wear face cov- tainly hope so. include: Inspector General. up report generated from last erings in “high-risk settings,” By now we’ve grown ac- year’s Summit on Poverty including while waiting in customed to ordering day- UNARMED MODEL OF ENHANCING PROCEDURAL and take a forensic look at the lines, inside indoor public to-day necessities online and CRISIS RESPONSE POLICE TRAINING, data. This will help us identify spaces and while outdoors that’s not a bad thing. But Instructed city staff DE-ESCALATION, & USE OF funding priorities to invest in when maintaining 6 feet of when you go online to or- along with the LAPD and FORCE STANDARDS historically neglected commu- space between yourself and der food, toys, clothes, gifts, the Los Angeles Homeless Directed the LAPD to nities. others isn’t feasible. books and more, we hope Services Authority and in co- report with a plan to enhance The movement is under- People are still getting you remember that many lo- operation with the Los Ange- procedural justice training way and the peaceful pro- sick with COVID-19 and we cal small businesses have set les County Dept. of Mental standards and community tests against racism across the should be mindful of how eas- up their own websites and are Health and other relevant policing, including implicit country underscore the need ily this virus spreads. happy to have your patronage. government service provid- bias, restorative justice, de- for us to focus on the tasks at So if you’re leaving the You can still shop local, even if ers, to develop an unarmed escalation training, as well as hand. This is the first of many house, please bring a mask. you’re staying home. model of crisis response. The the use of force standards set steps forward.

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[LOS FELIZ IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION] “His enthusiasm and cre- month. The festival opened long-time sponsor of the fes- Mr. Palayan’s Pandemic Opus ativity were so infectious,” she with a welcome to the virtual tival along with major Hol- said. “He’s full of positive en- viewers and Alspaugh provid- lywood film studios. During By Lynne T. Jewell, LFIA ergy and always dedicated to ed a brief history of our iconic the closing credits, the LFIA For nearly two decades, munity film projects virtually. providing creative opportuni- neighborhood movie house received special thanks for its animation projects created by The 17th annual King ties to the kids. He’s amaz- starting with silent films in the ongoing support of the festival students at Thomas Starr King Middle School Animation & ing.” 1920s up to the current King over the past 17 years. Middle School have been Film Festival went off without Palayan’s in-demand ani- student-produced creations. proudly screened at the his- a hitch during the first week- mation class became the gen- Palayan, who is a 1990 toric Vista Theater. end of June at the Vista ‘Vir- esis for the creation of the film graduate of John Marshall Los Feliz Ledger Then came the CO- tual’ Theater in Los Feliz. festival as a vehicle for students High School, followed with an Thank you to our VID-19 crisis and on March Palayan said the students to showcase their work on the overview of the student digital advertisers that have big screen. imaging process from charac- supported us during With its box office-closed, ter design to storyboarding. this difficult time. Now the Vista Theatre brought “I’m so proud of what the The 17th annual King Middle School Anima- the student projects into the students have done,” he said. please support them! tion & Film Festival went off without a hitch homes of family and fans last The LFIA has has been a during the first weekend of June at the Vista ‘Virtual’ Theater in Los Feliz. Palayan said the 4224 Parva Avenue | LOS FELIZ HILLS students never anticipated that their projects would receive marquee attention.

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Some Say Encampment Spiraling Violently Out of Control By Sorina Szakacs, Ledger Contributing Writer

