Bay Area seniors, hummingbirds prevail in fight against corporate landlords

It’s too bad Dona Rose’s arms aren’t longer. She would be able to pat herself on the back.

Not that the 80-year-old retired auditor needs self-congratulations. She has the gratitude of the entire hummingbird population.

Led by Rose’s letter-writing campaign — plus a petition and plan to contact state officials as an insurance policy — corporate ownership of Rancho Benicia backed off its demand for residents of the senior mobile home park to remove all hummingbird feeders.

Yes, hummingbird feeders. Those glass tubes containers with store-bought nectar or, in Rose’s case, homemade sugar water.

Read more: https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/07/15/benicia-seniors-hummingbirds-prevail-in-fight-against-corporate-owners/