Los Angeles Blade, Volume 07, Issue 29, July 21, 2023

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Hollywood grinds to a halt amid strikes,

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JULY 21, 2023 • VOLUME 07 • ISSUE 29 • AMERICA’S LGBTQ NEWS SOURCE • LOSANGELESBLADE.COM

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SAG represents 160,000 performers who appear in Hollywood film and television productions, including actors, musicians, puppeteers, stunt performers, voiceover artists, and dancers. They’re saying the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers – an organization representing the largest producers in Hollywood – has refused to be reasonable as working conditions for actors have deteriorated.

The SAG’s demands are similar to the WGA’s demands – increased pay, better working conditions, and restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence to replace workers.

In particular, SAG is looking for substantially increased minimum rates for the lowest-paid workers in the union, other minimum rates to keep up with inflation, increased streaming residual payments, and increased limits to contributions to health and pension funds by producers.

SAG actors have said that the pay scales negotiated before streaming services fundamentally altered the industry are no longer sustainable. Streamers like Netflix are currently able to pay substantially less to union writers and actors in both fees and residuals.

Actors also want regulations on self-tape auditions, which have become the industry standard since the beginning of the COVID pandemic. They’re looking for minimum turnaround times and limits to the number of pages that need to be prepared.

Both the writers and actors unions want hard limits on the use of AI to replace workers. SAG is particularly concerned that studios may not use an actor’s likeness or performance in AI-generated content without the actor’s consent and compensation for each use.

SAG President Fran Drescher – yes, the star of !"#$%&'( ') – who had been criticized early in the contract negotiations for appearing out of touch with the majority of working-class actors, delivered a blistering speech Thursday, in which she laid the blame for the strike squarely at the AMPTP. “We had no choice. We are the victims here,” Drescher said. “I cannot believe it, how far apart we are on so many things. How they plead poverty when they are giving hundreds of millions of dollars to their CEOs. The jig is up, AMPTP. We stand tall. You have to wake up and smell the coffee.”

Disney CEO Bob Iger drew headlines over the weekend for telling CNBC that the unions’ demands are “just not re:87427/.” The studios also drew strong rebukes after an unnamed executive was quoted in *#&+,-'# saying that their strategy was to allow the strike “to drag on until union members start losing their apartments and losing their ,364-4.”

Financial analysis company Moody’s released a report Monday that said the annual cost of the WGA and SAG demands, coupled with additional concessions won by the

Directors Guild of America in its recent negotiations /3689) cost the studios between $450-600 million annually.

To put that number in perspective, Warner Bros-Discovery CEO David Zaslav was compensated $498 million for the five-year period from 2018-22, according to a report from !"#$./0$1'2#,#0$!-3#0. 4&5-#6)),:4)0-<302-9)2,:2) the networks spent approximately $54 billion on creating streaming and linear television content excluding sports in 2022, and that number doesn’t include spending on feature films. That means the workers’ demands would represent less than a 1 percent increase in spending.

Drescher said she appreciated that the strike is going to be hard on people who are out of work, but cautioned that if SAG didn’t fight now, employers were only going to demand more and more concessions.

“Our heart bleeds that we had to make this decision, but we can’t not get what these members deserve because it’s only going to get worse. This is where we drew the line in the sand,” she said.

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The vast majority of SAG members are not wealthy or particularly well-known. They are background performers and featured or guest performers who used to be able to count on a decent working-class income from regular performance work but have noticed a marked decline in pay since the industry’s move to streaming.

Actors have pointed out that 87% of its membership does not earn the $26,000 minimum that would qualify them for the union’s health insurance plan. And, that $26,000 minimum represents income before agent and manager fees and taxes.

Openly gay character actor and dancer Anthony Marciona, who’s worked in Hollywood since the 1960s and is

known for appearing in shows like 7&0,-68$ 9(:/0-6-;#) :19) <#,=/3#$ 6/$ >"-??#'+&,#0, was picketing in front of Netflix Friday.

