POSTPONED: This event is being postponed. Stay tuned for a new date.

As the LA County Budget divvies up almost $50 billion to serve the County's 10 million residents, most of us want to know: exactly where does that money go? Join LA Forward for an interactive exploration of the County's budget recommendations for 2026-27. Bring your laptop (or iPad or phone), and get ready to get in the weeds of budget documents that you've always had at your fingertips --- but maybe have been too confusing or intimidating to explore by yourself. Let's do this in community, over food and drink.

We’ll be meeting in Hawthorne - location details coming soon! RSVP below.

Ballots drop next week, so let's make sure voters are ready to re-elect Eunisses Hernandez, our endorsed candidate in LA City Council District 1.  Help us call voters using the campaign's fancy schmancy system that you'll ask from your own computer! Register here for details: https://luma.com/g0ir906j?tk=xmJJsg

The LA City Charter Commission has passed off 65+ reforms to the LA City Council, and the public's first and only day to give public comment to the Council's Rules Committee -- the first committee to determine what happens with these reforms -- is Thursday, April 30th! If you care about council expansion, police accountability, the capital investment program, the city attorney's office, how we budget or review the charter, public financing, and more, JOIN US at this launchpad for important advocacy actions YOU can take to revolutionize the way we operate as a city. RSVP here or below.

Budgets are a statement of our values. Join LA Forward to make public comment at City Hall. Learn more about our Budget Advocacy this year with our toolkit (going live on Tuesday, April 21).

Never made a public comment before? No worries! We will provide talking points and be there to support you.

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Save the date for our annual garden party fundraiser!

Budgets are a statement of our values. Join LA Forward to make public comment at City Hall. Learn more about our Budget Advocacy this year with our toolkit (going live on Tuesday, April 21).

Never made a public comment before? No worries! We will provide talking points and be there to support you.

RSVP to join us!

Recommendations for the LA City and County budgets will have dropped by 4/23, and we know our budgets are statements of our values! In LA, we value the dignity of our immigrant neighbors, and we need Angelenos organized to make sure both City and County governments fund necessary legal services for immigrants.

Join LA Forward Institute and the Represent LA coalition as we spotlight these key budget asks, and actions YOU can take to help! Additionally, the LA City Council has an opportunity to strengthen its commitment to immigrants' right to recieving legal counsel as well. At this teach-in, we'll make sure you're prepped to advocate for all of this and more. RSVP here and spread the word.

The Mayor's Office drops the LA City Budget on 4/20, and we need to make sure it works for Angelenos! As City Council takes a look at the draft budget, we will need YOUR help to make sure public comment is full of demands like funding unarmed crisis response services and ensuring immigrants have access to legal services. There are only TWO days of public comment before Council begins its deliberations -- so this is your prep call to take action! RSVP here to join us on Zoom.

On Monday, April 20th, LA City Mayor Karen Bass will drop her proposed budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. Just as City Council offices will be scouring through the draft budget that same day, we want community members to get a sense of what's in the budget too! Bring your laptop or smartphone, and join LA Forward Institute as we discover what's in the proposed city budget, formulate initial perspectives, and set up Angelenos to participate in public comment opportunities in the coming week.

Don't expect a training or workshop where someone talks at you the whole time -- this is everyone exploring budget documents together! We'll help you make sense of it, but your curiosity will guide the way. Food and drinks available!

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Come knock doors for Eunisses Hernandez, LA Forward’s endorsed candidate for LA City Council District 1. Learn more about why we are supporting Eunisses here.

Never canvassed before? No worries! You’ll get all the training you need to have successful conversations at the doors.

RSVP to join us to canvass!

Budget Season is here! On April 20, Mayor Bass will propose a budget detailing how the City of LA will spend over $13 billion in taxpayer money during the next fiscal year. The LA City Council will then begin a month-long process of deliberating and re-writing that budget proposal. Join us to learn how the process works, who all the major players are, and how to advocate for the programs and services that matter most to you.

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We can’t win elections from the sidelines. We have to get MOVING! 

Canvassing (also known as door-knocking) is one of the most effective tools we have to shape election outcomes. Face-to-face conversations don't just persuade voters, they also give campaigns real-time feedback so candidates can hear and respond to what their constituents actually care about.

