part of that argument over gentrification in new orleans. >> the things that causes conflict in gentrificationnclusive. you know it's development and economic development and progress at the expense of people who have been there for years. >> is progress at the expense of >> no. >> if the alternative is no progress? >> i believe that the two can coexist. that you can satisfy those who have been in the neighborhood before, it can be inclusive. >> pierce got interested in acting at an early age. >> this is how we greet each other every night before the play. >> i love if you get that line right! >> for me acting is about creating a world so strong that it induces a behavior. >> you believe it while you're in it. >> i believe it. >> he took theater classes in high school at new orleans center for creative arts. he went on to study drama at the prestigious julliard school in new york. he has won multiple ward awardsr his acting work. but the 52-year-old is perhaps most notable for his role in the hbo crime series the wire. >> first line in my obituary will be playing bunk more land on the wire. i

gentrification has many positive sides to it. it's the displacement issue that is the real problem and there are solutions in varying forms but the real missing element is the public commitment to those solutions because government would rather give tax incentives and all sorts of financial benefits to the large developers but not comparable advantages to the individual property owner whether it be a renter or a resident owner. this is a challenge. there are solutions that again the funding goes only to the top. >> we are being nudged off the stage and out of the room. those of you who want to hear more from roberta are going to have to buy her book and chat with her as she signed up for you. there is time for that to happen. thank you all for being here. [applause] thanks to the panel for being very patient with their moderator and have a good evening. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> welcome. i am leila souse. director the university press of mississippi. i'm thrilled to see all of you this evening. i want

salvador is a city full of black folk, poor folk, collected by the government and gentrification is happening very fast here. just as in baltimore and ferguson there is a war against black people. it's always here. living in a police situation with police brutality. i'm inspiring journalist and i have been right now in cabula a site where 13 young black men were massacred during carnival. the police lined them up against wall and shot them . >> in salvador nobody talks about the police, you don't 30 about the police. the police can kill you. police can come and take pictures of people like we're coming for you. police have military type guns and they come through in tanks. this kinds of violence is so common in salvador that it's normal even though black people are majority they take abuse from police. the crazy thing is, many police officers are black themselves but it doesn't matter. they will still kill you for no reason. if they see something from a person not brazilian or tourist, he's dying. pickpockets you tell the police you could get shot on sight. i came to brazil the month that mic

this is [inaudible] this is gentrification. i understand the proponents laid out the legal case for change of use ursh bullet i stand to remind you that legal is not always ethical or moral. if you support the developer for change of use and dedicate 48 thousand square feet for offices you will take away the potential for working class job jz services that can once again find a space in 17th and missionism no less than 4 years ago i remember the buildings filled with artist garmt works and non profit [inaudible] take away the life line of the community and you will take away its people. members of the planning commission, i am you to vote against this proposal and consider the following. if you vote to approve this proposal today you will set a precedent and hand the developer and tech company as blue print on how to displace the working class and communities of color in the city. you will send a message that those with money hold all the power in our city. they can rent out spaces illegally and take up residence imlegal becaus

critics are calling the reconstruction a justification process -- gentrification process.hen you break out, there is not a lot of place. i would go to bar to bar and play, and now they have two bars. >> in the mostly black lower ninth ward, only a small percentage has returned. the demographics are changing. the superdome, french quarter is not the only area that was hit, but it is the money part of the city. what about people who are living run the outskirts of the city? what about us? what are you going to do? there are a lot of people who want to go home, but they cannot afford to. >> 80% of white residents wellve them to be recovered since the storm. what percentage of black people believe the opposite. the city has emerged from the store and has a different face. it is wider and richer. father of the journalist shot on life television on thursday because bad to buy for morgan control. has pledged to fight for gun control. he appealed to president obama. >> my mission now, is i'm going to make her life matter, as it were, and i'm going to do everything i can to try and

