Henry Mantel for LA
@henrymantelforla.bsky.social
I am a candidate for Los Angeles City Council, District 5. I'm a Tenants' Rights Attorney who was raised in LA and wants to solve the Housing Crisis.
Netflix buying Warner Bros. is going to be terrible for the industry that built LA! Consolidation of media has just made everything worse, Hollywood needs to do everything it can to prevent this from going through.
December 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Netflix buying Warner Bros. is going to be terrible for the industry that built LA! Consolidation of media has just made everything worse, Hollywood needs to do everything it can to prevent this from going through.
Last month, I officially launched my campaign for City Council! Our leaders simply refuse to address the housing crisis with the urgency it deserves. We can make LA more affordable, walkable, and beautiful, we just need to make it legal to do so.
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Henry Mantel Campaign Launch Speech - Los Angeles City Council, District 5
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December 2, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Last month, I officially launched my campaign for City Council! Our leaders simply refuse to address the housing crisis with the urgency it deserves. We can make LA more affordable, walkable, and beautiful, we just need to make it legal to do so.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgI_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgI_...
My parents moved to LA in 1994. They rented the bottom floor of a duplex in Hancock Park for less than $1,800. The top floor of that same duplex is now renting for $6,850. LA has become utterly unaffordable and building more housing is the only way to fix it.
December 1, 2025 at 3:49 AM
My parents moved to LA in 1994. They rented the bottom floor of a duplex in Hancock Park for less than $1,800. The top floor of that same duplex is now renting for $6,850. LA has become utterly unaffordable and building more housing is the only way to fix it.
I'm standing with the Starbucks workers during their strike. We live in a time of unparalleled wealth inequality; workers deserve a bigger share of the wealth they create.
www.nocontractnocoffee.org?snw=2&ref=86...
www.nocontractnocoffee.org?snw=2&ref=86...
No Contract, No Coffee | Starbucks Workers United
Starbucks baristas brewing change. Join the movement for fair contracts, better wages, and worker protections.
www.nocontractnocoffee.org
November 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I'm standing with the Starbucks workers during their strike. We live in a time of unparalleled wealth inequality; workers deserve a bigger share of the wealth they create.
www.nocontractnocoffee.org?snw=2&ref=86...
www.nocontractnocoffee.org?snw=2&ref=86...
This article does a good job of explaining why young people today are much worse off than older generations, especially when it comes to housing. If we want a brighter future, we must make it legal to build such a future.
www.forbes.com/sites/adammi...
www.forbes.com/sites/adammi...
Is “Total Boomer Luxury Communism” Ruining America?
The wealthiest Baby Boomers do not want to make life more difficult for their children and grandchildren, but many of their policy preferences do just that.
www.forbes.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This article does a good job of explaining why young people today are much worse off than older generations, especially when it comes to housing. If we want a brighter future, we must make it legal to build such a future.
www.forbes.com/sites/adammi...
www.forbes.com/sites/adammi...
Happy Thanksgiving to all! As I watch snow fall outside the window in Cleveland with my dad's side of the family, I'm grateful that I have a family to spend the holiday with, that I have shelter from the elements, and that I live in a city where I never have to endure another true Winter.
November 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to all! As I watch snow fall outside the window in Cleveland with my dad's side of the family, I'm grateful that I have a family to spend the holiday with, that I have shelter from the elements, and that I live in a city where I never have to endure another true Winter.
I love the rain, but it always reminds me of the ways LA could be better. My dream is to build an LA where everyone has shelter from the rain and every day the air is as clean as the day after the rain stops.
November 21, 2025 at 6:08 AM
I love the rain, but it always reminds me of the ways LA could be better. My dream is to build an LA where everyone has shelter from the rain and every day the air is as clean as the day after the rain stops.
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Today, we mourn the transgender Americans whose lives were lost to anti-transgender violence.
Democrats believe every person deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, and to live their life fully and honestly.
Democrats believe every person deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, and to live their life fully and honestly.
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Today, we mourn the transgender Americans whose lives were lost to anti-transgender violence.
Democrats believe every person deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, and to live their life fully and honestly.
Democrats believe every person deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, and to live their life fully and honestly.
