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The life and death of Iris Canada, the 100-year-old victim of eviction

Sana Saleem - March 30, 2017

Iris Canada, 100, sat in a wheelchair looking frail and tired but not without the touch of her impeccable sense of style; yellow blazer,...

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Airbnb data shows city still not enforcing law

Tim Redmond - March 9, 2017

Airbnb listings are rising dramatically in the Civic Center area, which includes the Tenderloin, while only a small fraction of the short-term rentals are...

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Alternative facts and the mayor’s housing plan

Calvin Welch - February 28, 2017

Mayor Ed Lee two weeks ago launched a new effort to bring about "affordable" housing opportunities for San Franciscans by proposing, as he did...

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Racism — and politics — in SF Redevelopment history

John Elberling - February 22, 2017

Bad history -- even when well-intended -- gives me a headache, because it so often misses and conceals far more important truths. To wit,...

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Why SF’s City Planning Department doesn’t get it

John Elberling - February 12, 2017

There is no designated Sociologist position on the 200+ staff of San Francisco’s City Planning Department. And a bachelor/masters degree in Urban Planning can...

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Mayor cuts homeless prevention money; hundreds at risk

Tim Redmond - January 2, 2017

Eduardo Pubill once shared a beer with Ringo Starr. He’s been a New York theater stagehand, a chef, a merchant seaman, and a cook...

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Landlord tries to justify evicting 100-year-old

Tommi Avicolli Mecca - October 3, 2016

Iris Canada’s story has been in the media a lot in the past six months, ever since that afternoon in March when her niece,...

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The battle for Midtown: A community housing struggle

Natalia Robyns-Kresich - September 23, 2016

The weekly tenant meetings of the residents of Midtown Park Apartments at the corner of Geary and Divisadero always begin and end with a...

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The real housing record of London Breed

Calvin Welch - September 12, 2016

Sup. London Breed’s campaign website makes the ambiguous claim that she is “creating more affordable housing,” as if she has a hammer and is...

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Mamas fight for justice for their African sons

Tiny - 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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The life and death of Iris Canada, the 100-year-old victim of eviction

Airbnb data shows city still not enforcing law

Alternative facts and the mayor’s housing plan

Racism — and politics — in SF Redevelopment history

Why SF’s City Planning Department doesn’t get it

Mayor cuts homeless prevention money; hundreds at risk

Landlord tries to justify evicting 100-year-old

The battle for Midtown: A community housing struggle

The real housing record of London Breed

Mamas fight for justice for their African sons

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