at the same time gentrification is a complicated thing. ground zero for gentrification.it used to be a home would be 8,200,000. now 250,000, restaurants and culture and art. it's a wonderful place to be there is this tension and also ii think what the media is seeing, i'm talking a lot about this myself. if you look in the eastern half of the city, it's a long way away from recovery. i was talking about the five-year mark. doing a lot better than it was back then that that mr. falls. on par with the lakeview. 80 percent back. lakeview is maybe better than it was. new stuff and houses. that's the thing about a flood. thatthat old dilapidated theater on the edge of downtown suddenly had a fema check. now it's beautiful and amazing. there is an advantage to having them money washing through. you go. seven ford, black working-class community, 60 percent. the road home. he got a positive part. homeownership. for those who don't no, a mixed-race committee, three quarters african-american. a mix of races. punch a train park, beautiful resident there called the black mayberry, b

. -- the discussion about gentrification.se growing pains are because we are growing for the first time in 40 years. >> there has been a running theme throughout the day -- the good and the strength and the struggle to coexist with growth, resilience, and the strain of getting to that. where do you see us 10 years from now? i think we understand now that resilience is about physical infrastructure and about social and economic infrastructure. all three are critical for a truly resilient city. it may be that the word is overused, but i would submit, so is the word love. we each get to interpret it in our own way. [laughter] this is a moment when each of us needs to take responsibility for making the new orleans that we wish it could happen. -- it could have been. i think in the immediate the concentration on physical infrastructure may have swapped some of the ,oncentration on education doing it in the way that, in retrospect, people think we could have done better. thinking about social and racial issues. but it was a physica

the changes have some calling it the gentrification of "sesame street." >> reporter: a familiar themesunny days ... >> reporter: with a new destinati destination. "sesame street" is backing up and moving from pbs to h.b.o., where viewers get an education in subscription. ses amy workshop signed a deal, they'll air exclusively on h.b.o. for nine months before becoming free on pbs. [ singing ] >> reporter: for generations of parents and kids, "sesame street" and pbs were inseparable. the new argument is a redemrection of changing viewer habits. according to the "new york times", two-thirds of children watch "sesame street" on demand, not pbs, and 10% of the budget was covered by pb s, or $4 million. the average cost of a season of "sesame street," according to slate.com is about $16 million. the difference was made up from a combination of grants, donations and licensing, making up about 40% of the budget. streaming and on demand services cut into dvd sales, resulting in lower licensing income, putting pressure on the not for profit. cutting back on the number of episodes. the new arran

you have gentrification going on in all sorts of different neighborhoods.hose issues need to be addressed, but it will take longer than another ten years to begin to lessen that gap between the poor and the more wealthy here in new orleans. >> what about something specifically like housing? because an awful lot of people lost their houses in the devastation that followed. how far have they got with rebuilding or improving the housing stock there? >> reporter: it really depends where you go. the biggest problem i have been hearing from residents over the past few days is not the shortage of housing, but the price of houses, and particularly the price of remember. many say developers have come in and took advantage, and put profit over people, and that's causing a great deal of problems. the president did address those issues directly. but people are getting pushed out to worse neighborhoods, particularly in east new orleans, some of the african american people i have talked to feel they are being corralled into various neighborhoods deliberately. and one of

and escape with luxury housing we i'd like to take this opportunity stress the urgency as rapid gentrification with the window of opportunity is going to close once it's non-gone no turning back reforms mob made and promises kept potrero hill needs our help and need you to take action now it is alison with potrero erroneously thanks. >> thank you. next speaker, please and i'm with the friends of jackson park 22 years ago i led a group of eastern neighbors to work with the open space commission to get equipment at jackson playground that is awesome now you guys some of you have been there it is tremendous clubhouse was deplorable then and remains that today no one wanted to let their kids use the restrooms those fields are are really well-used by not by kids they're used by kids with saushl and baseball a 5-year-old showcase called for 4 units of new open space four acres of new open space beef not found and identified we have 4 thousand new residents that will be moving 2, 3, 4 within 50 blocks of jackson and 2000 around show place scare identify and save it i'm sure you're aware of once it ge

