Galería de la Raza brings the fight to its landlord’s house
At around 10 o’clock on Saturday, the corner of Pacific Ave. and Hyde Street seemed like a typical...
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Eviction looming for elderly Bernal woman and more than a dozen tenants
“Four judges have looked at this, and four judges are in agreement” regarding scheduled Friday...
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SF Mission District drag queens fighting Ellis Act eviction
Richard Padilla, perhaps better known by his drag name, “Renita Valdez,” stood in a long hallway...
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Google executive Jack Halprin is dead. His former tenants are still facing eviction.
Google executive’s heirs have re-evoked the dreaded Ellis Act Evan Wolkenstein has a lot on his...
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Listen Local: The sad — and sadly typical — tale of San Francisco’s ‘oldest house’
Last week, Mission Local columnist Joe Eskenazi and reporter Julian Mark discussed San...
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Eviction, displacement, misery: The sad — and sadly typical — tale of San Francisco’s ‘oldest house’
Maria Fuentes’ room is dark and the curtains are drawn. A portrait of Jesus overlooks the prone...
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Anne Kihagi, city’s ‘cruelest landlord,’ found in contempt: Judge says pay SF $125K in rent in seven days or go to jail
The strange and terrible saga of Anne Kihagi, arguably this city’s cruelest landlord,...
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SF tenants win record-setting award in jury trial against landlord
Two tenants who took notorious landlord Anne Kihagi to court over their eviction from an apartment...
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Tenant convention rallies the displaced
Along with legislative solutions to curtail real estate speculation and luxury developments a...
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Chronically ill senior faces eviction from SF apartment of 52 years
A 77-year-old chronically ill woman living at 3309 Cesar Chavez Street is being evicted from the...
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Notorious landlord Anne Kihagi fined millions by city (SFGate)
According to reports from the San Francisco Chronicle, a landlord notorious for using both legal...
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Tenants plead for better regulation of owner-move-in evictions
Renters want better protections from landlords who say they’re going to exercise their legal right...
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Artist and writer’s new book offers bizarre, healing literary journey
In the bruising tumult of San Francisco’s housing crisis, Paul Madonna’s On to the Next Dream is...
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Artist and Scavenger Stronghold Booted from SF Mission
The new year marked the end of an era for the proprietors of Junko’s, a once clandestine...
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Tenants of Deceased Google Exec Win Reprieve on Eviction
Tenants of 812 Guerrero St, owned by the estate of former Google department head Jack Halprin, won...
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Film Review: Mission and Chinatown Struggles Most Compelling in “Company Town”
Progressive politicos, activists, and other movie-goers descended on the Roxie Theater on Friday...
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