//www.uniondevecinos.net/Uniondevecinos/Podcast/Podcast.html La voz de la Union de Vecinos, testimonios, entrevistas y reflexiones de los lideres. The voice of Union de Vecinos Testimonies, interviews, from the Union de Vecinos iWeb 1.1.2 //www.uniondevecinos.net/Uniondevecinos/Podcast/Podcast_files/DSC07194.png //www.uniondevecinos.net/Uniondevecinos/Podcast/Podcast.html 60 La voz de la Union de Vecinos, testimonios, entrevistas y reflexiones de los lideres. The voice of Union de Vecinos Testimonies, interviews, from the Union de Vecinos La voz de la Union de Vecinos, testimonios, entrevistas y reflexiones de los lideres. The voice of Union de Vecinos Testimonies, interviews, from the Union de Vecinos //www.uniondevecinos.net/Uniondevecinos/Podcast/C7582994-49F2-4DFC-A393-C40C2FF2E3DF.html //www.uniondevecinos.net/Uniondevecinos/Podcast/C7582994-49F2-4DFC-A393-C40C2FF2E3DF.html Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:18:56 -0700 <a href="//www.uniondevecinos.net/Uniondevecinos/Podcast/C7582994-49F2-4DFC-A393-C40C2FF2E3DF_files/Tax%20the%20Rich.m4v"><img src="//www.uniondevecinos.net/Uniondevecinos/Podcast/Images/Tax%20the%20Rich.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:150px; height:150px;"/></a>NATIONAL - What do Carnival Cruises, Bank of America, Goldmen Sachs and Citigroup have in common? All of these wealthy corporations do not pay their fair share of taxes. We paid them a visit on tax da 00:02:36 NATIONAL - What do Carnival Cruises, Bank of America, Goldmen Sachs and Citigroup have in common? All of these wealthy corporations do not pay their fair share of taxes. We paid them a visit on tax da NATIONAL - What do Carnival Cruises, Bank of America, Goldmen Sachs and Citigroup have in common? All of these wealthy corporations do not pay their fair share of taxes. We paid them a visit on tax day to teach them a lesson about greed and the need for sharing. Right to the City Alliance successfully took on greed gone wild with Tax the Rich Shuffle flashmobs in 7 cities. In Providence, they went inside and did some banking at Bank of America and then started the shuffle. In Miami, an action was held at Carnival Cruises. In San Francisco, a marriage took place at City Hall between Corporations and City Council. In Alexandria, VA people did the shuffle inside a Bank of America branch. In Boston, people went to Goldmen Sachs and Bank of America. In Los Angeles the shuffle went to Citigroup and Bank of America. In New York, the shuffle was in front of the main post office. //www.uniondevecinos.net/Uniondevecinos/Podcast/5F4380CC-2E14-4894-949E-2F0D6EF5E724.html //www.uniondevecinos.net/Uniondevecinos/Podcast/5F4380CC-2E14-4894-949E-2F0D6EF5E724.html Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:57:00 -0700 <a href="//www.uniondevecinos.net/Uniondevecinos/Podcast/5F4380CC-2E14-4894-949E-2F0D6EF5E724_files/KPFKRTTCLA.mov"><img src="//www.uniondevecinos.net/Uniondevecinos/Podcast/Images/DSC05985.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:150px; height:150px;"/></a>From Ernesto Arce KPFK The City of LA is failing tenants in Los Angeles. Approximately 61% of Los Angeles’s population consists of renters. Most of these families live in deteriorating housing that 00:04:23 From Ernesto Arce KPFK The City of LA is failing tenants in Los Angeles. Approximately 61% of Los Angeles’s population consists of renters. Most of these families live in deteriorating housing that From Ernesto Arce KPFK The City of LA is failing tenants in Los Angeles. Approximately 61% of Los Angeles’s population consists of renters. Most of these families live in deteriorating housing that has caused them irreversible health ailments ranging from asthma and skin infections to child lead poisoning and depression. “Unfortunately, our City Code Enforcement process does not work and needs to be stricter. How is it possible that vermin infestation, leaking pipes and structural damage isn’t properly cited nor repaired after LAHD housing inspectors visit our apartments? LAHD usually accepts Mickey Mouse repairs, then closes the case and we then call them back for the same issue they came out for in the first place” says Claudia Gomez member of Right to the City Los Angeles. Last year, community leaders surveyed close to 500 tenants from across the city of L.A. on the conditions of their housing. The results of those surveys showed 65% of tenants live with vermin infestation and structural issues. Along with this, 71 % of tenants have wall and ceiling problems. today we release the results of these surveys, and demand that in the context of greater Rent Control reform that the City makes the elimination of slum housing its top priority. //www.uniondevecinos.net/Uniondevecinos/Podcast/4B6A7581-35FD-4C74-8863-D9AE85905D4E.html //www.uniondevecinos.net/Uniondevecinos/Podcast/4B6A7581-35FD-4C74-8863-D9AE85905D4E.html Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:03:45 -0700 <a href="//www.uniondevecinos.net/Uniondevecinos/Podcast/4B6A7581-35FD-4C74-8863-D9AE85905D4E_files/claudia%20gomes%20eng.mov"><img src="//www.uniondevecinos.net/Uniondevecinos/Podcast/Images/DSC04534_2.