agency helped the local businesses deal with ongoing changes in the neighborhood brought on by gentrification. >> they'd advocate we continue to support what is here. >> reporter: she says there are plenty of hidden gems in the mission. in san francisco, abc7 news. >>> a lot more still to come here, still ahead on abc7 news at 6:00, a south bay teenager starts her senior year with a new objective. can she unseat a politician in next election? >>> our weather is getting cooler and air quality is getting better. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up in just a moment. >>> and later tonight, new technology could save the life of an infant. we'll talk to a >>> most seniors are preparing for essays one is planning to run for public office. >> reporter: 18-year-old monica may seem like a average high schooler. >> i started very soon. >> reporter: but a look reveals antious spirit beyond her years. >> i'm running for district five supervisor. >> reporter: it spans across northern santa clara county, and includes saratoga where she and her family have lived for the past few years. for malin, h

agency helped the local businesses deal with ongoing changes in the neighborhood brought on by gentrification. >> they'd advocate we continue to support what is here. >> reporter: she says there are plenty of hidden gems in the mission. in san francisco, abc7 news. >>> a lot more still to come here, still ahead on abc7 news at 6:00, a south bay teenager starts her senior year with a new objective. can she unseat a politician in next election? >>> our weather is getting cooler and air quality is getting better. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up in just a moment. >>> and later tonight, new technology could save the life of an infant. we'll talk to a ally a hug. this toy is a reminder that someone cares. these are a chance to be part of a team. and this is the chance to succeed. female announcer: with your support, everyone at sleep train proudly dedicates their time, hearts, and resources to giving local foster children one important thing: - hope... - hope... hope... not everyone can be a foster parent... ...but anyone can help a foster child. ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a bette

. >> two communities are among those poised to see the next wave of gentrification. marin city and san rafael will see low income residents uprooted in the next few years along with chinatown, and concord's monument corridor and near the transit hub because they are near transit and shopping and jobs. >> now a check on the forecast. >> it will be warmer. how much? >> that is the big story and a good question to ask. we warmer on the peninsula. menlo park is at 57. san mateo and foster city and redwood city at sick, and belmont is 62 and san carlos is 63, and same along the east bay shore to the south bay and san jose is 64 and los gatos is 70 in the hills and low-to-mid 60s inland east bay and half moon bay is comfortable at 54 and same this santa rosa at 55. no delays. no clouds. peninsula tops out at 93 south bay is 93 and east bay is 90, north bay is 94 and inhappened topping out -- inland top out at 99. 60 crossing the phone and as hot tomorrow and drizzle on saturday, breezy and cooler this weekend. >> looking at traffic, from emeryville, you can look to the eas

gentrification has occurred, house prices rising 75%. wealth disparity in the city is growing fast ir than almost anywhere in the united states, proof that new orleans is now more unequal than it was before katrina. >> in the upper ninth ward, things have changed. damian grant has deep roots here and can't afford to buy a house, saying he feels the community was destroyed. >> abandoned. it could be over for children. could be a resource center, a learning facility to where they come after school, learning and getting tutoring. they don't have that. they still have a long way to go. the city's powerful officials admit that the poor are not well serve said. >> it's not a surprise people that are hurting before the storm and after the storm, this is a universal principal in the state of america. when it's hot, the poor is hot. when it's cold, the poor colder. >> hurricane katrina and the authorities reaction to it is a shameful chapter in u.s. history. the inequalities the city is facing, it may be a lasting legacy. >> despite all the probl