LOS FELIZ—Stabbing, assault, “We have been attacked rus and that luxury cars show Lyman Place resident. According to Brendan drug-dealing and vandalized by people who accuse us of ha- up every evening. One homeless person, she Sullivan, who manages all the property have become com- rassing the homeless,” she said. While the previous en- said, followed her and made apartments on Lyman Place, monplace on Lyman Place and “It’s very frustrating because campments were peaceful, an expletive-filled threat to the situation was never perfect, Berendo Street as homeless en- but it used to be manageable. campments in the area over the “Since COVID-19 start- past few months have become ed, the situation got worse and the epicenter of an organized- worse. We are sympathetic to crime group, forcing residents our homeless neighbors,” he to move out of fear for their said, but noted that in addi- lives and their belongings, ac- tion to the stabbing and as- cording to residents. sault during the first week of One female Lyman Place June, members of the encamp- resident, who did not want to ment “are defecating on doors give her name, said she was and walls.” threatened with rape. According to Sullivan, the Another male resident management company spent said he was attacked on June around $40,000 on new gates 4th with a metal pipe in retali- to secure the parking area and ation for helping a homeless the back of the buildings, af- man who was stabbed on Ly- ter a few residents moved out. man three days earlier. He said they also upgraded a “It is a really sad situation. two-year-old surveillance sys- One of our residents found tem, hired an unarmed secu- the person who was stabbed rity guard from 7 p.m. to 3 and later a person under the a.m. and will be posting signs influence attacked him with around the neighborhood to a deadly weapon,” said the Attacker using drugs behind Goodwill. Photo Courtesy: Los Feliz Resident. discourage drug dealing. woman. “One resident was chased She added that some of people who do not know the they say, this new group is stick a knife in her. and decided to move out,” her neighbors are also harass- situation accuse us.” prone to violence, drug deal- “Several neighbors have Sullivan said. “At least four ing those who have spoken out Residents say that those ing, destruction of property already moved out because residents moved because they about the violence and drug currently living in the two en- and car and home break-ins. they were afraid for their lives were afraid.” dealing on social media and in campments are not the same “Many people in the and belongings after receiv- Jon Deutsch, president of public meetings, or by calling people who used to live in the neighborhood have had horri- ing threats [and] people doing the Los Feliz Neighborhood the police. area before the novel coronavi- ble experiences,” said another crack,” said the resident. see ENCAMPMENT page 13

[HOUSE AND HOLMES] [THEATER] Melville’s family history and A Grill Thrill No Shakespeare in the Park This childhood. “Is Lady Macbeth a Witch?” explores female By Rob Loos, Ledger Columnist Summer, But Find the Bard Online power and the nature of magic I was look- ers. Okay, it was working. By Marilyn Tower Oliver, Ledger Theater Critic in Macbeth with producer ing forward Third, I adjusted the Melissa Chalsma and actress One of summer’s highlights L.A.,” Chalsma said. to some relief burner knob and heard a Kalean Ung. In “Is This Cat is enjoying Shakespeare un- Shakespeare Journal is a after the last gentle hiss and smelled the Wearing a Dress?” co-found- der the stars in Griffith Park, series of short videos featuring few months propane. Finally, I pushed the ers Chalsma and Melville ex- produced by the Independent company actors in vignettes in by celebrat- “starter” button and I heard plore the Bubonic Plague dur- Shakespeare Company. Alas, which they reflect on their per- ing the 4th of its tiny “click,” but nothing ing Shakespeare’s time. this year it isn’t happening due sonal relationship to a speech July. happened. Usually, there is a The company’s mission is to the COVID-19 pandemic. from one of Shakespeare’s plays. Our country was founded mighty “whoosh” of burning to bring the community to- In March the company was The videos include a short so- on grand principles, and now gas as it ignites the jets. gether through Shakespeare. getting ready to cast King Lear liloquy. I enjoyed all three. we have to live up to them. I I called my friend Dave, To fulfill the mission, actress and As You Like It when stay at Nikhil Pai portrays Ed- was ready to barbecue, but I who is not only the world’s Carine Mekertichyan has just home orders came down. mund from King Lear. April was disappointed when my best contractor, but also a been appointed Artistic Asso- The city’s Dept. of Rec- Fritz offers Edgar’s speech, also grill went kaput. master griller. ciate for Social Justice. I chat- reation and Parks “made the from King Lear. I particularly I had just prepped our gas Dave made his diagnosis: ted with her by phone to find decision to have no events in liked Carine Montbertrand’s grill for summer. I scrubbed “Your starter is probably cov- out how she plans to achieve the park this year,” according French and English presenta- the grease from the inside ered with debris from your the goal of promoting issues of to Melissa Chalsma, the com- tion from Henry V. of the grill, vacuumed the cleaning, so find yourself a pa- social justice through art and pany’s co-founder and artistic Art Break Podcasts are charred flakes that fell into the perclip—” social action. director. another way one can explore grill base, and I even scoured I had to cut him off. “Our main focus is to Even though it is held Shakespeare at home. The the cooking grates with steel “Dave, I’m not MacGyver! I connect the work we do with outdoors, the festival, which digital programing started as a wool and water-based cleaner. can’t fix anything with a pa- activism,” Mekertichyan said. draws an audience of up to response to the pandemic and So why won’t my fire flame? perclip!” “We are looking to make 3,000 attendees each night, explores the intersections be- I was positive that that I Dave laughed. “Okay, connections with Black and isn’t feasible during this time tween Shakespeare and mod- could solve this problem if I then look inside the door un- brown theater companies. of social distancing. Rehears- ern life. The free programs are asked myself the right ques- derneath your grill and tell me Our new commitment is to als, which involve close en- accessed online at the compa- tions. First, was there propane if you see a long metal stick focus our next production on counters between actors aren’t ny’s website. Carolina Xique in the tank? The gauge that with a clip on the end.” Black artists. possible either. moderates. I installed a few years ago Dave told me to put a Mekertichyan who also Shakespeare lovers, don’t At this time, there are showed that the current pro- lighted match on the end of performs with the company despair. To fill the gap, the 5 programs with intriguing pane level was “green,” which the stick and slowly turn on was seen last summer as Val- company is producing several titles. I plan to watch “Can meant yes. one gas burner. It worked— entine in Twelfth Night and different programs that can be a Mummified Cat Protect Second, I opened the grill the burner flamed up and I’m Marina in Pericles. accessed for free on the com- You? “in which Xique and the hood and turned the regulator cooking with gas! More digital offerings are pany’s website. company’s co-founder Da- knob to make sure that the gas I guess that after the holi- scheduled this summer. You “We have a mandate to vid Melville discuss the ways was flowing from the tank and day I’ll still have to find a pa- can get your Shakespeare fix at provide free Shakespeare for Shakespeare intersects with through the hose to the burn- perclip. iscla.com

