The Corrections Budget: Where’s the Empathy for Those Who Need it Most?
The Corrections Budget: Where’s the Empathy? At the recent California Budget Project’s Raising the Bar Conference, an annual meeting of progressive leaders held in Sacramento, attendees worked to...
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Courtesy Gilda Haas Breaking Down Political Jargon Earlier this month, SCOPE spent a week with students enrolled in Antioch University’s urban sustainability program to explore the history of...
View Article1 in 4 Million: Telling the real story of LA
Once upon a time… We all know what follows this phrase. It’s a jumping off point from which we hear a story. But how do you start off a story that’s complex, with a laundry list of characters and...
View ArticleSouth L.A. has its sights set on the Air Resources Board
Members of the LA Equity Alliance at a speakers training held on July 23, 2015. As the legislature session wound down last week, finalizing which bills would pass this year, we saw that California is...
View ArticleOur Take: We need a spending plan that reflects the values of voters
Our Take: We need a spending plan that reflects the values of voters SCOPE Organizer, Tracy Beltran, speaking at a CA State Budget press conference in Downtown Los Angeles in response to the Governors...
View ArticlePushing Past the Status Quo: Why We Need Community Centered Climate Policy...
Pushing Past the Status Quo: Why We Need Community Centered Climate Policy Even More Last month, our state legislature voted to approve a set of climate policies that disregard the needs of residents...
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