Tenants from four low-income housing buildings in San Jose rallied against rising rents and alleged inhumane living conditions, saying they are unable to afford affordable housing.

The KDF Tenants Association, representing over 1,000 tenants from the low-income apartments at Valley Palms, Orchard Glen, Cherry Creek and Regency Square in San Jose, protested July 14 outside of Orchard Glen Apartments and was supported by the Regional Tenant Organizing Network, a coalition that brings together local organizing efforts across six counties in the Bay Area that fight for tenant rights.

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Prachi is a Dow Jones News Fund intern at Bay City News. She is a journalism graduate from University of Southern California. She previously worked at Annenberg Media as a Multimedia Journalist and the Managing Editor. Prachi has covered social justice, climate and human interest stories. She is interested in written and visual storytelling.