DISTRICT 10 DIDN’T COME FOR A PERFORMANCE. IT CAME LOOKING FOR ACCOUNTABILITY

“At a community forum in Bayview-Hunters Point, candidates confronted decades of unanswered questions about housing, environmental justice, public safety, and the future of San Francisco’s southeast neighborhoods.” Right to left: D.J. Brookter, Dexter Hall, Jessica Pessecow, Theo Ellington, Shawn Richards, J.R. Eppler, Pearci “PJ” Bastiany III, Mike “Trouble” Lin, and Dr. Leroy E. Adams, Jr., […]

WHEN REPRESENTATION DISAPPEARS: PLAZA EAST, PUBLIC HOUSING, AND THE FIGHT FOR DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY

“A community can survive broken plumbing longer than it can survive broken democracy.” Photo credits: https://www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/article/sf-public-housing-breed-19832585.php (Bottom Left)https://therealdeal.com/san-francisco/2022/09/02/sfs-plaza-east-housing-project-targeted-for-redevelopment/ (top left – 2022) – McCormack Baron Salazar built and managed the complex in 2001. Since then, its residents have complained about substandard conditions, including leaking pipes, rotting floors, electrical fires and pests.https://www.instagram.com/deanprestond5/ (Dean Preston & Dennis […]