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Who’s There? A Deeper Dive on San Francisco’s Vacant Units
Housing plays an important role in the health of a city. High vacancy rates can spell disaster on a sociological and economic level. It’s considered a bellwether for the strength of the economy. It’s why voters are concerned about properties with high vacancy rates across the city. A report released on October 20 indicates that
SFO Workers Strike Part of a Larger Trend in Labor Organizing
On September 28th, service workers at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) announced a tentative agreement to call off their three-day strike. The strike came after nine months of negotiations with the owners of the airport concessions who failed to produce a contract that was up to the workers’ standards. SFO’s 1,200 service workers, represented by
San Francisco Land Use Report Shows 40,000 Vacant Homes the Same Year 8,000 People Were Homeless
San Francisco — On Monday at the Board of Supervisors Land Use Committee meeting, Supervisor Dean Preston announced the release of a report detailing a phenomenon many of us have witnessed in San Francisco for years: thousands of homes sitting unoccupied throughout the city. According to the report, roughly 10% of the housing in San
Board of Supes Unanimously Supports Creation of Nation’s First Municipal Public Bank
San Francisco — The Board of Supervisors took a historic step last Tuesday as they unanimously passed an ordinance that starts the process of founding the nation’s first municipal public bank. The public bank would be run by the City and would reinvest millions of dollars of public revenue in economic recovery, affordable housing, small
Supervisor Melgar votes down Free Muni despite 91% of her district supporting
San Francisco — The fight to make San Francisco’s municipal transit — Muni — free for riders has staunch supporters within City Hall, but failed by a single vote to overcome the Mayor’s threatened veto. One of the “no” votes was Supervisor Melgar, whose district spans the city’s southwest neighborhoods. Despite her position on the
Demonstrators Successfully Blocked Israeli Cargo Ship at Port of Oakland
OAKLAND—Hundreds of demonstrators picketed yesterday in front of six different gates at the Port of Oakland to block an Israeli container ship from unloading in protest of Israel’s apartheid policies. The Volans ship, operated by Israeli shipping company Zim, was successfully blocked and pulled out of the port with its cargo at around 6 pm.
Mayor Announces New Budget Without Including Voter-Approved Affordable Housing
San Francisco — “Trickle-down economics has never worked, and it’s time to grow the economy from the bottom and the middle out”. These are not the words of a radical leftist (although it likely would be), but of President Biden. In his recent joint address to Congress, President Biden hammered home the importance of taxing
SF Teacher’s Union Votes to Support Palestinians Against Israeli Occupation
San Francisco — The United Educators of San Francisco (UESF) voted to support occupied Palestine amid the escalating crises brought on by Israeli bombings, blockades, and illegal settlements. The situation reached a tipping point in the past weeks when Israeli settlers — backed by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and police — committed a pogrom
San Francisco Unanimously Supports Statewide Effort to Turn Abandoned Properties into Affordable Housing
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to support a state bill to help convert abandoned, tax delinquent properties into affordable homes. The bill, Assembly Bill No. 528 (Wicks), has been endorsed by a range of affordable housing organizations and advocates, praising the measure as a way to make sure properties during
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