“We are striking because we haven’t been able to make a sustainable living for many moons. I made more money in my teens and 20s than I do as a senior,” Marciona says.

“The producers used to be making millions of dollars and we’d be making thousands, but now they’re making billions and our wages aren’t even keeping up with the cost of living.”

Studios have offered some wage increases for performers in high-budget streaming that appear to be huge – like bumps of 76% for foreign residuals, or 58% for guest stars.

But Marciona says these bumps are miniscule given how little actors receive from streaming now.

“Wages need to go up immensely. We’re just being gaslit,” he says.

Out actor Stephen Guarino, known for memorable turns on broadcast and cable shows like ABC’s @&??)$A'+-'20):19) HBO’s !"#$ B#C$ .-;#0$ /D$ >/,,#2#$ 7-5,0, worries that residuals could disappear as the industry moves increasingly toward streaming.

“I still have a pretty good passive income from residuals, so I’ve never really worried about that, but we’re moving toward streaming so that could be going away,” he says.

Guarino is also known for playing Quincy on the queer Netflix series A&06B-+#50, a role for which he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy.

“I get no Netflix residuals, so ironically the thing I have my Emmy nomination for I get no residuals,” Guarino says.

Genderqueer actor Nicky Endres, who has appeared on shows such as Netflix’ E'#$*&)$&6$&$!-3# and CBS’ %>FBG$./0$ 1'2#,#0, says these concerns are compounded by a lack of job security.

“Being a gig worker is hard enough, but all we sacrifice to be an actor, and what, we get covid and lose a job? AI being programmed to steal our voices and faces? It’s all too much,” they say.

Many Hollywood productions had already been shut down by the ongoing writers’ strike, which has been in effect since May 2, but the SAG strike brings to a halt any productions that were still ongoing featuring SAG members.

That includes productions overseas where WGA was not picketing, voiceover recordings, and anything being produced from scripts that studios had banked in preparation for the writers strike.

The writers have welcomed the actors joining their job action, which is now in its twelfth week.

“It’s going to be great to have more actors officially on strike on the picket lines,” says Rob Forman, co-chair of the WGA LGBTQ+ Committee. “The biggest part of SAG going on strike is it is an immediate damage to the bottom line of the companies of the AMPTP. It really impacts what they thought were their strike-proof plans.”

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The Directors Guild reached an agreement with AMPTP in June, so while directors are not on strike, they’re also not working.

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Assembly Constitutional Amendment 5 (ACA 5), authored

by Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Silicon Valley) and Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would amend the California Constitution to protect the fundamental freedom to marry and remove the unconstitutional and discrimi1,-56<$ 3,19@,9+$ 465A$ F6585/0-051$ HC$ G5019$ /5$ ?5@3*$ .+38$ safeguard against any future attempts to restrict marriage rights for same-sex or interracial couples.

“Today, with bipartisan support, we are one step closer to ensuring marriage equality as a fundamental right in California. ACA 5 will give voters the opportunity to remove a black stain from the California constitution,” said Assemblymember Evan Low. “California is ready for love, and these protections will protect against any future attempts to restrict marriage rights for same-sex and interracial couples.”

“Next fall, Californians will reject the assault on LGBTQ rights that bigoted, ideological Justices have launched from the Supreme Court,” said Senator Scott Wiener. “The bipartisan support for this amendment shows once again that inclusion remains a core value across ideological lines in our state. I look forward to working with this incredible coalition to advance this critical protection.”