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[IVANHOE ELEMENTARY] Protesting Beyond Posters By Nahla Bailey, 4th Grade

The tragic death of George the items being distributed to Floyd has been hard emotion- protestors—from citizens like ally and physi- Candice—include Milk of cally. People Magnesia, a liquid originally have been used for treating indigestion, protesting for that is applied directly to the a very long eyes to help soothe the pain of time, standing tear gas. up to police Too many Black Ameri- brutality against black and cans have been killed by po- brown citizens. Some people lice brutality like Tamar Rice, have been protesting in differ- Breonna Taylor, Michael ent ways by joining the rallies Brown and many more. One or putting up signs of support death is too many. And one of for the Black Lives Matter the worst parts is that for most movement. of the people who were mur- Some people have been dered, the police offers that distributing essential items for killed them were not held ac- the protesters. Candice El- countable for their actions and der, of Oakland and the fou- were let off without any real nder and CEO of the East punishment. Oakland Collective (an or- According to the Wash- ganization helping unhoused ington Post, a recent report SAFETY. HEALTH. LEARNING citizens stay safe from the showed that since 2015 at least coronavirus), has been going 5,400 black people have been to protests and handing out shot and killed by police offi- OPEN / ENROLLING items like goggles, face masks, cers nationwide. My question bottled water and first aid is: why are we still protesting items. for something that’s been hap- Tear gas is a toxic gas pening for a very, very long that has been used as “crowd time? Why has it taken so long control” at rallies. It causes a for people to care? We should community = strength painful stinging to the eyes not have to be protesting and, according to healthine. against racism anymore! But com, if inhaled can cause in- we are! flammation to the lungs and Racists are people who are irritate the skin. It causes peo- rude, unfair and violent towards ple with respiratory illnesses people of different backgrounds like Asthma or Pneumonia to or skin tones. However, there be more vulnerable. One of see IVANHOE page 14

