Posts tagged Second Grace LA
Nerd Reich: The Sequel to Revenge of the Nerds That No One Wanted | Part Two
Nerd Reich: The Sequel to Revenge of the Nerds That No One Wanted | Part Two

Part Two of the Nerd Reich series. Curtis Yarvin in his own words on who counts as disposable — and how the same ideology reaches Palantir's federal contracts and California's billionaire-backed megacity, and what it means for housing.

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Letters to the Housed, Housing Policy, Politics & PowerPaul AsplundNerd Reich, Silicon Valley, Curtis Yarvin, Gil Durán, Peter Thiel, Palantir, California Forever, network state, Freedom Cities, HUD, housing policy, homelessness, tech authoritarianism, Second Grace LA, Letters to the HousedComment
Can We Survive This?
Can We Survive This?

The nonprofits holding Los Angeles together are running out of runway — and the problem isn't how hard they're working, it's how they're funded. A look at what's breaking, what's working, and the one question worth asking before you give this year.

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Letters to the Housed, Nonprofit Sector, PhilanthropyPaul Asplundnonprofits, nonprofit funding, Los Angeles, philanthropy, enterprise capital, Nonprofit Finance Fund, Capitalize Good, Andrea Levere, unrestricted funding, nonprofit mergers, Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative, homelessness, housing justice, Second Grace LA, Letters to the HousedComment
Community Builds What the Feds Won't Fund
Community Builds What the Feds Won't Fund

The federal government is dismantling LA's homelessness infrastructure. Meanwhile, a quieter infrastructure keeps growing — community land trusts removing land from speculation, churches building on their parking lots, and senior housing that has held its ground for fifty years. What housed neighbors can do to help it succeed.

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Letters to the Housed, Housing Justice, Community SolutionsPaul Asplundcommunity land trusts, affordable housing, Los Angeles, housing justice, TRUST South LA, Downtown Crenshaw Rising, El Sereno, Little Tokyo, faith-based housing, Yes in Gods Backyard, SB 4, Measure ULA, social housing, Second Grace LA, Letters to the HousedComment
The Investment We Chose Not to Make | LA Housing Cost
The Investment We Chose Not to Make | LA Housing Cost

The question isn't whether we can afford to invest in housing. It's whether we can afford to keep paying for what happens when we don't.

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Housing Justice, Homelessness Policy, Federal PolicyPaul AsplundLAHSA, HUD, Continuum of Care, CDBG, HOME program, CDFI Fund, FY2027 budget, Measure ULA, Measure A, Homekey, SB 417, Proposition 1, permanent supportive housing, Housing First, RAND Housing for Health, CANCEA, affordable housing, Los Angeles homelessness, housing justice, Second Grace LA, Letters to the HousedComment