Category Archives: Public Housing

Sunnydale and Potrero Hill Residents Organize to Expose San Francisco Housing Authority Neglect, Demand Repairs and Halt to Privatization

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday October 21st, 2021. Sunnydale and Potrero Hill Residents Organize to Expose Neglect and Demand Repairs For years, the San Francisco Housing Authority (SFHA) has engaged in a consistent and extreme pattern of willful negligence of its properties, irresponsibly forcing residents to inhabit dangerous apartments which have major mold problems, pest infestations,Continue reading “Sunnydale and Potrero Hill Residents Organize to Expose San Francisco Housing Authority Neglect, Demand Repairs and Halt to Privatization”

Public Housing Tenants Rally Against Nationwide Privatization of Public Housing and HOPE SF Scheme in San Francisco // Inquilinos de viviendas públicas protestan la privatización a nivel nacional del esquema de viviendas públicas y HOPE SF en San Francisco

Photos by Leon Kunstenaar, Indybay For Immediate Release: June 16th, 2021 PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS RALLY AGAINST NATIONWIDE PRIVATIZATION OF PUBLIC HOUSING AND HOPE SF SCHEME IN SAN FRANCISCO On June 12th, Sunnydale and Potrero Hill residents came together in front of San Francisco City Hall to protest the HOPE SF privatization of their homes, whichContinue reading “Public Housing Tenants Rally Against Nationwide Privatization of Public Housing and HOPE SF Scheme in San Francisco // Inquilinos de viviendas públicas protestan la privatización a nivel nacional del esquema de viviendas públicas y HOPE SF en San Francisco”

June 12th: National Protest at San Francisco City Hall Against Privatization of Public Housing and Neglect by SFHA and OHA

On Saturday, June 12th at 3pm at San Francisco City Hall, tenants of the last two public housing developments in San Francisco, Sunnydale and Potrero Hill, alongside Oakland public housing tenants, will protest the nationwide privatization of public housing and intentional neglect by the San Francisco and Oakland Housing Authorities.  This protest is part ofContinue reading “June 12th: National Protest at San Francisco City Hall Against Privatization of Public Housing and Neglect by SFHA and OHA”

San Francisco Housing Authority Management Scams Undocumented Public Housing Residents at Potrero Hill, Charging 60% of Income

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 26, 2021 Contact:United Front Against Displacement510-815-9978wewontgo@riseup.net SAN FRANCISCO HOUSING AUTHORITY MANAGEMENT SCAMS UNDOCUMENTED PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS AT POTRERO HILL, CHARGING 60% OF INCOME San Francisco Housing Authority management is charging at least ten families with undocumented family members in public housing at Potrero Hill 60% of their income for rent. TheseContinue reading “San Francisco Housing Authority Management Scams Undocumented Public Housing Residents at Potrero Hill, Charging 60% of Income”

Rally and Outreach Against Privatization at the Harlem State Office Building, Friday, May 28 at 5pm

On Friday, May 28 at 5pm, tenants protesting the privatization of their public housing developments in Harlem and throughout New York City will gather at the State Building at 125th street for a rally and public information event. The event will be a celebration of several months of organizing among several housing sites in NewContinue reading “Rally and Outreach Against Privatization at the Harlem State Office Building, Friday, May 28 at 5pm”

Video Recording from Truth Commission on RAD and the Privatization of Public Housing: May 4, 2021

A recording of an event held May 4, 2021 which featured activists and public housing residents from across the country discussing their experiences and sharing updates from the struggle against the privatization of public housing. Hosted by the United Front Against Displacement and the Justice for All Coalition.

May 22 in Oakland: Come Together, Speak Out, Fight Back! Defending public housing in the Bay Area

Join public housing tenants from Cypress Village and Lockwood Gardens in Oakland and Sunnydale in San Francisco in a discussion about recent tenant organizing efforts. The San Francisco and Oakland Housing Authorities, just like Housing Authorities across the country, have been forcing tenants to live in dangerous conditions in order to justify selling public housingContinue reading “May 22 in Oakland: Come Together, Speak Out, Fight Back! Defending public housing in the Bay Area”

TENANTS FROM ALL FIVE BOROUGHS RALLY AT HARLEM RIVER HOUSES TO STOP RAD/ PRIVATIZATION CITYWIDE

For Immediate Release: May 3, 2021 Residents of Harlem River Houses and Fulton Houses were joined by neighbors from across the five boroughs on Saturday May 1st at Charles Young Triangle in East Harlem (153rd and Macombs Pl) for a rally and march, and to commence a rent-strike starting the same day. The rent strikeContinue reading “TENANTS FROM ALL FIVE BOROUGHS RALLY AT HARLEM RIVER HOUSES TO STOP RAD/ PRIVATIZATION CITYWIDE”

Protest at Harlem River Houses, NYC – Saturday, May 1, 1pm

NYCHA/ RAD is breaking the law in its scheme to hand ownership of public housing over to the worst predatory banks and property managers in NYC. In the meantime, they’ve abandoned tenants, ignored repair requests, and let buildings fall into disrepair. Harlem River Houses is one of the first Public Housing Developments in NYC.They thinkContinue reading “Protest at Harlem River Houses, NYC – Saturday, May 1, 1pm”