[HOLLYWOOD SCHOOLHOUSE] Graduation by Zoom! By Nikhil George, 6th Grade

Another year could escape faster. Afterwards, has come to we had a virtual dance party an end, and just like the HSH and a Zoom scavenger hunt. community does every year Our graduation events on its last day of school, there and ceremonies continued on was a luau. Of course, it would after ditch day. The first was usually be in person at a park our recognition dinner, full of or beach. This year, though, speeches from each 6th grader we had it on Zoom and it in- acknowledging their parents cluded fun games, like Bingo. and teachers and our school. It was a fun event! There was also a tribute to For me, the end of this the class of 2020; a slide show school year means graduat- compiled of photos from over ing from the only school I’ve the years. known for my entire life. This On June 4th, our class is my 10th year here and my finally put on our caps and journey has been amazing. Es- gowns. Graduation was still a pecially this school year, where great ceremony and exceeded I became a writer for this expectations in its online form. newspaper, received a scholar- A highlight for me was read- ship and was awarded valedic- ing my valedictorian speech torian of my class. and listening to my teachers The memories I have with give theirs. other students are unforget- I’m now an alum of Hol- tele-therapy table, including this year’s lywood Schoolhouse! I will “Virtual Ditch Day.” Despite always remember to be safe, complications from the global kind and responsible, the learning never stops pandemic, our teachers and three values that the school Speech. Occupational. Behavior Therapy faculty still wanted to give us lives by. Again, thank you for this fun day. The first thing we this opportunity to write in did was a virtual escape room this newspaper and report on smileandwonder.com 323-644-9380 where we split into two teams what was happening monthly and competed to see which at Hollywood Schoolhouse.

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ENCAMPMENT from page 11 able to reveal whether anyone According to Ryu, he said City Offering Free Trees Council, said the organiza- in the two encampments had has been working continu- tion is concerned for the safety been offered shelter or how ally with city sanitation and the of both the housed neighbors many had refused. nearby Goodwill on Hollywood and the unhoused ones. “We review shelter and Boulevard to keep the area— On June 23rd, the council other housing options with and a nearby alley—clear. created an ad-hoc committee all the individuals with whom “The issues around these to work with the Los Angeles we engage,” Hinderliter wrote. two encampments are serious and my office is do- ing everything we can to bring last- ing solutions,” Ryu said, including en- suring law enforce- ment is aware of any unsafe activity and the construc- tion of a 100-bed Bridge Housing shelter on Riverside Drive. L.A. City’s free tree program offers free street trees to city residents, beautifying Ryu’s spokes- neighborhoods and saving on energy costs. Photo credit: City Plants person, Mark Pam- The city of Los Ange- Once the application is panin, added the les is offering free trees as received, a representative will councilmember’s part of Mayor Eric Garcetti’s visit the site to determine hands are currently Green New Deal goal to plant space and to determine what tied from taking 90,000 new trees by 2021. type of tree would be best for any more aggressive The trees are available to the location. measures. be planted in the parkway— Studies have shown that “With the the space between the side- increasing the number of trees According to local residents, this homeless man was stabbed by another homeless man on pandemic, public June 1st. Source: Los Feliz Resident. walk and the curb. in a neighborhood reduces the health experts said The giveaway is in partner- rate of asthma and improves Police Dept., the county’s Los “To protect client confidenti- that moving encampments ship with a non-profit called mental health. In addition, the Angeles Homeless Services ality and given current band- would cause a public health “City Plants,” the Los Angeles U.S. Forest Service has found Authority (LAHSA) and lo- width constraints to respond problem. The Federal Judge Dept. of Water and Power, Los that access to trees decreases cal Los Angeles City Council- to these types of requests, we ruling against bulky items Angeles Sanitation and Envi- stress and anxiety. member David Ryu’s office to are unable to confirm specific stops the city from seizing and ronment and StreetsLA. To sign up and for addi- manage the situation. resources that we have dis- tossing bulky things. These are Residents can apply online tional information, visit city- LAHSA’s Victor Hinderli- cussed with specific individu- the rules we are operating un- at cityplants.org/street-trees. plants.org/street-trees ter said in an email he is un- als or at specific locations.” der,” Pampanin said.

