For disabled tenants who rely on an elevator to access their apartment or home, a broken one can cause serious inconveniences and prevent them from moving independently. 

To address this longstanding concern, the Oakland City Council voted Tuesday to adopt an ordinance to ensure that tenants with mobility disabilities have equal access to housing. 

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Aditi Praveen Kariyanahalli is a digital media intern at Bay City News through the Dow Jones News Fund. She is a rising senior at Fordham University, double majoring in journalism and political science. She serves as the arts & culture editor at The Fordham Observer, her university’s student newspaper. Aditi enjoys writing about visual art, local politics and housing justice. In her free time, she loves to read and swim.