Can the Mission Save Itself from Commercial Gentrification?

Feb 13, 2019 | In the News

SF Weekly / February 13, 2019 / Nuala Sawyer Bishari

For decades, Erick Arguello has been volunteering his time to preserve the Latinx culture of the Mission District. He was raised there, he went to Mission High, and he’s watched as the main corridors of the neighborhood have slowly evolved. Businesses for the thousands of working-class residents have closed, rent-controlled housing units have been bought and converted into condos, and upscale restaurants have replaced small, family-owned cafes.

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