January 2021 - Beyond Chron

Housing Advocates Are Winning!

Posted January 26, 2021 by Randy Shaw

Great Start to 2021 Housing advocates have had a lot to celebrate. President Biden’s Executive Order extended the national eviction moratorium through March and a longer extension with increased tenant protections is on the horizon. In addition, flawed rent relief Read More »

New Streaming Films At The Pacific Film Archive

Posted January 26, 2021 by Peter Wong

Ousmane Sembene’s second film “Mandabi (The Money Order)” set a couple of cultural milestones. It was the first film to be made entirely in Wolof. The Senegalese filmmaker’s adaptation of his novella also demonstrated that creating films by, for, and Read More »

San Francisco Can Slash Homeless Numbers: Will City Act?

Posted January 25, 2021 by Randy Shaw

SF Has the Funding and Housing Supply The Biden Administration’s announcement that FEMA will pick up 100% of the costs to house the unhoused in hotels—it was previously 75%— should be a game-changer for San Francisco. Coupled with tens of Read More »

Will David Chiu Try to Protect SF’s Most Vulnerable Tenants?

Posted January 19, 2021 by Sarah Abdeshahian

Tenant Groups Urge Chiu to Sponsor Ellis Act Reform; January 22 Deadline Looms The campaign for Ellis Act reform has gained enormous support across California. But the campaign still needs a legislator to sponsor the bill prior to Friday’s bill Read More »

Tenderloin Groups Mobilize to Save Family Housing

Posted January 19, 2021 by Randy Shaw

Tenderloin Families Need Larger Homes Developer: “We will offer classes to teach people how to eat properly.” The Tenderloin Housing Clinic (THC), Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC), Market Street for the Masses and neighborhood residents are opposing a destructive housing Read More »

Seamless Bay Area Explains Why MTC Doesn’t Work

Posted January 19, 2021 by Roger Rudick

This piece first appeared in SF Streetsblog When it comes to creating a rational fare structure and a more usable transportation system for the Bay Area, MTC an abject failure. Here’s why. The Bay Area’s Metropolitan Transportation Commission was created Read More »

Despite Gentrification, SF Supervisors Shift Left

Posted January 12, 2021 by Randy Shaw

Why Affluent San Francisco Remains Progressive San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors is the most progressive in history. And it follows two decades of sharply rising housing prices and hyper-gentrification. Weren’t wealthier newcomers supposed to make the city more politically moderate? Read More »

Housing is the Cure: The Nationwide Fight to Stop Evictions

Posted January 12, 2021 by Sarah Abdeshahian

Will CA Stop Scourge of Ellis Act Evictions? With yet another COVID-19 surge afoot and new shelter in place orders declared, groups across the nation are taking action to prolong eviction protections. The pandemic has already exacerbated our housing crisis Read More »