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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Latest from Knock: A company profiting from genocide has no place within LA sports. It's time for LAFC to give Chevron the boot. knock-la.com/los-angeles-...
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It’s Time for the Los Angeles Football Club to Cut Ties With Chevron - Knock LA
The oil and gas company has a long history of causing environmental damage and plays an active role in the genocide in Palestine.
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New on Knock: Axon, the maker of police body-worn cameras and TASERs, is working on an agreement with LAPD that would turn streetlights into ALPR surveillance cameras. @rosalindjones.bsky.social reports knock-la.com/axon-new-con...
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Axon Angles for New Contract with LAPD - Knock LA
The ALPR manufacturer is in talks with the department to sign a new MOU for an ALPR pilot program.
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Flock cameras are coming to West Hollywood. What does this increase in surveillance mean for a city that has publicly declared itself a safe place for the LGBTQ+ community? knock-la.com/flock-safety...
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Public Safety or Public Surveillance? Flock Cameras Raise Privacy Concerns in West Hollywood. - Knock LA
A city with a profound history of social justice now deals with the consequences of mass monitoring.
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Flock cameras are coming to West Hollywood. What does this increase in surveillance mean for a city that has publicly declared itself a safe place for the LGBTQ+ community? knock-la.com/flock-safety...
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Public Safety or Public Surveillance? Flock Cameras Raise Privacy Concerns in West Hollywood. - Knock LA
A city with a profound history of social justice now deals with the consequences of mass monitoring.
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
BREAKING - New on Knock: A year after the anti-ICE protests of last June and days before the statute of limitations expired, the LA City Attorney has criminally charged more than 20 protesters in what one attorney calls “an overtly political filing” by Miguel Camnitzer knock-la.com/a-year-after...
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A Year After Historic Anti-ICE Protests, LA City Attorney Launches Surprise Prosecution of More Than Twenty Demonstrators - Knock LA
The charges, filed just days before the statute of limitations would have expired, draw comparisons to the repression of protesters by Trump's federal prosecutors.
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
100+ residents of Adelanto, CA showed out on 8/19 for a hearing about a proposed amendment to the city's zoning ordinances to allow the construction of data centers. The amendment was voted down 3-2 by the Planning Commission. City Council will have the final say. knock-la.com/potential-da...
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High Desert Residents Sound the Alarm on Potential Data Centers in Adelanto - Knock LA
A public hearing turned feisty as Adelanto residents and commissioners traded sharp remarks over a proposed Municipal Code amendment.
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Roz Jones @rosalindjones.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The fall of data centers is inevitable. My latest from @knockdotla.bsky.social
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
BREAKING - New on Knock: A year after the anti-ICE protests of last June and days before the statute of limitations expired, the LA City Attorney has criminally charged more than 20 protesters in what one attorney calls “an overtly political filing” by Miguel Camnitzer knock-la.com/a-year-after...
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A Year After Historic Anti-ICE Protests, LA City Attorney Launches Surprise Prosecution of More Than Twenty Demonstrators - Knock LA
The charges, filed just days before the statute of limitations would have expired, draw comparisons to the repression of protesters by Trump's federal prosecutors.
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
100+ residents of Adelanto, CA showed out on 8/19 for a hearing about a proposed amendment to the city's zoning ordinances to allow the construction of data centers. The amendment was voted down 3-2 by the Planning Commission. City Council will have the final say. knock-la.com/potential-da...
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High Desert Residents Sound the Alarm on Potential Data Centers in Adelanto - Knock LA
A public hearing turned feisty as Adelanto residents and commissioners traded sharp remarks over a proposed Municipal Code amendment.
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
New on Knock: skip coffee with a cop! The 2nd annual Westside Night Out for Safety & Liberation highlights community care and activism knock-la.com/second-annua...
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Second Annual Night Out for Safety and Liberation Highlights Westside Community Care and Organizing - Knock LA
Mar Vista Voice and Palms Unhoused Mutual Aid spoke with Knock LA about the importance of collectivism and solidarity during this community-focused event.
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Daisy Gardner @daisygardner.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
So psyched that @kpbssandiego.bsky.social and @andrewdyer.bsky.social covered our film!! www.kpbs.org/news/educati...
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Southern California moms take on anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups in new documentary
When extremists began protesting LGBTQ+ inclusive policies at school boards in Temecula, Chino and beyond, this group of mothers dug in to fight back.
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
"Exodus Recovery does not see unhoused people as human beings deserving of care. Instead, they see them only as liabilities and dollar signs." Latest from @rosalindjones.bsky.social regarding Project Homekey Culver City and Exodus Recovery, Inc. knock-la.com/gender-based...
