Madison Alvarado
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@sfpublicpress reporter focused on housing + homelessness, @madisonalvarado.bsky.social
San Francisco
Joined June 2020
RT @48hills: Supervisors who just approved a $25 million supplemental appropriation for police overtime delayed consideration of a $10 mill….
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Walton sought a $10 million supplemental, less than half what the cops got; mayor says she has no intention of including it in her budget.
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RT @MLNow: A year since the recall of Chesa Boudin & the data is clear: Violent crime in SF is up under DA Brooke Jenkins. It’s not the fa….
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Experts agree: DA has little impact on crime. But on the campaign trail, Brooke Jenkins placed blame squarely on predecessor Chesa Boudin.
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At a May 25 Housing Authority Commission meeting, the board's president Joaquín Torres said, “The rate at which these issues are being quote resolved or quote addressed is something that is tremendously disappointing right now." The site also just failed HUD's physical inspection.
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As Plaza East's owner and the Housing Authority consider plans for the site's future, residents are still awaiting repairs that were supposed to be completed in May 2022. I dug into the current state of affairs at Plaza East:
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One year after emergency repairs were supposed to be completed at Plaza East, 39 units are still waiting on fixes. Meanwhile, in late May, the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development gave the...
NEW: One year after emergency repairs were supposed to be completed at Plaza East, 39 units are still awaiting fixes. In late May, @HUDgov also gave the complex a failing score of 40/100 following physical inspection. 📝@MadisonAlvarad0 .#SF #Housing .
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RT @MLNow: Mold, leaks, broken fixtures—tenant advocates say those will become more common if SF’s proposed budget goes through. Two progr….
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“When there’s something wrong with our building, they’ve improved it,” Jose Marquez said in Spanish. “We need it.”
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Folks can attend the meeting in-person or remotely. The event will be located at 25 Van Ness Ave, Room 610. For people who are interested in attending remotely (via Zoom or phone), here are more event details and registration:
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On June 5 at 5:30 pm, the SF African American #Reparations Advisory Committee is holding a special public meeting — one of the last meetings before the committee submits its final plan on 6/30. To learn about reparations in SF, listen to our episode:
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After 2½ years of meetings, community discussions, historical deep dives and policy generation, a panel tasked with proposing how San Francisco might atone for decades of discrimination against Black...
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RT @MLNow: When the Eureka Valley branch of the San Francisco public library closes at night, its staff are required to turn off the free W….
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The Eureka Valley branch of the San Francisco public library turns off its free Wi-Fi at night to discourage encampments.
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RT @sfcivic: Thank you to everyone who spoke to us for this episode! @TinischHollins, @DAVIDHARDIMAN, @shamannwalton, @brahinsk, Ericka Sco….
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San Francisco's final reparations plan is due in just over a month. We spoke to reparations committee members, community leaders and people affected by discriminatory #SF policies to understand why they're searching for #reparations. Listen/read about it:.
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After 2½ years of meetings, community discussions, historical deep dives and policy generation, a panel tasked with proposing how San Francisco might atone for decades of discrimination against Black...
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I had the chance to hear some really powerful stories reporting on reparations. Lily told me how her family was forced out of the Fillmore during urban renewal twice (!) and folks talked about the thriving jazz scene + community there. Check it out at 102.5 FM at 6 tonight.
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RT @CalMatters: Breaking: The California Reparations Task Force published documents Monday indicating it plans to recommend the state apolo….
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RT @sfstandard: Across the nation—and right here in SF—schools have repeatedly hidden instances of teacher misconduct. Entire categories o….
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RT @MLNow: BREAKING: Mission Local has learned that San Francisco police this morning traveled to Emeryville to make an arrest in the April….
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RT @Julie_Makinen: “The blend of community and businesses without resources is a forced marriage doomed for divorce.” Deep dive into an imp….
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RT @SFPublicPress: With today’s climate models predicting several feet of sea rise are locked in, debates now center on adaptation: how man….
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this is chilling. officers “build empathy with us and then take all of this information out of us when we’re doped up on painkillers, when we’ve just experienced the trauma of our lives," said Ian Smith, whose son Luke was killed by police. this info is used to lower settlements.
After police killings, law enforcement agencies across California have been trained to keep news of the death from family members while collecting information that is used to protect the involved officers and their department. For @latimes:.
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RT @TeacupInTheBay: 🧵PLEASE SHARE: In April, folks using CalFresh (California’s SNAP program, aka food stamps) will see their benefits drop….
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In April, millions of households across California will see their CalFresh food stamps benefits drop due to a change in federal funding. Here's what to do if you're affected.
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