The Mariachi Rent Strike

<p>The Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles has historically been home to tight-knit immigrant communities. Francisco Gonzalez had lived in an apartment a block away from the neighborhood&#8217;s Mariachi Plaza for a decade when the building was sold, and the new owner nearly doubled his rent. Several of Gonzalez&#8217;s neighbors got rent hikes too. At first, Gonzalez figured he had no choice but to get out, but then he learned about another option. On this week&#8217;s show, the last of our fifth season, we&#8217;ll follow Gonzalez and his neighbors through a rent strike — involving lawyers, protests, tense sit-downs and, maybe, a way to stay in their homes.</p> <p>If you liked this episode, share it with a friend. And to get even more Uncomfortable, <a href="https://www.marketplace.org/comfort/">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. Each Friday you’ll get a note from Reema, Uncomfortable videos and some recs from the Uncomfortable team. It’s all exclusively for our email list, so don’t wait! If you missed it, <a href="https://cloud.connect.americanpublicmedia.org/marketplace-tiu">here’s the latest issue</a>.</p> <p><em>“This Is Uncomfortable” is Reema Khrais, Donna Tam, Megan Detrie, Peter Balonon-Rosen, Camila Kerwin, Phoebe Unterman, Marque Greene and Serena Chow</em>.</p>