How long do you think reporters will be able to get away with talking about the new hip "preference for minimalism" before admitting that people are POOR and skyrocketing rents are crushing us?
Young people are choosing to live in "pods" instead of apartments
futurism.com
A private home is so 2000-and-late.Homeless activists outside Notre Dame demand ‘a roof too’
philly.com
Dozens of social housing activists have gathered in protest outside gutted Notre Dame in Paris to demand France's poorest be remembered after rich donors pledged around a $1 billion to rebuild the cathedral and its destroyed roofMore States Are Pursuing Rent Control. That’s Bad News for Landlords.
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Big apartment owners are forecast to post strong earnings when they start reporting this week, but a number of state-sponsored rent-control measures are starting to raise longer-term concerns.Domestic violence victims are being evicted for calling 911 in a growing number of US cities
businessinsider.com
Cities with “nuisance laws” can evict residents if they call the police more than twice in a 180-day period. The ACLU is suing one such city."The rising tide of the tenants movement in L.A. has so far seen some of the most militant, aggressive, and successful organizing campaigns around housing in the whole of the United States. Tenants of Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights launched, and subsequently won, a nearly year long rent strike to prevent increases. Tenants at the three building Burlington complex in Westlake Village, last year organized the largest rent strike in the history of Los Angeles — more than 80 families participated…and won."
L.A.'s Class Struggle Looks Like This: The Tenants Movement
salvopaper.org
It’s well known that L.A.’s housing market is one of the most absurdly expensive in the country — rivaled only by the S.F. Bay Area, New York City, and Miami. In every one of these metropoles, working class renters are being pushed to, and beyond, their limits. Left with no other choice, many ...Parkdale tenants face eviction for rallying against rent increase
toronto.com
THE ISSUE: Tenants' rights LOCAL IMPACT: Parkdale residents say they're being targeted for organizing a group to oppose a proposed rent hikeJOIN US NEXT WEEKEND!! 04/27 at 1:00 PM
Talked to some of the folks in the area around Mt. Olivet Tabernacle Church where we’ll be having our coalition meeting for Rent Control this Friday! Found some folks that were dealing with landlord issues, repairs of vital home essentials taking months or even years to be addressed in some places. We also got to talk with one community member who’s facing a no-cause eviction, immediately after the six or so houses next to him had been swiftly evicted within the last few weeks. A major concern among community members seemed to be rising rent prices as Drexel University moves further and further north. Looking forward to meeting more folks in this area at our next canvass, and we hope to see you all next Friday the 26th at Mt. Tabernacle Olivet Church to talk about Rent Control! Thanks to all the folks that came out to canvass today, and feel free to shoot us a message if you’d like to join us next time!
Matt Sheppeck @jay fullenwider
Aaron Palacios @james Ponce