Stories about Evictions
Some real lessons on homelessness
By Tim Redmond
Sup. Mark Farrell has an issue: Nine years after San Francisco launched its Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness, the supervisor...
Fighting evictions – at all levels
By Tim Redmond
Jeremy Mykaels is still in his home. And that's very good news.
The longtime Castro resident who is living with AIDS – and...
Tenants explain why Campos bill is needed
By Tim Redmond
Sup. David Campos announced a bill today that would substantially increase relocation fees for tenants at a press event featuring three heart-rending...
SF lost 1,017 rent-controlled apartments in 2013
By Tim Redmond
Despite the mayor's pledges on housing policy, 2013 was a terrible year for affordable housing in San Francisco, the city's own statistics...
The attack on Soma: City wants to create a new downtown, wiping out culture and thousands of blue-collar jobs
By Zelda Bronstein
(first of a series on South of Market development)
Four years ago, Donny Beckwith lived and worked in San Francisco. He and his...
The Rich ride for free; the Po’ get Po’liced
By Tiny, aka Lisa Gray-Garcia
"People are evading their fares. We are only here because the mayor wants to cut down on all the...
SoMa tenants back anti-speculation and relocation efforts
SoMa tenants vote on proposals for a citywide initiative. Photo by Sara Bloomberg
By Sara Bloomberg
The city's fifth regional tenants convention, held on Jan. 25...
City Beat: Airbnb, the cost of Google buses — and was there actually a protest at a Google employee’s...
By Tim Redmond
Finally, someone has sued Airbnb over an eviction, arguing that his landlord wanted him out so the apartment could be rented as...
Politics on Tuesday: A challenge to Wiener in D8?
By Tim Redmond
When Sup. Scott Wiener showed up at the Castro tenants convention, he was doing what any good politician would do in an...
Speculation tax leads ideas at Haight tenant convention
Sup Eric Mar listens at the Haight-Richmond tenant convention
By Tim Redmond
The Park Branch library was so packed for the Haight-Richmond tenant convention that people...