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[email protected] Our organizing is based on extensive peer After a widely publicized fight between upscale condo residents opposing OR (415) 346-3740 AND IT outreach, and the information gathered the construction of a 200-bed Navigation Center and homeless advocates COULD BE ANSWERED IN THE directly drives the Coalition’s work. We do pushing for an expansion of basic services the Port Commission voted not bring our agenda to poor and homeless NEXT ISSUE! people: they bring their agenda to us. unanamiously to approve the proposal. ______

MAYOR BREED PROPOSES $500 MILLION BOND MEASURE FOR NOVEM- BER BALLOT WORKGROUP MEETINGS

Breed announced plans for a $500 million affordable housing bond for the AT 468 TURK STREET November ballot that would require 40% of units go to very low income HOUSING JUSTICE WORK GROUP people. This would be the biggest bond measure San Franciscans have Every Tuesday at noon ever voted on. The Housing Justice Workgroup is working toward a San Francisco in which every human being can have and maintain decent, ______habitable, safe, and secure housing. This meeting is in English and Spanish and open to everyone! CITY WILL ALLOW COMPANIES TO DONATE MONEY THAT WOULD BE HUMAN RIGHTS WORK GROUP HELD IN PROP C FUND IN EXCHANGE FOR A REBATE Every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. The Human Rights Workgroup has been doing some serious heavy lifting on these issues: conducting direct research, outreach to While funds from Proposition C are held up in a lawsuit, City Hall is offer- people on the streets, running multiple campaigns, developing ing a small rebate to companies that donate the funds so they can be used policy, staging direct actions, capturing media attention, and so immediately to fund homeless housing. much more. All those down for the cause are welcome to join! ______EVERYONE IS INVITED TO OUR WORK GROUP MEETINGS. Unfortunately our space is not wheelchair accessible, but we will move our meeting location to accomodate people who cannot make it up the stairs. For access needs contact [email protected] To learn more about COH workgroup meetings, contact us at : 415-346-3740, or go at : www.cohsf.org VOLUNTEER WITH US! PHOTOGRAPHERS STREET SHEET STAFF VIDEOGRAPHERS TRANSLATORS The Street Sheet is a publication of the Coalition on Homelessness. Some stories are COMIC ARTISTS collectively written, and some stories have WEBSITE MAINTENANCE individual authors. But whoever sets fingers to keyboard, all stories are formed by the GRAPHIC DESIGNERS collective work of dozens of volunteers, and WRITERS & COPYEDITORS our outreach to hundreds of homeless people.