. >> gentrification has been a powerful force. house prices in this neighborhood have ricin 75% in the fast few years. researchers say wealth disparity in this city is growing faster than anywhere else in the united states. new orleans is now more unequal than before hurricane katrina. >> he can no longer afford to wife a house. >> the school right here across the street abandoned. it could be open for children. it could be a resource center, could be a facility to where they come after school and just learn and get tutoring and stuff like that. they don't have that. >> it's clear new orleans still has a long way to go, but even the city's most powerful officials mean that the poor are not well served. >> it's not surprised that the people hurting more before the storm are hurting more after the storm. this is a universal fact of income inequality. >> the inequalities this city is now facing may be its lasting legacy. new orleans, louisiana. >> let's get news of a potential hurricane that could hit the united states next week. >>

ktvu's ann rubin found out, some are saying gentrification is threatening to drive out long time residents. >> reporter: san francisco china town is a place where culture and history are on display and there is a plan in place to protect the identity. but the neighborhood is facing new challenges. >> what we are seeing is early red flags. >> reporter: that some leaders say include businesses shutting down. hotels being used for more short term rentals. >> charging $150 a night. used to see it go for $600 a month. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: a woman shared with me a notice she received that the building she lives in is now being sold. >> reporter: headed to a community meeting worried about being evicted. $500 a month for a single room. >> china town is dying right now. >> reporter: some say a new company that offers services for a membership fee is the new blood needed to keep china town from dying. [ audio difficulties ] >> i wanted to help my community. >> reporter: critics say the building is not zoned for the business she is running and that it violates the plan. >> i fe

she says many of the pet owners are blaming gentrification for the housing problems. >> through risingts or evictions. people are losing their homes and the animals are coming to us and these are not lost, abandon abused of -- abandon, abused animals, these are family pets. >> as you can see they have a lot of dogs. so cute. a lot of dogs dogs and cats they are looking for anyone who would like to give a pet a new home. >>> a fire forces forces dozens of people from their homes. why the time of day likely saved lives. >> and a great story for you. we tagged along on a very special day of pampering for a group of teenage girls who are fighting cancer. >> tracking the warm up around here. you will notice it tomorrow. how warm it will get in your neighborhood. ♪ ♪ it took serena williams years to master the two handed backhand. but only one shot to master the chase mobile app. technology designed for you. so you can easily master the way you bank. >>> a fire destroyed 30 units at an apartment complex in antioch this morning. one person said everything i worked for is now gone. ktvu's chri

the gentrification rate comes up, it goes down. what we are doing in the city is trying to find a way to manage conflict so that everybody has the opportunity to come into the city. some neighborhoods come back faster than others. jeffrey: why is the lower ninth so slow to come back? mayor landrieu: that is an excellent question. the federal, state, and local governments have money coming in. we have 73 neighborhoods in the city. you will not be surprised that african-americans that do not live in the ninth ward that want their neighborhood built or wealthy people are saying give to the ninth ward everything and give to us later -- everybody is saying, "give me my stuff now." everyone is saying, give me my stuff now and make sure it is fair. it is not a racial argument or an equity argument. it is "i want stuff in my neighborhood tomorrow, mayor." from neighborhood to neighborhood, the one universal is get down blight fast. because i don't like having this old nasty thing next to the house. we have taken down more blight than any c

there's gentrification of course. >> since katrina, tourism has rebounded. medical and tech community have moved in. but for waters, so many neighborhoods have been ignored and homelessness is everywhere. we experienced it whether we visited waters home. >> do you have a place to live? >> no, i'm homeless. >> i'll make you a home here. >> there's a lot of work to be done. the floors are buckling. there's frame up. what's going on? >> frustrations. but you learn to deal with things when you've been through so much. you know, you're not accepting of it but you deal with it. what else are you going to do? when the levees broke -- >> for now, waters plans to keep driving from atlanta to new orleans. until he can come up with the money to rebuild. heart and soul goes on. >> the people that keep the culture alive, it's the people from the street. not the aristocrats. but the people. >> join us for our half hour special, katrina, after the storm, begins at 8:30 eastern time. >>> world leaders are meeting in mexico how to fight the growing problem around the globe,

gentrification is happening here. it has always been in. here in brazil, african brazilians are living in a terrifying situation. i'm inspired to be a journalist, so compare the struggle. right now we are in kabula, at a site where 13 young black men were massacred during the carnival. the police lined them up against the wall and shot them. in el salvador, no one talks about the police, we don't deal with the police. everyone is afraid of police. they can kill you. they come to the marches and take pictures of the people. i'm like we are coming for you. police have military, and they come through in tanks. this kind of violence is still common. it is normal. even though black people are the majority. they face abuse from police. many are black themselves, but it doesn't matter. they'll kill you for no reason. if you steal something from someone that's not a brazilian, you are dying. you are at a carnival event, someone pic pockets. you can get shot on site. i came to brazil the month michael brown was killed. i grew up next to it. most peo

it's gentrification. we call it market forces. we could have had a community driven recovery. those community conversations that valerie jarrett says people are so grateful for, they could have been happening this whole time. instead we had a commerce driven recovery and we'll end up with a very disney-fied new orleans. >> obviously new orleans has always been a complicated city, remains a complicated city. but i do want to talk about what doesn't seem to be in conversation which is the politics which have shifted dramatically racially in the city and there was a time when new orleans was one of the southern cities that was really a center of african-american electoral political strengths. it is increasingly not that kind of city. we've seen major shifts in the demographics of the city as well as in the demographics of the elected officials and, you know, there's many ways in which president obama's own presidency rests on the shame, the anger that so many americans felt watching the bush administration fail there as part of how democrats give a shot the next time. and i just

gentrification has been such a powerful force here that house prices have risen 75% in the past few yearsn this city is growing faster than almost anywhere else in the united states. in the upper 9th ward two things have changed. damion has deep roots here, but can no longer afford to buy a house. >> there was a school right here. abandoned. you know, could be open for children. it could be a resource center. a learning facility where they come after school and learn and get tutoring and stuff like that. >> reporter: it's clear that new orleans still has a long way to go, but even the most powerful officials admit that the poor are not being well served. >> it's not a surprise that that were hurting more before the storm are hurting more after the storm. when it gets hot the poor get hotter, and when it gets cold the poor get colder. >> reporter: hurricane katrina and the authorities reaction to it remains a shapeful chapter in u.s. history. andy gallagher al jazeera. >>> more on the refugee crisis in europe. kate, of the thousands of people who arrive on the outlying greek islands each w

-- extensive gentrification in many formally black neighborhoods. mayor landrieu: polls have a lot of good information. this was a well-done poll. i think it is an accurate repetition of how people in new orleans feel. it is very good to get a poll that says 78% of the public thinks you are heading in the right direction. or 73% feel good about the recovery. that is a very positive thing. but that poll, again, revealed difficulties that we not only have a new orleans, but all across the country, about the difference between poor people in wealthy people, african-americans who don't have an african-americans that do have. my sister donna will tell you a lot, and remind you may the best quote of the entire katrina surge was general honore, who said when it gets hot, the poor get hotter, and when it gets cold, the poor get colder. the damage was $150 billion, the amount of reimbursement was less than that. there is a gap. what we found in rebuilding the city is those who had got back faster than those who had not. that does come across racial lines in

living in communities filled with vivns poverty discrimination low income families gentrification and differences. the question, how do too get people to view the communities differently? step one, engage with community. volunteer at schools community centers parks [inaudible] step 2, giver back financially physically and financially. [inaudible] step 3, [inaudible] through social media outlets using hash tags, twitter instugram, [inaudible] hash tag western addition, hash tag our community matters, hash tag be the change in your communityx hash tag fillmore. you can do this. [inaudible] visit www.[inaudible] for more information and follow on facebook. magic zone. >> thank you >> thank you! is there any other general public comment on something not on the agenda tonight? okay, call the next line item >> item fwopressionentation from 234 community safety inturns discussion. >> so, welcome, i see shareal davis quhing to the podium. this is a presentation from the community safety inturns who have been here for many of the meetings regarding the questions we ask them to think about and

