Proposed by: Refoundation Caucus and members of the Housing & Homelessness Committee Summary: The adoption of a chapter-wide focus on Costa-Hawkins Repeal in the short term, and the prioritization of tenant organizing, rent control, and “housing justice” generally, in order to focus DSA-LA’s internal organization, political education, and overall orientation on a critical arena of the class struggle for the foreseeable future for the purpose of building working class power and socialist capacity in Los Angeles. Continue reading

Proposed by: Members of the Immigration Justice Committee & Housing & Homelessness Committee Summary: Creation of a network of responders and dispatchers to answer and deploy during different emergency situations, such as encampment sweeps, ICE raids, law enforcement presence, eviction proceedings, etc. Continue reading

Proposed by: DSA-LA Steering Committee Summary: The establishment of a chapter-wide organizer training program available to rank and file members to build internal capacity as well as develop an organizing-specific culture. Continue reading

Proposed by: DSA-LA Steering Committee Summary: To ensure that geographic branches are built in DSA-LA through a democratic, flexible, and iterative process. Continue reading