71% of Americans — an all-time high, including majorities of voters across the political spectrum — support the freedom to marry for same-sex couples. That’s why ACA 5 has received overwhelming bipartisan support in the California Legislature — the Assembly passed ACA 5 on June 26, with no members voting against the measure. And in the Senate it also passed with no members voting against the measure.

this injustice and remove this shameful and outdated proACA 5 is set to appear on the November 2024 ballot and vision from our law,” said NCLR Executive Director Imani requires majority approval from California voters to amend Rupert-Gordon. “In November 2024, voters have the opporthe constitution. In the coming months, a broad coalition of tunity to repeal Prop 8 once-and-for-all, and we urge every civil rights organizations and labor groups, including EqualCalifornian to vote for ACA5 when it ity California, will launch a statewide appears on the ballot.” campaign to secure the passage of “The repeal of Prop 8 is one critical this critical measure. step toward ensuring lived equality “Today is a historic day for our for all Californians,” said Becca Cracommunity, for California, and for mer-Mowder, Legislative Advocate the cause of justice and equality evfor ACLU California Action. “We look erywhere,” said Equality California 456?,6*$ -5$ ?567019$ ?0-.$ ,$ B65,*$ Executive Director Tony Hoang. “Calcoalition of LGBTQ+ community ifornia should always protect fundaA+AB+6/$ ,1*$ ,330+/$ 51$ -.0/$ B,335-$ mental civil rights for all people and campaign, as well as other efforts to ACA 5 is a critical step toward fulfilladdress the violence, discrimination, ing that commitment. This wouldn’t )CIA-CN-BEA-+9JKBC:-RMK:OK=L-K=-#9H<9IA=BC* and injustice LGBTQ+ and particularB+$85//0B3+$?0-.5@-$-.+$B65,*$B08,6) (Photo Credit: State of California, Office of the Governor) 3<$ -6,1/9+1*+6$ 8+583+$ ,6+$ /-033$ 96,8) tisan support and commitment to pling with today.” love and fairness of our partners in “All Californians deserve to know that their marriages -.+$!+90/3,-@6+C$I+E6+$*++83<$96,-+4@3$-5$%//+AB3<A+AB+6$ are secure and recognized in the eyes of the law,” said HuLow, Senator Wiener and the entire Legislative LGBTQ Cauman Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson. “Califorcus for their leadership in this fight.” nia legislators have sent a clear message: LGBTQ+ peoples’ “California has long been at the forefront of progressive lives and love are valid and supported. We strongly urge all change, ensuring every Californian, regardless of their sexuCalifornians to vote in favor of passing this constitutional al orientation or gender identity, is treated with the respect, amendment, which is an important step to ensuring that dignity, and fairness they deserve,” said California Lieumarriage equality is protected. As we witness an unprectenant Governor, Eleni Kounalakis. “Today’s Senate vote edented and dangerous spike in anti-LGBTQ+ legislative sends a powerful message of support for our LGBTQ+ comassaults sweeping statehouses across the nation, we must munity and reaffirms our state’s unwavering commitment keep up the fight to ensure everyone in our community has to the fight for equity, inclusion, and the right to love.” full equality, without exception.”

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The video emphasizes that drivers are going too fast if they do not allow enough time to stop or react to road conditions.

Audio messages encourage drivers to drive like their closest friends or family live in the neighborhood, and that speeding is dangerous for everyone, especially people biking or walk-

ing. New social media messages provide context and depth to the benefits of slowing down, where just a marginal decrease in average speeds, and speeds where a pedestrian is struck by a vehicle, significantly lowers the chances of serious injury or death.

“Speeding is a dangerous choice that can have deadly consequences for everyone on our roads,” said OTS Director Barbara Rooney. “D4$<5@Ere driving, make sure you have enough time to stop, slow down or react. The choices you make behind the wheel could help save lives. Keep neighB56.55*/$/,4+$B<$35?+6019$/8++*/C$D-E/$B+--+6$-5$B+$/35?$-.,1$ /566<C” “Driving too fast for traffic and road conditions increases -.+$60/7$15-$513<$456$.09.?,<$?567+6/=$B@-$5-.+6$65,*$@/+6/=” said Caltrans Director Tony Tavares. “There is no excuse for being reckless and speeding. The next time you find yourself near a work zone please slow down, pay attention, and move over a lane when you see flashing amber lights ahead.”

