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LA Drinking Water Tests Positive for Lead, Cancer-Linked Chemicals — City Council Demands Emergency Investigation

In an unanimous 10-0 vote, the Los Angeles City Council has demanded an immediate investigation by the Department of Water and Power and the city's Housing Authority after samples of drinking water in the Watts neighborhood were found to contain elevated levels of lead.

Medical Daily · May 29

Flint Happened There. Now It's Los Angeles: The Ongoing Lead and Toxic Chemical Crisis in LA's Drinking Water

When residents of Watts, one of Los Angeles's most historically marginalized neighborhoods, learned that samples of their drinking water contained elevated levels of lead, it triggered a unanimous 10-0 vote by the Los Angeles City Council demanding an immediate investigation by the Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and the…

Medical Daily · May 28

More than 40 years after police killed Eleanor Bumpurs in her Bronx apartment, people still #sayhername

When people with mental health problems are in crisis, police often are the first responders. Since many officers have little to no training on how to assess or treat mental illness, these situations can easily become violent.

The Conversation · Oct 28, 2025

The Reverse Spider-Man Principle: With Great Responsibility Comes Great Power

[I blogged an early draft of this essay three months ago, but I've revised it extensively since then. I'd love to hear any suggestions people might have; I still have a few weeks to edit it before it's put to bed. You can also read the whole thing in a…

Reason · Apr 29, 2022

Aboriginal people in WA’s public housing system are fighting against a relentless tide of ‘punitive policy’

The pressure of compounding debt has left the most vulnerable to struggle against insurmountable odds

The Guardian - AU · Mar 19, 2022