Adelphi University California State University, Stanislaus Lehigh University Ripon College University of California, Riverside Allan Hancock College Carthage College Lewis and Clark Community College Rochester Institute of Technology University of California, Allegheny College Cedar Crest College Lindenwood University Rose-Hulman Institute of Santa Barbara American University Centre College Los Angeles City College Technology University of California, Arizona State University, Tempe Chapman University Los Angeles Pierce College San Diego State University Santa Cruz Azusa Pacific University Claremont McKenna College Los Angeles Trade Technical College San Francisco State University University of Hawaii at Hilo Babson College College of Mount Saint Vincent Los Angeles Valley College San Jose State University University of Hawaii Bard College College of the Canyons Loyola Marymount University Santa Barbara City College University of Illinois at Chicago Bennington College Colorado State University, Macalester College Santa Clara University University of La Verne Biola University Fort Collins Manhattan College Santa Monica College University of Nevada Boston College Columbia College Chicago Massachusetts Institute of School of the Art Institute of Chicago University of Northern Colorado Boston University Cornell University Technology Scripps College University of Oregon Bucknell University Creighton University Mercer University Seattle University University of Pennsylvania Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Dickinson College Michigan State University Sewanee: The University of University of Pittsburgh California Lutheran University Dillard University Montana State University the South University of Portland California State Polytechnic Drexel University Mount Saint Mary’s University, Sonoma State University University of Redlands University, Pomona East Los Angeles College Los Angeles St. John’s College University of Rochester Congratulations John Marshall High School Class of 2020! Graduates have been accepted at these colleges and universities

California State University, El Camino College Mt. San Antonio College St. John’s University University of San Diego Channel Islands Elmira College Norfolk State University Stevens Institute of Technology University of San Francisco California State University, Emerson College Northern Arizona University Swarthmore College University of Southern California Dominguez Hills Emory University Northwestern University Sweet Briar College University of the Pacific California State University, East Bay Fordham University Occidental College Syracuse University University of Wisconsin, Madison California State University, Long Beach Franklin and Marshall College Old Dominion University Temple University Ursinus College California State University, Bakersfield George Washington University Oregon Institute of Technology The Evergreen State College Warren Wilson College California State University, Chico Glendale Community College Oregon State University The New School - All Divisions Washington State University California State University, Fresno Grambling State University Otis College of Art and Design The University of Arizona Washington University in St Louis California State University, Fullerton Grand Canyon University Pasadena City College The University of Texas, Austin Wellesley College California State University, Hamline University Pennsylvania State University Trinity College Dublin Wesleyan University Los Angeles Hampton University Pepperdine University Union College, Schenectady Wheaton College California State University, Harvard College Pitzer College United States Air Force Academy Whittier College Monterey Bay Haverford College Pomona College University of California, Merced Willamette University California State University, Northridge Humboldt State University Portland State University University of California, San Diego William and Mary California State University, Sacramento Irvine Valley College Purdue Polytechnic Institute University of California, Berkeley Williams College California State University, Ithaca College Indianapolis University of California, Davis Woodbury University San Bernardino Kalamazoo College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of California, Irvine Worcester Polytechnic Institute California State University, San Marcos Knox College Rice University (School of Engineering) University of California, Los Angeles Xavier University of Louisiana