In 2021, the latest federal statistics available, 1,509 people were killed in speeding-involved crashes throughout the state. Nationally, there was an 8% increase in speeding-involved crashes from 2020 to 2021, with 12,330 people killed in speed-related crashes. #-,-+$*,-,$/.5?$-.,-$“@1/,4+$/8++*” was the most common crash factor in more than 400,000 traffic crashes in 2021. In addition, there were more than 9,500 work zone crashes in

California in 2021, with speed a common contributor.

“Unsafe speed continues to be an overwhelming factor in most crashes on California roads. These preventable crashes are responsible for the loss of hundreds of lives and thousands of injuries every year,” /,0*$2>F$25AA0//051+6$#+,1$ G@6<++C$ “Through education and enforcement, the CHP is committed to keeping everyone on the road safe.”

To demonstrate the risks of street racing and exhibitions of speed, AAA also displayed a wrecked BMW involved in a street race. In May, the CHP launched a “Thrills That Kill” +*@) cation campaign that calls attention to the dangers of street racing, which further complements anti-speeding messages.

“AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety research has found that higher speeds cancel out the benefits of vehicle safety improvements like airbags and improved structural designs,” said Auto Club Communications Manager Doug Shupe. “The faster a driver is going before a crash, the less likely it is that -.+<Ell be able to get down to a survivable speed even if they have a chance to brake before impact.”

Over the Fourth of July holiday period (June 30 through July 4), the CHP issued more than 9,800 speeding citations statewide as part of its efforts to enforce speed limits.

The anti-speeding campaign runs through the end of July.

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Elementary students in Temecula are slated to begin the school year on August 14, 2023, without enough textbooks for every student because of the school board’s decision to reject a widely used social studies curriculum.

“Cancel culture has gone too far in Temecula: radicalized zealots on the school board rejected a textbook used by hundreds of thousands of students and now children will begin the school year without the tools they need to learn,” said Newsom. “If the school board won’t do its job by its next board meeting to ensure kids start the school year with basic materials, the state will deliver the book into the hands of

children and their parents — and we’ll send the district the bill and fine them for violating state law.”

“I am glad to join in this action with Governor Newsom today and thank him for his leadership in calling for Temecula’s school board to reverse course to prevent further harm to students,” said State Superintendent Thurmond. “Inclusive education promotes the academic achievement and social development of our students. School Districts should not ban books in California, especially as it harms students of color and LGBTQ+ youth. AB1078 lays out the structure for today’s action and I am proud to have sponsored this bill to protect our students from the harmful effects of book banning, exclusion of inclusive textbooks and discrimination.”

“Censoring learning materials based on bigotry and ignorance prevents our students from getting a good education,” said Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego). “Culture war extremism doesn’t belong in the debate of how to teach our children and school districts should always put students first. That’s why I’m pleased the Governor is stepping in to make sure the children in Temecula have textbooks to start the year, and I look forward to working with the Governor and the assembly on a clear legislative solution.

We have a duty to help eliminate ignorance in all its forms.”

“The antics of the Temecula Valley Unified School District are intolerable and damaging to its students’ opportunities to grow, prosper, and succeed,” said Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas. “Book bans betray the most basic of California’s core values. I hope the members of the school board are able to reflect on their decisions and come to make better decisions for our children’s futures.”

“Book banning is not acceptable and will not stand in California,” said Assemblymember Dr. Corey Jackson. “It is my honor to have the Governor’s support of Assembly Bill 1078.

This sends a clear message that such actions will not be tolerated. We stand united in our commitment to protect our students’ access to diverse educational materials and ensure an

inclusive educational environment. We will not go backward.

We will meet this historical moment.”

Temecula Valley Unified School District’s current curriculum is outdated and in violation of state law. Students in the district are forced to use a textbook published in 2006.

