From Los Angeles to New York, gentrification and displacement are slamming working- and middle-class people. To better understand what’s happening, the well-regarded Urban Displacement Project has produced two explainer videos for residents and activists. The …
What Are the Top 10 Most Gentrified Areas in Los Angeles?
Backing up what residents and activists have long seen unfolding, a City Hall database reveals that a devastating gentrification crisis is sweeping across Los Angeles. The information was collected, with little public knowledge, by Mayor …
‘Resist Gentrification’ Summit In Los Angeles Draws Hundreds
As further proof that Los Angeles County residents are struggling through a massive gentrification crisis, more than 800 people attended the Resist Gentrification Action Summit on December 2. For the first time in recent memory, …
AHF Launches Healthy Housing Foundation to Provide Affordable Housing to the Vulnerable
AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the world’s largest nonprofit HIV/AIDS medical-care provider, has launched Healthy Housing Foundation to serve our most vulnerable residents in Los Angeles. Unstable or no housing is a primary impediment to the effective …
Renter Power Statewide Assembly a Success
In one of the most powerful displays of renter power in recent memory, over 400 tenants, organizers, and activists came together in Alameda for the 2017 California Renter Power Statewide Assembly. The assembly was organized …
Rent Control Supported by Wide Margin Berkeley Poll Reveals
In a poll conducted by the University of California-Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies, 60% of respondents stated support for local rent control to keep low- and middle-income renters in their homes. The results are a …