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Gender-Based Violence and Anti-Black Racism Alleged at Culver City’s Project Homekey - Knock LA
Additional program participants have come forward with allegations of racial harassment, sexual assault, and other harms after city officials announced policy changes at the facility.
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Ground Game LA @groundgamela.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Petty fascist DA Hochman is charging an LAPD officer with 16 felonies for blowing the whistle on virulent racism in the department. He’s sending a message about what sort of department he wants to see. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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LAPD officer who recorded colleagues' racist comments charged with felony eavesdropping
Los Angeles County prosecutors on Friday charged an LAPD officer with felony eavesdropping for making secret recordings of his colleagues' racist, sexist and homophobic comments on the job.
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
New on Knock: Even if your city refuses to contract with Flock that doesn’t mean the threat is gone. Landlords are working directly with Flock to build a private surveillance network Story by Tracy Miller knock-la.com/la-landlords...
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How LA Landlords Are Using Flock Safety to Build a Private Surveillance Network - Knock LA
Reflections after the end of LAPD's Flock Safety contract
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
New on Knock: Even if your city refuses to contract with Flock that doesn’t mean the threat is gone. Landlords are working directly with Flock to build a private surveillance network Story by Tracy Miller knock-la.com/la-landlords...
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How LA Landlords Are Using Flock Safety to Build a Private Surveillance Network - Knock LA
Reflections after the end of LAPD's Flock Safety contract
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
LAPD suspended its contract with Flock Safety. What comes next? @stoplapdspying.org.web.brid.gy reflects on the fight against ALPR surveillance and the community-led victory that led to the end of LAPD's contract with Flock. knock-la.com/lapd-suspend...
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LAPD Suspends Contract with Flock Safety For Now - Knock LA
The suspension comes after years of community pressure namely from Stop LAPD Spying Coalition.
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Povertyskola @poormagazine.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
ThankU @knockdotla.bsky.social for this baadaas review ! Next screening in the Bay Area This coming Saturday July 25 -5 4pm at the Victoria Theatre in SF at 16th and Mission -pull up !
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
"We cannot depend on the government, because we see which way that’s going. When we say ‘all power in the people,’ there is power in the people.” 'Crushing Wheelchairs' provides an unflinching look into policy violence and gentrification in the Bay Area. knock-la.com/crushing-whe...
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‘Crushing Wheelchairs’ Brings Stories of Homelessness and the Unhoused to Light - Knock LA
The new film is a crucial contribution to conversations around homelessness and collective liberation.
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Residents of Project Homekey Culver City allege inhumane and carceral conditions in this second installment from @rosalindjones.bsky.social "I don’t feel safe there anymore,” said Vince, a resident of the facility. Read the full story: knock-la.com/project-home...
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“It’s a nightmare in there for us.” Additional Residents of Project Homekey Culver City Decry Carceral, Dehumanizing Conditions - Knock LA
Several residents from the interim housing program are speaking out about alleged theft of personal property by staff, mistreatment, and harassment by service providers and guards.
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Roz Jones @rosalindjones.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
My latest from @knockdotla.bsky.social 🫀
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Freedom for who? Community organizers in LA reflect on America's 250th anniversary amid rising fascism and increased state violence. Thanks to @ndindi.bsky.social and @eggpon.bsky.social for sharing their brilliance with Knock LA. knock-la.com/america-250-...
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“I’m not interested in patriotism. I’m interested in justice.” - Knock LA
As America commemorates 250 years, community leaders share their thoughts on the fight for liberation amid increased fascism.
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
"The line is not a failure of the system. It is the system." Check out our latest from Kaylee Dunson about queue governance in Los Angeles and the disastrous effects it has on unhoused residents knock-la.com/inside-la-en...
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Inside LA’s Endless Queues for Housing, Care, and Survival - Knock LA
How waiting became Los Angeles’ homelessness policy.
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Catch up on this three-part series on the prison dog rehabilitation program that is rebuilding lives knock-la.com/who-deserves...
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Who Deserves Grace? Part 1: Reclaiming the Lives of Dogs and Men - Knock LA
How the first dog rehabilitation program in a California maximum-security prison sparked second chances for rescued dogs and men once written off by society
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Part Three - A program at Lancaster State Prison creates healing space for both dogs and men knock-la.com/who-deserves...
