Piper French

Piper French is a writer living in Los Angeles. She writes about California politics, labor, immigration, and the criminal legal system. (April 2023)

UCLA: Whose Violence?

For two days, UCLA’s pro-Palestine encampment was a site of violent aggression—committed not by the students but against them.

May 11, 2024

A Housing Crisis in Paradise

Two residential developments in Marin County have, for different reasons, met with resistance from their communities. What can they tell us about the way out of California’s housing emergency?

April 26, 2023

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