By Sue Dremann Palo Alto Weekly staff July 1, 2019 More than 60 East Palo Alto residents voted on Saturday to form a tenants union to combat rising housing costs that they say are harming the city’s long-term residents. The action was brought about by multiple nonprofit organizations that advocate for renters, immigrants and seniors, which convened the … Read More
Deportation defense work taking shape
By Anna Schuessler Daily Journal staff Jan 28, 2019 More than six months after San Mateo County officials dedicated nearly $765,000 toward legal resources available to immigrants living in the country without proper status, attorneys within a network of agencies are representing 35 individuals in their applications to stay in the country. By funding four half-time and two full-time attorneys … Read More
Tenants and Their Supporters Urge Mountain View City Council to Reject Demolition of 20 Affordable Homes in Order to Construct 15 Luxury Townhouses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 11, 2018 Media Contact(s): Guadalupe Rosas (408) 401-3253; Rocio Carrillo Ortiz (408) 642-7921 Legal Contact: Nazanin Salehi, CLSEPA, nsalehi@clsepa.org Tenants and Their Supporters Urge Mountain View City Council to Reject Demolition of 20 Affordable Homes in Order to Construct 15 Luxury Townhouse Mountain View, CA: The Royal Viking Tenants’ Union, along with PACT, Cafecito, and other … Read More
In East Palo Alto, residents say tech companies have created ‘a semi-feudal society’
By Scott Wilson November 4 at 9:09 AM EAST PALO ALTO, Calif. — This poor city is surrounded by the temples of the new American economy that has, in nearly every way imaginable, passed it by. Just outside the northern city limit, Facebook is expanding the blocks-long headquarters it built seven years ago. Google’s offices sit just outside the southern edge, and … Read More
