LACCLA

LOS
ANGELES CENTER FOR COMMUNITY
LAW AND ACTION

We build power with low-income tenants of color in the Los Angeles area. We tackle housing insecurity caused by racialized capitalism, organizing to end exploitation while building the world we want to see.

Organizing:

We are a base building organization

Legal:

We are community lawyers.

OUR TEAM

Isaiah Feldman-Schwartz (he/him)
Attorney

Isaiah has been working to defend tenants against eviction in Los Angeles since 2022. Before then, he attended Harvard Law School where he learned about community lawyering while providing legal support to anti-displacement groups in Greater Boston.

Francis Hernandez (she/her)
Operations Manager

Francis obtained her A.A. from Pasadena City College in Psychology and Social & Behavioral Science in 2021. Francis is born and raised in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, and has been a member of LACCLA since 2019. In 2020, she began working with LACCLA by supporting grant operations with StayHoused LA. After falling in love with community organizing and building tenant power, Francis joined LACCLA’s staff full time in 2023.

Gina Hong (she/they)
Attorney

Gina joined LACCLA’s staff in 2018. She graduated from University of California—Los Angeles, School of Law in 2018 as a member of the Epstein Public Interest Law and Policy Program with specializations in Critical Race Studies and International and Comparative Law.

Christine Rodriguez (she/her)
Legal Assistant

Christine was born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley. She obtained her Master of Legal Studies at UCLA School of Law in 2024. Throughout her professional career, Christine has worked with vulnerable populations including survivors of domestic violence and undocumented individuals. She is great at connecting with people and providing support during difficult times.

Chris Estrada (he/him)
Community Organizer

Chris is a community organizer at LACCLA. He has a degree in mathematics from the California Institute of Technology, where he conducted research in theoretical physics and independent reading in critical theory and political theory. Before joining LACCLA, he spent three years teaching math, science, and political economy to high school students and volunteered as a community organizer with the Los Angeles Tenants Union, Pasadena Tenants Union, and Democratic Socialists of America.

JOIN US

TEXT "LACCLA" TO (323) 685-6815 TO JOIN

SUPPORT US

We are a 501(c)(3): your donation is tax deductible and will directly support our organizing.

With support from:

346 S. Gless St.,

Los Angeles, CA 90033

Text “LACCLA” to (323) 310-9259 to join

info@laccla.org

LACCLA IS A NON-PROFIT, TAX-EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.

LOS ANGELES CENTER FOR COMMUNITY LAW AND ACTION