WEDNESDAY, October 1 @ 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm

After years of organizing, we’ve finally moved the City Council to consider updating the LA Rent Stabilization Ordinance (LARSO) — and now’s the time to push them to approve a rent control formula that truly protects working people. The Housing and Homelessness Committee meeting on 10/1 is a pivotal step to get stronger rent control through to the finish line, and we need everyone there to cap the rent!

• LA’s rent control formula hasn’t been updated in nearly 40 years.
• The current formula allows rent hikes that far outpace inflation, pushing more tenants into crisis.
• LARSO must be changed immediately to cap rent increases, remove unfair add-ons for utilities or extra tenants, and eliminate the floor that forces automatic rent hikes — even when inflation is low.
• LA’s housing crisis won’t wait. We need a new rent formula to stop more working Angelenos from being displaced.

Arrive by 12:30 pm (comment begins at 2:30 pm)

Los Angeles City Hall – Room 340 200 N Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Sign up to speak at the kiosk outside the room

Can’t attend in person? Submit your comment online in minutes here: https://cityclerk.lacity.org/publiccomment/?cfnumber=23-1134
(Council File Number: 23-1134 – Rent Stabilization Ordinance)

What to Say?

Keep it short, clear, and passionate. Share your story if you can, or use one of our sample scripts and talking points here. This is a huge opportunity to win a major victory for the working class of Los Angeles — but only if we turn out. Whether you show up in person or submit online, let’s do everything we can to keep the rent down!

Saturday, October 4 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, In Person

DSA-LA’s Mass Organizations and Parties Introduction is political education about DSA’s mass organization orientation and how it guides our organizing and politics.

We will provide a base-level understanding of how mass organizations and parties have operated and organized, and how they can serve as inspiration for us going forward. The political education focuses on the Social Democratic Party of Germany, the Congress of Industrial Organizations, and MORENA as examples for engaging in a broader discussion of effective models and strategies for building mass organizations and parties.

DSA-LA’s Mass Organizations and Parties Introduction is open to all and serves as a political education building block for those looking to engage in mass politics through DSA-LA.

TONIGHT! Monday, September 29 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30pm, Virtual

Tuesday, September 30 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, In Person

Join the DSA LA Public Education Committee for our regular monthly meeting to discuss the fight for public education in Los Angeles and beyond. We'll be reading “Our First Role Is To Organize”, an interview with Fernanda Melchionna and Sâmia de Souza Bomfim (Brazilian Congresswomen from PSOL) about how they organize as electeds. Please make sure you read the interview before the meeting; if you're not able to there will be a summary at the beginning. RSVP for the full agenda.

Meetings are held on the last Tuesday of each month.

Tuesday, September 30 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Virtual

ICE is deporting our neighbors on the basis of profiling and is endangering the lives of community members. Join the Immigration Justice Committee's biweekly meeting to discuss our organizing plans to protect our communities!

Wednesday, October 1 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm, In Person

Please RSVP below for the address.

This working group will be focused on organizing actions, educational events, phonebanks, and more in solidarity with the struggle for Palestinian liberation.

In addition to joining the working group meeting, if you want to stay up to date with DSA-LA's organizing in solidarity with Palestine, fill out our interest form.

Thursday, October 2 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, In Person

Join fellow DSA-LA members living in CD-13, represented by our very own Hugo Soto-Martinez, for a casual social in the district at Red Lion Tavern!

We'll be hanging out, eating good food, and discussing our efforts to build socialist power in the district.

Whether you're a long-time member or new to the chapter please join us for some food and good conversation with your neighbors! You're also welcome to bring any DSA-curious friends or neighbors in the area.

Saturday, Oct. 4, In Person

South Central + Inglewood Branch: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Central Branch: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Under orders from the Trump administration, fascist ICE agents are conducting brutal raids across Los Angeles at our workplaces, schools, and neighborhoods. Join community members and DSA-LA comrades to walk through South LA to do outreach to community businesses, and make sure they are informed about their legal rights and prepared to safeguard their workers from ICE raids.

WESTSIDE: Saturday, October 4th @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm, In Person

SOUTH CENTRAL + INGLEWOOD: Sunday, October 5th, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, In Person

Are you new or newly returning to DSA? To Los Angeles? To the Left? Curious about socialism? Then join us for DSA 101!

At this orientation, we'll talk about what capitalism is, how it functions, and why socialism is ideologically opposed to it. Participants will also learn about the history of our organization and our chapter in particular, the current projects we're working on, and how you can get involved. This is not a lecture, but a meeting for new and veteran organizers to ground ourselves in socialist theory and discuss together how we can put it into action. We're excited to chat with you!

Sunday, October 5 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Our organizing work relies on our membership stepping up to take on responsibilities and leadership roles. But how do you start that conversation?

This training will review how to have structured organizing conversations, a six-step process to help you recruit new DSA-LA members and/or engage your current membership in your organizing projects. This training is essential for any DSA-LA leader, coordinator, or organizing committee of a branch, campaign, or working group.

This is hands-on training - come ready to practice!

Open to DSA-LA members in good standing.

Want to support our chapter in direct actions, door knocking, political education, and more as we fight fascism with socialism? Chip in some socialist cash to take out the capitalist trash!

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You can renew your membership here, or update an existing membership by emailing [email protected]. Your membership expiration date will be automatically extended if you have recurring dues payments set up. This date will be automatically extended if you have set up recurring dues. If your member address is out of is out of date, you can update with this form.