There is no labor shortage for jobs that pay workers fairly. Isn’t it funny how that works?

Lunch + coffee on us if you're ever in LA, Emma!

Workers Inquiry Dot Work has just launched its first workers' inquiry “Class Composition in the Café Sector.” Tell all cafe worker and service industry friends!

The New-York-based chain Think Coffee built its brand around offering fair wages to the people who grow its coffee beans. That’s all well and good, but workers at its cafes say they are being stiffed. Now, they’re unionizing about it. thebaffler.com/latest/thinkin…

This Wednesday, November 13th, is the last day to purchase a Give Thanks Holiday Meal Box to pick up at With Love Market & Cafe or A Pay-It-Forward Box that With Love will give to a family in need in our neighborhood! #withlovecafe #withlove #thanksgivingbox #community

More unhoused people die annually of cold exposure + hypothermia in Los Angeles than NYC and SF combined. Chip in below to help J-Town Action と Solidarity distro cold weather survival supplies to unhoused folks in Little Tokyo. Survival pending revolution! jtownaction.com/donate

Temperatures are dropping in Los Angeles! If you or someone you know needs a winter shelter bed or a motel voucher during inclement weather, call 2-1-1 for a referral. Winter shelters are open 24/7 until March of 2025. lahsa.org/winter-shelter

I just wrote a letter to support Blue Bottle Independent Union: Tell Blue Bottle (Nestlé): Stop union-busting and guarantee pay for workers!. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-b…

N95 masks are available for the public at all LAPL locations while supplies last. Visit lapl.org/branches for hours and updates. Emergency information and resources can be found at lapl.org/be-ready.

Incarcerated youth firefighters are risking their lives fighting wildfires in Los Angeles for $10/day. PUT SOME $ ON THEIR BOOKS! Go to jpay.com/SendMoney.aspx, select California, “inmate #” & enter one of these:

Incarcerated firefighters are risking their lives to battle the LA wildfires, yet they earn as little as $2–$5 a day & face barriers to firefighting jobs after release. They deserve better: fair wages, safe conditions & real career opportunities. latimes.com/california/sto…

With the ever-increasing focus on profits at the cost of workforce by the larger names in the hospitality industry, it’s more important than ever to support independent, ethically run restaurants.

The traditional restaurant-guest relationship—one that expects restaurants to subjugate its own needs for the needs of guests—is untenable in today’s climate. Restaurants need more guests who are willing to meet them halfway.

If you live in LA and you are in need of these emergency environmental services, feel free to contact me. I will help you personally. Asbestos is not the only contaminant released post-wildfire by the way: apnews.com/article/califo…

Support Blue Bottle workers taking on Nestlé! I just contributed and you can here: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/su…

Cafe #3 is here! Excited to meet our new neighbors in Lincoln Heights!

About 85% of drinking water in Los Angeles is imported. When will LA have its own water supply? It will take 30 more years. lapublicpress.org/2025/04/los-an…

We’ll be back out on Hollywood Blvd tomorrow afternoon with our usual free masks & covid tests. Come stock up with PPE for you, your family, friends & community. Outside of Amoeba Music is where you can find us.

The median nationwide cost of a regular hot cup of coffee has hit $3.52. The median cold brew now costs $5.47.

As of today, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history. Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX