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Mayor proposes WiFi in Public Housing closer to Monster Park

by Francisco Da Costa (frandacosta [at] att.net)
Mayor Gavin Newsom proposes free WiFi in Public Housing at Double Rock with used, cold, old computers to permit poor folks have free access to WiFi provided by Google and a few connected cronies that are very dubious in nature - have got millions of dollars but did not say a word at the Public Meetings - OneEconomy in particular and another entity at 200 Paul Avenue.

Mayor Gavin Newsom has some one very close to him that is taking him places but always for all the wrong reasons.

Spin in the Media is something that cannot fool educated folks. We know what happened to the White House - Awe and Shock is now hitting the White House - Liars, cronies, and every one is ducking from the wrath of the people.

There was NO Accountability and there was no Transparency. It is the same with Mayor Gavin Newsom and the Department of Telephone and Information Systems (DTIS). This department is pathetic and the leadership no where to be found. It does not believe in having a meaningful dialog and will do stuff behind the constituents back. This is wrong.

We have very serious issues in all of Public Housing in San Francisco. Most of the shootings and killings are linked to this areas. By Monster Park better known to the world as Candlestick Park is a prominent Public Housing which goes by its popular name and called Double Rock. The Mayor wants everything to go away - so he will give them - mostly poor folks free Wireless Service and they can spend their quality time on old, cold, computers surfing the net and learning more about perverts!

Dwayne Jones, the Director of Community Development who resides in Oakland has been orchestrating certain dubious activities for the past 9 months. I have been following the events.
He is the man with the name Project this and that. His Project Homeless is a joke but it all started years ago with Project Connect. None of the projects have the dots connected.

Some idiots barged in a make shift home and placed it on a vacant lot that comes under the jurisdiction of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). I visited this make shift two storey building - much of it does not meet seismic stanadards. They placed it at Double Rock - in Public Housing and think no end to themselves for bring this one of kind poor built house in the backyard of folks that are wondering - " what is this all about ? ".

It has been placed in a crime ridden area and the surrounding folks mostly on welfare and very poor do not know what to make of it. Most people in this area have NOT been to college. The youth do not go to school and the few that do prefer truancy as a choice of running away from the daily woes that beset them.

There are serious turf problems, people have no health insurance, most people are hungry, and when you talk about jobs most of them have no skills that would open doors and give them good long term well paying jobs.

The Samoans are many in this area and no one is doing any meaningful outreach. The shooting and killings are on the rise and drug dealing within the confines of this community - complete with fake security of which plenty is there to be seen but of very poor quality. The Housing Authrority spends over $2 million on this fake ass program.

So, anyone that deals with humanity can see that the folks need help. Health and Safety is a must for these poor folks.

The housing condition inside is pathetic - many of the homes boarded up. Fungi, and other nasty toxins daily invaded the bodies of the residents and cancer and other illness abound. Mayor Gavin Newsom feels, thinks, and ponders and comes out with a Mickey Mouse solution - they all could use WiFi - freely wireless services and all that and more would go away.

The mostly few Blacks sellouts in this area have sold the community. Always taking bread crumbs to sellout the community.

The Samoan Community wich comprises about 40% are united and are watching the nonsense before their noses. They are the only community that are asking the right questions - " what are these Mother F****** doing in our neighborhood" . " Always coming out with some ideas without asking us a thing".

Then we have so called Community Based Organizations many getting millions from the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice, the Mayor's Office of Community Development, the Mayor's of this and that and all a waste of time and money.

The most important element missing is these damn fools do not consult the people at ground zero. These idiots think they know it all - they can speak and act for the people. Like giving poor folks WiFi for free and not giving them education. Not taking care of Safety and Health issues.

There is tons of information out there in cyber space - but one has to be educated to discern and gather the right information.

You would think the City and County of San Francisco would know that. You would think they would do all in their power to bring solace to the the community but more address Health and Safety issues. But no these fake ass idiots - want to prey on the community, make them experimental entities using some free WiFi that is dubious in nature.

How about reducing crime it has reached 96 and is growing?

How about giving hot meals that are nourishing to the children? How about addressng incarceration and the many youth lingering at the Youth Detention Center closer to Forest Hill?

How about reducing Domestic Violence?

How about curtailing all the drug sales?

How about edcuation and especially Adult Education where the folks attending have amenities like childcare and get some stipend? Come on Google you could spread some of your butter around - at $450 plus a share in the stock market and billions in assests?

Mayor Gavin Newsom continues to defy logic. White journalists especially the types like Rachael Jordon will say anything and defend him. The Examiner and the Chronicle are pathetic when it comes to investigative reporting.

White journalists have done so much damage by refusing to do investigative reporting. How can they understand people of color when they think of themselves as beyond the beyond and have no ability to understand the basic elements of humanity and what the poor suffer and go through each and every day?

In the mean time you heard it here first - the first large WiFi Project will be initiated soon - complete with the offer of free old, cold, computers to make it happen. Poor folks will surf Cyber Space and just like that crime will go away. Hunger will be no more. Health and Safety will be restored - you just press Enter!

Francisco Da Costa
Director
Environmental Justice Advocacy
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