Civic Engagement
Yongho Kim, Civic Participation Coordinator, Korean Resource Center
(Translation of a Korea Daily column published on 10-14-08)
Since 1996, the Korean Resource Center (KRC) has coordinated a multi-faceted program providing a seamless path to full civic participation from voter registration, education, and assistance to GOTV, voter research, and voting rights advocacy.
LOS ANGELES – Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the LA City Council have united with seniors, tenant rights groups, unions and civil rights advocates to oppose Proposition 98, which aims to eliminate rent control, eviscerate local land use rules, gut environmental protections and undermine public water projects. Prop. 98 holds out the false promise of “eminent domain” reform, but instead obliterates Californian’s rights to fair housing.