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By Hermes Padilla, Emerson College The Molava is under construction at the corner of Lanfranco Road and Lakeshore Road in the South Pandosy neighborhood of Kelowna, British Columbia, on April 26, 2026. (Hermes Padilla/Emerson College) The Movala in Kelowna, B.C., is a two-tower development with 10 and 14 stories in the South Pandosy neighborhood overlooking the Okanagan Lake. When it was announced, it was pitched as housing for a city that couldn't build fast enough, with Kel

Local Antelope Valley band, Post Due preform at Transplants Brewery, Mar. 21, 2026. (Hermes Padilla for Emerson College) PALMDALE, Calif.—Erica Schwartz has gone to many shows and as an activist, knew community building very well.. So when she took the stage at Transplants Brewery on March 21—exposed rafters above her, concrete floors below, and murals on the walls—she recognized what was forming in the room before it fully took shape. Ultimately, when all is said and done, a

Los Angeles city officials and community members gather at a Los Angeles Charter Reform Commission meeting on Feb. 26. Many attendees spoke in opposition to a proposal to create a city chief financial officer, which they said would shift power away from the city controller’s office, after Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia urged the public to attend and comment. (Hermes Padilla/For Emerson College.) LOS ANGELES — The LA Charter Reform Commission voted to advance a prop

Manuel Pastor, left, leads a panel with community organizers and activists Dallas Goldtooth, Darryl Molina Sarmiento, Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson and Pablo Alvarado at the Assembly Justice Symposium, March 11, 2026. (Hermes Padilla/For Emerson College) LOS ANGELES — The applause hadn't finished echoing in USC's Town and Gown ballroom Tuesday night when Dallas Goldtooth broke the fourth wall. "Clapping is colonial," the Dakota/Diné comedian cut in, pulling the evening towards h