"A coalition of elected officials, unions and workers' rights groups mobilized Friday to defend a day labor center in Cypress Park as word spread that Home Depot was seeking to evict it, a claim the home improvement store denies. State Assemblymember Jessica Caloza (D-Los Angeles) said Home Depot's head of government relations and affairs called her late Thursday night and said the labor center would be served with an eviction notice."
"A Caltrans spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday. But in an email to The Times, Home Depot spokesperson Beth Marlowe denied that a phone call took place as Caloza described. "There are no plans or discussions about evicting IDEPSCA," she wrote. On Friday morning, nearly 100 people rallied at the center. They held signs that read "Protect our workers" and "Defend day labor centers! Boycott Home Depot.""
A coalition of elected officials, unions and workers' rights groups mobilized to defend the Cypress Park Community Job Center after reports that Home Depot planned to evict the center. State Assemblymember Jessica Caloza said Home Depot's head of government relations told her the labor center would be served an eviction notice. IDEPSCA runs the center, which subleases space in Home Depot's parking lot leased from Caltrans and has operated there for over 20 years. Home Depot denied the reported call and said no eviction plans exist. Nearly 100 people rallied with signs calling to protect workers amid increased federal immigration enforcement.
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