This month, we're diving into the why behind canvassing and field strategy. We're excited to welcome special guest Anne Freiermuth, Campaign Manager for Eunisses Hernandez, who will share what it really takes to run a winning ground game.

And that's not all! While election season is heating up, so is our LA City budget advocacy work. Come learn about the funding priorities we're fighting for this year and how you can plug in.

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South Bay residents have been meeting with local officials at the city and county level to identify opportunities to organize around affordable housing, renter protections, and immigrant justice and safety. Catch up to the conversation, and be part of community members beginning to build toward policy campaigns meaningful to South Bay cities! 

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Corporations like Home Depot think they can keep our business while trampling our rights and allowing our neighbors to be kidnapped. Whether it's your first or 100th time at a boycott action, we welcome members of LA Voice, LA Forward Institute, and other allied organizations to help us inform neighbors that we should be boycotting Home Depot. We’ll be organizing at a Home Depot parking lot to let customers know we’re not shopping at places that don’t respect us, and encourage them to do the same!

Sunday, April 12th from 12-2pm at the Home Depot at Wilshire/Union (1675 Wilshire Blvd, 90017)

More info and RSVP at tinyurl.com/apr12-homedepot

Join LA Forward Institute for a flavorful evening of climate-conscious fun at NightCAAP!

Sip on drinks and mocktails while connecting with fellow climate-minded Angelenos and learning about Los Angeles’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP), our city’s roadmap for tackling the climate crisis.

Hear from experts about what the CAAP actually means for our communities and how it connects to the issues we care about every day. Speakers include:

• Marta Segura, Chief Heat Officer *, CEMO Director*

• Awoe Mauna-Woanya, Urban Environmentalist

• Dr. Loraine Lundquist, Scientist and Activist, CAAP Advisory Committee, LAF Board Chair

Whether you're new to climate policy or already organizing in this space, come for the drinks, stay for the community, and leave inspired by what’s possible for a more sustainable Los Angeles.

Join us at Lawless Brewing, located just a mile from the North Hollywood Metro station. Parking is limited so public transportation is encouraged.

*Title for identification purposes, speaking in a personal capacity only.

Join LA Forward and SEIU 721 to knock doors for Faizah for LA City Council!

RSVP here: tinyurl.com/faizah-apr4

LA Forward is proud to endorse Estuardo Mazariegos for LA City Council District 9! Estuardo is exactly the kind of leader we need at City Hall: someone who doesn't just understand how power works, but has spent decades building it from the ground up. Join us for the kickoff of LA Forward for Estuardo!

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LA Forward, Initiate Justice Action, ACCE Action, SEIU 2015, Abundant Housing LA, and other organizations have endorsed candidate Marissa Roy for City Attorney — but what exactly does a City Attorney do, and how can a new City Attorney make the City of LA into a fairer and more flourishing place to live, work, and play? Find out at this teach-in, with special guest — the candidate herself!

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SGV residents have been reaching out to local organizations and officials to begin identifying opportunities to organize around quality of life concerns (transportation, streets, and no data centers!) as well as immigrant justice and safety.

At our third convening, we will be joined by Active SGV to lead a conversation around quality of life challenges and opportunities; ACLU of SoCal to talk about immigration and policing; and LA Voice to talk about how fire recovery efforts can bring infrastructure for the region, not only Altadena.

Catch up to the conversation, and be part of community members beginning to build toward policy campaigns meaningful to SGV cities! 

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What happens when a city calls itself a Sanctuary City? What has it looked like for cities to be able to claim this term? Join LA Forward Institute's Immigrant Justice group, along with the ACLU of SoCal's Andres Kwon; Lynwood City Councilmember Juan Muñoz-Guevara; Cudahy City Councilmember Liz Alcantar; and members of Inglewood's ING fellowship, as we learn about organzing to win as many Sanctuary Cities as possible across LA County -- and what you can do to help.

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Over the last month, almost 160 unique community members RSVP’d for LA Forward Institute's Housing Justice teach-ins. Each presented possibilities for action around rent control, social housing, SB-79 implementation, Measure ULA, and more! Join us to explore each option once more before weighing in on where we should put our energy as a community.

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In 2025, community members stepped up like never before – supporting each other in response to fires, showing up to defend our communities against federal raids, fighting to keep food on the table, and help people stay housed. In 2026, we’re not letting up and we’re thinking even bigger.

Dozens of community groups, including LA Forward, are mobilizing 1,000 people for a mass meeting on March 14 where we will celebrate our people power and double down on efforts to pressure biggest enablers of injustice against our communities.

At the event, you will:

• Get to know what’s happening and how it impacts our city

• Get tools and resources to help protect your neighbors

• Connect with others who care about LA’s future

Want to help mobilize others in our community? Contact godfrey@laforward.org!

It's nearing election time, which means many petitions are circulating in order to get new ballot initiatives onto City, County, and State ballots! For City of LA, LAANE has been collecting signatures to place an "Overpaid CEO Tax" on the ballot. The initiative would progressively tax large businesses whose CEOs make more than 50 times what their median worker makes – with higher taxes as the CEO-to-Worker gap grows more extreme. If passed, the Overpaid CEO Tax would generate more than $500 million of revenue for housing and other community needs. Find out more about this proposal at this 30 minute quick info session!

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Eight statewide seats are up for election in 2026, including the Governor's race, where DOZENS of candidates have entered the field. Needless to say, there's a LOT to follow, all set against the backdrop of the chaotic national political stage.

Join us at our March Monthly Meeting with special guest Jorge Contreras, Interim California Director of the Working Families Party (WFP). We'll discuss the statewide political landscape, how the Governor's race fits in, and WFP's plan to build progressive power. 

This is also a great place to get caught up on our organizing work across our 7 different issue areas and get plugged in!

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Do you live in the San Gabriel Valley? Join us to explore opportunities to organize in 2026 and make a real impact on policy and power in your community.

Building on our last gathering, we’ll take a deeper dive into improving quality of life in the SGV and advancing efforts to push ICE out of our neighborhoods. We’ll work to identify key policies and funding structures that are impeding or accelerating solutions for each of these issue areas. Then, we’ll walk away with next steps, together. 

This gathering will be on Zoom, and the following one (to be scheduled) will return to Monterey Park!

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LA County allocates nearly $48 billion every year. That’s more than the state budget of Colorado, and 32 other states! So where does all that money actually go? Who decides how it’s spent? And how can residents influence those decisions?

Join us for a Zoom teach-in breaking down the fundamentals of the LA County budget. We’ll explore what the County funds and the key players involved in shaping the budget process.

We’ll be joined by guest presenter, Michael Nailat of Catalyst CA.

RSVP below or here.

Join us for the 5th installment of our housing justice Thursday evening series! 

This session will cover social housing: what it is, why we’re fighting for it as a solution to our housing crisis, and opportunities to bring social housing to LA. 

More info coming soon.

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Join us for our upcoming South Bay Convening as we continue our organizing work around affordable housing, renter protections, and immigrant safety. In particular, we’re preparing to meet directly with city and county leaders to identify relevant policy opportunities on the horizon.

These priorities were identified by South Bay community members at our last two gatherings, and now it’s time to turn our questions and concerns into an effective strategy. Come connect with neighbors, sharpen your advocacy skills, and help build the people power we need to push for a fair, flourishing South Bay. 

Whether you attended previous gatherings or this is your first LA Forward event, we’d love to have you in the room.

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This Thursday, March 5th, LA's City Charter Commission has devoted its entire meeting to discussing whether or not to pass any of 13 police reforms onto City Council, as part of the commission's recommendations for city charter reform. In particular, there is a real threat of the City Charter Commission moving to create a different commission altogether to punt all of these reforms too -- a separate commission that could take years to set up and have any impact. We don't have time to wait. Come learn more about the reforms on the Commission's desk, and how you can advocate to push the City Charter Commission to send police reform proposals to City Council.

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California is pushing to build more housing near public transit, but what does that actually mean for Los Angeles?

Join our Housing and Transportation Justice Working Groups for a teach-in on SB-79, the new state legislation aimed at encouraging more housing development along major transit corridors. We’ll break down what the bill does and how conversations about implementation are unfolding here in LA City.

If you care about housing policy, public transit access, or climate, this teach-in is for you.

RSVP below or here.