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ACCE Los Angeles Wins New Protections For Tenants Displaced By Development

After a 2-year campaign, ACCE Los Angeles leaders and the USC Forward coalition won changes to South LA's Community Plan Implementation Overlay (CPIO) that will better protect tenants in South LA displaced by new housing development. On July 2, 2024, the City Council voted for the amendments, which will require the City to make changes to the CPIO that will be stronger than in state law. To make it happen, ACCE leaders turned out en masse for press conferences and public comments at City Hall. They also protested against the corporate developer, Tripalink- responsible for the rapid gentrification around the University of Southern California in its drive to build expensive student housing at the expense of longtime local residents. Now ACCE leaders are calling on the City to pass the same strong changes citywide. “The south LA CPIO will protect tenants from displacement, affordable housing from demolition, and the character of our neighborhood," said ACCE and USC Forward member Muhammed Abdullah.