In the process of acquiring updated textbooks for students in grades one through five on May 16, 2023, school board President Joseph Komrosky asserted false claims about the instructional materials. The board voted by a 3-2 majority to reject the adoption of the new social studies curriculum that was recommended by teachers representing every elementary school in the district and overwhelmingly supported by parents and community members. The textbook, one of four standard programs approved by the state, is routinely and widely used across hundreds of school districts in California.

Following the school board’s decision, Governor Newsom and state leaders wrote a letter to school districts statewide highlighting the legal obligations of districts and joined California Attorney General Rob Bonta in demanding information and answers from the board. The administration also began working with the Legislature and Superintendent Thurmond to advance AB 1078 (Jackson) to strengthen state law to ensure students in California have access to adequate instructional materials. Among other provisions, AB 1078 would: Require a two-thirds supermajority vote for a school board to remove instructional materials or curriculum; Establish a process for the California State Department of Education to purchase adequate standards-aligned instructional materials for a district, if the district has failed to provide them for students; and Institute a funding penalty for school districts that do not sufficiently provide standards-aligned instructional materials.

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The primary cause of her anxiety and discomfiture she exD*$)"'4#-.#-9'#F.:("$*)%-#%)--)";#$&(.%%#-9'#-$<*'#/(.,#9'(8#5$%# -9$-#$%#$#-($"%;'"4'(#5.,$"8#%9'#/'*-#-9('$-'"'4#$"4#$/($)4?# G"$<*'#-.#&."-)":'#-.#*)6'#)"#9'(#"$-)6'#(';)."#)"#-9'#>6'(47 *.6%A#H<*$%-8#I(';)."J#)"#-9'#G($*#,.:"-$)"%#%9'#9$4#,.6'4# first to the Russian capital of Moscow. Then as tensions rose over the treatment of LGBTQ Russians she fled to St. Peters<:(;?

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Last week the lower house of the Russian Parliament, colloquially referred to as the State Duma, passed on its final ('$4)";#$#<)**#-9$-#5.:*4#.:-*$5#;'"4'(#-($"%)-).")";#D(.&'7 dures in Russia. The measure now heads to the Federation Council, or upper House where it is expected to pass in the scheduled vote on Tuesday and then transmitted to Russian @('%)4'"-#O*$4),)(#@:-)"#/.(#9)%#$DD(.6$*#$"4#%);"$-:('#59)&9# )%#'ED'&-'4? >-$-'#M:,$#I@$(*)$,'"-J#M'D:-+#>D'$A'(#@+-.(#L.*%-.+8#$# &.7%D."%.(# ./# -9'# *';)%*$-)."8# D.)"-'4# .:-# -9$-# <$"")";# -9'# KD($&-)&'# ./# -($"%;'"4'()%,P# 5$%# )"# -9'# )"-'('%-# ./# "$-)."$*# %'&:()-+?# L9'#4)$;".%)%#./#K-($"%%'E:$*)%,8P#9'#$44'48#('/'(%#-.#;'"7 der identity disorders and is the basis for recognizing a citizen as unfit for military service. In addition, “we must not forget

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The proposed law would bar Russians from changing their gender on official government identity documents including internal and external passports, driver’s licenses, and birth certificates, although gender marker changes had been legal /.(#Q2#+'$(%#%)"&'#011R? Medical healthcare providers would be banned from “per/.(,)";#,'4)&$*#)"-'(6'"-)."%#4'%);"'4#-.#&9$";'#-9'#%'E#./#$# D'(%."8P#)"&*:4)";#%:(;'(+#$"4#D('%&()<)";#9.(,."'#-9'($D+?

