California City Apologizes for Bulldozing Community, Blues Hub
Russell City was deemed a blighted area in the 1950s, prompting mass relocations of its 1,400 citizens, who were mainly Black and Latino.
White Progressives are Hypocrites on Gentrification
There's something profoundly pompous about a self-proclaimed progressive lamenting about gentrification, all while reaping the benefits of it and directly causing it.
Protesters Want Seattle De-gentrified—This is How It Could Happen
Protesters in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood issued a list of demands, including a call for the "de-gentrification of Seattle, starting with rent control."
7 U.S. Cities Compose Half of Country's Gentrification
Gentrification overwhelmed seven of America's largest and wealthiest cities, with coastal urban areas such as New York City and Washington, D.C. contributing to a majority of the nationwide economic displacement.
Mayor Condemns Pastor's Anti-Gentrification Sign
"Black folks need to stay out of white churches," the sign reads.
'Fixer Upper' in Silicon Valley on Sale for $800,000
The fire-gutted house is located in the affluent Willow Glen community in San Jose.
Bodega Vending Machine App Ditches Sandwiches and Cats
Bodega, a startup that wants to put mom-and-pop corner stores out of business, is facing backlash and possible legal issues.
Bittersweet Memories of a Changed NYC After 9/11
Pause to reflect on all that was lost while enjoying the new housing, restaurants and attractions in Lower Manhattan.
Gentrification, from Tokyo to Pittsburgh
Concepts like gentrification and displacement have no clear definition, but there is widespread concern among urbanists and activists that the rich will push out the poor.
The 'Artwashing' of America: The Battle for Los Angeles
In the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, artists and activists have faced off in a pitched battle about the future of the city.
White City: The New Urban Blight Is Rich People
Cities are becoming playgrounds for childless, wealthy whites.
SF Entrepreneur Slammed for Open Letter About Homeless
"I shouldn't have to see the pain, struggle, and despair of homeless people to and from my way to work every day," he wrote.
San Francisco Rejects Restrictions on Airbnb
Proposition F divided city residents over their locally based company.
Airbnb Is Now Offering Tours With San Francisco Locals
For three to five days, Airbnb offers a "entirely new way" to experience the City by the Bay.
New Doc Shows How Tech Killed San Francisco's Culture
A new documentary explores how Silicon Valley has turned the city known for its diversity and freedom of expression into a homogenized "gated community."
Q&A: Heems Talks Label Strife and Pre-9/11 Nostalgia
The rapper lives with his parents, listens to Jamaican dancehall music and wants to write the Indian 'Taxi Driver.'
How Gentrification Has Changed the Northside Festival
What does a Williamsburg music festival do when the music scene is moving away from Williamsburg?
Q&A: Morgan Freeman on His New Film '5 Flights Up'
Yes, his voice does sound like that in person.
Priced-Out in San Francisco
"Original" San Franciscans are losing their homes to a younger generation of buyers flush with cash.
The Top Five Hipster Hang-Outs on the Upper East Side
The Upper East Side is the coolest neighborhood in New York, proclaims The Daily Beast. Here's our guide to the area's rising hipster locales.
In NY Building, Different Doors for Rich and Poor
Market-rate buyers will use one entrance, affordable housing tenants will use the other
98-Year-Old Woman Kicked Out of SF Home
As the tech boom raises real estate values in San Francisco, longtime residents face no-fault evictions
Go East, Young Renters
The rapid and sometimes ruthless gentrification of San Francisco threatens to kill the neighborhoods that made it The City