Alice Griffith $9M Settlement
ON-THE-SPOT REPORTER Malik voices his opinion on the settlement and putting large sums of money in the hands of McCormack Baron Salazar and John Stewart Company when they have known about the habitability issues, yet chose to ignore them. Malik Washington asks the question: Is it a good idea to put this money in their […]
A Tale of Two Standards
Lurie’s Cleanliness Crackdown on Nonprofits — While Publicly Subsidized Housing Tenants Keep Living With Sewage, Garbage, Mold, Broken Elevators, and Rats!! Special Investigative Commentary San Francisco is preparing to hold hundreds of City-funded service providers to a new neighborhood-cleanliness standard. The question is whether City Hall will show the same urgency and accountability when low-income […]
THE PRICE OF BEING POOR REACHES PINOLE
A Single Mother Beat the John Stewart Company. Then, the Same Day She Settled, They Moved to Evict Her Again. Journalistic Note: Lynette Moore with the help of a private attorney and another attorney from Bay Area Legal has confronted John Stewart Property Management. At this time in her struggle, she feels overwhelmed and in […]
BUILT ON PROMISES, MANAGED BY CONTRADICTIONS
Price of Being Poor – Part 9 A federally subsidized “showpiece” of San Francisco redevelopment is telling its residents that mold, roaches, ventilation failures and a reported cluster of deaths are their problem – and that their overdue rent is the city’s. Before pouring billions more into Candlestick Point, the City and County of San […]
THE PRICE OF BEING POOR – PART 8
“The Moment the Room Saw It: Evidence, Exposure, and the Question the City Can No Longer Avoid” The room changed the moment the video was shown. It wasn’t loud. There was no chaos. No one needed to shout. Because once it appeared—once the image settled into view—there was no longer anything to debate. A rat.Inside […]
SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE REPORT: THE PRICE OF BEING POOR
How San Francisco Rewards Corporate Landlords Who Neglect Its Most Vulnerable Residents with Multi-Million Dollar Contracts They called it affordable housing. Tenants describe something closer to abandonment: sewage backups, boarded windows, unsafe buildings, and a system that punishes those who complain. After months of reporting, this investigation asks why City Hall continues rewarding the very […]