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Chinatown Community for Equitable Development builds grassroots power with low-income and immigrant communities through organizing, education and mutual help

Chinatown Community for Equitable Development, founded in March 2012 in the wake of the pending development of Wal-Mart, is an organization of community activists, residents, business owners, workers, and youth in Los Angeles Chinatown.

華埠公平發展會
El Barrio Chino para un Desarrollo Justo
Phát Triển Công Bằng cho Cộng Đồng Chinatown

06/05/2026

📢TOMORROW, the tenants at Bartlett Hill Manor will be holding a press conference in bringing out awareness about their unacceptable living conditions and rent increases! Please come to show support for these tenants fighting for fair, livable housing conditions!

Bartlett Hill Manor is a LIHTC tax credit building, managed by LINC Housing, a large non-profit affordable housing developer. In 2018, the Bartlett Hill Tenants Association formed and united to fight against extreme health hazards and unsafe conditions during a rehab construction and renovation project that displaced dozens of residents.

Tenants received rent increase notices of 10% in 2024, 7% in 2025 and 5% this year. LINC had committed to not raising rents more than 2% a year but recent rent increases have reneged on that agreement 😒

Tenants are organizing to make sure that LINC is held accountable for their promises.✊🏽

You can also help by tagging your favorite press and media outlet 📹🗞️✍️

06/02/2026

At our recent Raise Income Not Rent Town Hall, , , and addressed a room filled to 150–person capacity full of Chinatown residents. This was a powerful town hall, where tenants were able to share their visions and demands for just housing.

Tenant leaders asked questions about how these electeds would concretely implement long-term rent caps to limit legal 8-10% rent increases, institute an immediate rent freeze and eviction moratorium, expand rent relief coverage,and what structures they would set up to be held accountable.

Rae Huang talked about creating a tenant protection task force, and working to repeal Costa Hawkins, the statewide law that prevents cities and counties from passing new rent control laws. She also talked about the damaging impacts of mega events like the World Cup and the Olympics, that force the city into agreements with federal law enforcement and make Angelenos – especially immigrant communities – less safe.

Kenneth Mejia talked about continuing to use the “bully pulpit” of the controller’s office to hold city agencies and departments accountable. Their most recent report identified the landlords with the most housing violations in the city – with Hillside Villa’s Tom Botz at the top of the list.

Aida Ashouri said she would use the city attorney’s office to go after abusive landlords, and illegal AirBnBs that drive up rents. Many of the laws designed to protect tenants from abuse and price gouging are just not enforced.

also showed up to listen to the community and talk about her work to repeal Costa Hawkins in the State Assembly.

The work of holding politicians accountable does not end with an election. We will continue to demand all elected officials that they are here to serve the people and follow through on their duty to RAISE INCOME NOT RENT!

06/01/2026

On May 27, Yale Terrace Tenant Union from Chinatown traveled to Koreatown to deliver a letter of demands to their landlord, Kheir Clinic, a nonprofit health care provider. The letter highlighted years of unlawful rent increase, miscellaneous additional fees, surveillance, and harassment issues at their homes. They successfully pressured two Kheir managers to listen to their demands, and have given Kheir a week to respond.

Yale Terrace Apartments is only one of dozens of affordable housing buildings owned by Kheir Clinic throughout California, and managed by Triumph Residential Services, Inc. Yale Terrace is one of several Triumph buildings where tenants are organized under the Triumph Tenant Council with .

We demand that Kheir Clinic and Triumph stop management abuses in all their buildings!

Help us apply pressure to Kheir admin to respond to us by calling 📞(213) 427-4000 or emailing 📧 [email protected]

1️⃣click email at tinyurl.com/Pressure-KheirClinic (link in bio)

Thank you to and tenants at Corondolet, Metro Senior Lofts, and , for joining us! ✊🏽❤️‍🔥

05/29/2026

Please support Chinatown street vendors affected by the sweep on May 21st! 🚐🍍🥭🥤

2 street vendors had their RV homes towed. One was told he would be in temporary housing for 3 months, but where will he go afterwards now that his home has been taken by the city, and damaged?

Street vendors have especially been negatively affected this past year with the ICE raids, and can’t afford this extra expense for repair. Getting back on their feet would also be challenging without their vehicle.

Please support by donating to sesame-012 on Venmo (CT AID - photo should be a green bird) or at tinyurl.com/cceddonate (link in bio)

05/24/2026

Skateboard D speaks on his experience with the Inside Safe operation on May 21st which destroyed his home in Chinatown and threw away all of his belongings while he was away. All he is asking for is compensation for his losses.

The mayor’s office called the Inside Safe operation a success. They claim folks “voluntarily” entered housing, though we have heard otherwise from people who were just swept. Despite saying people had a choice, it seems and ’s office intend to continue sweeping people who were away during the sweep or choose to move back.

💪More than donations, we need people to advocate and organize against all sweeps, all evictions, and all displacement. Let your representative know how you feel about their cruel actions taken against the most vulnerable people in our neighborhoods

Council District 1 Representatives:
📧 Michelle Tonn at [email protected]
📧 Katie Chan at [email protected]

Mayor’s Office Area Representative:
📧 Susana Cervantes at [email protected].

📝Sign up to their upcoming “Post Inside Safe Community Meeting - N Main St & Alpine St (Chinatown)”in the coming weeks to raise your concerns and prevent more harm and destruction in the community. https://links.impactive.io/t/mb97ca7p

There’s no difference between a cleanup and a sweep. Sweeps kill. Sweep are happening because Bass’s getting ready for the World Cup. 7 unhoused people die a day in LA. Stop spending $8 million a day on the LAPD and repeal 41.18 🖕Bass

05/23/2026

Just this year, there have been at least 3 documented sweeps in Chinatown.

