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    An effort to save Little Tokyo from gentrification

    Longtime businesses in Little Tokyo are facing gentrification. They worry they’ll be priced out as downtown has revitalized, and rents are going up.

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    Person smiling broadly wearing glasses and plaid shirt against ivy-covered wall background.By Steve Chiotakis • Nov 13, 2019 • 25m Listen

    Longtime businesses in Little Tokyo are facing gentrification. They worry they’ll be priced out as downtown has revitalized, and rents are going up. In an effort to save these businesses, the Japanese American community started the Little Tokyo Community Impact Fund.

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