$15 Million Deal Approved To Help Residents At Chinatown Housing Complex

KCAL News, CBS Los Angeles

August 30, 2024

For 35 families at Hillside Villa, their once affordable housing in Chinatown is on the fast track to becoming unaffordable.

"We are all stressed, a lot of stress," Hillside Villa resident Sonia Rodriguez said in Spanish. "I am fighting for housing, not only for me but for my grandson."

Residents have been fighting rent hikes and evictions since 2020 after the complex's 30-year affordability agreement expired. On Thursday, they held a closed-door meeting to talk about their options since the city's homeless and housing committee approved a $15 million deal in April, extending the contract and subsidizing rent for some of the units.

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