1: Gathering at Columbia Heights Plaza

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4: 1414 Girard NW, scene of DC's first rent strike in 1963, and scene of police overstaffing the job of a social worker in 2024.

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16: This Coop is a success story for the DC Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA).

17: This building next door is still privately owned.

18: DC, where a four-story building is called the "towers"

19: Three-story building is called the "flats."

20: MPD police targeting the high crime of obstructing traffic.

21: Victoria explains the history of the Buena Vista tenants using TOPA to buy their buildings. Instead of accepting a cash buy-out of their TOPA rights, they got financing to buy their building, keep rents low, update every bathroom, make plans to update every kitchen, and build a legacy to pass on to future generations.

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23: Nora explains the contrast between taking a buy-out and standing up for tenant rights.

24: Carmen, Victoria and Nora

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26: Victoria and Carmen show their pride in becoming owners of their building.