Housing and Commute Costs Squeeze Low-Wage Workers
By Alexandra GoldmanIn Silicon Valley, current and historical land-use decisions create daily challenges for low-income residents. Low-density development, inadequate transit, and the high cost of...
View ArticleHousing Stability and Health In San Mateo County
By Dr. Scott Morrow“When I first started my job managing the San Mateo County Health System’s Asthma Management Program, I knew I would be dealing with mold and other common triggers that cause...
View ArticleExodus From The Jungle
By Andrew BigelowIn the heart of Silicon Valley, the tech capital of the world, resided one of the largest homeless encampments in the United States, The Jungle. The encampment was the epicenter of...
View ArticleSan Mateo County Renters Fight Rising Evictions
By Joseph Smooke and Dyan RuizA group of community workers, along with mostly Latino and African American working-class parents, hold hands in a prayer vigil at a suburban Bay Area neighborhood. They...
View ArticleFight or Flight
Oakland’s Homeless and African American Residents Face Uphill Battle Against Pro-Gentrification City GovernmentBy Kheven LaGroneOne of the more visible signs of the growing income inequality in Oakland...
View ArticleMiss Raynel’s Shanty
By Wanda SabirThe structure, if you can call it that, is made from heavy plastic tied to a fence facing a field where freight and passenger trains speed by more than a few times a day.I know that Miss...
View ArticleRenters Rise
By Joseph SmookeUnder the banner of “Homes For All,” renters from coast to coast are pulling together in a national movement to demand a freeze on rent increases and an end to unfair evictions.1 Their...
View ArticleCorporate Landlords Consolidate — Renters Fight Back
Blackstone’s Invitation Homes merger with Starwood Waypoint paves way for higher rents, more evictions and slumlord management — renters are organizing a national week of protests September 18-24.By...
View ArticleRenter Nation Rises
Housing Justice Groups Align as National Movement GrowsBy Jess ClarkeSlide show of dozens of cities in action. <Use arrows to advance to next image.>Renters across the US are rising up against...
View ArticleSomethin’ Ain’t Right: A Play - 6:00 pm, Thurs, Jan. 30
Reimagine! Movements Making Media is pleased to co-sponsor a Table Reading of a new play by Reimagine! Correspondent Kelly Curry. The play explores the complexities of a prominent Oakland family...
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