Debates about gentrification have often centered on residential tenancy, but businesses — especially small businesses — are often victims of gentrification too.
With the compounding impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, small businesses found themselves shutting down in unprecedented numbers with little sustained help from the government.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a first-in-the-nation bill that offers qualified small businesses standard protections and increases their negotiating power with commercial property landlords.
Tu's shop was one of the millions of BIPOC- and immigrant-owned small businesses that were disproportionately affected by the pandemic.
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