{"product_id":"dispatches-against-displacement-field-notes-from-san-franciscoas-housing-wars-paperback","title":"Dispatches Against Displacement: Field Notes from San Franciscoa's Housing Wars - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Tracy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSan Francisco is being eroded by waves of cash flowing north from Silicon Valley. Recent evictions of long-time San Francisco residents, outrageous rents and home prices, and blockaded Google buses are only the tip of the iceberg. James Tracy's book focuses on the long arc of displacement over almost two decades of dot com boom and bust, offering the necessary perspective to analyze the latest urban horrors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA housing activist in the Bay Area since before Google existed, Tracy puts the hardships of the working poor and middle class front and center. These essays explore the battle for urban space--public housing residents fighting austerity, militant housing takeovers, the vagaries of federal and state housing policy, as well as showdowns against gentrification in the Mission District. From these experiences, \u003ci\u003eDispatches Against Displacement\u003c\/i\u003e draws out a vision of what alternative urbanism might look like if our cities were developed by and for the people who bring them to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Tracy\u003c\/b\u003e is a Bay Area native and a well-respected community organizer. He is co-founder of the San Francisco Community Land Trust (which uses public and private money to buy up housing stock and take it out of the real estate market), as well as a poet and co-author of \u003ci\u003eHillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels, and Black Power\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Oakland, California on March 24, 2015 a fire destroyed the AK Press warehouse along with several other businesses. Please consider visiting the AK Press website to learn more about the fundraiser to help them and their neighbors.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Tracy is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eHillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels and Black Power: Community Organizing in Radical Times\u003c\/i\u003e (Melville House Publishers) and the co-founder of the San Francisco Community Land Trust. His articles have appeared in \u003ci\u003eRace Poverty and the Environment\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShelterforce\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStreet Sheet\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eZ Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 149\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 21, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770100121888,"sku":"9781849352055","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/33f82964dea7a75b5746482a1a557c9f.webp?v=1780364341","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dispatches-against-displacement-field-notes-from-san-franciscoas-housing-wars-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}