 KBLA reminds you that when we fight, we win, and we don't black down. LA Community Action Network, or LACAN, was formed in 1999 when 25 residents of downtown LA came together and acknowledged the problems that existed in their community and made a commitment to do something about those problems. To stand together, organize, and become a force in the community that demands change. Civil rights and preventing the criminalization of poverty are their core projects.