Amid converging crises, protesters in L.A. aim to ‘reclaim’ vacant Caltrans homes

In a protest that appeared to be a convergence of California crises, a group of housing activists on Saturday, March 14, aimed to “reclaim” vacant homes owned by Caltrans in the El Sereno community of Los Angeles.
One-by-one, the activists filed up a set of front steps in an act of civil disobedience, carrying with them a small writing desk, dining chair, an ornate glass coffee table and other furniture into a two-bedroom house on Sheffield Avenue.
Among them was 33-year-old Ruby Gor