All my support to the workers! The affordability crisis is hitting working Angelenos hard and the city should be doing everything in its power to alleviate it. That means making it legal to build more housing to lower rents across the city!
www.afscme.org/blog/facing-...
www.afscme.org/blog/facing-...
Facing an affordability crisis, nearly 40K workers for the University of California system went on strike
Facing astronomical costs, almost 40,000 workers for the University of California system went on a two-day strike.
www.afscme.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:10 AM
All my support to the workers! The affordability crisis is hitting working Angelenos hard and the city should be doing everything in its power to alleviate it. That means making it legal to build more housing to lower rents across the city!
www.afscme.org/blog/facing-...
www.afscme.org/blog/facing-...
This is unacceptable. This is why we need new leadership at the city level; we can't just rely on the state to solve the housing crisis for us. This is why I'm running for City Council: LA deserves leaders that treat the housing crisis with the urgency it deserves.
After failing to stop a major state housing bill from becoming law, Los Angeles leaders are turning to plan B: Delaying Senate Bill 79's implementation and pushing for unspecified legislative changes next year. My dispatch for @politico.com Pro subscribers subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
POLITICO Pro: Los Angeles failed to defeat a major housing law, so it's turning to Plan B: Delay, delay, delay
A report from the city planning department outlines strategies for pushing off many of the effects of SB 79 through 2030.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:02 AM
This is unacceptable. This is why we need new leadership at the city level; we can't just rely on the state to solve the housing crisis for us. This is why I'm running for City Council: LA deserves leaders that treat the housing crisis with the urgency it deserves.
California is set to lose at least 5 members in the House of Representatives after the 2030 census due to population loss caused by the housing crisis. So unless we start building a lot more housing now, all that work we did to pass Prop 50 is going to be out the window in five years.
November 20, 2025 at 3:42 AM
California is set to lose at least 5 members in the House of Representatives after the 2030 census due to population loss caused by the housing crisis. So unless we start building a lot more housing now, all that work we did to pass Prop 50 is going to be out the window in five years.
At every level, Americans have been constantly let down by those in power. We can no longer afford leadership that is unwilling or unable to do what is necessary to confront the problems we face as a society. We deserve better.
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 AM
At every level, Americans have been constantly let down by those in power. We can no longer afford leadership that is unwilling or unable to do what is necessary to confront the problems we face as a society. We deserve better.
Can't even begin to express how thrilled I am about the Democratic victories across the country yesterday. Mamdani, Sherrill, Spanberger, and Prop 50 with massive wins, and that's not counting all the other races. A brighter future is possible!
November 6, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Can't even begin to express how thrilled I am about the Democratic victories across the country yesterday. Mamdani, Sherrill, Spanberger, and Prop 50 with massive wins, and that's not counting all the other races. A brighter future is possible!
Let's go!!!
California Democrats’ proposal to redraw congressional districts to stymie President Trump’s agenda was approved by voters.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Let's go!!!
Election Day is tomorrow! Please make sure to get your ballots in and vote YES on Prop 50! It's absolutely essential that we make sure the GOP cannot cheat their way to a permanent majority in the House.
November 4, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Election Day is tomorrow! Please make sure to get your ballots in and vote YES on Prop 50! It's absolutely essential that we make sure the GOP cannot cheat their way to a permanent majority in the House.
Let’s go Dodgers!
October 25, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Let’s go Dodgers!
I had an attorney tell me he was certain my client in LA could have afforded something better than a bed in an uninhabitable boarding house on $1,100 a month and it was a good reminder that a lot of people really have no idea how expensive housing has gotten.
October 22, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I had an attorney tell me he was certain my client in LA could have afforded something better than a bed in an uninhabitable boarding house on $1,100 a month and it was a good reminder that a lot of people really have no idea how expensive housing has gotten.
I can't make it to a protest today but I stand with all of the protesters across the country. America is currently run by an out-of-control tyrant with no regard for the Rule of Law. Every American must stand against this if democracy is to survive.
#NoKings
#NoKings
More than 2,600 protests against the Trump administration are scheduled to take place across the U.S. on Saturday in a demonstration known as No Kings Day. Here’s what we know about the protests. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
October 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I can't make it to a protest today but I stand with all of the protesters across the country. America is currently run by an out-of-control tyrant with no regard for the Rule of Law. Every American must stand against this if democracy is to survive.
