Coalition for Economic Survival
Sabbatical, 2004

Larry Gross has served as Executive Director of the Coalition for Economic Survival (CES) for over 50 years. Since its founding in 1973, CES has organized tenants and low-income residents of Los Angeles to advocate for tenant rights, manage affordable housing, abate lead paint hazards, and preserve safe, affordable housing stock. Larry played a key role in the implementing rent control laws in Los Angeles and West Hollywood, and he was instrumental in the incorporation of the City of West Hollywood.

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