Archive for category: Gentrification

Betraying Native Americans in “There There”

Anneliese, April 15, 2023, Thinking flexibly, Stories, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Student-Centered, Responding with wonderment and awe, Goals, Raise Your Voice, Spring 2023, Showcase, Tracking the Themes, Guns, Gentrification, Family, This is America, Crime, Spark Inquiry with Questions, History, Oakland, Friendship, Reduced Inequalities, Point of View, betrayal, P.U.L.S.E. High School, There There, Tracking the Theme, Powwow, 0

“There There” by Tommy Orange might leave a reader feeling gut wrenched. The building of the characters stories and...

Overpopulation in Utah

Eli, March 2, 2023, Gentrification, This is America, Spring 2023, Immigration, Housing, Judge Memorial, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0

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Gentrification in Small Communities

Reese, September 16, 2021, Showcase, Gentrification, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Fall 2021, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, gentrification, 1

Gentrification is an issue that has become more and more pressing in recent years. Most often when we hear...

Construction is Causing Rent Increase

Melissa, December 19, 2019, Housing, Responsible Consumption and Production, Gentrification, Fall 2019, Oakland, Showcase, rent inrease, Oakland, community, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, gentrification, #OUSD, construction, 7

Did you know that from 2014 to 2018 rents have increased by 35%? This all has to do with...

Gentrification is Hurting Us

Christina, January 8, 2019, Showcase, Spring 2017, Gentrification, Fall 2018, homelessness, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #GentrificationOakland, 8

Recently in Oakland it has been more apparent that people are moving out and others are moving in because...

Gentrification is a “Slap In The Face”

Kanika, January 8, 2019, Showcase, Gentrification, Fall 2018, #Jesus, #LOVELIFE, #HELPOTHERSBEFOREYOUHELPYOURSELF, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 7

Why does gentrification make residents of Oakland think something is “too perfect to be true”? Building people’s hopes just...

Is Gentrification Beneficial in the Long Run?

Josue, January 26, 2018, Showcase, Fall 2017, Gentrification, gentrification, 0

Is it right to forcefully remove families out of their homes to improve the well being of the...

Gentrification and Class Privilege in Oakland

Sharai, January 19, 2018, Showcase, No Poverty (Economy), Fall 2017, Gentrification, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 2

Sharai Ward January 12, 2018 Ms.Portugal Period 3-4 My first interviewee believes that gentrification is unfair to...

The community of Oakland

Erika, January 19, 2018, Gentrification, Showcase, Crime, Fall 2017, community, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 7

The community of Oakland How has the community and Oakland changed in general? Where is Oakland? Oakland is...

Gentrification in Oakland

Manuel, January 19, 2018, No Poverty (Economy), Housing, Community, Fall 2017, Gentrification, Showcase, Rights, life, Rights, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, gentrification, 2

“28 percent of the people that are kicked out of their home make $30,000 yearly” (Allen-Price). This shows that...

Effects of Gentrification in Oakland

Yojana, January 19, 2018, Community, Fall 2017, Gentrification, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Showcase, Homelessness, No Poverty (Economy), #gentrificationinOakland, community, 2

Gentrification hurts people without privilege. It means when newcomers erase and displace the histories and homes of locals....

Feed the Hungry not the Streets

Melody, January 19, 2018, Drugs, Fall 2017, Gentrification, The Fifth Column, Responsible Consumption and Production, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Showcase, Homelessness, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 3

Awareness for the homeless “The estimated number of people on streets and in shelters in 2015 was...

Two sides of a coin

Jose, January 19, 2018, A Day in My Life, Fall 2017, Gentrification, Showcase, Bothsides, Whichoneisyou, thinkaboutit, wearethesame, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 0

Based on research and interviews, Gentrification is a big topic in Oakland but there are both positives and negatives...

Gentrification Could be Hurting Oakland

Adrian, January 19, 2018, Showcase, Fall 2017, Gentrification, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, gentrification, 6

Gentrification Could be Hurting Oakland Gentrification has become a problem for many Oakland residents. Did you know that...

Gentrifications Change On Oakland

Nacia, January 19, 2018, Showcase, Fall 2017, Gentrification, #Oaklander, #changeinOakland, #Oaklandlife, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, gentrification, 0

Gentrifications Change on Oakland When you hear the word “gentrification” what do you think? Housing? Change? Loss?...

Things might never be the same in Oakland…

Mario, January 19, 2018, Fall 2017, Gentrification, Showcase, Housing, Community, #@lifelikemario, gentrification, rent, prices, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 2

How is gentrification affecting Oakland’s rent prices? Why are Landlords raising the prices of our rents? Have we done...

How gentrification is changing Oakland

Alex, January 19, 2018, Gentrification, Showcase, Fall 2017, #@alex.540_, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 3

How Gentrification is changing Oakland It’s harder to live a life when people have to work...

Classism has Negative Effects on Our Community

Emely, January 19, 2018, Showcase, Fall 2017, Gentrification, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #classism, 2

There are many negative effects of classism. Lower income communities in Oakland suffer more from violence...

City vs. Citizens who Benefits More from Gentrification?

German, January 19, 2018, Gentrification, The Fifth Column, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, gentrification, Bay Area, 3

City vs. Citizens who Benefits More from Gentrification? “Between July 2011 and July 2016 the median price of...

How Does Gentrification Affect Oakland and its Community?

Anthony, January 19, 2018, Argument, Community, Biases, Gentrification, The Fifth Column, gentrification, Blog Post, Oakland, community, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 3

Did you know that when asked, more Oakland community members believe that gentrification is shoddy for Oakland? Why...

Sunset Park

Vanessa, January 11, 2018, Showcase, Fall 2017, Gentrification, Park Slope Collegiate, 1

Park Slope Then and Now

Manuel, January 10, 2018, Gentrification, Showcase, Fall 2017, Park Slope Collegiate, 2

Throughout history, Park Slope has experienced periods of highs and lows and we are going to study them by the...

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