. >> no, it's the gentrification one. >> jimmy: yeah, it's spike lee. >>and, so. he said his name a bunch. it was great. he was really fun. >> jimmy: he's the best. he's the nicest, coolest guy ever. then you ended up doing it -- you shot it at the comedy store? >> i shot at the comedy store, which is the first place i ever did stand-up actually. >> jimmy: that's a fun room. which room? >> the original room. >> jimmy: there's three different places, right? >> there's three different rooms. comedy is going on anyplace in the building. they could have a room where people are having more fun right next door. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and i've had sets where sometimes you just hear them having a great time. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i've been there. >> yeah, you know. >> jimmy: i was like, "oh, i wish i was listening to whatever they're saying." >> yeah, they seem -- you guys should go over there. >> jimmy: it's fun when you're a comedian. >> yeah, it's fun. >> jimmy: it's tough when you're there. how did you -- do you remember your first time getting up at the comedy store? >>

this is [inaudible] this is gentrification. understand the proponents laid out the legal case for change of use ursh bullet i stand to remind you that legal is not always ethical or moral. if you support the developer for change of use and dedicate 48 thousand square feet for offices you will take away the potential for working class job jz services that can once again find a space in 17th and missionism no less than 4 years ago i remember the buildings filled with artist garmt works and non profit [inaudible] take away the life line of the community and you will take away its people. members of the planning commission, i am you to vote against this proposal and consider the following. if you vote to approve this proposal today you will set a precedent and hand the developer and tech company as blue print on how to displace the working class and communities of color in the city. you will send a message that those with money hold all the power in our city. they can rent out spaces illegally and take up residence imlegal because

getting blown out, that's well known, but the rest of the bay area economy is sizzling as well and gentrifications all over. what are you making? >> a big bluefish. >> reporter: she lets off steam by coming here to the bay area glass institute in san jose. it's housed in an old del monte cannery building that houses several spots for artists. but it's set to become about 400 units of new housing. the only glass will be in the windows. and it's an old story in a new place. >> it's no less serious in the south bay than it is going up the peninsula. >> reporter: he is the executive director here looking for other locations. and at least half a million dollars to pay for the move in a market as hot as the 2000 -- >> rent is going up. it's hard to find affordable rent for businesses like ours. >> reporter: it's the place silicon valley was born but has lost its luster to the startup craze in san francisco. now it's facing the same problems and concerns for which, as of yet, there are no answers. >> i think you need a balance. and yeah, you need places for people to live but you also need art. you need

definitely, properties -- i mean, many people who lived in gentrification. many people who lived in the areas could not upkeep the house, they could not come back, there are others that are coming in and taking over. they cannot afford to go back to the homes that they lived in. doreen keeler-tollerson a resident of new orleans, joining us on the phone. you saw her updating us on her experience. ms. doreen keeler-tollerson thank you for your time, and thank you for talking to us on c-span. back to louisiana. hello. caller: i was listening to c-span, which i'm looking at now on television. sorry about the lower ninth ward area. they have just opened a wall back there in new orleans. it needs ninth ward supermarkets because the close to the grocery stores, and they sold a lot of drugs since they sold down the projects -- toward on the projects. they turned it into a residential area. maybe that is one of the reasons they have not opened supermarkets, because the people in the know a -- in the lower ninth ward -- that money from that is going to another path as

very important contribution that the federal government can make to ensuring that you don't have gentrification that leads to displacement. and that's a strategy that we deploy around the country, as you're seeing our efforts in low income communities and helping build mixed income communities. we want to make sure that it's not going to lead to displacement. >> and let me ask you this. you talked about resilience and i know there's been a tremendous amount of money put into that resilience from a variety of different sort of agencies. i've done some reporting on some of the work the corps did in the aftermath, specifically on the levee system. are you confident, is the president confident, is this administration confident that the corps, the army corps who are ultimately responsible for those levees, have done what they need to do, have reformed themselves in ways they needed to reform to make sure that something like this can't happen again? >> i do think that we have professionalized our response and our ability to streamline and act quickly. do we need more money for infrastructure? yes, we

