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More Affordable Housing! Join us to talk about Prop I: Affordable Housing Guarantee Act with Tuesday Rose Thorton, Anti Eviction attorney and DSA member, alongside Scott Feeney; member of the steering committee of the Democratic Socialists of America, San Francisco. On this episode we discuss why San Franciscans should vote for the Affordable Housing Guarantee Act, what social housing is and how it exists here already in San Francisco and how you can join the fight to secure affordable housing and protect our city’s democratic values. Go to www.yesonisf.com or follow @sfguaranteedact on Instagram to learn how to join the campaign!  Support the show

Join us on this episode with guests Christin Evans community advocate and former member of the Homeless Oversight Commission and Ajai Nicole Duncan– a community advocate at TODCO to discuss the city’s attempt at charter reform— to propose amendments to the city charter on the ballot this November.  On this episode we will be breaking down these charter reform amendments, outlining the threats to democracy here in San Francisco and hopefully activating listeners to engage in protecting San Francisco's local democracy from the attempted billionaire takeover! Support the show

Join us to discuss the opening of the RESET center in San Francisco, essentially a $21 million dollar illegal drunk tank and the city's latest attempt to criminalize homelessness and substance use. We are joined by Apple Cronk, an artist, activist and policy advocate working towards community care and evidence based solutions here in San Francisco.  Support the show

On this episode we are talking about San Francisco’s city budget, specifically the People's Budget Coalition, the group that is advocating for a budget that reflect's the City's values. We learn about some of the community organizations part of PBC, what is at stake for them and how they are fighting back against the city's billionaire agenda and advocating for a budget that reflect's the City's values. To learn more and take collective action. go to peoplesbudgetcoalition.org.  Support the show

Join us for a fun gameshow edition with hilarious guests Tom Ammiano, (activist and former member of California State Assembly), Sarah Shortt, (Director of counseling programs at the Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco) and Mary Howe, (Executive Director at the Homeless Youth Alliance). During this episode these seasoned San Francisco social justice advocates get to buzz in as they guess which local politician, tech bro or online grifter made each ridiculous claim or remark. Did Trump say this or Mayor Daniel Lurie?  Support the show

After years of having their belongings destroyed by city workers while homeless in San Francisco, Apple Cronk and her partner fought back through the courts. Join Apple and her partner Josh with our Host, Street Sheet editor TJ Johnston as they explore how this settlement protects ALL unhoused San Franciscans from routine property destruction, as well as their journey fighting back against the city's attack on unhoused people's human rights, their dignity and their vital and precious belongings.  Check out Apple's op-ed in the Chronicle telling her story about why she joined the lawsuit.  Support the show

On this episode we are joined by Lukas Illa, Human Rights organizer with the Coalition on Homelessness and Armando Martinez, RV resident and End Poverty Tows activist.  As part of the RV ban, RV residents who were counted by the City in a May 2025 count may be exempt from the 2-hour enforcement for only 12 months unless they are offered a housing subsidy or shelter placement. But the plan only has 65 family housing subsidies allocated for an estimated 427 RV households.    The mayor’s RV ban comes at a time when immigrant communities are threatened by increased criminalization and deportations. End Poverty Tows fear the disproportionate impacts to immigrant communities and poor black and brown communities that have turned to RVs as their housing solution due to the lack of affordable housing in one of the world's richest cities. Tune in to hear Lukas and Armando discuss vehicular homelessness, the common myths and misconceptions weaponized by the city officials to demonize the RV community and the future of organizing with and for the RV community in the aftermath of the RV ban. Thanks for tuning in!  Support the show

In this episode we host Laura Guzman- the Executive Director at the National Harm Reduction Coalition and Shakema Straker, human rights organizer and harm reduction advocate at the Coalition on Homelessness. Our guests discuss the basic tenets of harm reduction and the data and research that champions harm reduction as an evidence based practice. We explore the harmful misconceptions and stigma that surrounds the overdose crisis, drug use and substance use disorders and the harmful narratives and policies that we are seeing at a local, state and national level. Our guests end with discussing how we can continue to shape counter narratives and fight the stigma.   "Harm Reduction is Loving People Back to Health."  Support the show

Join us this episode with Lauren Hall to chat about DISH's commitment to providing high quality permanent housing to San Franciscans who suffer from serious health issues. According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, theres is a nationwide shortage of affordable housing and permanent supportive housing. We explore the political attacks on the Housing First framework that stigmatizes drug use and users and call for the prioritization of treatment before housing. "It is hard to make positive change in your life if you don't have a home,"  Support the show

On Today's episode we will be speaking to the Lucia Obregon, the director at the San Francisco Latino Party and Equity Coalition (SFLPEC) a citywide coalition of more than 22 Latinx-led and Latinx serving community based agencies, she is also the appointed commissioner for the immigrant rights commission of San Francisco, a volunteer with the Building Community Collective and lastly an artist and of the lead singers of the band Inti Mystica. We will be discussing how SFLPEC'S member agencies center unhoused communities in their work, the rise in family homelessness within the immigrant community and the ways that SFLPEC and the immigrants rights commission address this. Support the show

