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Reagan Jackson

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    The Displacement Tax: An update from gentrification ground zero — Rainier Beach

    by Reagan Jackson | December 5th, 2018
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    Signs posted on the front lawn of Reagan Jackson's Rainier Beach home. Photo by Reagan Jackson

    Rainier Beach is the new gentrification ground zero. I have a front row seat. I recently celebrated my seventh anniversary of being a homeowner. I have watched my neighbors get foreclosed on and pushed out. I have watched the house flipping teams come through and trim up the yards, slap up new fences and paint over bright color with the neutral blues and grays white people seem to prefer. When I walk through my neighborhood now, it’s a lot less like the vibrant, diverse place I chose to live in and a lot more like Pleasantville.

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