Newsweek, June 17, 2020: Protesters Want Seattle De-gentrified—This is How It Could Happen
But why are protesters calling for the city’s gentrification—where the character of neighborhoods is changed with an influx of affluent residents and businesses—to be reversed?
Over the past two decades, the city has experienced a construction boom as companies like Amazon added tens of thousands of workers and other tech giants, including Google and Facebook, expanded operations.
But competition for scarce housing and rising rents has led to many being forced out of their homes.
