ALL ISSUES
Oakland Residents Resist Public Land For Condos
The City of Oakland has recommended that a large parcel of public land near Lake Merritt be developed as market rate condos. Residents of Eastlake neighborhood speak out against the development, advocating for affordable housing instead.
5 Facts: It’s NOT Because Of Supply
San Francisco’s Housing Crisis Is NOT Because Of Supply
Eviction Free San Francisco Occupies Paolo Shoe Store
On February 8, 2015, organizations from across San Francisco occupied Paolo shoe store on Fillmore Street owned by Sergio Iantorno's son Paolo.
Op-Ed: Renters Group Wants SF To BARF Up More Housing
SF Bay Area Renters’ Federation (SF-BARF) presented the “Inaugural SF BARF Panel: ‘The Political Landscape’” on the evening of February 2. The event’s facebook page said BARF’s goal is to “organize renters (and allies) to agitate for increasing the supply of housing in San Francisco, Oakland and the Bay Area.”
Op-Ed: SF Planning Department's Infomercial
The San Francisco Planning Department released a video on Nov. 7, 2014 that talks about the housing crisis in the City and what Planning and Mayor Ed Lee's administration is doing about it.
Op-Ed: Fighting Inequality At The Ballot Box
San Francisco’s vulnerable residents are barely hanging on. But this November, grassroots organizations hope to pass ballot measures that will help to close the gap between San Francisco’s rich and poor, the fastest growing in the US.
Developers Won't Solve The SF Housing Crisis
Activists marauding Google buses, the hippie enclave turning into a playground for the rich, the threat of beautiful Victorians being plowed over for boxy condos.
Professor Refutes City Report On Minimum Wage
UC Berkeley Economists Present Research Analyzing Effects of San Francisco Minimum Wage Measure
Op-Ed: Improving SF's Small Sites Program
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee announced the Small Sites Acquisition Program on August 11, 2014, which enables non-profit and for profit developers to purchase sites to maintain as affordable housing.
Bad Apple: San Francisco Protest Against Tech Giant
Apple products being pushed here in the US and other countries gets people excited, but it never crosses your mind how exactly they’re able to push out a new product every year.
Condos Overshadow Public School
California is 50th in the nation for per student public school funding. So what happens when a huge condo development is proposed for the site adjacent a public Spanish immersion Elementary School whose play yard would be overshadowed by the new condo towers?
Confronting Philippine Ambassador On Human Trafficking Case
On May 16, 2014, representatives from BAYAN-USA, Migrante and NAFCON met with the Philippines Ambassador to the US, Jose L. Cuisa, Jr. at the Philippines Consulate in San Francisco.
US Military's "Asia Pivot" & Human Rights
More than 100 people from around the world convened in Quezon City to learn about the US’s strategy for mobilizing troops throughout Asia.
Op-Ed: Why There's Google Buses In SF
What shifting economies and attitudes to America's new "clean" cities have to do with private tech buses in San Francisco.
California Domestic Workers Demand Bill Of Rights
California Domestic Workers and advocates meet with legislators at the California capital on Mother's Day to demand the passage of a Bill of Rights to protect their workers.
Crisis In Toronto Homeless Shelters
Protesters occupy a City building because Toronto shelters are over capacity and more people are dying on the streets.