Vallejo, CA. Vallejo Tenants Press Conference Media Advisory

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday May 19, 2025
Contact: Cristal Gallegos, Director- Vallejo Housing Justice Coalition, 415-519-9121, cristal@righttothecity.org

“Enough is Enough”: Vallejo Tenants Rally for Rent Control in Nationwide Housing Justice Movement

WHEN: Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 5:00 PM
WHERE: Vallejo City Hall (Steps), 555 Santa Clara Street, Vallejo, CA
WHO: Vallejo Housing Justice Coalition, tenant leaders, faith leaders, local allies, and housing justice groups from across the state. Visuals will include banners, signs, and testimony from impacted residents.
WHAT: Vallejo renters will gather—in solidarity with renters in 17 cities across the nation protesting the rise of corporate landlords and housing insecurity—to demand immediate rent control and just cause eviction protections which have been and continue to displace immigrants, people of color and working class communities.

The rally will honor James Oakley II, a Black unhoused resident killed by city equipment—a tragic symbol of Vallejo’s housing crisis and government inaction.

Demonstrators will call for rent caps, expanded rental assistance, and social housing investments while opposing HUD budget cuts and criminalization of homelessness. In DC, Representatives Ramirez and Tlaib will join a parallel Capitol rally.

Organized by the Vallejo Housing Justice Coalition as part of a national day of action with Popular Democracy, Right to the City Alliance, People’s Action Institute, VOCAL-US, and National Homelessness Law Center.

WHY:
• Stops displacement before it starts (which is important as our state continues to face an affordable housing and homelessness crisis)
• Shields our most vulnerable: seniors, families, disabled residents, workers, immigrants
• Breaks the cycle of corporate landlord profiteering
• Stabilizes communities while building permanent solutions
• Paves the way for housing that serves people