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Shari Williams: Protecting and Building Economic Stability through Heir Property Strategies

Shari Williams (she/her) is the director of equitable neighborhood planning at Detroit Future City, a nonprofit dedicated to improving the quality of life for all Detroiters. For the National Equity Atlas Fellowship project, she designed an infographic highlighting the economic disparities caused by heir properties in Detroit. She also developed a social media toolkit that partners could...

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Shirani Jayasuriya: Aligning for Transit Equity in New Orleans

Shirani Jayasuriya (she/her) is a community organizer and communications manager at Ride New Orleans, an advocacy organization dedicated to transit equity and centering the needs and experiences of transit riders. For the National Equity Atlas Fellowship project, she developed an open data portal and dashboard focused on transit and ridership data in the region.

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Lina Blanco: Tenant Protections and Preparedness for Equitable Disaster Recovery in Sonoma County

Lina Blanco (she/they/ella) is the communications and cultural strategist for the North Bay Organizing Project. For the National Equity Atlas Fellowship project, she created an interactive digital story and a printable fact sheet for housing justice partners and elected officials. The resources highlight disparities in housing affordability and displacement in Sonoma County due to recent...

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Lloyd Feng: Improving Visibility and Understanding of Asian American Communities in New York City

Lloyd Feng (he/him) leads the Invisible No More Campaign at the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF). Through this campaign, he advocates for disaggregated race and ethnicity data for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities in New York. For the National Equity Atlas Fellowship project, developed an interactive dashboard for elected...

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Feliciano Ocegueda: Improving Lead Service Line Replacement and Ensuring Safe Water for All in Chicago

Feliciano Ocegueda (he/him) is a water justice research analyst at the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO). As part of LVEJO’s water justice program, he works to educate and inform community members about equitable water access and infrastructure in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood. For the National Equity Atlas Fellowship project, Feliciano developed an interactive...

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Dalila Solis: Fighting Wage Theft in Central Iowa

Dalila Solis (she/her/ella) is a former community organizer for the Center of Worker Justice of Eastern Iowa, where she focused on resolving wage theft and discrimination cases. For the National Equity Atlas Fellowship project, she designed an infographic to help workers understand wage theft, recognize its impact, and access resources to recover stolen wages.

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Teela Gajewski: Ensuring Safe and Stable Housing for Tenants in St. Louis

Teela Gajewski (she/her) is a data coordinator at Action St. Louis, a nonprofit grassroots organization dedicated to building political power for Black communities in St. Louis, Missouri. For the National Equity Atlas Fellowship project, she developed an interactive dashboard that sheds light on the experiences of renters in St. Louis, providing valuable insights into housing challenges,...

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Asia Duffie: Ensuring Infrastructure for and Access to Broadband Internet in Rural Georgia

Asia Duffie (she/her) serves as a lead faith organizer at Fair Count, a Georgia-based nonprofit dedicated to empowering historically undercounted rural communities of color. For the National Equity Atlas Fellowship project, she developed an interactive dashboard that highlights crucial data insights into the digital divide prevalent in rural communities throughout Georgia, accompanied by...

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Renter Action Fact Sheet: Salinas

The City of Salinas is working on a rental stabilization ordinance. This fact sheet provides a comprehensive overview of housing affordability in Salinas, highlighting the housing and economic challenges renters face.

Key Findings

  • More than half (53 percent) of households in Salinas are renters, a proportion that has grown significantly over the years.
  • With rents increasing at a rate much...
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Renter Action Fact Sheet: Redwood City

This fact sheet provides a comprehensive overview of housing affordability in Redwood City, highlighting the housing and economic challenges renters face. It highlights an upcoming ballot measure, including a proposed fair and affordable housing ordinance, and underscores the importance of local policies that protect renters and stabilize housing costs.

Key Findings

  • More than half (52...
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