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LAUSD Rejects Changes, For Now, for School Police budget of roughly $70 million More than 50 speakers ad- represents less than 1% of the dressed board members dur- until 8:30 p.m. district’s annual budget. ing the first two hours of the In the end, Beutner has appointed district’s meeting and another the board reject- a nine-member task force, 100 were still in the queue be- ed all three of which includes himself as fore the allotted time ran out. the resolutions, well as educators, former pub- The majority of pub- unable to reach lic defenders and prosecutors, lic comments called for the consensus on and public policy experts. total elimination of school any of them. The task force plans to deliv- police or supported Garcia’s Local Dis- er a progress report and ini- proposal to slash the school trict 5 Board- tial recommendations to the police budget. member Jackie Board of Education sometime LAUSD police—who are Goldberg’s pro- in August. not part of the Los Angeles posal called for Regardless of what the Police Dept.— responded to the creation of a task force ultimately recom- more than 100,000 emer- planning group mends regarding school po- gency calls last year, includ- to make recom- lice, Beutner said “random ing threats of mass shootings mendations to wanding” searches will stop and bombs at schools, as well LAUSD Rejects Changes Souce: LAUSD. the board no later as of July 1st and he is recom- as robberies, sexual assaults, Despite vocal public calls Some boardmembers, how- than July 30th. mending the elimination of burglaries and other serious for defunding, the Los An- ever, said they were reluctant The motion also would officers’ use of pepper spray crimes, advocates for keeping geles Unified School District to take such a drastic action have made some operational and carotid holds. the police told the board. (LAUSD) Board on June without an alternative plan in changes to the school po- 23rd rejected a proposal that place to guarantee the safety of lice department, including would have slashed 90% of students in the nation’s second- elimination of military-style the School Police Dept.’s bud- largest school district. uniforms for officers and a IVANHOE from page 12 Whatever age you are, get by 2024. “I would regret for the rest mandate that officers patrol have been many political activ- whatever culture, belief, or The proposal by board of my life if I left any student outside school grounds, not on ists of different ages speaking up gender you identify with, YOU member Monica Garcia vulnerable, any student in campus. against racism like Amariyanna can stand up to racism. It can called for the school police danger,” board member Rich- LAUSD Supt. Austin “Mari” Copeny, a 13-year-old even be through small things budget to be reduced by ard Vladovic said. Beutner said, earlier in June, girl who lives in Flint, Michi- like holding a sign on the cor- 50% in the 2021-22 fiscal The vote came at the end a district-wide budget review gan. When Mari was 8 years ner of your street, handing out year, then 75% the next year of a marathon board meeting this summer will include a old, she wrote a letter to former necessary items and first aid and 90% the following year, that began at 9 a.m. with sev- deep look at the Los Angeles president Barack Obama about to other protesters, or even with funds redirected to the eral hours of public testimony. School Police Dept., which the unfiltered toxic water target- writing letters to your elected “highest need schools in sup- The final board votes on a was founded in 1984 and ed at her community. Obama representatives. Racism must port of African-American trio or resolutions addressing employs 366 sworn officers then authorized $100 million to come to a complete stop and students.” school policing weren’t cast and 95 non-sworn officers. Its help fix the problem. you can help!

