After a lifetime of shared homes and communal living, Dawn Valadez, a media director and independent filmmaker, steps into her new two-story loft in Jingletown, Oakland. At 59, she faces the new reality of living alone for the first time, against a backdrop of past housing challenges, including never owning a home. Her previous communal living situation ended due to landlord conflicts, but her love for Jingletown endures. Valadez’s journey highlights the nuances of home ownership, community living, and the impact of the pandemic on housing situations.
For the first time in her 59 years, Dawn Valadez would be living alone, a realization that brought a quiet force with it.
Since then, I've never owned a home, nor do I have the resources or credit to own a home in the Bay Area.
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