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  • The old-school organizers who got it done on Zoom

    The Industrial Areas Foundation, the country’s oldest community organizing group, adapted to coronavirus restrictions by using technology to win relief for immigrants without legal documentation in California. Organizing a diverse coalition over zoom had many challenges, but they successfully won the expansion of the California Earned Income Tax Credit to include people who file taxes using an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, or ITIN, rather than a Social Security number. This applies to about one-tenth of California’s workforce who mainly work in hard-hit service and agriculture industries.

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  • Las políticas de protección de vivienda que están frenando la gentrificación en San Francisco

    El surgimiento de políticas de "derecho-de-compra" durante la pandemia COVID-19 han aumentado la cantidad de organizaciones locales que compran edificios residenciales para prevenir el desplazamiento de sus inquilinos. Es una lucha complicada frente a la Ley Ellis, que permite a propietarios desalojar a sus inquilinos antes de vender.

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  • The housing policy that's turning back gentrification

    A "right-to-purchase" policy has enabled nonprofits to purchase residential buildings in gentrified neighborhoods in order to prevent the displacement of those relying on rent-controlled housing. Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA) is a Bay Area nonprofit leading the cause to counter gentrification and prevent developers from purchasing residential buildings that house low and moderate-income households. MEDA has purchased and managed 32 buildings and is one of fewer than 10 nonprofits in the area that exercise the "right-to-purchase" policy.

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  • How Coal Country Becomes Solar Country

    In former Colorado mining towns, solar energy programs in high schools are introducing students to new types of job opportunities and helping schools save money on energy costs.

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  • In rural Colorado, the kids of coal miners learn to install solar panels

    As the number of mining jobs in Colorado has decreased, solar power holds the promise of future employment opportunities, as exemplified by an educational program at Delta High School. The class “Solar Energy Training” prepares high school seniors for jobs in the burgeoning solar industry. The program also helps the school reduce energy costs and engage students in a new way.

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