Episode 4: Exposing Business Improvement Districts

Theo interviews Adrian Riskin of the blog michaelkohlhaas.org about Business Improvement Districts (BIDs). They talk about how BIDs facilitate gentrification, their violent private security forces, why Adrian started monitoring and exposing BID activity in Los Angeles, and how we can fight back. Theo also shares his personal experiences with the Chinatown BID. Plus, an edition of unhoused news.