Spectrum News 1 - Over the last few years, 69-year-old Ines Alcazar has become closer than ever with her neighbor Teresa Soto.

Soto has lived in a rent-controlled neighborhood on Flower Drive between USC and the 110 freeway for 28 years, Alcazar for the last 50. 

“This place is my home, my community, my life,” Alcazar said.

It's a home and life they’re trying to protect because Alcazar — who is retired and on a fixed income — and Soto — a single mother of three with a disabled child — have started seeing signs that their days on Flower Drive may be limited.

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