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Episode 4: Exposing Business Improvement Districts

Episode 4: Exposing Business Improvement Districts

FromWe the Unhoused


Episode 4: Exposing Business Improvement Districts

FromWe the Unhoused

ratings:
Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Jan 3, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Theo interviews Adrian Riskin of the blog michaelkohlhaas.org about Business Improvement Districts (BIDs). They talk about how BIDs facilitate gentrification, their violent private security forces, why Adrian started monitoring and exposing BID activity in Los Angeles, and how we can fight back. Theo also shares his personal experiences with the Chinatown BID. Plus, an edition of unhoused news.           See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Jan 3, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (75)

We the Unhoused is a podcast created by Theo Henderson with the goal of uplifting voiceless citizens. Begun while Theo was living on the streets of LA for over eight years, the show provides an intimate look at the unhoused experience.