In a floor speech prior to the vote last month after the measure’s first reading, Tolstoy blamed the West for what he deemed a profitable medical industry: “The Western transgender industry is trying in this way -.#%''D#)"-.#.:(#&.:"-(+8#-.#<('$A#-9(.:;9#$#5)"4.5#/.(#)-%# ,:*-)7<)**)."# 4.**$(# <:%)"'%%8P# L.*%-.+# %$)4?# L9'"# 9'# &*$),'4# there is already a developed network of clinics in Russia, “it )"&*:4'%#-($"%7/()'"4*+#4.&-.(%#$"4#D%+&9.*.;)%-%8#$"4#$**#-9)%# operates with the active support of LGBT organizations. How'6'(8#)"#-9'#D$%-#%)E#,."-9%#-9'+#9$6'#&9$";'4#-9')(#"$,'%# -.#,.('8#D'(9$D%#9$(,*'%%#."'%8P#9'#%$)4#)"/'(()";#-9$-#-9'# recent expansion of the country’s law banning LGBTQ propa;$"4$#5$%#%.,'9.5#('%D."%)<*'#/.(#-9.%'#&9$";'%?

S&&.(4)";# -.# L.*%-.+8# ;'"4'(# ('$%%);",'"-# %:(;'(+# )%# K$# very profitable area of medical services. And it’s understandable why a number of doctors defend this area so fiercely, 9)4)";#<'9)"4#$&$4',)&#A".5*'4;'8#)"&*:4)";#-9.%'#.<-$)"'4# $<(.$4#59)*'#%-:4+)";#)"#-9'#G")-'4#>-$-'%#$"4#.-9'(#&.:"7 tries,” he said, “running into” Western medical education. @(.6)%)."%# -.# -9'# <)**# )"# )-%# %'&."4# ('$4)";8# $DD(.6'4# ."# L9:(%4$+8#$*%.#<$"#-($"%#D'.D*'#/(.,#$4.D-)";#.(#/.%-'()";# &9)*4('"8#$"4#/.(&'#-9',#-.#$"":*#-9')(#,$(()$;'%#)/#."'#./#-9'# &.:D*'#%:<%'T:'"-*+#&9$";'%#;'"4'(?

LGBTQ and human rights organization ILGA-Europe issued a statement condemning the actions of the Russian Duma and offered support and solidarity with the Russian trans and T:''(#&.,,:")-)'%?# “We firmly assert that such legislation flagrantly violates /:"4$,'"-$*#9:,$"#();9-%#%-$"4$(4%#$"4#D()"&)D*'%?

ILGA-Europe firmly believe in the inherent dignity and equal ();9-%#./#$**#)"4)6)4:$*%8#(';$(4*'%%#./#-9')(#;'"4'(#)4'"-)-+#.(# 'ED('%%)."?# !"-'("$-)."$*# 9:,$"# ();9-%# %-$"4$(4%8# )"&*:47 ing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, emphasize -9$-# '6'(+."'# 9$%# -9'# ();9-# -.# %'*/74'-'(,)"$-)."8# D()6$&+8# $"4# -9'# 9);9'%-# $--$)"$<*'# %-$"4$(4# ./# D9+%)&$*# $"4# ,'"-$*# 9'$*-9?#M'"+)";#-($"%#$"4#;'"4'(#4)6'(%'#)"4)6)4:$*%#$&&'%%# to trans-specific healthcare and legal gender recognition bla-$"-*+#4)%(';$(4%#-9'#)"-'("$-)."$*#9:,$"#();9-%#/($,'5.(A8P# !UCS7N:(.D'#5(.-'? >+,D$-9'-)&# D9+%)&)$"%# $"4# -($"%# ();9-%# $46.&$-'%# 9$6'# 5$("'4# -9$-# -9'# <$"# )%# D.)%'4# -.# &('$-'# $# <*$&A# ,$(A'-# /.(# 9.(,."'#%:<%-)-:-'%8#%.,'#./#59)&9#*)A'*+#5)**#<'#4$";'(.:%# $"4# *'$4# -.# $"# )"&('$%'# )"# $--',D-'4# %:)&)4'%# $,.";# -($"%# +.:-9#:"$<*'#-.#$&&'%%#,'4)&$*#&$('?

