The city of East Palo Alto, a wedge of modest houses and light industrial sites in the heart of Silicon Valley, has been passed by in the great tech boom. A historically black area, it has seen a big Hispanic influx in the past two decades, with more than three out of four residents now coming from one of those … Read More
Media- I can’t sleep
Holding handmade posters highlighting health concerns, members of the community gathered outside a San Mateo apartment building in support of tenants who say they’re facing steep rent increases despite their homes being infested with cockroaches, bedbugs and mold. Kenneth Centeno. Son of Jose Centeno, who spoke at the demonstration. While the landlord says he’s working on the issues, the housing … Read More
PRESS RELEASE – 16 Families Face Exorbitant Rent Increases Amid Cockroach and Bed Bug-Infested Conditions in San Mateo
For Immediate Release Media Contacts: Adriana Guzman (415) 867-6279 or adriana@faithinactionba.org René Alejandro Ortega (650) 391-0375 or rortega@clsepa.org Date: August 17, 2017 16 Families Face Exorbitant Rent Increases Amid Cockroach and Bed Bug-Infested Conditions in San Mateo Community holds prayer vigil in support of 16 families demanding safe and clean living conditions and the right to an affordable home. … Read More
MEDIA – LISC to Manage Silicon Valley Affordable Housing Fund
The Local Initiatives Support Corporation has announced a partnership with Facebook to quadruple the funds available for affordable housing in Silicon Valley. Under the agreement, LISC will assume management of the Catalyst Housing Fund — a start-up fund recently seeded with $18.5 million from Facebook in partnership with key community organizations and the cities of East Palo Alto and Menlo … Read More
MEDIA – Fund manager hopes to quadruple Facebook’s $18.5 million housing fund
Fund manager hopes to quadruple Facebook’s $18.5 million housing fund by Kevin Kelly, August 3, 2017, The Mercury News The new manager of a Facebook funding account for affordable housing intends to take the $18.5 million already stashed aside and quadruple it. Local Initiatives Support Corp., a national nonprofit, says it plans to leverage the money in Facebook’s Catalyst Housing … Read More
MEDIA – Community Groups and Facebook Team Up with LISC to Drive $75 Million to Help Meet Demand for Affordable Housing in Silicon Valley
COMMUNITY GROUPS AND FACEBOOK TEAM UP WITH LISC TO DRIVE $75 MILLION TO HELP MEET DEMAND FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN SILICON VALLEY LISC to manage and grow Catalyst Housing Fund from $18.5 million to $75 million Housing Trust Silicon Valley joins partnership as local collaborator and capital contributor EAST PALO ALTO and MENLO PARK, CA, August 1, 2017 — The … Read More
MEDIA – Defending Immigrants
by Beth Winegarner, May 31, 2017 SF Weekly Three new immigration attorneys have joined the city’s Public Defender’s Office, and will each manage around 50 cases per year. Beth Winegarner Wed May 31st, 2017 5:06pm It’s a Tuesday afternoon in federal immigration Judge Scott Simpson’s small, wood-paneled courtroom on Sansome Street, where a Latino man being held in a detention … Read More
PRESS RELEASE – Family and Supporters Protest $1,050 Rent Increase Imposed by Federally Indicted Speculator
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 17, 2017 PRESS CONTACTS: Jason Tarricone / (650) 391-0362 / jason@clsepa.org Daniel Saver / (650) 391-0345 / dsaver@clsepa.org Activists Urge Repeal of 20-Year-Old State Law That Restricts Local Renter Protections East Palo Alto, CA – Supporters of Saia and Malina Fetuu and their children will protest a $1,050 rent increase imposed by corporate landlord Working Dirt … Read More