Attempts to achieve political power cannot be rooted in Black erasure

Written by Miguel A. Santana, Chair of the Committee for Greater LA and President and CEO of the Weingart Foundation. It is particularly painful... <a class="font-bold" href="https://nogoingback.la/op-ed-l-a-was-built-on-zero-sum-politics-can-its-latinos-chart-a-new-path/">read more</a>

Over the last year, the Committee’s Internet Action Team formulated a report to provide a blueprint for how leaders in the county and its diverse municipalities, communities, civic institutions, and businesses can work together to deliver internet equity in Los Angeles.

Many of us were struck by the image of two young girls huddled around a smartphone at a fast-food restaurant parking lot, accessing its Wi-Fi to complete their homework.

We partnered with our friends at the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs at Cal State Los Angeles and the Nonprofit Finance Fund to release key information that will guide L.A. County nonprofits and stakeholders to meet the needs of our community.

Efforts that want to address homelessness would benefit from the voices of those who have firsthand experience.