Green Sunday: Rent Control, Gentrification, and Displacement

The Green Party of Alameda County invites you

to a Green Sunday panel and discussion about

Rent Control, Gentrification, and Displacement

in Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco,

and other cities

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Sunday, January 11, 2015, 5:00-6:30 pm

LOCATION: Niebyl-Proctor Library, 6501 Telegraph Ave. at 65th in North Oakland.

DIRECTIONS: One block north of Alcatraz on the West side of Telegraph, wheelchair accessible. Buses pass by regularly. Ashby BART is approximately 7 blocks away.

Questions to be considered include:
What is happening to tenants, especially low income tenants, as gentrification occurs and rents rise?
What is the status of rent control (or rent adjustment) in various cities?
Does rent control (or rent adjustment) work to keep people in their homes?
What impact does state law have on local rent ordinances?
How can we build a strong tenants movement?

Panelists:

Brian Geiser, Oakland Tenants Union

John Selawsky, Berkeley Tenants Union & Berkeley Rent Board

Maria Zamudio, Causa Justa:Just Cause (San Francisco)

SPONSOR: Green Sundays are a series of free programs & discussions sponsored by the Green Party of Alameda County. They are held on the 2nd Sunday of each month. The monthly business meeting of the County Council of the Green Party of Alameda County follows at 6:45 pm. Council meetings are always open to anyone who is interested.