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Part Three: Who Deserves Grace? Reclaiming the Lives of Dogs and Men - Knock LA
The third and final part in a series of how the first dog rehabilitation program in a California maximum-security prison sparked second chances for rescued dogs and men once written off by society, tr...
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
In light of recent news about Cesar Chavez's extensive sexual abuse of women and girls, how do movements prevent this behavior in the future? Chicana activists reflect on building protective, democratic structures for social justice work. @rosalindjones.bsky.social knock-la.com/farmworkers-...
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Farmworkers Betrayed: Chicana Activists Reflect on Cesar Chavez’s Legacy - Knock LA
In a virtual discussion, long-time Chicana activists discussed the legacy of Chavez and the pervasiveness of sexual violence in movement spaces.
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Does Flock Safety actually keep women safe? Our comrades at @stoplapdspying.org.web.brid.gy give the definitive 'no' in the latest for Knock knock-la.com/does-flock-s...
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Does Flock Safety Keep Women Safe? - Knock LA
The Automatic License Plate Reader manufactured by Flock Safety targets all women and gender-expansive folks who live in Los Angeles.
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Another shady move from @cityattorneyla.bsky.social
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Los Angeles is losing third spaces, and several factors are to blame. Read the latest from us at Knock about the decline of community hubs in our city: knock-la.com/los-angeles-...
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Los Angeles is Losing Third Spaces - Knock LA
Rising rents, racist landlords, and gentrification have put community hubs at risk.
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
New on Knock: What's in a name? In Democratic-dominated California, right-wingers often put on a blue coat of paint in order to get by, and other Democratic electeds play along even when their values are made clear. Ahmanise Sanati on the endorsers of Traci Park 👇 knock-la.com/democrats-en...
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Endorsements: What’s in a Name? - Knock LA
Why are so many Democratic leaders backing someone who doesn’t espouse Democratic values? Let’s start with Traci Park.
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
New on Knock: Can you rent in LA? Not if the computer says no. An opaque system of data brokerage and algorithmic screening throws roadblocks in the way of renters, who have little recourse. knock-la.com/can-you-rent...
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Can You Rent in LA? Not if the Algorithm Says No. - Knock LA
Tenant-screening algorithms present a new barrier to housing in Los Angeles.
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
New on Knock: Who Deserves Grace? Part 2 of 3 Through Paws of Life, the prisoners find purpose and form friendships across the racial boundaries imposed by prison politics. knock-la.com/who-deserves...
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Who Deserves Grace? Death-Row Dogs and Lifers in a California Prison - Part 2 - Knock LA
A story of how the first dog rehabilitation program in a California maximum-security prison sparked second chances for rescued dogs and men once written off by society
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
The Knock LA Voter Guide for the 2026 June Primary has landed! This guide is a labor of love for Los Angeles. We hope you find it useful and informative knock-la.com/knock-la-pro...
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The Knock LA Progressive Voter Guide for the June 2026 Primary Election - Knock LA
June 2 is coming faster than you think! Read on for the latest Progressive Voter Guide from Knock LA.
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
"Wow, this is great. I always research judicial elections at midnight on a Friday."
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
New on Knock: Yes, our full voter guide is about to drop (as usual, it's extremely long). In the meantime, here's something to whet your appetite: Our judicial election recommendations! knock-la.com/knock-voter-...
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Knock Voter Guide, June 2026: Judges - Knock LA
Knock LA's 2026 Primary Election Judges Guide
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
If you're excited about the Knock Voter Guide - which, of course you are, who wouldn't be? - you can sign up below to have it sent directly to your inbox as soon as it drops! Now that's using your noodle knock-la.com/los-angeles-...
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
If you're excited about the Knock Voter Guide - which, of course you are, who wouldn't be? - you can sign up below to have it sent directly to your inbox as soon as it drops! Now that's using your noodle knock-la.com/los-angeles-...
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
New on Knock: No more student protests? Occidental College students didn't get the memo, relaunching their Palestine solidarity encampment to coincide with the Board of Trustees meeting and demand that the college divest from genocide. knock-la.com/occidental-s...
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Occidental Students Relaunch Palestine Solidarity Encampment - Knock LA
Two years following the Palestine encampments, Occidental students relaunch theirs, pressuring administration to divest from genocide.
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Yes we are! It's almost time for the Knock LA voter guide. Look for it on Thursday, with some teasers tomorrow.
KNOCK LA JUNE 2026 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTER GUIDE
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Lauren Comrade @rachelreyes.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
My sister & BIL worked with Paws For Life! I’m so happy to see coverage in @knockdotla.bsky.social ❤️
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
New on Knock: The global Sumud Flortilla sets sail once again, hoping to bring vital aid to a Gaza that has been wracked by more than two years of genocide. knock-la.com/the-global-s...
