San Francisco Public Press (https://www.sfpublicpress.org/2021/07/)
San Francisco residents can now learn how to avoid eviction by sending a text message to a special phone number.
That service is part of an outreach campaign launched Friday by the San Francisco Anti-Displacement Coalition, a group of tenant-rights organizations. » Read more
In the streets, in jails and other detention facilities and at its program sites around the Bay Area, the Young Women’s Freedom Center provides resources and support to girls, women and transgender and gender non-conforming people. It also provides training, internships, fellowships and jobs that pay to help people affected by poverty, exploitation and violence develop their voices. » Read more
The morning and evening commute nearly disappeared in March 2020 as the Bay Area went into pandemic lockdown, and while travel on public transit continues to lag this summer, many people are getting behind the wheel to get to and from their jobs. » Read more
San Francisco lawmakers are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to extend the statewide eviction moratorium again, because ending it Oct. 1 could cause COVID-19 infections to climb.
“We’re not out of the woods yet,” said Kyle Smeallie, legislative aide to Supervisor Dean Preston, who is leading the push locally. » Read more
The San Francisco Sheriff’s Office evicted 25 households in the two weeks of June after the state reopened for business, more than double the monthly average over the previous six months.
Sheriff Paul Miyamoto resumed evictions that had been on pause as city officials declared that San Francisco was gaining the upper hand in its fight against the coronavirus. » Read more
The pandemic and related precautions affected millions of restaurant workers around the country — unemployment in the restaurant industry shot up to more than 40% nationwide in April 2020, and to 60% in the Bay Area according to the State of Restaurant Workers report from the advocacy group Restaurant Opportunities Centers United. » Read more
The city of Mountain View is prohibiting oversize vehicle parking on streets that are 40 feet wide and less, which more than 80 percent of the city’s streets are. According to reporting from the Mountain View Voice, the restriction was billed as a traffic safety measure, but advocates on both sides openly acknowledged it was a means to reduce the number of homeless vehicle dwellers in the area. » Read more
On a chilly summer afternoon in the Tenderloin, Donna Hilliard offered a person sitting on the sidewalk a coronavirus vaccine.
“Hey, how’s it going, honey? Have you been COVID vaccinated? We have it here,” Hilliard said.
“My name’s Donna, by the way. » Read more
Thousands of San Franciscans affected by the COVID-19 pandemic could face eviction this fall in the likely event that government rental assistance programs run out of money.
Tenants who have applied for help with COVID-related rent debt are entitled to an extra six months of eviction protection — until April 2022 — while they wait for an answer from authorities. » Read more
Update 7/16/21: A few days after this episode of “Civic” aired, Bay Area health officials made a joint recommendation that everyone wear masks in public indoor settings, regardless of vaccination status, a change from the masking protocols outlined by the health officer in this interview. » Read more