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SAJE and PolicyLink Reach Agreement with Developer to Triple Affordable Housing Units in South-Central Los Angeles Project

SAJE Admin October 4, 2017 Blogs, News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Cynthia Strathmann cstrathmann@saje.net 213-745-9961, ext. 202 SAJE and PolicyLink Reach Agreement with Developer to Triple Affordable Housing Units in South-Central Los Angeles Project October 4, 2017 — Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE) and PolicyLink announced Tuesday an agreement with developers that will roughly triple the number of long-term affordable housing units

SAJE Members Face Growing Threats In New Political Climate

Robert Schmitt November 18, 2016 Blogs, Children, Education, News, Politics

All around the country people have experienced violent attacks as the worst among us use the incipient Trump Presidency as a license to indulge in bigotry and hate. Many of the undocumented residents that SAJE works with have become fearful and anxious about the possibility of deportation. In the last 24 hours alone, a tenant who has worked hard to

Community Mother Herlinda Anguiano Faces Destruction of Home

Robert Schmitt October 21, 2016 Blogs, News

Before I left the South Central residence of Herlinda Anguiano, 66, she stopped me and made me promise I would thank my mother every day. I immediately felt sick. I don’t thank my mom every day, and I don’t show her I want her life to get easier as she gets older. Herlinda’s life just got harder and more uncertain

Measure M lacks anti-displacement investments; will push out low-income communities in LA County unless Metro acts now

Robert Schmitt October 3, 2016 Blogs, News

More than anything, new development in Los Angeles needs to serve the community residents who currently live here. This November, voters will decide whether or not to pass a measure that will add a series of transit extensions and fund road improvements. The measure could produce positive environmental and economic impacts which could turn LA into a viably sustainable city.