Ambassadors of the Recovery: Corner Stores and Street Vendors in South LA Pull Together to Support Community

Ambassadors of the Recovery: Corner Stores and Street Vendors in South LA Pull Together to Support Community

ByErikaHernandez

By Erika Hernandez Patty Archuletta was overwhelmed with joy. On a sunny Tuesday afternoon, she watched as her community came together at Emma’s Meat Market to distribute over 200 boxes of food to families affected by Covid-19.  A few weeks before, Patty, a leader in the street vendor community who sells used clothing on the…

Small Businesses Need Help – We need to cancel their rents, too

ByErikaHernandez

By Erika Hernandez The COVID-19 crisis has forced us to look more closely at the systemic failures and inequalities in our society. As we’ve written before, the increasingly high cost of living and the failure of governments to provide individuals with a living wage or universal basic income has made it almost impossible for people…