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completed by Kai Lyons / IG: kailyonsadventurechannel SOLIDARITY FOREVER PAGE 3 MAY 1, 2019 San Francisco Labor Struggles in 2019 Homelessness and wages are closely Warehouse Union, become the first Labor Day that resulted in the arrests and bypasses the rights union workers linked, and organized labor prevent craft brewing employees to unionize. of 75 workers. have fought for. On April 10, thousands people from losing their homes and of medical workers went on strike During the strike, scabs were bused livelihoods. Here is a look at the many at five UC hospitals protesting the in from neighboring areas to cover labor struggles that have defined our OAKLAND TEACHERS ongoing intimidation and the effort the hotel duties, and some reported city this year... STRIKE on the part of the unions to discourage being fired for communicating with union participation. At the end of February Oakland union leaders and strikers while others ANCHOR STEAM teachers followed the examples set by allege they weren’t paid on time for On a recent visit to UC, Bernie UNIONIZES educators in Denver, Los Angeles and their work. The demonstrations lasted Sanders publicly blasted the UC for the state of West Virginia, started a for months and many organizations acting like a corporate employers and For a year Anchor Steam employees weeklong strike, demanding higher cancelled events they had planned to dismissing the needs of its workers. had been building momentum toward pay, more school counselors and hold in Marriott hotels in solidarity The struggle continues as AFSCME unionizing, one of the first such nurses, smaller classrooms, and a with striking workers. has called for a Speakers Strike, asking efforts in the craft brewing industry. promise not to close dozens of schools public figures to cancel their speaking Finally, in December, the hotel With the help of the local DSA, they slated to close to make way for charter engagements at the University until management settled with the union, waited to file their intent to form a schools. Teachers, students, families, its workers have a contract. Stacey agreeing to the strikers demands. The union until enough steam (no pun and neighbors demonstrated all week Abrams cancelled an engagement and settlement was nearly unanimously intended) had gathered to to do so. outside of their schools and saw broad tweeted her support for the strike last approved by the workers and included Once they were above board they had support from Oakland residents as week. a raise of $4 per hour over the next four to avoid retaliation from management, well as from teachers in neighboring years. who tried to ban employees from communities, who demonstrated their wearing pro-unions buttons at work solidarity through walkouts and sick- GIG DRIVERS PUSH BACK AS in an attempt to stymie support and ins. AFSCME STRIKES UBER AND LYFT GO PUBLIC intimidate workers. After a fierce week of negotiations AGAINST UNIVERSITY OF Uber and Lyft are both going public But they were not going to give up and hostility from the Oakland Unified CALIFORNIA this years, and drivers are outraged. so easily. Working in one of the most School District, the city eventually While the ride-hail companies are set Despite organizing four strikes expensive cities in the world, Anchor agreed to increase Oakland teacher to rake in millions from new investors in less than a year, two of the largest Steam employees found themselves salaries by 11% and to hire on more the workers are barely getting by, and unions are still working without consistently short on rent, and without counselors, as well as to offer more the company is cutting wages even a contract at the University of the income they needed for basic generous salaries to schools nurses. further. That’s because, as contract California. Thousands of workers — necessities like diapers (corroborate). The district refused however to cave workers, Lyft and Uber drivers are including researchers, social workers, Employees reported that when they on their planned site closures or to the contract workers, not employees, psychologists, bus drivers, security had started working for the company large class size reductions the teachers and so are denied benefits generally guards and many others — are they had felt taken care of and had pushed for. associated with employment, likesuch striking to demand a fair contract respected, that security had eroded as health insurance, disability, and and a reversal of outsourcing. UC overtime for a number of reasons. unemployment benefits. Workers workers have filed an Unfair Labor Not the least of these was that the MARRIOTT WORKERS across the country, including here in Practice charge against the university company was bought out by the Tokyo- STRIKE San Francisco, have protested the move system, alleging that it has illegally based Sapporo Holdings Ltd. in 2017. to go public, demanding that they be As 2018 came to a close, 2,500 intimidated and violated the rights of offered employment status, be allowed Workers demands were simple: workers at Marriott Hotels across the workers who’ve gone on strike, saying to organize as workers, and increase to they wanted to be paid enough to live city went on strike to demand higher workers have faced retaliation and a living wage. in the city, and, in the words of their wages, less demanding workloads, threats of police citation. hashtag, to be #anchoredinSF. On and continued access to healthcare. Workers claim the reliance on March 13, Anchor Steam employees The strike lasted for months and Image description: a banner hung on contract labor has created a serious voted overwhelmingly to join involved high profile actions, including a fence reads “the Teachers Will Win” problem with income, racial, and the International Longshore and a demonstration in Union Square on Photo by Rick Paulas gender inequality in the workplace MAY 1, 2019 PAGE 4 Vendors at work

