Tiny, Author at 48 hills

News + Politics

Always, forced to move

November 26, 2017

The rubber sides of the boat were like arms – thick, round, hard. “These are the boats refugees have to travel through, men...

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From the poor house to the jail house

August 10, 2017

We walk back and forth in a jail cell everyday – it’s called your doorways tent cities Bus benches and Metal chairs...

Featured

Who are the real hoarders?

May 30, 2017

“Mr. Allison, Mr. Allison, this is your case-mangler, we are here for your daily, weekly, hourly room inspection.” Covered in face mask, latex gloves and...

Featured

On the streets, after the Oakland fire

April 7, 2017

“All fire victims will have to leave the “temporary shelter” with or without any money or housing on April 6th,” reported Audrey Candy Corn, POOR...

News + Politics

The spirit of Standing Rock

January 12, 2017

Each step a prayer, through snow so deep your body can’t think. Sharp blue sky filled with whispers from ancestors, a river so sacred...

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Homelessness and colonial media

December 7, 2016

"The Homeless caused the fires, they are always leaving trash and causing a mess everywhere they go," read the headline scrolling across the...

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Mamas fight for justice for their African sons

August 24, 2016

Sala Haquiyah Chandler and other mothers stood outside the SF courthouse recently, waiting while the alleged murderer of her son and three other young...

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For homeless people, normal life becomes ‘dangerous’

June 28, 2016

Editor's note: News media all over San Francisco are writing about homelessness this week. We though we could offer a very different perspective. Our...

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The tragedy of poverty

January 12, 2016

JANUARY 13, 2016 -- Gripping the steering wheel so tightly my hands hurt, I saw my mama so many years before, looking straight ahead...

Arts + Culture

‘Lowrider Lawyers’ put the city on trial

January 7, 2016

SCREEN GRABS A cherry lipstick red 1974 Chevrolet glided down 24th street in La Mision, as it’s called by La Raza and so many other...