Even after residents get in to supportive housing, they face many obstacles to keeping it, and make up a disproportionately large number the tenants threatened with eviction. Part of a special report on homelessness and mental health in San Francisco, in the fall 2014 print edition. Stories rolling out online throughout the fall.
Author Archives: Paayal Zaveri
Paayal Zaveri is a reporting intern for the San Francisco Public Press. She has edited and reported for The California Aggie, the student newspaper at the University of California, Davis, and other online publications. Twitter: @paayalzaveri
Posted inCity Hall, Housing, Housing Solutions, Politics
San Francisco and New York Affordable Housing Plans Compared
San Francisco is not the only city in a housing crisis. The multi-year plan proposed by Mayor Ed Lee bears some similarities to those proposed by Bill de Blasio, the new mayor of New York, where even last week a major initiative advanced to fix older affordable buildings. Part of a special report on solutions for housing affordability.
Posted inCity Hall, Education, Government & Politics, Social Justice
Education Reformers Say Students Need a Voice in State Funding for Equity
With California public schools set to receive hundreds of millions of dollars in additional funding in the coming school year, education reform groups say Bay Area school districts have not done enough to bring students — not just parents and other district residents — into the decision-making process.