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What we saw at Sundance, Part 2: A side-trip to Slamdance

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - February 23, 2020

Culling through the forty features viewed at both the Sundance and Slamdance Film Festivals last week has been as much fun as watching them...

News + Politics

Chinatown building becomes battleground for community’s future

Tim Redmond - February 20, 2020

A real-estate investor with a history of attempting to evict vulnerable low-income seniors in Chinatown is now in the middle of a controversy over...

Housing

Moms 4 Housing bill expanded

Sam Lew - February 13, 2020

Oakland Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas announced yesterday that the Moms 4 Housing bill, which would give tenants the first right of purchase on buildings...

News + Politics

Doesn’t anyone have any questions for the mayor?

Tim Redmond - February 9, 2020

Rev. Norman Fong is stepping down as the head of Chinatown Community Development Center after 30 years of organizing leadership. He was, and is,...

Housing

Moms 4 Housing spurs right-to-purchase law in Oakland

Sam Lew - January 30, 2020

Homeless moms who garnered national support after taking over a home in West Oakland have spurred legislation to protect Oakland tenants through a first...

Housing

Could SF take over thousands of rent-controlled apartments?

Sam Lew - January 27, 2020

Supervisor Dean Preston is demanding that one of San Francisco’s biggest landlords, Veritas Investments, halt the sale of 76 buildings in the hope that...

Housing

Oakland moms make national statement with housing victory

Sam Lew - January 21, 2020

In a huge victory that may change the way Oakland (and other cities) looks at vacant housing, homeless mothers who took over an empty...

Housing

How corporate rentals are taking away rent-controlled housing

Tim Redmond - January 20, 2020

During the Planning Commission’s hearing last Thursday on corporate rentals, Peter Cohen, co-director of the Council of Community Housing Organizations, made a critical point. “We...

Campaign Trail

Teacher’s Union endorses Wiener opponent for state Senate

Jeantelle Laberinto - January 20, 2020

The March State Senate primary in San Francisco is heating up. Jackie Fielder, the Indigenous-Mexicana queer activist who has been involved in the campaign for...

Housing

Moms4Housing stand up to eviction

Tiny - January 13, 2020

UPDATE: The Sheriff's Office forcibly evicted the Moms this morning. https://twitter.com/LeftSentThis/status/1217138736560930817 Dominique Walker issued the following statement: “We’ve heard from people all over the world who are...

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What we saw at Sundance, Part 2: A side-trip to Slamdance

Chinatown building becomes battleground for community’s future

Moms 4 Housing bill expanded

Doesn’t anyone have any questions for the mayor?

Moms 4 Housing spurs right-to-purchase law in Oakland

Could SF take over thousands of rent-controlled apartments?

Oakland moms make national statement with housing victory

How corporate rentals are taking away rent-controlled housing

Teacher’s Union endorses Wiener opponent for state Senate

Moms4Housing stand up to eviction

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