Activists Mobilize to Halt New Development Projects

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A map of major developments in the Mission overlaid with recent evictions. Map by Anti Eviction Mapping Project.

By Daniel Hirsch, Mission Local

As part of an ongoing effort to fight the changing nature of the Mission District, a group of activists and community groups met Monday night to strategize on how to slow down displacement and gentrification. The key strategy: Stop new market-rate developments in the Mission.

Around 70 people gathered at Galería de la Raza for the event, organized by Roberto Hernandez, head of the Lowrider Council and a longtime neighborhood organizer.

Read the complete story at Mission Local. 
 

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