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SFRA has met it first major SNAG on Parcle A just as it will meet many major snags all over the area it plans to build the 49er City and more all over Bayview Hunters Point in areas that are very prone to liquefaction. We have over 400 toxic hot spots and SFRA does not want to address Quality of Life Issues regarding abating and mitigating. SFRA plans to cap the toxic areas and build thousands of homes on Brown Fields, Toxic Hot Spots and give a damn to the health of the constituents of those...

It was revealed yesterday that Peter Ragone, Mayor Gavin Newsom’s Press Secretary, purchased a Tenancy-in-Common (TIC) unit in a building where an Ellis Act eviction of a disabled tenant occurred. When questioned about the fact that he had purchased a unit where such an eviction occurred, Ragone told Beyond Chron, “I had no idea. How would I have known?” However, documents reproduced here reveal Ragone signed and dated two separate fliers showing he had read and approved them, and both clearl...

Supervisor Aaron Peskin will introduce legislation today that would keep many of the buildings where Ellis Act evictions occurred out of the condominium conversion lottery. The move comes on the heels of one of the most dramatic examples of the devastating effects of the Ellis Act. Last Saturday a building full of seniors, children and long-term tenants received eviction notices from a landlord hoping to clear the building and resell the units as Tenancy-In-Commons (TICs). Current tenants of ...

The infamous 49er Stadium Swindle, promoted via massive election fraud in 1997, in which we voted 70% No but the election fraud Democrat-Republicans changed it to 50.3% "yes" is now being promoted by anti-rent control election-frauding "mayor" Gavin Newsom & state senator Migden with legislation to change the plan, without voter approval....

There's Much More to be Done on Debt Relief...

In line with the nationwide trend, the city of Richmond, Virginia, backed by business and Virginia Commonwealth University, is carrying out policies that hide homelessness and punish the poor. Construction of a new building that will consolidate meal services to the city’s homeless and working poor is slated to begin this summer....

When SRO hotels were constructed 60-90 years ago, individual mailboxes were not included. As a result, the vast majority of SRO residents having to pick through mail left on stairs, retrieve it through non-secure mail slots, or even pick it out of Cheerio boxes their landlord has left in front of their door....

Progressive San Franciscans from the Castro to the Tenderloin and from the Haight to South of Market are shocked and awed by the Redevelopment Agency’s recent threats and announced attempts to “eminent domain” and “market rate” African Americans, peoples of color and other homeowners out of Bayview Hunters Point for profit....

The Oakland City Council will hold a public hearing on the Oak to Ninth project Tuesday, March 28th at 6:30 p.m....

Millions of Americans stand to face enormous financial strain or foreclosure when their adjustable-rate mortgages reset this year. The number of mortgage holders slipping behind in monthly payments rose steadily throughout the winter, according to major foreclosure tracking companies. As federal interest rates continue to increase, the number of borrowers defaulting on their mortgages is certain to grow....