729 Yale Update, $550K Raised, and Upcoming Housing Justice Rallies
729 Yale Acquisition Update + Resource Generation Fundraising Campaign Milestone
In 2024, LA Chinatown CLT began working to acquire 729 Yale Street after tenants faced eviction, and we launched a campaign to support the purchase and keep the building permanently affordable. Although the evictions were later dropped, we continued exploring a financially sustainable path to acquisition, including meeting regularly with the tenants, conducting financial analyses, identifying qualified project sponsors, and preparing applications for local public funding sources for social housing and homelessness prevention, such as the Measure ULA and LACAHSA programs.
We also partnered with Resource Generation’s LA Chapter on a solidarity fundraising campaign in 2025 and raised over $550,000 from nearly 100 donors to support Chinatown’s first community-owned, permanently affordable housing! These funds can be used as equity for the Yale acquisition and future community-owned housing opportunities in Chinatown, which would also help position the CLT to secure additional public funding. We are deeply grateful to the Resource Generation community for their organizing and solidarity in making this milestone possible!
This year, our priorities include hiring our first full-time staff member, developing a five-year real estate plan, engaging with local tenants, and continuing to build partnerships to secure funding for community-owned housing.
RG-LA fundraising campaign team leaders and LACCLT Boardmember Monica Chen celebrate at our fundraising wrap party in Chinatown (February 2026). Photo by Kevin Liu.
RG-LA members and supporters join a Chinatown tour led by LACCLT Boardmembers Eugene Moy and Winnie Fong (August 2025).
Help LADOT Improve Sunset Blvd and Cesar Chavez Ave
The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) is planning improvements to enhance safety and comfort for pedestrians, cyclists, transit riders, and other road users along Sunset Blvd and Cesar Chavez Ave. They are collecting feedback to better understand the full range of issues experienced along these streets and ensure the project reflects the community's needs! Complete a short survey by Tuesday, March 31, 2026, to share your input and be entered for a chance to win a $50 gift card. You can take the survey here: https://bit.ly/SunsetChavez_Survey
LA Chinatown CLT will also be tabling at the corner of Chavez and Spring on Saturday, March 28 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM to connect with local community members traveling along the project corridor. Stop by to learn more about the project and share your feedback directly with LADOT and LA Chinatown CLT.
Join Us and Show Support for Tenants Fighting to Stay in Their Homes!
CCED is calling on Chinatown community members and allies to come together on Saturday, April 4 at 10:00 AM at Alpine Park for a rally and march to highlight the rent increase crisis affecting Chinatown and communities across Los Angeles. RSVP here: https://ccedla.solidarity.tech/affordable-rent-march
Take Action to Defend ULA
Join us this Friday, March 27 at 7:30 AM to demand the City Council stop its efforts to amend ULA, oppose the Taxpayer Deception Act, and support ACA13.