#NoKings
#NoKings
This is unacceptable, particularly when all of LA's leaders who have been touting the drop in homelessness have also been opposing more housing getting built. We are not going to be able to solve homelessness without more homes!
www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
Growing Inaccuracies in Official Counts Jeopardize LA Homelessness Wins
Official homeless counts increasingly underestimate the number of people living on the street in three key LA neighborhoods. Without a correction, this undercount could divert resources from the commu...
www.rand.org
October 16, 2025 at 1:20 AM
This is unacceptable, particularly when all of LA's leaders who have been touting the drop in homelessness have also been opposing more housing getting built. We are not going to be able to solve homelessness without more homes!
www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
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California test scores improve amid lingering pandemic setbacks. LAUSD, Compton show gains
California test scores improve amid lingering pandemic setbacks. LAUSD, Compton show gains
Compton Unified and LAUSD schools are among the high flyers for progress in latest state test scores, but pandemic setbacks linger statewide. Gov. Gavin Newsom signs literacy bill to implement science of reading.
www.latimes.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
California test scores improve amid lingering pandemic setbacks. LAUSD, Compton show gains
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SB 720 - SIGNED INTO LAW
This bill by @senatorashby.bsky.social will institute a fairer and easier to administer red light camera program in the state that cities could choose to use.
This bill by @senatorashby.bsky.social will institute a fairer and easier to administer red light camera program in the state that cities could choose to use.
![(Streets For All) SB 720 Senator Angelique Ashby (SD 8) Signed into law | Improved the California Red Light Camera Program | [image of a sign] Red Light Photo Enforced](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:f7vwuqx6iwjxx6kiw4ba7dmq/bafkreicbollwqqd6wpfmwb7q7vffajwsmog7fuosraghfjijztpuf76she@jpeg)
October 13, 2025 at 11:14 PM
SB 720 - SIGNED INTO LAW
This bill by @senatorashby.bsky.social will institute a fairer and easier to administer red light camera program in the state that cities could choose to use.
This bill by @senatorashby.bsky.social will institute a fairer and easier to administer red light camera program in the state that cities could choose to use.
Highly encourage everyone in California to vote Yes on Prop 50. California's redistricting system is good, but we cannot let ourselves get taken advantage of by other states who have no interest in maintaining democracy. Prop 50 is a necessary and temporary counter-measure.
October 12, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Highly encourage everyone in California to vote Yes on Prop 50. California's redistricting system is good, but we cannot let ourselves get taken advantage of by other states who have no interest in maintaining democracy. Prop 50 is a necessary and temporary counter-measure.
This is amazing news!! So much respect and appreciation to all the groups and people that made this possible, so much work went into making this happen.
BREAKING NEWS: SB 79 HAS BEEN SIGNED INTO LAW.
Thank you to @scottwiener.bsky.social @gavinnewsom.bsky.social and cosponsors CA Yimby, Greenbelt Alliance, Inner City Law Center, Bay Area Council, AHLA, and SPUR. for making this bill happen.
Thank you to @scottwiener.bsky.social @gavinnewsom.bsky.social and cosponsors CA Yimby, Greenbelt Alliance, Inner City Law Center, Bay Area Council, AHLA, and SPUR. for making this bill happen.
October 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
This is amazing news!! So much respect and appreciation to all the groups and people that made this possible, so much work went into making this happen.
Please, @gavinnewsom.bsky.social , sign SB79. We desperately need more housing across California and particularly in LA.
October 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Please, @gavinnewsom.bsky.social , sign SB79. We desperately need more housing across California and particularly in LA.
Fasting on Yom Kippur is a tradition I always keep. For me, fasting is a reminder of how terrible hunger is, how lucky I am to have always had enough to eat, and how important it is to fight for a world where everyone's needs are met. Wishing everyone an easy fast.
October 2, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Fasting on Yom Kippur is a tradition I always keep. For me, fasting is a reminder of how terrible hunger is, how lucky I am to have always had enough to eat, and how important it is to fight for a world where everyone's needs are met. Wishing everyone an easy fast.