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Watch this webinar recording about the release of a new report by EBASE and Powerswitch Action exposing this corporate playbook, and how organizers are fighting back in communities like Concord, Salinas, Redwood City, and San Pablo.

This webinar provides a Know-Your-Rights training for residents living in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties.

The City of Vallejo is at a crossroads. Out-of-town investors and corporate landlords are profiting off residents, creating a cascading crisis of unstable housing, rising rents, and deteriorating living conditions. In partnership with the Vallejo Housing Justice Coalition, this report summarizes our findings from the first tenant experience survey assessing renters’ needs in Vallejo.

Tenant protections – including rent stabilization, just cause for eviction, and tenant anti-harassment protections – will help thousands of families stay and thrive in Redwood City. This report lays out the implications of proposed rent control and tenant protections policies for the people of Redwood City, and who will benefit from these protections.

Durante décadas, los trabajadores agrícolas en la costa del condado de San Mateo han soportado condiciones de vivienda deplorables, el aumento de las rentas y el acoso. Ya no se conforman con esperar un cambio, y se están organizando para mejorar su comunidad. En colaboración con Coastside Hope y Puente, tuvimos la oportunidad de hablar con 22 trabajadores agrícolas de la costa que compartieron sus experiencias con la esperanza de construir un futuro donde todos puedan vivir en un hogar digno.

Farmworkers in San Mateo County provide dairy, eggs, produce, meat, and flowers to tens of thousands of Californians, but these communities are facing dire housing circumstances. Based on interviews with 22 San Mateo County farmworkers, this report demonstrates that current state law is not sufficient and provides a framework for policymakers, funders, and other stakeholders to protect farmworker renters, prevent displacement, and advance truly affordable housing with dignity.

Los trabajadores agrícolas en el Condado de San Mateo proveen frutas, verduras, lácteos, huevos, carne y flores a miles de habitantes de California, pero estas comunidades enfrentan condiciones alarmantes en materia de vivienda. A partir de entrevistas con 22 trabajadores agrícolas del Condado, este informe demuestra que la legislación estatal actual es insuficiente y presenta un marco de acción para que responsables de políticos, patrocinadores filantrópicos y otras partes interesadas puedan proteger a los inquilinos trabajadores agrícolas, prevenir su desplazamiento y avanzar hacia una vivienda verdaderamente asequible y digna.

For decades, farmworkers on the coast of San Mateo County have endured deplorable housing conditions, rising rents, and harassment. No longer content to wait for change, farmworkers are organizing themselves to improve their community. In partnership with Coastside Hope and Puente, we had the opportunity to speak to 22 farmworkers on the Coastside who shared their experiences in the hopes of building a future where everyone can live in a dignified home.

Bảng thuật ngữ dành cho cộng đồng này là một tài liệu trực tiếp do People’s Land and Housing Alliance (Hiệp Hội Nhà Ở và Đất đai của Cộng Đồng, PLHA) để giới thiệu các thuật ngữ và khái niệm chính nêu rõ các mô hình nhà ở thay thế tập trung vào con người, chứ không phải lợi nhuận trong cộng đồng của chúng ta. PLHA và các đồng minh của chúng tôi hình dung một tương lai có nhân quyền về nhà ở an ninh, sạch sẽ và giá rẻ vĩnh viễn.