ILGA-Europe’s statement also warned: “Furthermore, the bill invalidates all certificates of legal gender recognition for )"4)6)4:$*%# 59.# 9$6'# :"4'(;."'# -($"%)-)."7('*$-'4# %:(;'(+# <:-#".-#+'-#&9$";'4#-9'#;'"4'(#,$(A'(#)"#-9')(#D$%%D.(-?#L9)%#

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8:$ !8.$ %346;6.$ 78235,<$ 5+6$ !8.$ %346;6.$ =8) It should not be the case that if two people lice Department (LAPD), and the Chief of the are arrested, one will be freed because they LAPD? have more money. This is not justice. And The official answer is that I, along with other when people are kept in jail they are kept in in) clergy plaintiffs, are challenging the unconsti) humane conditions which have been called “/$ tutional use of our taxes to fund the unlawful living hell,” in an ACLU filing. There is garbage, detention of individuals who are unable to pay urine, and feces on the floors where, because 1/-;> of severe overcrowding, people are forced to We joined with six people who were in jail sleep. Again, none of these people have been because they could not pay money bail. The convicted of anything. point of our lawsuit is to stop the practice of In our lawsuit, Urquidi v. Los Angeles<$ 83$ keeping people in jail before they have been Tuesday, May 16 the judge issued a prelimi) found guilty of any crime just because they 3/0,$-3A23@5-83 eliminating the unjust burden cannot pay the amount of money that is set of cash bail in low-level cases. In his 02;-34<$5+6$

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STC7;7-IG-)DE@>N-#ACB>E-O@D-U@K@9>F@D-+7997E:V neither promotes court appearance, nor pre) My day job is training rabbis. I teach ancient ?635.$06)/006.5.> and modern Jewish law at the Ziegler School for Rabbinic Studies. My students, some of whom were ordained this month, will teach and JE-%>B-17=K-+@;G4-;>L;-=>9@EF>=:-=>F8A>F-9@::>F-A78=; preach at Conservative Jewish congregations and university campuses around the country.

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Our criminal legal system is tainted. It is broken. It is unjust. All of the people we are talking about are considered innocent; and in truth many of them are. One in three Cali) :803-/$/006.5.$36?60$;6/9$58$/$@83?-@5-83>$From 2011 to 2015, over a quarter-million Califor) nians were jailed on accusations that ultimately did not even justify the filing of a criminal @+/046> If, however, the person arrested is unfortunate enough to be poor, they will stay in jail.

While bail is supposed to ensure that people will show up for a trial, in truth it is just anoth) er poverty tax which does not improve public safety and makes life worse for the individu) als and families that are already struggling.

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In fact, the research shows the exact opposite: money bail is so destructive to the lives of those who are jailed for their poverty that it makes them more likely to commit crimes in the future. Plus, there are far less disruptive ways to assure that people will show up to their court dates. Something as simple as texts and mailers sent to people who were arrested reminding them of their appearance dates. In New York City, text reminders re) duced missed court appearances by 26 percent.

In the lawsuit we demand that the County and City and their law enforcement agen) cies end these widespread constitutional violations. The County and City do not deny that these practices constitute violations of the Constitution, yet they have not stopped them. *6$/;.8$/..605$5+/5$5+6,$/06$408..$?-8;/5-83.$8:$@83.@-63@6>$B+6,$/06$?-8;/5-83.$8:$820$ humanity—the humanity of all the citizens of Los Angeles City and County in whose names innocent people are being held in unconscionable conditions for the crime of being poor.

Isaiah condemned the ancient city of Jerusalem for caring more about the temple rituals than about the lives of the people they walked over getting to the Temple. We look out over Los Angeles, and, all things considered, see a similar landscape. The beauty and glitter of our city hides an ugly reality that many of us do not want to see.

We, however, echo Isaiah’s prophetic cry that this city will only be redeemed by justice and righteousness. We must end the cash bail system now. !"#$%&'!'#(!$)'*+",-.-/0!1-234-2526-.-!"

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