Los Angeles, CA — On March 15, Huntington Park resident Ramona Quezada and environmental justice organization Communities for a Better Environment (CBE) filed a lawsuit against the City of Huntington Park for its longstanding failure to follow state laws that are designed to ensure adequate and affordable housing. CBE has witnessed the intersection of housing and environmental justice issues for decades and is working to ensure these same communities are not displaced or forced into homelessness or overcrowded housing conditions due to unaffordability and gentrification. Ramona and CBE are represented by Disability Rights California and Public Interest Law Project.
“I joined this lawsuit because I want justice. I see families living on the street and it isn’t right,” said Ramona Quezada, a Huntington Park resident who is one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit.