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More from part 2 of our housing dialogue with the great John Raphling about his incredible report on housing in L.A.

To be without a home is to be criminalized

Harassing, ticketing, and arresting the unhoused is essentially a cottage industry for police and the court system.

Governor Newsom, in his ongoing efforts to eliminate people instead of poverty, wants to reinstate a Medi-Cal eligibility asset cap for seniors and disabled adults of $2K for individuals and $3K for couples. Page 38: ebudget.ca.gov/2025-26/pdf/Re…

In other words, if you own more than $2K of assets and you're a senior or disabled adult, you can't get Medi-Cal coverage.) He also wants to freeze enrollment of immigrants without legal status.

🧵Accenture is the largest consulting firm in the world, the former accountants of Enron, and responsible for building the world’s largest database of biometric data.

Accenture used to be Arthur Anderson, Enron's accounting firm. It rebranded itself as tech-savvy consultants, and now generates ~$7.4 billion from contracts specializing in IT services, particularly for police and militaries to build an "intelligent, smart border."

It recently won a $380M Contract to Modernize IT for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Across federal and local contracts, the company specializes in "predictive policing," digitally transforming the justice system, and "reimagine the police workforce of the future."

Accenture was also the architect of the modern surveillance state. They sponsored US Sec of Homeland Security Tom Ridge’s infamous “See Something, Say Something Tour.” Accenture would soon capture a $10B contract to build a Biometric ID system for the DHS.

In 2023, a few bureaucrats acting in secret on behalf of LA County signed a contract Accenture, handing them the future of the jail system. We know where Accenture leads: surveillance, risk-assessment algorithms, and biometric tech follows. Akela Lacy

Like most unaccountable, multinational consulting companies, Accenture has no conscience. They have partnered with notorious war criminals, like Titan Corporation, that was responsible for the Abu Ghraib torture and prison abuse scandal.

With Progressive International and the Movement Research Unit, we've released the Accenture Files - exposing how Accenture has quietly embedded itself deep into the apparatus of security states worldwide.

Tune in, listen, and follow!

New research reveals how Accenture, a global IT company has systematically embedded itself within the architecture of state surveillance. The documents expose the company’s involvement in algorithm-driven policing and the construction of biometric databases containing the

Shoutout to all of our friends at LiBRE , LA CAN, KIWA, InnerCityLawCenter and Eviction Defense Network for joining us this past Saturday for the Stay Housed L.A. L.A. County Tenant Rights Workshop, in partnership with L.A. County Dept. of Consumer and Business Affairs! 📸: Sean Kim

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 City Council APPROVED 12-3 the FY2025-26 LA City Budget HIGHLIGHTS 🏦 Layoffs decreased from 1,647 to ~600 🚒 LAFD $76M budget increase 🚔 LAPD officer hiring reduced from 480 to 240 recruits ❤️‍🩹 More unarmed crisis response 🔎 NEW Bureau of Homelessness Oversight