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“The police — and those happy to call them at every turn — are part of the engine that drives gentrification and, ultimately, displacement.”
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SF’s @antievictionmap documented a dramatic increase in arrests/citations for petty misdemeanors in gentrifying black & brown neighborhoods. In the Mission, 311 complaints abt minor infractions increased 291% from ‘09-‘14 as wealthy techies moved in.
#CityCouncilCleanUp #DumpDeb
#CityCouncilCleanUp #DumpDeb
“Often calls for increased policing come under the guise of “cleaning up” a neighborhood’s image, but actually work to increase property values at the expense of low-income residents of color”
#DumpDeb #FueraMell #CityCouncilCleanUp
#DumpDeb #FueraMell #CityCouncilCleanUp
“Homeowners in gentrifying communities are encouraged to use police to push out low income tenants, immigrants & POC. This can be seen in neighborhood watch groups that collude w/ the police to target ‘suspicious activity’— racial & class profiling.”
#DumpDeb #CityCouncilCleanUp
#DumpDeb #CityCouncilCleanUp
“...In this way, the police pit neighbors against each other by putting power in the hands of a few to determine what behavior is disruptive or dangerous. The result is a community that watches one another as opposed to watching out for each other.” #DumpDeb #FueraMell
And yes, we do have a tweet thread for every incredibly out of touch racist Mell talking point. See below:
