Statewide Day of Action to Save Renters RebatePaul Hogarthbyline‚ Nov. 18‚ 2008When California voters in June soundly rejected Proposition 98, it launched a statewide tenant movement – bringing allies together who had never worked on common causes. The product of such a coalition, however, remains to be seen. But now that Governor Schwarzenegger has repealed the senior renters tax credit, many of those same activists are back. Tomorrow is a statewide “Day of Action” to demand re-instatement of the $347-a-year tax credit, with protests planned in San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. The group “Tenants Together” has organized online, giving people the tools to organize their own communities. Arnold has never been a friend for tenants, but his assault on seniors is a new low even for him—and the tenant movement isn’t taking it lying down. |