Ramona Russell

Every year my advocacy group, Land Park Society, raises money for a charitable organization. In 2017, we raised thousands for The Mustard Seed School (part of Loaves and Fishes), which provides schooling, counseling and medical treatment to homeless children. In 2018,...

I was on the Dr. Drew Midday Show again, which is always awesome. Do I get to say we're BFFs yet? I love him and Leeann Tweeden! We discussed my latest article about what law enforcement, first responders and hospital staff are experiencing with the...

My latest article with the California Globe  is one I've been wanting to write for quite some time, as law enforcement, first responders and hospital staff are on the front lines of the homeless crisis. For the past two years in my community advocacy work, I have...

For my fourth article with the California Globe, I continued my interviews with people in my neighborhood of Land Park on how the crime, drug and transient issues are affecting people who have lived here their entire lives, who have relatives that are shocked when...

I was interviewed by the lovely Cristina Mendonsa on KFBK today. I talked about the the California laws that are the biggest contribution to our homeless crisis (Prop. 47, Prop. 57 and AB109), and how before the implementation of these laws, my community had almost no...

My interview with Dr. Drew and Leann Tweeden on their radio show was awesome. As a doctor, mental health and addiction specialist, Dr. Drew is very passionate about this issue and I’m so grateful he’s decided to speak out publicly.  He believes the homeless epidemic...

For my third article with the California Globe, I wanted to profile what is happening to my well-loved and very special neighborhood, Land Park. When I started my advocacy work two years ago, I said this community was the perfect case study for California as to the...

My second article with the California Globe went live today. I had the honor of interviewing a fellow advocate and neighbor who has been doing incredible work in our community for years; we often refer to her as Superwoman.  I would love if it you shared the...

For the last few months, I have been shopping around for a publication where I could write about my advocacy work and what I see happening in my neighborhood, city and state regarding the homeless epidemic. I put out some feelers, but nothing quite felt right until I...

Yesterday morning I did my third interview on The Phil Cowan Show with my friend, Katy Grimes. We talked about: — Why I started my advocacy group, Land Park Society — What I have seen on my police ride alongs and how it is the exact opposite of what we’re being told...