ALL ISSUES
"Google Bus" Blockade In San Francisco
Activists set up tech shuttle blockade as community appeals use of "google buses" at public bus stops in San Francisco.
Tackling Homelessness In Super Bowl City
Protesters descend on Super Bowl City in San Francisco objecting to removal of homeless people in the lead up to the game.
Op-Ed: The Displacement Bomb Set To Explode SF
For the good of the City, your old apartment building could be torn down! You'll be figuring out the next few years living elsewhere, while some developer builds a new “affordable” unit for you. You will have to wait a few years to move back, if the new building even gets built.
Domestic Worker Suit Against Tech Power Couple
Domestic worker files a complaint against top Uber Executive and his wife.
Interview With Central Valley Youth On CA Drought
Middle school student from Mendota in western Fresno County breaks down the impacts of the California drought on farm workers in one of People Power Media's best interviewees.
The Mission Takes San Francisco City Hall
Hundreds gather inside San Francisco City Hall to demand affordable housing and a stop on evictions and luxury housing in the Mission District.
Community Rejects Developer's Benefits Proposal
Community members distrust and anger drowns out a developers’ presentation, as they reject the "benefits agreement" for condos in San Francisco's Mission District. They say the condos will only make the class divides worse in this rapidly gentrifying neighborhood.
Public Lands For Public Benefit
One of the most delusional ways the City is addressing San Francisco’s growing inequality and housing crisis is to use half of its surplus land for market rate housing. The City's Public Land for Housing project, which will set the policy for how the City will use its surplus lands is now underway.
Don’t Sell Off Public Land For Luxury Housing
Public land should be used for public benefit. This seems like a simple principle, but for some reason this doesn’t seem to be the case for San Francisco.
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.
Community Demands 100 Percent Affordable
On March 4, 2015, proposed developers of market rate condos at 16th and Mission, Maximus Real Estate Partners, called a meeting to discuss the "community benefits" they intend to provide as part of the development. Hundreds of members of the Plaza 16 Coalition,* a group of community organizations, merchants and neighbors, showed up to voice their concerns.
Teacher Mic Checks Condo Developer
On March 4, 2015, proposed developers of market rate condos at 16th and Mission, Maximus Real Estate Partners, called a meeting to discuss the "community benefits" they intend to provide as part of the development. Hundreds of members of the Plaza 16 Coalition,* a group of community organizations, merchants and neighbors, showed up to voice their concerns.
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.”
Housing Near Transit For The Rich Or Poor?
On a blazing hot Saturday afternoon, several hundred people marched through the streets of San Francisco’s Mission District as part of a growing movement against a developer’s plans for condo buildings at one of the Bay Area’s busiest transit hubs.
UnThanksgiving Ceremony On Alcatraz
On November 27, 2014, the International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) hosted the 30th Indigenous Peoples' Annual UnThanksgiving Sunrise Gathering on Alcatraz Island.
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.
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.
Legal Aid For Immigrant Children
San Francisco Supervisor proposes legislation to provide immigrant children with legal aid as thousands face fast-track immigration.