Yet Another LAPD Demand for a Budget Increase
LAPD has released its annual demand for a bigger budget, calling for a $119 million budget increase.
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KNOW YOUR FIGHTS! Using Public Records Laws in Abolitionist Organizing
Read our latest zine! Abolitionists reject police “transparency” reforms, which we know can legitimize and expand the police state. Yet abolitionist organizers often exploit public… Read More »KNOW YOUR FIGHTS! Using Public Records Laws in Abolitionist Organizing
Addressing Recent Disruptions in Our Organizing
The Stop LAPD Spying Coalition works to confront and historicize state repression. That includes programs like COINTELPRO (which stood for Counter Intelligence Program), where the… Read More »Addressing Recent Disruptions in Our Organizing
Community Letter Opposing “Community-Police Advisory Board for Technology”
Today we and over two dozen other organizations representing a wide array of communities across the city publicly rejected an LAPD proposal to establish a… Read More »Community Letter Opposing “Community-Police Advisory Board for Technology”
Lawsuit Challenging LAPD’s Refusal to Identify Echo Park Cameras
The Stop LAPD Spying Coalition has filed a new lawsuit confronting LAPD’s refusal to disclose records reflecting the location of surveillance cameras supposedly monitoring all… Read More »Lawsuit Challenging LAPD’s Refusal to Identify Echo Park Cameras
Stop LAPD Spying Sues City Councilman Paul Koretz
The Stop LAPD Spying Coalition filed a public records lawsuit today confronting City Councilmember Paul Koretz’s failure to respond to a public records request regarding… Read More »Stop LAPD Spying Sues City Councilman Paul Koretz
Zionist Instrumentalization of the Global War on Terror
Read our article with Palestinian Youth Movement, originally published in “The Terror Trap: The Impact of the War on Terror in Muslim Communities Since 9/11”… Read More »Zionist Instrumentalization of the Global War on Terror
Spring Into Abolition: Fundraiser and Celebration
On Friday, March 25, 2022, the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition and Resource Generation LA are hosting SPRING INTO ABOLITION, a fundraiser and celebration to mark a decade of the… Read More »Spring Into Abolition: Fundraiser and Celebration
Letter to Mayor and City Council on LAPD’s $213 Budget Increase Proposal
We are community groups writing to oppose LAPD’s pending demand for a $213 million increase to its operational spending for Fiscal Year 2022-2023. If approved,… Read More »Letter to Mayor and City Council on LAPD’s $213 Budget Increase Proposal
Reject LAPD’s Proposed “Pretext Stops” Policy
LAPD Chief Michel Moore has proposed a new policy authorizing use of “pretext stops,” which are used to harass and criminalize Black, brown, and poor… Read More »Reject LAPD’s Proposed “Pretext Stops” Policy