You know what, real work to me means something you have to get up and do day in and day out, like a 40/hr a week job. So this isn’t like real work to me, Street Sheet is my passion. God gave me a gift of sales, since I was knee high. So I don’t see it as work I see it as an opportunity to get out and meet people and to be able to exercise my gift, my craft. I don’t meet to pat my own shoulder, but I’m just being real. Street Sheet has been good to me, and I think it’s good to the people who read it to, because it is real talk, it’s what you won’t find in any other publication. It has given me a Selling the Street Sheet is hard work. second chance, another opportunity, a chance to be self employed. I mean really, You have to pay attention, you have I’m my own boss. And the beautiful thing is I can decide today how much mon- to always adapt to the momentum, ey I want to make, and usually it happens. And sometimes it’s even better than the sway of traffic. It’s not always what I think. It has made a monumental impact on my life. If it wasn’t for SS I an easy thing to do, but the citizen really don’t know where I would be. I might be locked up or doing something I is always the one that wins. We’re shouldn’t, so really it’s a diamond for me, I can’t say enough. - Sterling Valentine just trying to slide into their day, get them to stop and make eye con- tact with you. It’s helped me really become a salesman. I can walk up to someone and make a sale, especially when I really need it, need some- thing to eat or something like that. It helps me to connect spiritually. Selling Street Sheet is real Selling the Street Sheet just makes hard work. You have to get me wish I had started a savings, cuz people to stop and listen, and at the end of the year if you really they need to give a damn. look at it you’ll notice that it really is When times are bad, Street a lifesaver. - Manuel Sheets have sometimes made it better. Because I get dona- tions, I get to meet a lot of people, and it’s fun. -Stanley Action Jackson

“Selling Street Sheets is work. It’s a friendly job. You meet people, be friendly, get a couple extra dollars in your pocket so you can think about what you want to do in the day. I’m trying to become independent. I don’t want to be dependent on other people so I’m getting a chance to build my skills. I’m on disability so I have other income but it just helps. I have gotten customer service skills. Some days I just grab a paper and go to beautiful areas. Experiencing different neighbor- hoods, and learning how to be cool with other people. Don’t be yelling at people, you just gotta handle it, and you gotta learn how to adjust when you’re doing the Street Sheet program and its an interesting experience, I’ve learned a lot.” - Mary Feeley PAGE 5 MAY 1, 2019

100 years of working-class Mission community in a historic landmark building that we will not allow to succumb to the forces of speculation and displacement! About the campaign: transgender community – could prove diversity can be in at least one place (UTW); Taxicab Institute; Fil-Am Family life threatening. preserved. Support Project; EL/LA Para Translatinas. The San Francisco Labor Council built the Labor Temple in 1914. The The Redstone Labor Temple delivers Get involved: measurable benefits to the City and, Current tenants: building was a hub of union organizing We need all hands on deck, all in the face of an unprecedented and work activities and a primary center Chile Lindo Café; The Lab; members of the community spreading displacement crisis, has held strong as for the city's historic labor community Collision Course; Pacific Petition; the word. We must stand together in a community destination and a source for over half a century. It was the Circuit Network; La Pocha Nostra; solidarity to say “No!” to speculation, of civic pride. The small but mighty epicenter of organizing for the San Outsider Enterprises; Western “No!” to displacement, and “Yes!” to organizations of the Redstone Labor Francisco of 1934, which Regional Advocacy Project (WRAP); preserving this historic