CES HAS A PROVEN RECORD

Since 1973, CES has organized people throughout the Los Angeles area, achieving an impressive record in fighting and winning many battles. In its over quarter of a century history, CES:

• Led the fight to win rent control in Los Angeles and West Hollywood, and has been the premier "watchdog" protecting and strengthening rent control since its adoption.
• Was the driving force to incorporate the City of West Hollywood and electing CES members to the West Hollywood City Council.
• Organized thousands of tenants in private and HUD subsidized buildings into tenant unions to stop rent increases and evictions, and to force landlords to make needed repairs.
• Assisted HUD tenants in purchasing their buildings to preserve them as tenant controlled affordable housing.
• Secured hundreds of government-funded affordable housing units for tenants being displaced.
• Assisted thousands of tenants with information on their rights at CES' twice a week Tenants' Rights Clinic

These accomplishments, along with many others, have made CES one of L.A.'s most dynamic and effective grassroots community organizations.