J 13- Saucedo leads protesters into SF City Hall

Supervisor candidate Renee Saucedo tried to lead protesters (mostly Latino/Latina) into the SF Mayor's office,
around 10AM on a bitterly cold Thursday morning, 13 January 2005.

They got into City Hall, but were stopped at the outer door
of his office suite.
So they held a "press conference" (more like a rally)
just outside the closed door.

Their demands include funds for AIDS/HIV programs, at-home nursing,
neighborhood medical clinics (especially Tom Waddell), etc.
[Details may be available from La Raza Centro Legal, Inc. ]


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Look for photos by Bill Carpenter

[ http://fog.CCSF.edu/~wcarpent ]

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Among the Mayor's budget cuts is the "Senior Escort Program",
which allows frail elders to
get to the bank, supermarket, or doctor.
Without this vital life-line, many
independent elders will wind up in nursing "homes",
as de facto prisoners.

For the Chronicle report on this cruel cut, please see:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/01/13/MNGATAPKOB1.DTL

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