Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Gentrification

Op-Ed: Every City Should Try This Innovative Way to Fund Transit

By Eric Jaffe | Mar 10, 2020 | No Comments

When the city builds a train line or a bus route, adjacent property values sky rocket. Why shouldn't the public benefit from that phenomenon — and use that money to expand transit more?

TransForm: California Needs More Housing, It Needs to Be Near Transit, and It Must Be Affordable

By Melanie Curry | Feb 19, 2020 | No Comments

Upzoning is necessary, but doing it without adequate anti-displacement and affordability requirements puts upward pressure on areas near transit, creating a whole cascade of unwanted effects.

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City Attorney Keeps up Pressure to Evict Nipsey Hussle’s Legacy from Crenshaw and Slauson

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 5, 2019 | No Comments

The effort to push Hussle off the corner of Crenshaw and Slauson is nothing new, but the timing couldn't be worse.

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Destination Crenshaw and the Rise of We-Built-this-Place-Making

By Sahra Sulaiman | Feb 11, 2019 | No Comments

Crenshaw turns "insult into opportunity” to reclaim space for the celebration of Black life, culture, and contributions via a 1.3-mile-long open-air "People's Museum"

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Rent Stabilization and the Integrity of Vulnerable Ecosystems: Prop 10

By Sahra Sulaiman | Nov 6, 2018 | No Comments

When marginalized communites are viewed as ecosystems, the urgency of putting a floor under them becomes clear

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