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‘Take back our lives:’ The words of poverty scholars

Tony Robles - February 6, 2019

May 2 marks the 10-year anniversary of the passing of poet Al Robles. Al Robles was conferred much respect as a poverty scholar of...

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Arthur, Arthur!

Tony Robles - August 15, 2018

I was on Muni heading to my high school reunion. As an author, memory is crucial to my craft. Much of high school I...

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Who let the I-Hotel fall?

Tim Redmond - August 6, 2017

I’m glad the Chron weighed in, however briefly, on the commemoration of the I-Hotel evictions, although the editorial the paper ran was embarrassing: San Francisco...

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Long live the I-Hotel

Tony Robles - July 31, 2017

Last year, SFGate posted a video segment called "This forgotten date in San Francisco history." The date in focus was August 4, 1977. The...

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The Agenda: Remembering the I-Hotel

Tim Redmond - July 30, 2017

On August 4, 1977, a piece of San Francisco’s heart was torn out. At midnight, the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office broke down the door...

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Supes oppose displacement — then approve displacement

Tim Redmond - November 18, 2015

After voting for a measure to give neighborhood preference in affordable housing, board votes for giant development that neighborhood opposes By Tim Redmond The Board of...

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The supersizing of Soma

Tim Redmond - September 2, 2015

Massive Fifth and Mission project could lead to massive displacement. Does the Chronicle remember the I-Hotel? By Tony Robles SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 -- August 4th marked...

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The Mission moratorium goes down, narrowly — but the fight has only begun

Tim Redmond - June 2, 2015

Hundreds and hundreds of Mission residents and community activists demonstrate the massive anger over displacement -- and some folks at City Hall didn't listen....

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The culture of deletion

Tim Redmond - February 25, 2015

A native San Franciscan talks about the loss of the city he knew Editor’s note: We’ve been writing a lot about the tech invasion lately,...

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The Ellis Act, elder abuse, and a trip to the DA’s Office

Tiny - February 11, 2014

By Tiny, aka Lisa Gray-Garcia FEB. 11, 2014 -- On Wednesday, Feb 5, citing California Penal Code Section 368, we -- the evicted,...

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