Temporary Setback Won’t Stop Push for Ellis Act Reform

Posted April 20, 2021 by Randy Shaw

Activists Must Increase Pressure on Pro-Speculator Democrats “We’re here to make sure the Democratic Party upholds its values and keeps its promises, and to also push and expand the scope and the ambition of the Democratic Party,” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, April
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The Battle to Save SRO Hotels for the Unhoused

Posted April 20, 2021 by Randy Shaw

San Francisco Remedies an Historic Injustice Conor Dougherty’s must-read story on cities buying SRO hotels (“One Way to Get Homeless Off the Streets, Buy Hotels,” NY Times April 17) evoked powerful memories for me. I did everything in my power
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Why Is AFL-CIO So Worried About Its Vermont Affiliate?

Posted April 20, 2021 by Steve Early

For as long as Richard Trumka has been a national AFL-CIO leader—more than a quarter of a century—his labor federation has been encouraging its state and local affiliates to revitalize themselves to help reverse union decline. Now nearing retirement as
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Seventy feet up an ancient Redwood

Posted April 20, 2021 by Cal Winslow

Greasy Pete, his “tree-sitter” name, went up the “Mamma Tree” on the eighth of this month; Bugs followed, climbing the next closest big tree on the eleventh. Today, they sit on platforms 75 feet up a 200 foot-tall redwood tree,
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Final Reviews From SFFILM 2021

Posted April 20, 2021 by Peter Wong

Marilyn Agrelo’s documentary “Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street” winningly recounts the roots of legendary children’s television program “Sesame Street.” It shows how the magical talents of director Jon Stone, Muppets creator Jim Henson, composer Joe Raposo, and
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More Reviews From SFFILM Festival 2021

Posted April 20, 2021 by Peter Wong

Legendary investigative journalist I.F. Stone famously said “All governments lie.” Nanfu Wang’s flawed but still worthwhile documentary “In The Same Breath” shows why Stone’s pronouncement is unfortunately still true. Her new film assesses the history of the Chinese and American
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3 Democrats May Block Ellis Act Reform

Posted April 13, 2021 by Randy Shaw

Breaking News: Key Democrats Push to Kill Bill The security of millions of California tenants could be decided on Thursday, April 15 as the Assembly Housing Committee votes on AB 854. AB 854 prevents speculator evictions under the Ellis Act,
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San Francisco’s Mid-Market Lays Groundwork for Revival

Posted April 13, 2021 by Randy Shaw

New Housing, Retail Will Energize Post-Pandemic San Francisco From one perspective, San Francisco’s Mid-Market has faced tough times during the pandemic. It has little foot traffic. Cafes, restaurants and once busy retail businesses have closed. There is the sense of
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