Yesterday, on May 21st, there was yet another sweep in Chinatown. The difference was that “housing” was offered this time. During this Inside Safe operation, no one knew where they were going, they had to leave behind the majority of their belongings to be trashed, and many believed they were being taken to a permanent housing situation. While our neighbors who weren’t home during the time of the sweep, returned with all of their belongings gone.

🚐A Chinatown street vendor also had his RV home towed and damaged in the process. He was told he would be in temporary housing for 3 months, but where will he go afterwards now that his home has been damaged and taken by the city? Street vendors have especially been negatively affected this past year with the ICE raids, and can’t afford this extra expense for repair. Getting back on their feet would also be challenging without their vehicle.🍍🥭🥤

Earlier today, Chinatown constituents received messages from and office celebrating the success of this Inside Safe operation. They stated that people “voluntarily” went into housing, though we have heard otherwise from folks who were swept. Despite saying folks left voluntarily, CD1 and the Mayor’s office also intend to continue to sweep people who remain or move back to the area. They also did not mention that people were only put into temporary housing.

Please support by donating to sesame-012 on Venmo (CT AID - photo should be a green bird) or at tinyurl.com/cceddonate (link in bio)
We are collecting donations to support our community members in recovering their belongings and towed vehicles. More than donations, we need people to advocate and organize against all sweeps, all evictions, and all displacement.

continues to help us in collecting donations at the LA River Farmers’ Market at the LA State Historic Park on Thursdays from 3-6pm. We’re especially in need of tents and tarps!

05/04/2026

Come unite with your neighbors and share your vision for stronger rent control and community power in Chinatown and beyond!

The purpose of the Town Hall is to discuss issues greatly affecting tenants in Chinatown, including 8%+ annual rent increases that are far outpacing income and leaving many tenants who do not live in RSO buildings extremely vulnerable to displacement.

Local politicians are invited to listen and respond to our community.

Seats will be prioritized for Chinatown tenants and workers. Cantonese and Spanish translations provided.

RSVP at https://ccedla.solidarity.tech/affordable-rent-townhall
Registration is required so we can make sure there is sufficient seating and language accommodations.

04/20/2026

🚨EMERGENCY CALL TO ACTION

🚨ACT NOW! Take 3 seconds to flood the Comments to stop the Trump Administration from evicting mixed status immigrant families from public housing and Section 8 housing.

⏱️Less than 24 hours left to stop this harmful policy

🔗www.allianceforhousingjustice.org/comment-tool

04/10/2026

RAISE INCOME, NOT RENT! “AFFORDABLE” HOUSING IS NOT AFFORDABLE!

Last Saturday, April 4, Chinatown came together to demand a rent freeze! We marched from Chinatown to LA City Hall to demand the following:

Stop all evictions! Freeze rent now! Cap the rent! Alto a todos los desalojos! ¡Congelen la renta ahora! ¡Limita a los aumentso de renta! 停止所有驅逐 ! 立即凍結租金 ! 限制租金上漲 !

Many Chinatown residents pay between 70-90% of our income for rent, and these absurd 8%+ rent increases we face are legal under current rent policy in LA and CA. Additionally, our unhoused comrades living in Chinatown continue to be harassed and mistreated, with sweeps constantly endangering them.

Greedy developers, ICE, and CBP are threatening our communities. But together, we stand against gentrification and terror! CHINATOWN IS NOT FOR SALE! CHINATOWN UNITED WILL NEVER BE DEFEATED!

Sign our petition at the link in our bio to take action today! Share this petition and post widely to the community! tinyurl.com/CTHousingPetition26

Many thanks to the housed and unhoused tenants of Metro Senior Loft, Yale Terrace, Bartlett, Hillside Villa Tenant Association Cathay Manor, Blossom Plaza, J-Town Action と Solidarity LA Street Care & Mutual Aid Stop The Gondola Reclaiming Our Homes LATU Echo Park Local 🪷 Unión de la 8 LATU Ktown Local Lincoln Heights // LATU and Los Angeles Tenants Union!

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04/09/2026

Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez ordered another sweep on our unhoused neighbors in Chinatown this morning.😡 Most folks affected by the major sweep on February 23rd at the encampment in the alley of Alhambra Ave. had moved across to the area swept this morning to stay close to one another.

It has only been about a month and a half, and folks have to go through the trauma of losing their belongings again just after replacing them from the last sweep. The sweep today was extended further than what the notice indicated and caught many residents off guard.

Council District offices have total authority over when to order and cancel sweeps. Since Eunisses Hernandez’s team took office, we have seen an increase in sweeps and 41.18 enforcement actions in the district despite councilwoman Hernandez being vocally against encampment sweeps on her 2021 election campaign.

We continue to call for no more sweeps! If people can’t afford rent and can’t get into supportive housing, the city shouldn’t be destroying the only shelter people have. Instead of wasting our tax dollars on policing, enforcement, and trashing people’s things, the city should be investing in permanently affordable housing to create a more just housing system for all Angelenos.

Please donate any of the following to help replace their belongings that were destroyed!
Drop off at Stop The Gondola table at the LA River Farmers’ Market at the LA State Historic Park on Thursdays from 3-6pm.
- Tents
- Tarps
- Toilet Paper
- Wagon/carrying equipment/backpacks
- Heavy duty large trash bags
- Clothes (M & L size for men’s and women’s especially)
- Undergarments & socks
- Cookware (Pots & Pans), Camping stove

You can also donate monetarily through Venmo: sesame-012 (CT AID - photo should be a green bird) or at tinyurl.com/cceddonate (link in bio)

WE DEMAND NO MORE SWEEPS!
SWEEPS & EVICTIONS = DEATHS

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http://www.ccedla.org/

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