Over the course of many years, low-income cities in California have experienced rent increases due to new developments brought in by city council members and developers. The selling of these mobile homes is both a threat to the tenants and the community members of the City of Bell as a whole. The City Council of Bell claims that the property on which these mobile homes are set has, “contributed to the dire financial situation [of the city],” according to a press release on the City of Bell Website. As City Council members create this narrative, being that these homes are affecting community funds, residents of the parks acknowledge that this alienates community members who live in the Bell Mobile Home parks. For example, in 2010, Bell City Manager Robert Rizzo was making more money than the United States President.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 10, 2021 15:04 UTC