Gentrification Evictions Could Amount to Elder Abuse
Evictions in the Bay Area, where the cost of living has skyrocketed in recent years, appear to have taken a fatal turn.
The death of a 97-year-old woman in Burlingame on March 3 was widely reported by local and international news agencies, with quotes from friends and supporters of Marie Hatch claiming she was “done in” by the stress of being evicted from her home of 66 years.