The local level is where civic engagement matters most but if you aren’t paying attention your tax dollars can be used against you to render you and your community powerless. — “Long before Nury Martinez, Kevin de Leon, and Gil Cedillo said what they said in words, they and many of their colleagues, some sitting here today, said it through actions.” Charles Shoe, ACCE organizer at the October 11, 2022, LA City Council Meeting

The Year 2020 gave us a major lesson that we must not forget as we move into 2021. — Living without knowing the past is like walking in the dark. ~The Immortal Warrior In 2019 as we embarked upon a new year, everyone was talking about their “2020 vision” and how they had a clear view moving forward into 2020. But in life the only certainty is uncertainty, and…