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(Montinique Monroe for The Washington Post) https://montinique.com/redress-for-gentrification daily 0.75 2024-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6187799eff7883292da40d2a/87370088-c363-49bd-996e-597e67a80d86/6K8A3142.jpg Redress for gentrification In Austin, Texas, the City Council is making available roughly 66 units to low-income citizens who can prove they or an immediate family member lived in certain neighborhoods such as Bouldin Creek, above. Montinique Monroe/The Washington Post https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6187799eff7883292da40d2a/5bc6ce6b-690b-40fb-8578-74b7f1833a61/6K8A2724.jpg Redress for gentrification Cherelle VanBrakle, who grew up in St. Johns, hopes to move back to her childhood neighborhood if the city implements a program that would secure affordable housing to residents with ties to gentrifying areas. 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