For more than 23 years, SCOPE has worked with strategic partners to create the kind of jobs our communities need—jobs that pay a living wage, offer an opportunity to build…
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SCOPE Member Taqwa Bowie Giving Public Comment at BSCC Meeting on Prop 47 Investments
One year after the passage of Proposition 47, communities across the state are beginning to see the positive impact the new law will have on thousands of families. In changing…
Continue ReadingGloria Walton on the Tavis Smiley Show
Our CEO & President, Gloria Walton, was recently featured on the Tavis Smiley Show. Gloria shares her personal experiences growing up in the South, what inspired her to strive for…
Continue ReadingOur Take: We need a spending plan that reflects the values of voters
Our Take: We need a spending plan that reflects the values of voters As most working families know, California’s economic recovery has been uneven. For the millions of families still…
Continue ReadingGiving Community Resilience Real-Life Meaning in South LA
What do you think of when you hear the word resiliency? I think of a rubber band being twisted and stretched in all directions. The resilient ones stay in tact,…
Continue ReadingCommunity Meeting with Marqueece Harris-Dawson
8th District Council Member Marqueece Harris-Dawson visited the SCOPE offices to meet with community members and share his plans for the neighborhood. Residents touched on issues of empty lots, blight,…
Continue ReadingRealizing the Promise of Solar for South Los Angeles
I recently wrote a piece for Capital and Main about how the Department of Water and Power’s residential rooftop solar initiative has left South L.A., along with Wilmington, Boyle Heights,…
Continue ReadingCA Legislative Session Closes With Wins & Loses
California’s legislative session came to a close on September 11th and with it, news and updates on various bills that will have impacts on our work to ensure that communities…
Continue ReadingSouth L.A. has its sights set on the Air Resources Board
As the legislature session wound down last week, finalizing which bills would pass this year, we saw that California is at a pivotal moment. Our state legislators are forging a…
Continue ReadingTen Years After Katrina, Low-Income Communities Are Still Vulnerable to Disaster: Here's Why
Hurricane Katrina survivors wade through water on the street on Aug. 31, 2005, two days after the storm made land fall. Photo Credit: News Muse, flickr It’s been 10 years…
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