More than 100 residents stood in front of San Jose City Hall with empty moving boxes and suitcases in hand on Monday to represent the increasing displacement rates in the city, as housing and cost of living prices remain high.
About 20 nonprofits, including SOMOS Mayfair and the South Bay Progressive Alliance, organized the rally in front of City Hall to pressure councilmembers to support the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act, or COPA, ahead of a vote by the Community and Economic Development Committee. The policy gives qualified nonprofits the ability to make the first offer on multi-family residential properties in San Jose. These nonprofits would then be able to rent at affordable rates to help residents stay in their homes. It’s set to come before the City Council on April 25.
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