Videos from October 18th San Francisco City Hall: Sunnydale and Potrero Hill residents protest HOPE SF redevelopment and privatization

On Monday, October 18th, Sunnydale and Potrero Hill residents held a protest at San Francisco City Hall to oppose the HOPE SF redevelopment, the privatization of public housing by the Eugene Burger Management Corporation, longterm neglect by the San Francisco Housing Authority, and the discrimination of mixed status families.

This protest followed a protest held at Sunnydale on October 15th at a new Mercy Housing development built on the site of demolished Sunnydale units. Police had blocked residents from entering as San Francisco Mayor London Breed, Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge held a press conference and tour of the latest Mercy Housing development built as a part of the HOPE SF redevelopment plan.

Videos of speeches from October 18th can be found below:

Rosa, a resident of #SunnydaleSF of 50+ years has this to say:
“These #politicians are liars. These people only care about themselves and they don’t give a sh*t about us. But we will fight to stay.”#SF pic.twitter.com/u6Dl3ShMRl
— the United Front Against Displacement (@TheUfad) October 19, 2021

Rita talking about how the cheaply built “paper castles” are a bad deal for residents, with new rules, ways to control people, and a bunch of new stuff people will have to pay for. #baddeal #SanFrancisco #HOPESF pic.twitter.com/ugKZxdhVFD
— the United Front Against Displacement (@TheUfad) October 19, 2021

Maria, a resident at Sunnydale, tells the crowd how the new buildings are like prisons or hotels, not like homes. But the community has the power to fight back and demand better. #poderoso #SF #Sunnydale pic.twitter.com/9RRmHUCjQe
— the United Front Against Displacement (@TheUfad) October 19, 2021

Chantelle tells us about how the police physically barred residents from entering a photo op at Sunnydale where politicians like #Pelosi lied about the popularity of #HOPESF. We also shouldn’t give up because there are more of us and we have the truth. #SF pic.twitter.com/yvAYiu0Txa
— the United Front Against Displacement (@TheUfad) October 19, 2021

Jacob says that the #CityofSF called 62% of residents returning a success. But that’s really“a shame” because that means over a third of people lost their homes.#SF #publichousing pic.twitter.com/1NsUkxvAQS
— the United Front Against Displacement (@TheUfad) October 19, 2021

Vanessa @MsNess60 calls in all the way from New York to bring home that this is a national struggle “We’re all in this thing together…you gotta keep fighting” pic.twitter.com/NKrzccWMqw
— the United Front Against Displacement (@TheUfad) October 19, 2021

Claudia from Potrero has been harassed by Housing Authority for years but she won’t give up the fight “My kids and my kids’ dignity comes first.” #NoDiscriminación #SF #Cityhall pic.twitter.com/bt40WGkxTn
— the United Front Against Displacement (@TheUfad) October 19, 2021

Sue has been living in Sunnydale for 14 years and is explaining in Cantonese all the things the new private developers are refusing to provide, like adequate parking and accessible laundry. #中文 #反对私有化 #opposeprivatization pic.twitter.com/KLM5VfMoB3
— the United Front Against Displacement (@TheUfad) October 19, 2021

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