Anti-Displacement Task Force: New Report with Ideas to Help People Stay in Our Community

The Anti-Displacement Task Force has finished an important report that includes ideas to help people stay in our community. The report focuses on making sure that residents, small businesses, and creatives—people who make our neighborhood special—don’t have to leave because of rising costs or other pressures.

The Task Force is made up of three groups, each focused on one of these groups: residents, small businesses, and creatives. These groups worked with city staff and local community members to learn about people's problems and figure out what could help.

The Three Focus Areas:

1. Residents: This group focused on people's challenges in finding and keeping affordable housing. They came up with ideas to protect renters, prevent evictions, and keep homes affordable for everyone.
2. Small Businesses: The second group looked at small businesses' struggles, especially when property values go up. Their ideas include ways to help local businesses stay open, like offering help to keep their business competitive and learn about their rights.
3. Creatives: The third group focused on artists, musicians, and creatives who make our community lively and unique. They suggested ways to help artists find affordable spaces to work and programs to support their work.

What’s in the Report:

The report is split into three parts, one for each group. The group shares ideas in each part to help people stay in our community. These ideas are things we can do here in our city, and they focus on making a real difference.

The main goal is to make sure our community stays diverse and welcoming to everyone—people who live, work, run a business or non-profit, or create here. The Task Force believes that when we work together, we can find solutions to help everyone stay in their homes and businesses without being pushed out.

What Happens Next:

Now that the report is finished, the Anti-Displacement Task Force wants to hear from everyone—community members, local leaders, and organizations—about the ideas in the report.

The Task Force will be holding a Zoom webinar to go over the recommendations, then, in the Spring, the task force will host an event where people will be invited to watch a short film that attempts to humanize the topic of displacement and highlight the urgency of the work ahead. The community is invited to discuss the recommendations and work together on how to make them happen during a panel discussion that will follow the short film.

We are excited about these ideas and how they can help our community stay strong and welcoming for everyone. Together, we can create a place where everyone belongs.

To learn more about the Task Force's work, tune into our virtual meeting or check back in on 1/30/2025 for the release of the committee reports.

Webinar Details:

Date: 1/30/25

Time: 7:00 PM

Format: Zoom Webinar

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