How Do LB Neighbors Talk About Gentrification?

Mar. 9, 2017 / By Nayobi Maldonado-Ochoa
Tags: gentrification, Housing

Despite emerging as a major urban issue, a Youth Reporter found that Long Beach residents don’t seem to want to talk about gentrification.

Ballot Measure Aims to Stem Rising Youth Homelessness in L.A.

Mar. 2, 2017 / By Ben Novotny
Tags: gentrification, Homeless, Housing, Youth

More youth are homeless now because of Los Angeles' rising cost of living. Can Measure H help?

Gentrifying the Coast: High Costs Block Beach Access for Poor, Poll Finds

Feb. 6, 2017 / By New America Media and Crystal Niebla
Tags: beach, coast, Environment, gentrification

Expensive parking and overnight accommodations limit coastal access for visitors especially people of color and low-income groups.

“Let Us Stay” — Tenants and Activists March Downtown for Renter’s Day

Sep. 24, 2016 / By Rudy Cardoso-Peraza
Tags: gentrification, Housing, rent, tenants

Tenants and activists marched across downtown, occasionally stopping to chant in front of 'slumlord' properties for Thursday's National Renter’s Day of Action.

Long Beach’s Art of Displacement — A Housing Crisis Through Images, Words

Aug. 10, 2016 / By Crystal Niebla
Tags: Art, displacement, gentrification, Housing

A traveling art exhibit is using visuals, short stories, and spoken word recordings to tell the stories of the city's housing crisis.