Latest from Larry Buhl

• Aug 27, 2019

  California law puts home cooks in the gig economy

  

  A California “microenterprise” permit allows people to sell the food they prepare at home directly to consumers.

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• Aug 13, 2018

  Los Angeles demands more accountability from its banks

  

  Last month , LA took on predatory and high-pressure sales goals at major banks by tightening its responsible banking ordinance. Now, if a bank wants the city’s $17 million taxpayer-funded contracts, it must be transparent about sales goal tactics and employee compensation, and it can’t retaliate against whistleblowers who report suspected illegal bank activity. Bank reform advocates […]

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• May 14, 2018

  A proposed question on citizenship status on the 2020 census could depress Latino turnout

  The 2020 census count is two years away but local officials are already planning how to get everyone counted. Census data is used for determining congressional seats and for distributing billions of dollars in federal funds annually. For many reasons, urban communities and communities of color can be harder to count. And for Latinos, a new […]

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