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:150px; height:150px;"/></a>We learn from Claudia Gomez about the struggles to pay rent in these times of crisis 00:02:02 We learn from Claudia Gomez about the struggles to pay rent in these times of crisis We learn from Claudia Gomez about the struggles to pay rent in these times of crisis //www.uniondevecinos.net/Uniondevecinos/Podcast/55E7C653-D7E1-429E-B371-D56413F46E89.html //www.uniondevecinos.net/Uniondevecinos/Podcast/55E7C653-D7E1-429E-B371-D56413F46E89.html Wed, 19 May 2010 09:04:23 -0700 <a href="//www.uniondevecinos.net/Uniondevecinos/Podcast/55E7C653-D7E1-429E-B371-D56413F46E89_files/Features.mp3"><img src="//www.uniondevecinos.net/Uniondevecinos/Podcast/Images/DSC04868.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:150px; height:150px;"/></a>From <a href="http://www.scpr.org/about/people/staff/corey-moore/">Corey Moore</a> | KPCC Some renters'-rights groups say the Los Angeles City Council isn't doing enough to deliver relief to tenants in rent-controlled properties. The council recently voted to ban re 00:01:52 From Corey Moore | KPCC Some renters'-rights groups say the Los Angeles City Council isn't doing enough to deliver relief to tenants in rent-controlled properties. The council recently voted to ban re From Corey Moore | KPCC Some renters'-rights groups say the Los Angeles City Council isn't doing enough to deliver relief to tenants in rent-controlled properties. The council recently voted to ban rent hikes for more than half a million apartment buildings. Activists say the council's proposal unfairly protects landlords of multiple small buildings who represent themselves as "mom and pop" operators. In a drizzling rain, members of the Housing as a Human Right Collective assembled in front of a four-unit apartment building in Los Angeles. They did so to weigh in on the L.A. City Council's vote against rent increases for apartment buildings with more than five units. That affects about 630,000 rental properties. The plan allows landlords who manage properties with fewer than five units to impose the usual 3 percent rent increase on July 1. Council members say they want to protect "mom and pop" landlords. Activist Elizabeth Blaney says the council should know who these "mom and pop" landlords really are. "Landlords like Fernando Salcedo who's the owner of this building that we're standing in front of,” Blaney said. “As well as Frank McHugh who has charges against him by the city for the slum conditions that he has, and you can see here on this list to my right all the properties that they own. These would be considered 'mom and pop' by Janice Hahn's definition. And that's a problem for tenants." Activists offer another definition of "mom and pop" – a landlord who maintains a single property with four or fewer apartment units, who lives in the building, and who doesn't have any code violations. Landlord Jai Foster says that any way you slice it, the rent hike ban would be unfair. Foster owns several properties in Los Angeles, but she doesn't fall under the "mom and pop" guidelines the City Council defined. "It's not right when you are forced to subsidize other people's living, when you get no subsidy,” said Foster. “Now it's one thing to say if we are helping your tenants, we're going to help you. But they're not doing that. Let's be fair.” Foster said she'll attend every city council debate on the issue to tell members the ordinance is unfair to landlords. The L.A. City Council expects to debate the issue later this week. //www.uniondevecinos.net/Uniondevecinos/Podcast/34B3FB1C-01B8-4400-8255-C4E91C3EBEFA.html //www.uniondevecinos.net/Uniondevecinos/Podcast/34B3FB1C-01B8-4400-8255-C4E91C3EBEFA.html Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:14:34 -0700 <a href="//www.uniondevecinos.net/Uniondevecinos/Podcast/34B3FB1C-01B8-4400-8255-C4E91C3EBEFA_files/claudia%20gomez.mov"><img src="//www.uniondevecinos.net/Uniondevecinos/Podcast/Images/DSC04538.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:150px; height:150px;"/></a>Claudia Gomez nos da un testimonio de la lucha por pagar la renta en medio de esta crisis economica 00:02:14 Claudia Gomez nos da un testimonio de la lucha por pagar la renta en medio de esta crisis economica Claudia Gomez nos da un testimonio de la lucha por pagar la renta en medio de esta crisis economica