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REDLINING from page 6 still on the market, but Wolff, “one family refused to sign the purchased his Hancock Park the realtor, refused to forward petition, which made it much home in 1948, angry neigh- their offer to the sellers be- more difficult for any of the bors burned a cross on his cause they were Black, accord- neighbors to prevent us from lawn and poisoned his dog in ing to the family’s eldest son moving in.” an attempt to get the family Ronald Taylor. According to Johnson, the to move, according to a 2014 The secretary “told us, situation was made worse by Wall Street Journal interview look this isn’t going to happen her father’s ability to purchase with his daughter Natalie. unless you talk directly to the two lots. Even absent racial animos- seller, and gave us the seller’s “There was just anger that ity, the Los Feliz area’s history number,” he said. here was this Black man. How of favorable loan terms and After the sellers accepted did he get the money?” she heavily enforced single-family the Taylors’ offer, “Mr. Wolff said. zoning put it out of financial reportedly stated to [them] Johnson said she devel- • Fully accredited by the Western Association that he would do everything of Schools and Colleges and the Western reach for most non-white fam- oped a “thick skin” to deal Catholic Education Association ilies, according to Avila. possible to prevent the sale with the racial bias she expe- • Transitional Kindergarten – 8th Grade “Los Feliz became such an of the house to us. He feared rienced growing up in Silver expensive neighborhood by the our buying a house in the area Lake, but one incident stuck • Small class sizes for individual attention mid 20th century that most might start a ‘panic,’” the Fair out as especially painful. • Before and After-school Programs African Americans, who were Housing complaint reads. “Al- “I had a close friend in • Affordable family tuition plans predominately working class, though Mr. Wolff did not use junior high school—who I • 1 to 1 Technology Program were just priced out of those the word ‘Negro,’ it was obvi- thought was a close friend— • Hands-on STEM activities ous throughout the conversa- and she invited me over to her neighborhoods,” he said. “They • Providing a welcoming and had to find their own neighbor- tion that his objection was house after school for lunch, safe environment for all hoods, where Black middle class based entirely on the fact of and her mother forbid me or Black elites could create a our racial identity.” from entering because I was NOW Taking Applications community. … like Sugar Hill To the neighborhood’s black,” said Johnson, adding or West Adams.” credit, Taylor said, “all of our that the incident occurred in 323.663.2064 | holytrinityla.com The neighborhood’s prox- neighbors were awesome. No- the mid-1970s. imity to several major film body panicked. Nobody re- A John Marshall High studios and hospitals begin- acted.” School alum, Johnson said she ning in the ’20s and ’30s Just a few doors down from can still name every Black stu- also contributed to the area’s the Taylors, soul singer Sam dent in her graduating class of CAMP CAMELOT whiteness, as it became a ha- Cooke purchased a home on 600. ven for studio executives and Ames Street in the early ’60s. “Obviously the commu- doctors—the vast majority of Whether Cooke faced any nity has changed, but a lot July 6 - August 21, 2020 whom were white, or white- pushback when purchasing his of people need to realize that Mon - Fri, 8:00am - 5:00pm passing Jews. home has been lost to history, Silver Lake wasn’t always what For the few Black families though Taylor noted, “Some- people assume it is,” she said. For Children 2-8 yrs. who could afford the area, be- times celebrities get a pass.” But while the neighbor- coming a Los Feliz homeown- Nearby, in Silver Lake, hood has come a long way in er was no easy feat. shortly after World War II, terms of individual attitudes, Camp Camelot offers weekly One such family, the Anne-Marie Johnson’s father it remains overwhelmingly themes + fun Friday's to Taylors, who purchased their was able to get a loan through white demographically, a trend keep the summer home on Ames Street in 1965 the United States Dept. of Johnson said she believes will exciting, fresh and new! and lived there for 53 years, Veterans Affairs due to his only continue. filed a discrimination com- status as a police officer—a “When you’re talking plaint under California’s Fair nearly impossible feat for a about Silver Lake and the his- Housing Act shortly after Black man at the time, since tory of racism in Silver Lake, their purchase. redlining maps were also in a very sad and quiet way, According to the com- used to administer VA loans. it has returned because of the plaint, when the Taylors placed He used that loan to loss of affordable housing … an offer on the house, a secretary buy two vacant lots in Silver and homes going for multi- While creating a safe, at Gary Wolff Realty—which Lake, near Bellevue Park, millions of dollars. That has inclusive and enriching still operates today at Hillhurst and built what would be- completely shut out people of environment we will and Prospect avenues—told come Johnson’s childhood color,” Johnson said. “When I continue our exploration them it had been withdrawn home. was growing up, the predomi- outdoors with water from the market and referred “When the house was nant minorities were Asian tables, games and quiet them instead to a much smaller completed, there was a peti- Americans and gay men. These moments of relaxation. Camp Camelot brings house near Echo Park. tion signed by every family families are being pushed out numerous educational Later that evening, the on the block except for one to and Silver Lake is just becom- opportunities; from epic deny my family due to skin ing whiter and whiter and secretary called the family and STEAM activities + color,” said Johnson. However, whiter.” confided that the house was claymation, to beautiful art projects, all while building on each child's unique set of interests! FRIEDMAN from page 7 pull more California families should be our mantra as we agencies, such as the Employ- out of poverty, we will never budget for the California of ment Development Depart- have a truly resilient economy, today and the California of ment, became overwhelmed and we could again struggle the future. during COVID-19, and how after the next disaster. What do you think about they continue to struggle to There’s no shortage of California’s preparedness for Camelot offers children a threats in California: climate natural disasters? Do you have meet crucial needs. We have to community in which we change, earthquake, flooding, any thoughts, suggestions, or demand the state fix structural empower one another, issues within all its depart- and drought. However, the ideas on how we can best shift build independence, and ments and social service agen- guiding principle for all these our focus and funding to make lead by creativity + cies so that they can function scenarios should be the same; our communities more resil- during any disaster. preparedness today will miti- ient? I would love to hear what friendship. We have seen what hap- gate suffering in the future. you think. If you have any pens when disaster strikes in We are in a teachable questions or concerns, please an economy in which so many moment. We need to realize reach out to my District Office residents struggle to survive that every dollar we invest in at 818-558-3043 or email me paycheck to paycheck. Unless resiliency and preparedness at: Assemblymember.Fried- we take significant steps to is a dollar well spent. 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