. >> this is another aspect of gentrification where developers they're marketing them for sales to peoplewho are not from this community. white people, primarily. >> brangham: kim ford is a lower ninth ward resident and community organizer. she says these new development projects will drastically change the neighborhood which, prior to katrina, was comprised mostly of african american, working class residents. she took me to a particularly contentious site, the old holy cross school grounds. since katrina, they've been sitting abandoned and unused, but they were recently purchased by a new orleans condo developer. >> two high rise condo complexes to be built between here and the levee. towering six stories above the single one story homes in this neighborhood. >> brangham: isn't that a good thing? don't you need people moving into this neighborhood? >> we want people invested in our community. single family homes that historically have been in this community. we don't want to increase the taxes in our community so we can't afford to live here anymore. you can see here the water line. >> b

beautiful those alleys will look and how lively but in my opinion that's the type ofgenics of gentrification to make a deray heart for san francisco open government neighborhood to raise the value of the property i have letters from over 50 san franciscans and workers. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> >> next speaker. >> good evening commissioners my name is tennessee i can't i'm with the organization gabriel a women's organizations concerned with the women and families i'm a volunteer in the south of market neighborhoods working with immigrant filipinos i'm raising the concern on the public-private partnering you have this city hall has the power to be on the see of the people and in partnering with this 5 m project historically we've seen development project tell not prioritizing the development for people but rather the development that prioritize the profit for corporations historically we've seen displacement here in san francisco back which i can bring up manila town the financial district was in development manila town was actually 10 block area it was a actually, the neighborhood was d

she raised her hand, because she was feeling inclusive, and tremendous amounts of anxiety about gentrification, and she decided to run. they hadis someone who been saying, we really want you to run for office, so she gets her name on the ballot, puts team,er an incredible sets up an office in the middle of her district, and raises a competitive amount of money and gets no endorsements. person who has ever done on the record , and allntal justice of that was because, and we -- sat in front at each one of these organizations, and i do not mean to pick on them -- there are many, many others, and they said, we have a process, and the process is the person who was elected before we cannot endorse in this race, or they automatically get our endorsement. people were acting as gatekeepers, right? and i have been there. and they have very clear and i emphasize, because all of them are like, sorry. it is our job to go back to the organizations and say i prevented a person we believe will carry all of our water from not only accessing the ballot but winning and doing that work, so can we look at our proc

caribbean culture and majority black population basically has been ominously large onslaughts of gentrification, but how fair is the culture? at the time of the flood i was a newspaper columnist. and i tried to call the smart people i knew includingi knew including a man named david kallick from the fiscal policy institute. he put me in touch with a bunch of experts who said after all these big disasters, going back to the earthquake of 1414 something or other. people always talk about having to do these things and making sense of the imperfection. in the end they pretty much go back to what it was before. in the context of new orleans little could be better than going back to the way it was before. what is striking is that i got kind of tired. it had gotten to be blasÉ. i had lost interest in it. but you found people coming back to the city with a kind of feeling and the kind of dedication and termination that i had certainly never seen in any other context. there is the sense that we almost lost those things we hold most dear. and it seemed as if there had been an attempt to reclaim the cultu

host: you talked about gentrification. talk a little bit about that. where is it happening within new orleans? is that a good thing or a bad thing to you? guest: it's good and bad. an economico have , tax dollars. it is good to have services and in the but right now -- city's original footprint, rents are very very high. home prices have skyrocketed. it has become expensive to live in new orleans. because so many people came here and fell in love with the city and not leave. but it is a delicate balance having a good tax base, having good residents, and attracting commerce, and then the flipside which is it prices people out of their traditional neighborhoods. orleans younew don't have to have a car to live here. a lot of people don't have cars. don't have a car and you are forced to go to a suburban location, how do you get to work? who canen it comes to afford to live in new orleans, how does that deal on the racial aspect? are people able to afford rent or live in communities that have been restored after hurricane katrina? becoming a bigger , andof

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