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A show for the people who want to build community-owned real estate — and the practitioners who make it possible.

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Who Gets to Own the Neighborhood

October 15, 2026

SPEAKER_1 (0:05)

Welcome to Own the Block. This is the episode that earns the name, folks, where we ask who actually gets to own the neighborhood, and who makes that ownership possible in the first place, and what type of money that takes.

Joining me is Adriana Abizadeh-Barbour, Executive Director of Kensington Corridor Trust, where she's using collective ownership to build the neighborhood, build power, and preserve culture and affordability along the corridor. I'm also joined by Noni Session, Co-Founder and Executive Director of East Bay Permanent…

Adriana Abizadeh-Barbour (1:16)

Yeah, I think most folks are so steeped in the traditional ownership rights, where we're all taught the way to build American wealth is through home ownership, and you have to have your name on the deed and the title, and that's what makes it yours. And at the Trust, what we're saying is you can actually do that in…

SPEAKER_1 (2:05)

Yes, I love that. So Adriana, what do you say to people who push back and say that that's not a wealth building strategy? How do you combat that narrative?

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