Google Executive Is Dead, but Ex-Tenants Still Face Eviction

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The late Google executive Jack Halprin's heirs (the 812 Guerrero St. house is shown here) have re-evoked the Ellis Act. Photo courtesy of Mission Local.

By Joe Eskenazi, Mission Local
Evan Wolkenstein has a lot on his mind these days. In a very San Franciscan touch, the high school teacher has, at age 44, just had his first child. And, in what is also a very San Franciscan touch, he is consumed with existential angst about where he and his wife will be raising this child.

That’s a worry for so many burgeoning San Francisco families. But, as of June 1, the landlord of the building he’s lived in since arriving here 14 years ago ceased accepting Wolkenstein’s rent checks. The next step is an eviction notice. It wouldn’t be the first time.

Read the complete story at Mission Local.

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