At 8 a.m. on July 4, about a dozen people gathered in front of a tamale cart stationed outside an abandoned 99-cent…
Victoria Valenzuela
Victoria Valenzuela is an independent journalist in California covering social justice and criminal justice issues. In the past, she has been published in The Guardian, BuzzFeed News, LAist, Bolts, and more. She is also a staffer at ScheerPost and has previously worked with the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, The Marshall Project, and was part of ProPublica's emerging reporter cohort.
On Jan. 20, during President Donald Trump’s inauguration, more than 2,000 people and 20-plus grassroots organizations gathered in Los Angeles to protest the administration’s…
As Cop Cities spread to nearly every state, grassroots activists are pushing back by forming coalitions that press for investment in communities…
The California Legislature has sent Governor Newsom two criminal justice reform bills, one that would provide remedy to incarcerated people whose convictions…