In this episode, we delve into the intersectionality of homelessness and the Black experience with two prominent leaders in the fight for social justice and housing equity: Shellena Eskridge, Executive Director of the Homeless Prenatal Program (HPP), and Joe Wilson, the Executive Director of Hospitality House.  Shellena, a San Francisco native who is a passionate advocate for families, is leading HPP into a new era of hope and transformation for the Bay Area’s most vulnerable families. Joe Wilson, who leads Hospitality House with over 40 years of experience in community based solutions. Together, they’ll discuss the challenges Black individuals face in the homelessness crisis, the historical context behind these disparities, and the innovative, community-driven solutions that can pave the way forward. Join us as we explore how these leaders are working to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness, share their vision for a more equitable future, and offer insight into how the community can come together to provide lasting solutions. Support the show

Today's episode features some incredible poets reading their pieces aloud. To read these poems and many others, check out our full 2023 poetry edition of the Street Sheet, available at streetsheet.org Featured Poets: Virginia Barrett Dee Allen Johanna Elattar Detroit Richards Aaone Enosa Revolt Martine Khumalo Lisa Willis Submit Your Writing! Street Sheet is always accepting submissions of poetry, personal stories, and news articles for our bi-monthly newspaper, which supports the survival and well-being of over 100 hundred vendors. To submit your work or to pitch us an idea for a story, visit our website. Support for Street Speak comes from our listeners! Please donate to us online at https://coalition.networkforgood.com Support the show

On September 27th, the ACLU, Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights, and the Coalition on Homelessness—the organization that creates this podcast—filed a lawsuit against the City of San Francisco. They, and the seven homeless plaintiffs they represent, allege that the constant "sweeps" of homeless encampments carried out by numerous city agencies are unconstitutional. We speak with Zal Shroff and Hadley Rood, lawyers with the Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights (LCCR), as well as with plaintiff and homeless activist Toro Castaño, about what this lawsuit could mean for the thousands of unsheltered San Franciscans who call this city home. To support the lawsuit, please report any encampment sweeps you see to the legal team using this form: https://forms.gle/fSUgkK1TEUVk7fLW6 Today's weather report is brought to you by Revolt, an activist, rapper, singer, illustrator, journalist and all-around troublemaker, who rouses the rabble with the arts that he dabbles in. This new track "She's Homeless" is inspired by and builds on an original song by Crystal Waters. You can find more like this at revoltrightnow.com Support the show

This podcast is created by the same people who bring you the Street Sheet, San Francisco’s street newspaper.  This year's April Fools Day issue hits the streets of San Francisco full of comics that were compiled and submitted by A.B.O. Comix, a collective of creators and activists who work to amplify the voices of LGBTQ prisoners through art. On today’s episode, we speak with Casper Cendre, the director and a co-founder of A.B.O. Comix,  a project dedicated to supporting queer and trans artists in prison and creating a world beyond our carceral system. A.B.O. Comix 5th comic anthology is available now on their website! This book features accomplished cartoonists and first time doodlers in an effort to amplify the voices of LGBTQ+ prisoners . Proceeds from this anthology go back to the contributors so that they can access commissary & gender affirming items, healthcare and legal support. GET INVOLVED! You can find ways to get involved on the A.B.O. Comix website! You can volunteer to be a penpal to one of the many incarcerated artists the collective works with, or buy some incredible merch to support their work, including comic anthologies, prints, T-shirts, and more. You can also offer up your skills to find out how to best support this project! https://www.abocomix.com/ A.B.O. Comix also has a Patreon! When you donate to the Patreon you not only get some awesome perks, but you also know that your money is going directly into commissary accounts for incarcerated artists, as well as toward supporting the visionary work of the collective. https://www.patreon.com/abocomix You can also offer up your skills to find out how to best support this project! Send them an email at [email protected] WEATHER REPORT Mia Pixley uses her cello, voice, and music performance to study and represent aspects of self and other, community, and the natural world. You heard “Good Taste” off her album Margaret in the Wild. You can see Mia Pixley perform live at Cesar Chavez Memorial Solar Calendar in Berkeley on April 16th at 6pm! To find her music and learn about upcoming shows, visit miapixley.com SUPPORT THE PODCAST Support for Street Speak comes from our listeners! Please donate to us online at https://coalition.networkforgood.com Support the show

Today's episode features some incredible poets reading their pieces aloud. To read these poems and many others, check out our full poetry edition of the Street Sheet, available at streetsheet.org Featured Poets: Kevin Madrigal Galindo Detroit Richards Jonah Raskin Judy Joy Jones Johanna Elattar Revolt Right Now Virginia Barrett Submit Your Writing! Street Sheet is always accepting submissions of poetry, personal stories, and news articles for our bi-monthly newspaper, which supports the survival and well-being of over 100 hundred vendors. To submit your work or to pitch us an idea for a story, visit our website. Support for Street Speak comes from our listeners! Please donate to us online at https://coalition.networkforgood.com Support the show