Activist who ‘reclaimed’ state-owned home dies amid eviction protest
Benito Flores, who more than five years ago seized a state-owned home in El Sereno to protest against homelessness in Los Angeles, has died.A 70-year-old…
‘I’m going to resist’: Protesters who seized state-owned homes five years ago prepare for eviction battle
Benito Flores has parked his battered, pale yellow Dodge Ram van on the narrow street in El Sereno outside his one-bedroom duplex. It reminds him…
A homeless woman who occupied her old, vacant home is saying goodbye
She knew she had to go even though she couldn’t imagine moving somewhere else.Maria Merritt has lived in El Sereno the better part of 30…
After freeway’s demise, L.A. renters are buying state-owned homes
For nearly four decades, Patricia Payan has lived in a leased version of the suburban ideal in a two-bedroom, one-bathroom home on Sheffield Avenue in…