Tenants Unite to Fight

A few dozen members of the Isla Vista Tenants Union picketed last week in front of apartment complexes on Abrego Road. Hoisting signs above their heads, they chanted, “Housing rights are human rights!” The tenants were evicted last August, and they have filed small-claims lawsuits against the property’s management company, Majestic Asset Management Inc., claiming it owes relocation benefits per a county ordinance for the forced move. Read more at independent.com.