Wednesday, November 12 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 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. On Wednesday, November 12, the entire LA City Council will vote on the updated RSO formula! Now it's time to go all out to get it over the line and cap the rent at 3%!

Why This Matters:

• 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 before July to stop more working Angelenos from being displaced.

Here's what you can do:

📍 In-Person Rally & Public Comment
Wednesday, Nov. 12 – Arrive by 8:00 am (comment begins at 10 am)
Los Angeles City Hall – Room 340
200 N Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Sign up to speak at the kiosk outside the room

📝 Submit a Written Public Comment Online
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!

November 15 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Join us on November 15th at 12pm for the third annual Tenant Worker Solidarity March. This year our theme is People over Billionaires!

This year, our city has been besieged by fire storms, rapacious corporate giants trying to keep our wages low, a federal occupation and attack upon our multiracial democracy, and rising costs of living that necessitate an organized response from working people around demands for stronger labor and tenant protections, and a city that works for the people who make it run.

We are convening workers across industries to demand an end to the ICE raids, the passage of stronger rent control and tenant protections, greater workplace protections, and the Olympics New Deal.

Sunday, November 16 @ 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm

DSA-LA will have the second portion of our endorsement considerations for the 2026 June primary election.

The program will include introductions and analysis of considered races from the electoral committee, time to hear from each candidate and for members to pose questions to the candidate, and open debate for members to share their opinions.

This event is open to DSA-LA members only. Today is a great day to join and get involved in DSA-LA's democratic process.

Monday, November 10 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Join the Mutual Aid Committee for our twice-monthly committee meeting, where we'll be discussing ongoing and upcoming committee work, as well as helping folks get plugged into other work throughout the city. New members always welcome!

Monday, November 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

DSA-LA is teaming up with the National Day Laborers Organizing Network (NDLON) to adopt day laborer and street vendor locations to be on the lookout for ICE attacks. Each DSA Branch has adopted different locations and has been doing shifts each day for the past few months. Come volunteer to help us stop ICE and protect our communities.

This training is to go over what you need to do in order to volunteer. We'll cover the rapid response network, logistics, roles, safety, recording ICE activity, and other best practices.

Tuesday, November 11 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us on Tuesday, November 11th, at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom as we plan our work to re-elect Rocío Rivas to LAUSD School Board for District 2.

We welcome comrades that want to get involved in field work, member outreach, communications, fundraising, and organizing community and social events for the campaign.

Wednesday, November 12 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Join us for the Palestine Solidarity Working Group meeting on Wednesday, November 12th from 7-8:30pm.

This meeting is fully 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.

Wednesday, November 12 @ 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm

Join us for our last Strike Hype! Series of the 2025 year; the series features workers in the LA area who are engaged in active organizing campaigns, from union election drives to bargaining to those preparing to go on strike.

The theme this time will cover two unions who have been practice picketing and rallying to take on the boss–Starbucks Workers United and UTLA. As both figure out next steps to win their bargaining campaigns, hear how they might creatively fight to get the Starbucks CEO to come to the table, and to bargain for the common good with parents, teachers, and community.

Last, find out what DSA-LA members can do to support these efforts and more.

We will hear from SBWU and UTLA.

Wednesday, November 12 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

The current political climate in the US has given rise to a form of political violence long favored by authoritarian dictators in Latin America – enforced disappearances. From Chile and Argentina to Colombia and El Salvador, nearly every country in Latin America experienced the horror of "los desaparecidos" over the course of the 20th century. What drove the proliferation of this practice, and what was the United States' relationship to it?

In this in-person educational event we will introduce the history of enforced disappearances and delve into both contemporary and historical political analysis to understand what the sudden appearance of this specific form of state terror here in the US means.

The event will feature a short presentation and an interactive discussion. Comrades are encouraged to review the following readings as foundation for discussion at the event:

• Enforced Disappearances and Corruption in Latin America (1986) – Heinz Dieterich (11 Pages). Dieterich introduces the historical origins of enforced disappearances and tracks its use across Central and South America, all the while providing vital political analysis as to the social forces driving its continued use.
• Jewish Currents: Marketing Authoritarianism (2025) – Dennis M. Hogan and Matthew Ellis (7 Pages). In this recent article from Jewish Currents, the authors draw a direct connection between the second Trump Administration and the Bukele administration in El Salvador, using their shared obsession with the spectacle of state violence as a focal point.

Thursday, November 13 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us as we reflect on 2025 and look forward to 2026 in ecosocialist organizing!

Saturday, November 15 @ 8:00 am - 1:00 pm

Come say hello at our table! Whether you’re curious about democratic socialism, passionate about housing justice, or just want to chat with folks organizing for a better world, we’d love to meet you.

We’ll have literature, stickers, and friendly faces ready to talk about local campaigns, upcoming events, and how you can get involved. No pressure—just good conversation and community.

Let’s build solidarity, one market day at a time.

Saturday, November 15 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Raising kids and finding time to connect with fellow socialists can seem impossible. So meet up with other DSA-LA parents and their kids for a low-key park playdate! We'll have cold beverages, snacks and space for members to connect and talk politics, power, and parenting.

This event is hosted by the Public Education Committee, organizing with students, parents and teachers to fight for the schools we deserve. Learn more by RSVPing or by filling out this interest form.

Saturday, November 15 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Under orders from the Trump administration, fascist ICE agents descended on Los Angeles to conduct brutal raids at our workplaces, schools, and neighborhoods. Join community members and DSA-LA comrades to walk through Downtown Los Angeles 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.

Training and support provided to first time canvassers.

Sunday, November 16 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

We will be reading Hammer and Hoe Alabama Communists During the Great Depression by Robin D. G. Kelley.

We have a special guest for this session – Professor Kelley himself will be joining us!

Please RSVP for the pdf and audiobook. Please try to have the book finished before the event, as we'll be discussing it with Professor Kelley.

Fun article about the reading: Reading Kelley's "Hammer and Hoe" as organizers today

We look forward to seeing everyone there!

Sunday, November 16 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Come write postcards to let CD11 constituents know to turn out the vote for Faizah for City Council in the June 2026 primary! No barrier to entry, first-timers welcome! Postcards, pens, and template provided. 🙂

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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