gentrification

Forty-three years after the violent 1977 eviction of Filipino tenants from San Francisco’s I-Hotel, community leader Emil De Guzman, who helped lead the fight against the eviction, says the trauma of what he and others endured...

JERSEY CITY, NJ — Longtime Filipino-American residents were worried that a new highrise building being developed in their neighborhood could erase a monument that symbolizes the presence of Filipinos in the area. The community is now...

SAN FRANCISCO — Mayor London Breed cuts the ribbon to signify the preservation of a building historically known as the Gran Oriente Filipino hotel. Through a partnership with Filipino community organizations and the Mission Housing Development Corporation,...

COLMA, CA  —  While longtime residents of San Francisco continue to fight against gentrification, or end up leaving because they cannot afford the city’s soaring housing costs, the dilemma of having a place to stay has now...

SAN JOSE, CA — This statue of 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus stands inside San Jose City Hall. Since August, the Brown Berets of San Jose gathered over 2,000 signatures for its removal, because they view Columbus as a...

SAN FRANCISCO — Assessor-Recorder of SF, Carmen Chu, was pleased to announce the major accomplishments of the city in terms of providing accessible language services for immigrant communities. The office of the Assessor-Recorder is 75 percent done in...

SAN FRANCISCO — A rallying call brought residents from the South of Market neighborhood to the Bayanihan Community Center on Wednesday night. The event featured free legal tenant advice on what to do with an eviction and other...

by Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN News   LOS ANGELES — Local elections are this week, and aside from some city council seats and the new title of Los Angeles Mayor — one ballot measure looks to address homelessness....

ALAMEDA, Calif. – Filipino families in the San Francisco Bay Area who are facing evictions say they are not backing down and are taking the fight to the voters this November. Around 30 families received eviction...

SAN FRANCISCO – Having being served an eviction notice four separate times, single working Filipina mother Teresa Dulalas can finally be at ease. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee announced that Dulalas’ building is among five properties...