resource and Temple have an extraordinary impact many historians believe established Comprehensive Communication; The keeping working-class Mission culture on the lives of workers, artists, Latinx, San Francisco as a "union town." For the World Can't Wait; Smartmeme Project; alive and thriving! LGBTQ, and the displaced. For over a past fifty years the Redstone has been Mission Agenda; Worker's World; century it has been a gathering place You may contact redstoneevents@ home to community-serving non-profit The Organizer Newspaper; Sisters Of for diverse communities to workshop yahoo.com to sign up for our mailing list, organizations and artists at affordable Perpetual Indulgence, Inc.; El Teatro De strategies that benefit the City, as well or to find appropriate ways to engage rents they would not be able to find La Esperanza; Whispered Media; Poor as a key site for celebrating our culture in the struggle. We have a fundraiser elsewhere in the city. Magazine; SF Living Wage Coalition; through exhibits and events. for organizing costs, which you can find International Indian Treaty Council; Currently, there is a bidding war at: gofundme.com/save-redstone-labor- We will need city officials, city Abalone Alliance Clearinghouse; Artist going on between predatory developers temple. We are on Facebook: search for departments, foundations, private Studios; Musician Rehearsal Space; who seek to profit by clearing the “SAVE THE REDSTONE LABOR TEMPLE”. funders and community leaders to step Redstone Tenant's Association; Green building of its low-budget advocacy Image by Redstone tenant Cliff Hengst organizations and artists, and the up to save this building. It will take a Cab Company; United Taxicab Workers Mission Economic Development Agency community effort. We cannot do it alone. (MEDA) which is seeking to purchase the We are working on getting the building to protect current tenants from building at a reasonable price to eviction and keep it as a community maintain the current tenants at center for community and labor affordable rents while having the ability organizing and cultural activism. to make the necessary upgrades needed The San Francisco Labor Council, in the building. Democratic Socialists of America San “In our eyes The City says it saves Francisco, United to Save the Mission, nonprofits and artists but they haven’t the San Francisco Democratic County done anything,” said Gary Gregerson, Central Committee and many, many president of the Redstone Labor Temple more have all passed resolutions calling Association and a current tenant in the on the City and County of San Francisco building, to the SF Examiner in February to do everything in its power to preserve 2019. He added that the sale of buildings the building as a community center. housing nonprofits and artists often We have been meeting with our elected end in the displacement of community- representatives and potential funders serving organizations. “There is nowhere and we will keep fighting until we win. to go. Some have found their way into The dozens of nonprofits, small our building and we are one of the last businesses, artists, and community spaces left,” he said. advocates housed in the Redstone About us, the Redstone Labor contribute hundreds of thousands Tenants Association: of dollars to the city’s social services infrastructure. Collectively, we The Redstone Labor Tenants serve over 50,000 San Franciscans Association was formed to explore the annually, the majority of whom are feasibility of tenant ownership of the from marginalized communities. The Redstone Building. As displacement of the Redstone tenants continues in the Mission District of San would place the burden of providing Francisco, the number of places that those services back on the city, and support its historic and in the case of El/La – a nonprofit that immigrant culture are dwindling. If the provides healthcare to San Francisco’s RLTA can buy this building in a collective manner as a community resource, MAY 1, 2019 PAGE 6 Winter’s Journey Project Discusses Homelessness Through Music

