Making A Neighborhood

What to do Before the Disaster Strikes

A brief guide on preparing for the worst in our increasingly disastrous world

Jan 8 • Ali Rachel Pearl

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September 2025

To Gustavo "Kaboom" Robles: Los Angeles Fresh Forever

From Boys to Men. From Madison Block to Virgil Village.

Sep 25, 2025 • J.T. the L.A. Storyteller

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August 2025

Despite their lawlessness, our justice is still just around the way

Locally, the resistance is only getting started. Are you connected?

Aug 7, 2025 • J.T. the L.A. Storyteller

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July 2025

Damaged irreversibly, but still not yet lost

On the federal government's quick descent into fascism and how L.A. must lead anew.

Jul 3, 2025 • J.T. the L.A. Storyteller

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June 2025

Unmaking a Neighborhood

Altadena was unmade by fire, but the journey to remaking this neighborhood is long and winding

Jun 5, 2025 • Ali Rachel Pearl

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March 2025

For Altadena, the Crisis Comes After the Fire

How Alternative Approaches to Speculative Real Estate Can Help Preserve Altadena

Mar 21, 2025 • Ali Rachel Pearl

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The Future of Making A Neighborhood

A new phase for the newsletter.

Mar 20, 2025 • Making A Neighborhood

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February 2025

My Earliest Fear Was Fire

Evacuating and losing our home in the Eaton Fire

Feb 13, 2025 • Ali Rachel Pearl

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January 2025

Support Ali as she rebuilds after losing her home

Making A Neighborhood co-founder, Ali Rachel Pearl has lost her home in the Eaton Fire.

Jan 9, 2025 • Making A Neighborhood

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December 2024

Matilda on Manzanita St.

Or is it Mr. T? Depends on who you ask.

Dec 5, 2024 • J.T. the L.A. Storyteller

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November 2024

Long Beach Don't Change: Ragu

Photos of local street detritus 2018-2024

Nov 21, 2024 • Sarah Bennett

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Los Angeles, I’m Not Sure If I Can Deal With All This Change

Notes on the 2024 Elections at the Local Level.

Nov 14, 2024 • J.T. the L.A. Storyteller

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