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On the opposing side stands Ground Game LA, a scrappy advocacy group whose ascent has been inextricably tied to the leftward shift in the city’s political power structure.

Ground Game LA formed Knock LA in 2017, billing the nonprofit community journalism project as “by and for Los Angeles progressives.”

Amid a particularly fertile moment for local leftist politics, Ground Game LA also soared.

Camacho and Castle charge that Ground Game LA has continued to profit off their work without authorization, even after blocking their access to the site, and are seeking nearly $5 million in damages.

Ground Game LA argues that the journalists essentially tried to hijack the news outlet, taking its trademarked name, stealing its confidential mailing list and misrepresenting themselves as the outlet’s rightful leaders.