Anisha Tammana Music up interviewing a woman living has a in a U-haul with her four children long history of being used to raise and husband. By hearing stories awareness about social issues. From of homeless mothers through her opera to hip-hop, the legacy of social volunteer work, Kuhlmann began commentary in the performing arts to associate the lives of homeless is rich with examples of creative women to the song cycle Winterreise. Legislation Passes approaches to portraying injustice. The music of this song cycle, as Kuhlmann describes it, is poetic and Mezzo soprano Gwendolyn intensely emotional. As she interacted Kuhlmann doesn’t consider herself to Give First Right of with homeless mothers, the idea of an activist. Her upcoming show, incorporating their stories into the The Winter’s Journey Project, is an music began to develop. Purchase to Nonprofits artistic and unconventional rendering “When tenant COPA, which include being able to sell of composer Franz Schubert’s song The challenge of ethically Jarred Quarles rights are under their property at market rate, while cycle Winterreise, featuring stories of representing social issues is always attack, what do we do? STAND UP AND stopping the displacement of families homeless mothers in Oakland. interesting; how do we discuss FIGHT BACK!” and stabilizing San Francisco’s diverse homelessness without using it simply Kuhlmann spent 10 years in communities. as an entertaining factor? Someone Germany and in 2015, she stumbled This was the heartfelt call and suggested to Kuhlmann that recording into a church in Munich that worked response headed by South of Market According to the latest Housing the stories would be a good idea. She with refugee mothers. There, she Community Action Network activist Balance Report from the City’s Planning says it’s “exactly how people become became part of a group called Abigail. The moving chant was Department, less than 18% of net new human to you...hearing their stories.” Everyone’s Song, a support system perfectly positioned at the end of the units built in San Francisco in the past for refugees. It was a cultural and “They’ve been very vulnerable press conference for the Community 10 years have been affordable; that is, musical exchange started by an Iraqi with me,” she says of the women she Opportunity to Purchase (COPA) within financial reach of people making women who herself was a refugee. interviewed for the project. It was her legislation on April 16, 2019. This press up to 120% area median income, or Kuhlmann remembers sharing pregnancy that had led to the theme of conference was based on the fight for $142,080 annually for a family of four. American Christmas songs and the motherhood. basic human housing rights which Last year, the federal Housing and Urban refugees sharing Iraqi songs. She continues to be under attack here, but Development Department defined “low She hopes to reach her peers describes the exchange as “eye level San Franciscans can be ensured that income” in the city as $117,400. through the show, educating people sharing” - telling stories through beyond nonprofits, we have the Board who are perhaps alienated from music, as equals. Through music, she of Supervisors vigorously assisting in Last year’s net result still falls short homelessness about the issue. formed relationships. “I was a friend to the fight. Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer of Proposition K’s recommendation from refugees,” she says. The first article of the German from District 1 is the mastermind behind 2014 that 33% of units built be affordable. constitution says, “The dignity of a the creation of the COPA legislation and, Years later, living in Oakland, human shall remain untouchable.” being a landlord herself, she knows This has been the trend to make sure Kuhlmann was volunteering with a Kuhlmann hopes to convey that how important it is to ensure that low- that the low-income and poor residents utility advocacy group. It was there through the music and words of The income and poor families maintain of San Francisco be pushed outside of that she fell in love with grassroots Winter’s Journey Project. housing security. the city limits, which goes against the activism. For a project, she ended idea of this being the Golden City. “We During the press conference, we aspire to create the beloved community, learned that all 11 members of the Board but we can’t do that if we’re punishing of Supervisors support COPA. So, what people for being low-income or poor,” When Money does the legislation do? COPA is an said Mayor London Breed at the press innovative policy designed to prevent conference for Financial Justice Project displacement and stabilize diverse earlier. “The only way to guarantee Becomes a Weapon communities in San Francisco by that housing becomes and remains granting affordable housing nonprofits affordable with the idea of the beloved Who would possibly use money as a weapon against poor, Darnell Boyd the first right to purchase multi-family community for San Francisco residents is homeless people? The wealthy would, and they are doing it apartment buildings. Put simply, COPA by nonprofits and city officials working now. They are raising money to stop a navigation center from grants nonprofits focused on housing, together to combat the issue.” being in their neighborhood. the ability to bid first on multi-family buildings on the market from landlords “Acquisition of properties across Why would they do that? Why would they be so cruel to people that don’t have seeking to sale. the City is tried-and-true approach anything and they have more than enough? to keeping in place San Franciscans “We can not afford to take two vulnerable to no-fault evictions,” said These are some of their reasons. They said that their property value would go steps forward and one step back, the Karoleen Feng, director of community down. They said that needles and trash would be all over the streets. They said market will not solve this problem,” real estate for the Mission Economic people would be camping out. Fewer said. “The city has to step in and Development Agency. COPA is a major protect our existing affordable housing step in the right direction and should But I think the reason is this: They are afraid of doing something good. They are to prevent displacement.” The legislation become the standard for other cities in afraid of helping someone because it’s contagious. They are afraid of getting into also ensures that when nonprofits buy California to follow. the habit of giving. They are afraid of showing compassion and empathy and the buildings, tenants will feel secure kindness. knowing the buildings will remain The fight doesn’t stop here — Don’t worry, NIMBY. One day you are going to need someone to show you kind- or become permanently affordable remember to continue your support of ness, empathy and love, and it won’t be there because you forgot to make a housing in the city. Landlords, like the most vulnerable citizens here in San deposit in the Karma Bank. tenants, are guaranteed incentives from Francisco. PAGE 7 MAY 1, 2019

