During a massive rally set for Saturday in downtown Los Angeles, thousands from community groups and labor unions will march to demand actions regarding rising rents by advocating for affordable housing, rent control and wage increases for blue-collar workers. One of the more concrete ideas emanating from the 120 different organizations participating is for the City of Los Angeles to buy up and turn into affordable housing the vacant, half-finished Oceanwide Plaza towers, given the moniker “Graffiti Towers” after the buildings were marred by taggers in February. The luxury apartment complex was left unfinished in 2019 after a Chinese investor went bankrupt.
Work crews from the Quality Fence Company start putting up metal mech over chainlink fences at the Oceanwide Plaza in Los Angeles on Feb 24, 2024. Work involved placing fencing around the graffitied high-rise buildings. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer) Work crews from the Quality Fence Company start putting up metal mech over chainlink fences at the Oceanwide Plaza in Los Angeles on Feb.
24, 2024. Work involved placing fencing around the graffitied high-rise buildings. which are a target for taggers.
(Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer) Several floors at each of the three unfinished buildings in downtown LA’s Oceanwide Plaza development have been tagged by graffiti artists, as seen Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. (Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer) Work crews from the Quality Fence Company st.