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San Francisco's Cruel Day: Losing Ted & The Guardian

For anyone paying attention, the city, already teetering from evictions and a massive demographic and political makeover (aka, gentrification), has been robbed of two core forces of resistance and persistence—the trailblazing Bay Guardian newspaper, and tenants’ rights hero Ted Gullicksen.

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Pushing For A Higher SF Minimum Wage

San Francisco’s new minimum wage could be highest in the country if passed on the November 2014 ballot. Community and labor groups that make up the Coalition for a Fair Economy are pushing for a higher minimum wage as rents in the San Francisco also top all other US cities.

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Op-Ed: 100% Affordable Housing Near Transit

New market rate housing proposes to rip through the heart of the Mission with the ultimate irony. Planners think they’re realizing the dream of “Transit Oriented Development” by allowing high density housing adjacent to one of the Bay Area’s busiest transit hubs. Victory at last! But who will live there?

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