SOCIAL JUSTICEHOME CALENDAR MAY MAY 1 8 CITY BUDGET HEARING SB50: WHO GETS ON MENTAL HEALTH & TO LIVE IN THE NEW SUBSTANCE USE CALIFORNIA? WHERE: IMPACT HUB SAN FRANCISCO WHERE: SF CITY HALL ROOM TBA @1-4PM 1885 MISSION ST @6-7:30PM Join us to advocate for services and housing Lawmakers have proposed SB50, a supposedly for the most vulnerable communities of SF revised bill to upzone cities to build market rate at the budget hearing with the Homeless housing. At this panel discussion, we will take a critical look at this bill and the ideology behind Emergency Service Providers Association it, what impacts it will have in San Francisco and (HESPA), a coalition of 27 homeless service the greater Bay Area, and whether it truly will providers. live up to its new promises.

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MAY MAY 13 18 SPEAK OUT: SB 1045 CONSERVATORSHIP VOTE AT COALITION ON RULES COMMITTEE HOMELESSNESS: BOCCE WHERE: 10AM AT CITY HALL RM. 263 BALL FUNDRAISER Join us to urge Supervisors to vote “NO” on the implementation of SB 1045, which WHERE: AQUATIC PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT would would allow the city to expand conservatorship, a legal process through 890 BEACH ST @11AM-3PM which an individual loses the right to make decisions about their housing, finances, and Food, drink, raffle, prizes, and a kid-friendly medical care.The bill targets homeless people environment! with severe mental illness and substance addictions. ACCESS: For info call (415)571-1696

ACCESS: City Hall is wheelchair/ADA accessible. Homeless Woman Offered Shelter by Police, Then Arrested Nuala Sawyer, originally published by SF Weekly Homeless advocates are crying ance for petty theft, and arrested her. tent, just one tent. Cops have never Thursday’s incident sits in sharp foul over an arrest that occurred on arrested her, and always asking her contrast to many of the claims made Once the handcuffs came out Turk Street Thursday morning, after to take down her tent. She could have by SFPD during recent hearings on a crowd gathered, and backup was a 28-year-old unhoused woman was been arrested a long time ago. homeless encampment sweeps, where called. All told, around eight police offered a bed in a Navigation Center advocates have called for more out- officers ended up at the scene and one “They set her up, acted by police. When she gave her name to reach from social workers, and less sheriff. them, she was arrested. like they were going to give response from police. It’s believed that SF Weekly obtained evidence of her a seven-day bed, then more than 30 percent of residents in Quiver Watts was standing outside the arrest through a private Facebook San Francisco’s jail are people who their job at the Coalition on Homeless- turned her around and video. In it, the woman, whose street were homeless before their arrest. ness on Turk street when they spotted roughed her up,” she added. name is Diamond, was being held in three cops rolling up. handcuffs against the side of a build- “They got out of the car, and there ing on the north side of Turk Street. As was just one tent on the block, so I a crowd gathers and more police show knew they were going to her,” Watts up, a cop can be seen saying “By the tells SF Weekly. “They woke her up, and orders of London Breed,” no doubt refer- said they were there to offer resources, encing the mayor’s support of encamp- like a seven-day bed in a Navigation ment resolutions. Center.” Watts tells SF Weekly they told the According to Watts, the woman crowd “Just vote for the right people if told police she already had a bed in a you want things to change.” Navigation Center; a worker from the A woman named Charie, who says Homeless Outreach Team had met she is Diamond’s aunt, witnessed the with her the day before and had ar- incident go down. She was confused ranged for one to be set up for her on by the behavior of police, and their Thursday. Police then said they’d check timing. on the status of it for her, and asked for her ID. When she handed it over, they “She’s been on the streets forever, secretly ran her name in their warrant literally,” Charie tells SF Weekly. “She’s database, found a missed court appear- been over here on the streets with this NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION Coalition On Homelessness Home 468 Turk Street U.S. POSTAGE Name: MiguelE.Rodriguez, 53Date: 10February 2019Place: SanBrunoAve, between 15thandAlamedaHomeless:11months San Francisco, CA 94102 PAID 415.346.3740 PERMIT NO. 3481 www.cohsf.org SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94188

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