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 […]
THE PRICE OF BEING POOR — PART 6: The Legal Reckoning Begins
SAN FRANCISCO — It lasted one hour on Friday, April 10, 2026, but the impact may last much longer. In a tightly focused, one-hour virtual meeting moderated by this journalist, tenants from across San Francisco delivered direct testimony to Special Assistant Attorney General Alex Fisch of the California Department of Justice. What unfolded was not […]