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The Global Sumud Flotilla Sets Sail to Gaza Once Again - Knock LA
Humanitarian activists relaunch an effort to break Gaza’s siege.
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
New on Knock: Who Deserves Grace? The first dog rehabilitation program in a CA maximum-security prison transforms the lives of men who society had written off. Part 1 of a 3 part series! knock-la.com/who-deserves...
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Who Deserves Grace? Part 1: Reclaiming the Lives of Dogs and Men - Knock LA
How the first dog rehabilitation program in a California maximum-security prison sparked second chances for rescued dogs and men once written off by society
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
New on Knock: Social justice and community center Bernie's Coffee Shop - located in the iconic Johnie's Coffee Shop building - is closing its doors. A final open house and celebration tonight marks ten years of activism. knock-la.com/after-10-yea...
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After 10 Years, Community Center and Social Justice Event Space Bernie’s Coffee Shop is Closing - Knock LA
The once-abandoned diner in Miracle Mile was a temporary media stunt for the Bernie Sanders campaign, but transformed into a hub for social justice organizing that ran for a decade.
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
"Where are the student protests at?" Right here. New on Knock: Two stories of student activism Alhambra students organize a walkout to protest ICE and racial injustice. “We shouldn’t have to fight against mistakes that adults made.” knock-la.com/alhambra-stu...
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Alhambra Students Organize Peaceful Walkout for Racial Justice and Immigrant Rights - Knock LA
Alhambra students joined the nationwide momentum, raising awareness about the Black Lives Matter movement and immigration enforcement concerns.
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
New on Knock: Pressure is building for the city to end LAPD's partnership with Flock Safety. The surveillance company has come under fire for its lax data security and sharing information with ICE/CBP. knock-la.com/stop-lapd-sp...
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Stop LAPD Spying Coalition Leads the Charge to End LAPD Collaborations With Flock Safety - Knock LA
The campaign takes aim at Automatic License Plate Readers as part of an elaborate surveillance apparatus used by LAPD.
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
New on Knock: "I’ve been handed a tent and a ticket in the same exchange — the citation still warm from the printer" Kaylee Dunson shares her experience of anti-homeless sweeps, and the failures of a policy that says "housing first" but treats visibility as a problem. knock-la.com/they-gave-me...
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They Gave Me a Tent and a Ticket - Knock LA
We are people who deserve pathways out of crisis that don’t require surrendering our dignity to get there.
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
New on Knock: Los Angeles is an international city, and violence overseas resonates through our immigrant communities. As the crisis continues in Sudan, LA's tight-knit Sudanese diaspora deals with the displacement of their families. knock-la.com/living-in-th...
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Living in the Long Shadow of Sudan’s Genocide - Knock LA
How mass atrocities, power struggles, and impunity continue to shape Sudan’s present and impact the diaspora
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 29/03/2026
America saw police violence against demonstrators in Los Angeles, Denver, Memphis, Portland and Broadview, IL yesterday. It's true that most protests went off without incident but it is also true that proximity to feds or local cops will always bring some risk, especially near ICE facilities.
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
New on Knock: While cities across the country have rejected Flock and other surveillance companies, Traci Park has begun to install 100 automated license plate readers across CD11. knock-la.com/100-automate...
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100 Automated License Plate Readers to be Installed in CD 11 - Knock LA
“This is how we get ahead of crime instead of chasing it after the fact,” says Councilmember Traci Park.
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
New on Knock: The Free 99 Store winds down its operations. Through the aftermath of the fires of January 2025, the invasion of LA by ICE/CBP, and the cutting of SNAP benefits, volunteers kept the shelves stocked with toiletries, clothes, and other necessities. knock-la.com/mutual-aid-o...
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One of the Last Mutual Aid Operations From the 2025 LA Fire Recovery Shuts Down - Knock LA
The Free 99, one of the last mutual aid operations since the 2025 LA fires, has closed its doors after one year.
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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
New on Knock: After months of violent attacks on day laborers by ICE agents, and attempts by Home Depot to force day labor centers off premises, community groups have come together to boycott Home Depot and demand an end to its collaboration with state terror. knock-la.com/home-depot-b...
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Home Depot Boycott Coalition Demands an End to Attacks on Day Laborer Centers - Knock LA
The coalition rallied at Home Depots across LA County in response to the corporation’s ongoing attacks against day laborers and complicity in ICE raids.
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