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Tenants say the plan is not a long term solution to keeping units affordable for them.

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The Hillside Villa Tenants Association is engaged in one of the longest rent strikes in the history of Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — In 1988, eminent domain forced Rosario Hernandez and her family from their one-bedroom apartment east of downtown Los Angeles.

Chinatown's eviction battles point up Los Angeles' affordable housing woes. Now eminent domain, historically used to evict residents, might help save homes.

Chinatown's eviction battles point up Los Angeles' affordable housing woes. Now eminent domain, historically used to evict residents, might help save homes.

The city council voted to acquire the Hillside Villa apartment building last year. But the purchase has stalled and tenants could soon face eviction.

The Hillside Villa apartments in Chinatown were under a city covenant to provide housing for decades. That covenant has expired and tenants are fighting for a way to stay.

Tenants from a Chinatown apartment building the L.A. City Council is trying to obtain via eminent domain protest and chant outside Mayor Bass' home.

The failure of Fane Tower after a six-year-long legal battle with Providence and its residents has once again opened up Parcel 42. Providence should use this parcel to advance affordable housing projects rather than wait for another commercial developer to build luxury apartments.