The process of gentrification, where disadvantaged, low-income neighborhoods transform into "nicer", upper-income neighborhoods, has become a hot topic in Portland. The rapid changes that have happened to Alberta St. and Mississippi Ave. in the past years, and that are starting to see shape in such far flung places as Foster Rd. and St. Johns are all part of a larger process of disinvestment and reinvestment. This zine lays down the basics on what gentrification is, who causes it, who benefits from it, how the process works, and gives us a few ideas on how to curb it. Essential if you live in Portland (or for that matter, any North American city) and are conscious about what's happening.