Protesters March Against Speculation
On Saturday, nearly 100 people took to the streets in support of Proposition G, a proposed anti-speculation real estate tax on short-term flips of multi-unit properties. The tax, which would be 24...
View ArticleAt Plaza 16 Meeting, Nonprofit Opposition Builds
In the sanctuary of St. John’s Church last night, the coalition of activists called Plaza 16 held a community meeting to campaign against the large-scale housing development proposed for the 16th...
View ArticleAunque los Damnificados de Incendios Tienen Derecho a Regresar, Pocos lo Hacen
A unos días del incendio que destruyó sus hogares en las calles 22 y Misión, a los 65 inquilinos desplazados se les dijo en repetidas ocasiones que los funcionarios de la ciudad y los grupos de...
View ArticleLos Talleres de Moda en San Francisco son para Inquilinos
Si piensa que los talleres son únicamente para geeks de la tecnología que no duermen hasta descubrir el siguiente protocolo o para los habitantes de los parques que se levantan temprano para mantenerse...
View ArticleMovimiento en Contra de los Desalojos Cobra Fuerza
La ansiedad en contra de los desalojos y la retórica de las calles se está desarrollando en el Ayuntamiento mientras que el Supervisor David Chiu planea presentar una nueva ley de protección de...
View ArticleTech and Activist Meet, Tense Conversations Ensue
It was billed as a Happy Hour for Tech Workers Against Displacement, but Tuesday night at Virgil’s Sea Room wasn’t all happy. Part political rally, part tense meeting, the organizers and many of the...
View ArticleAt One Building, Tenants Unite to Demand Rights
It was like most Fridays for Leticia Calderon — after dropping off her daughter at an after-school function, she returned home to her studio apartment at 3315 18th St. But when she opened the door,...
View ArticleInquilinos de Edificio Se Unen para Exigir Derechos
Ese viernes era como cualquier otro para Leticia Calderón: acababa de dejar a su hija en un programa extracurricular e iba de regreso a su departamento estudio en el 3315 de la calle 18. Sin embargo,...
View ArticleEviction Files: Jesús Sanchez Locked Out (update)
Update: Saturday, 7:31 a..m. KPFA is reporting that at 3 p.m. Sanchez got word that he would be able to return to the apartment. The segment is here, fast forward to 48 minutes. Mission resident Jesús...
View ArticleLate Stage Gentrification in the Mission
CausaJusta/Just Cause has released a report on gentrification and the map on its website shows parts of the Mission District in a late stage of gentrification. We’re waiting to get the complete...
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Teachers Ask Google Why a Google Lawyer Is Evicting Tenants
Some 200 teachers and tenant advocates marched Friday afternoon from Dolores Park to return to the house of Google lawyer Jack Halprin to ask his employer why a lawyer that works for them is...
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Project at 16th Street BART Plaza Has Enemies
If anyone feared that activism was dead, that the 99 percent had rolled over and died, they need not. More than 200 residents including small business owners and tenants listened Thursday evening to...
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La Coalición de la Calle 16 Tiene Enemigos
Ya no debe preocuparse si temía que el activismo estaba muerto o que el 99 por ciento había desaparecido. Más de 200 residentes, incluyendo propietarios de pequeños negocios e inquilinos escucharon la...
View ArticleCausa Justa’s Fundraising Campaign Ends Tonight
On Monday, Causa Justa launched a $10,000 fundraising campaign to fight gentrification. Anonymous donors offered up the first $10,000 in the hopes that the public would match that donation level. When...
View ArticleAttention Immigrants: Know Your Rights
Causa Justa::Just Cause (CJJC), a San Francisco and Oakland-based human rights organization that assists low-income residents with needs from housing to social justice, will host a workshop educating...
View ArticleEntérese Cuáles Son Sus Derechos en el Taller de Mañana
Causa Justa es una organización de derechos humanos con sede en San Francisco y en Oakland que se dedica a ayudar a residentes de bajos ingresos que tienen necesidades de vivienda y justicia social;...
View ArticleDirector of Causa Justa Celebrates ‘Quinceañera’ at El Rio
Causa Justa will be celebrating Executive Director Maria Poblet’s 15th year at the organization with a “quinceañera” this coming Sunday. At 3 p.m. at El Rio, 3158 Mission Street, El Rio will host San...
View ArticleTenants Say Property Manager Stole Their Rent
Some 50 people marched on Wednesday afternoon to protest the apparent eviction of some 16 tenants from their home at 3150-3154 26th St. in a case in which tenants say the property manager stole their...
View ArticleInquilinos Afirman que Administrador de Edificio Les Robó
En un caso en el que los inquilinos afirman que el administrador del edificio les robó la renta en lugar de entregársela al casero, alrededor de 50 personas marcharon el miércoles por la tarde para...
View ArticleOrganizaciones Cimientan Oposición en Reunión de Coalición Plaza 16
El pasado 28 de agosto en el santuario de la iglesia St. John, la coalición de activistas de la llamada Coalición de la Plaza 16 llevó acabo una reunión para la comunidad en la que harán una campaña...
View ArticleDisplaced Tenants Learn About Their Right to Return
Victims of the fires in both the Mission and the Tenderloin gathered in a conference room at City College’s Mission campus last night and were told that tenants displaced by a fire have the “right to...
View ArticleInquilinos Damnificados Aprenden Sobre Su Derecho a Regresar a Sus Unidades
Los damnificados de los incendios en la Misión y en el Tenderloin se reunieron en la sala de conferencias del campus de la Misión de la Universidad Comunitaria el 2 de febrero, en donde les informaron...
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Protesters Drown Out Developers’ Benefits Presentation
Representatives from Maximus Real Estate Partners, the company proposing the 10-story building at 16th and Mission streets, had a hard time getting through their short presentation about the project’s...
View ArticleHearing Demands: How Can We Prevent these Fires?
Lawmakers, officials and members of the public called for changes Thursday to make buildings safer and fire inspections more meaningful. Supervisor David Campos arranged for the City Hall hearing with...
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Protesters of Police Violence Blockade Mission Station
For more than four hours Monday morning, protesters blocked the entrance to Mission Police Station as part of an action against officer-involved shootings in the city and in solidarity with the Black...
View ArticleFire Victims Have Right to Return, Yet Few Do
Within a few days of the fire that destroyed their homes on 22nd and Mission Streets, the 65 displaced tenants were told repeatedly that city officials and rights groups were there to serve them, would...
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Ellis Act Evictions Fall, Illegal Use Evictions Jump
A handful of activists and tenants stood on the blustery corner of Mission and Cesar Chavez streets Monday afternoon, calling for residents to fight the city’s escalating eviction environment with the...
View ArticleSF’s Hottest Bootcamps are for Tenants
If you think that Bootcamps are just for technology geeks who won’t sleep until they discover the next protocol or park denizens who get up early to get in shape, you are wrong. The newest – and most...
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Church Uses Clout and Prayer to Press SF Officials on Housing
For years, the Catholic Church has worked on immigrant rights, but nowadays in San Francisco, housing has moved to the top of the church’s social justice agenda. To that end it is organizing prayer...
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Protesters Storm Developer’s Office
Some 70 demonstrators — including Supervisor John Avalos — stormed the offices of a developer at 575 Florida St. to protest his firing of 32 union janitors at Parkmerced and his so-called “Monster in...
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Developments in Development: Opposition
Get ready, y’all, because development opposition is about to sweep through the Mission in a big way. With at least two development-y items on the ballot, advocates and opponents of both are taking...
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