Los Angeles Street Vendor Campaign Joins “Tacos For Teachers”
In the midst of the historic LA public school teachers strike, the Los Angeles Street Vendor Campaign has joined forces with an initiative called “Tacos for Teachers,” which has raised over $30,000 to bring tacos to picket lines and actions across the city. Just weeks after street vending was officially legalized on Jan. 1 — […]
The Eastside Adventures of Tammy Tamal de Dulce
This Holiday Season, spread our love of the Eastside with the story of Tammy Tamal — an East LA local who goes on an adventure through her neighborhood to learn about how to fight gentrification in the community. Read along and help her collect shapes to build her toolkit of resistance, love, critical thinking and […]
Letter From Our President: Reflections on 10 Years of the LA Street Vending Campaign
Dear Friends, This past week has been a whirlwind of action and emotions. Just seven days ago we were at City Council for the historic vote to legalize street vending in the City of Los Angeles through a permit process. For our team here at ELACC, this is a powerful milestone in the formation of […]
A Decade of Advocacy: Looking Back on the Los Angeles Street Vendor Campaign & Toward a More Inclusive Economy
This week, the Los Angeles Street Vendor Campaign reaches a major milestone: the Los Angeles City Council will vote on Wednesday to finally adopt either a permit system or regulatory system — or even a hybrid of both — leading to the legalization of sidewalk vending within the City of LA! For us here at […]
Use Your Vote – November 6th
There is a lot at stake on November 6. We will be voting on ballot initiatives that impact affordable housing, access to clean water, schools, healthcare, roads and other public services. We will decide who will represent us at the federal, state, and local levels. Our communities will have a powerful voice this election on […]
Inform to Empower Community Town Hall on 10/24
Fellow Community Partners, Join us for a night of power building and art regarding this November’s election! Our goal is to reflect, inform, and empower Eastside community about our Eastside power to impact laws and policies on this November’s ballot- LIKE PROPOSITION 10! (Repeal Costa Hawkins)We hope to share our lived experiences regarding housing/renting in […]
Governor Signs SB946 Safe Sidewalk Vending Act
California Governor Jerry Brown signs SB946 (Lara) The Safe Sidewalk Vending Act. This historic legislation ends criminalization of sidewalk vending and brings thousands of entrepreneurs into the Golden State’s economy. “I feel excited with the news of Governor Brown signing SB946” said Caridad Vasquez, Sidewalk Vendor and Leader of the Street Vendor Campaign. “Before […]
SB946 Passed Assembly!!! Next stop the Govenor
A huge thank you to everyone who has submitted a letter to the Governor asking for a signature on SB 946. If you haven’t sent in a letter yet, there is still time. To keep this incredible momentum going, and to demonstrate what an important difference SB 946 will make, we want to reach the […]
Home for the Holiday’s
On December 22, 2017, Alejandra Flores and her two daughters received the keys to their brand new apartment in Cielito Lindo, East LA Community Corporation’s newest affordable housing development. “I will never forget the day they handed over the keys, it’s a moment no one will be able to take away from me,” said Alejandra. Alejandra […]
Summer Happenings
This summer, we’ve been busy at Casa del Mexicano! We began a much loved project, our community garden, and free summer music classes for families in the community. All through July and August, families joined us to learn about multiple instruments, forms of music and dance, and gardening; all to connect with the earth in a […]