With gratitude and excitement, we’re announcing SJPLA’s 2025 board and board leadership.

We know that the work of justice expands far beyond election cycles - it lives in our daily actions, in our relationships, and in our commitment to building a just and loving Los Angeles.

“Being born and raised in South Central Los Angeles to Guatemala Maya migrants has been foundational to shaping who I am.“

How do we ensure that while enjoying the freedom of a liberatory environment, we still honor our commitments to each other and our communities?

As part of our commitment to a liberatory workplace and being a living lab for liberatory practices and policies, we quietly moved to a 32-hour work week in January of 2023. A year and a half into the experiment, we’re ready to share how we made the transition and what we’ve learned from the process.

We are seeking a full-time Events Coordinator to work closely with our Senior Manager of Communications to support our whole team to coordinate events, meetings, and trainings.

As 2023 comes to a close, we’re bidding farewell to Kelli Poole after three and a half amazing years at SJPLA. We’re closing out the year by reflecting on her contributions and the indelible mark she has left on our organization and community.

Quiet Time sounds simple enough, but the goal of Quiet Time is that it creates individual and collective renewal and doesn’t cause additional stress. We’ve learned some lessons about how to prepare for Quiet Time individually and as a team.

“My #1 love language is quality time so I love nothing more than to just sit and chat with people.“

We are seeking a full-time Administrative Coordinator to work closely with our Manager of Sustainable Operations in supporting our whole team to coordinate events, meetings, and trainings and manage organizational and program data.

“I’m big on finding any reason to celebrate, such as friendaversaries and dog birthdays!”

“Y’know, usually I celebrate new beginnings, especially heading into a new job with a simple dinner out with the family. But in this go around, I decided to take some needed time off to recharge and rest.”

“I've spent most of the time just learning about the injustices that exist in LA and continue to every day.”

Kelli joins SVPLA as Director, Racial Equity in Homelessness Initiative, leading the vision and design of our new initiative to create systemic change within the homelessness response system