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OCTOBER 31, 2024 • Vol. 21, No. 23
Group organizes rally for lower rent, affordable housing BY KATHRYN PENTIUK kpentiuk@candgnews.com
SOUTHFIELD — Several action groups descended on Southfield to protest rental laws and housing costs recently. The We the People Action Fund, All RASE and Life Matter, and Allies Becoming Co-Conspirators for Justice were joined by U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib and state Rep. Natalie Price outside Southfield City Hall Oct. 7 for a rally in support of renter rights. Price said that We the People invited her to the protest because she sponsors House Bill 5756, which grants renters the right to renew and ensures that no landlord can evict or refuse to renew a tenant’s lease without good cause. “It’s time to focus on making sure that renters have some of the
same protections and safeguards in place as homeowners, so my bill, Right to Renew, would make it so that landlords cannot deny a renter that right to renew their lease without real good cause that is specifically defined. It also prevents the landlords from being able to raise the rates of the rents and their calculations, what’s beyond market value, but making sure that we are giving the renters an important voice in the process as well.” Before addressing the City Council during the public comment portion of the Oct. 7 meeting, Southfield renters Vonetta Sanders and Sabrina Colvin shared their stories. “I am here to demand that immediate action be taken for renters’ rights. Right now, we are being priced out and pushed out of our communities. I lived in Southfield See RALLY on page 10A
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Southfield resident Vonetta Sanders leads protestors in chants about affordable rent at the Oct. 7 rally held on the front lawn of Southfield City Hall, 26000 Evergreen Road.
St. Anne’s Mead brings out ‘Compelling Stories of a Great Generation’ BY KATHRYN PENTIUK kpentiuk@candgnews.com
BIRMINGHAM/SOUTHFIELD — Father Chris Yaw, the rector at St. David’s
Episcopal Church in Southfield, said that his 88-year-old dad has a great sense of humor. When asked how many children he has, he’ll respond, “Four ... so far.” Chris Yaw spoke at St. Anne’s Mead 2024
Breakfast with the Bishop: Compelling Stories of a Great Generation Oct. 9 at The Community House of Birmingham, featuring the impactful stories of St. Anne’s Mead residents.
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