Amanda Del Cid Lugo

Feb 12, 2025 | lapublicpress.org | Amanda Del Cid Lugo

Pedestrians’ heads turn, the sound of car horns blare, and the driver of a converted school bus uses a speakerphone to declare: “That’s right! Altadena is NOT for sale. We love Altadena!”It’s a recent Saturday, and a caravan of cars affixed with “Altadena Not For Sale” signs winds through the streets of Altadena. Though small, the caravan is garnering plenty of reaction – and support.

Jan 15, 2025 | lapublicpress.org | Amanda Del Cid Lugo

Two dozen people are dead. As of Wednesday morning, 88,000 remain evacuated. Thousands have lost their homes and businesses. As we watch our friends and family and fellow Angenelos lose everything, many of us are traumatized by the devastation unfolding in front of us. As the fires continue to encircle Los Angeles, there’s a lot of uncertainty right now, and many of us are struggling to care for our mental wellbeing. With so much recovery ahead, those stressors and anxieties are bound to linger.

Jan 9, 2025 | lapublicpress.org | Amanda Del Cid Lugo

As fires continue to burn across Los Angeles this week, locals are mobilizing to provide aid and resources to our affected neighbors. LA Mutual Aid Network has begun compiling a spreadsheet of all available resources that are being offered by organizations and individuals across the county. The list includes large and small animal shelters, and animal hauling assistance from organizations like the Compton Cowboys. The document will be continually updated here.

Nov 20, 2024 | lapublicpress.org | Amanda Del Cid Lugo

Under a rent stabilization ordinance approved unanimously by the Huntington Park City Council on Monday, property managers and owners will be prohibited from increasing the price of rent more than 3 percent each year. The law is set to take effect Dec. 19, after which there will be a 60-day grace period for landlords to comply with the ordinance. City council member Jonathan Sanabria, who was elected in March and had a direct hand in drafting the ordinance, said housing is his top priority.

Oct 31, 2024 | lapublicpress.org | Amanda Del Cid Lugo

The fight for votes in the battle over rent control in California continues to prove expensive. More than $220 million has been funneled into California’s competing ballot measures, Prop. 33 and Prop. 34, and most of that money has come from landlord interests, who have put up $157.5 million to date in a bid to thwart efforts to strengthen rent control laws in cities across the state.