Cathay Manor seniors and supporters continue to put pressure on local and Federal government officials and the judicial system to bring oversight into the misuse of public funds by slumlord Don Toy. By CBSLA Staff March 29, 2022 / 12:07 PM / CBS Los Angeles Chinese language press coverage: http://video.sinovision.net/?id=67179&mobile=yes
Elderly tenants of a low-income senior housing complex protest unsafe living conditions and demand accountability from landlords, developers and politicians. https://knock-la.com/cathay-manor-tenant-struggles-of-la-chinatown/ Chronically broken elevators, dangerous stairwells without proper lighting, a non-functional laundry room, inconsistent hot water, and cockroach infestations–this is only a partial list of the grievances named by the elderly tenants of Cathay Manor, … Read more
On Monday, September 13, Save Our Seniors Network members hit the phones to lobby on behalf of Hillside Villa Tenants in Chinatown as they continue their fight to get Los Angeles City Council to buy their apartment building from abusing slumlord, Tom Botz. Follow the Hillside Villa Tenants Twitter account to see tweets from the … Read more
On Thursiday, August 26, members of SOS Network joined Chinatown Community for Equitable Development (CCED) at an event in support of the tenants at 651 N. Broadway in Chinatown, Los Angeles. 651 N. Broadway is a “single room occupancy” building of renters, many of whom have been living there for decades and several are now … Read more
This issue has direct relevance to the proposed closure of Sakura ICF in Boyle Heights by Pacifica Companies. Hillside Villa renters in Chinatown have faced exorbitant rent increases, unsafe living conditions due to lack of repair work from the landlord, etc. The landlord is unfit to be an owner and Los Angeles City has the … Read more