With 100 Year Old Iris Canada fighting from the hospital for her apartment home with former Burlington, VT Community and Economic Development Director, Peter Owens, the struggle for the soul of San Francisco is on showcase.  Is it still a place to leave your heart with the most vulnerable being expelled due to rising rents where a one bedroom apartment can go as high as $3,000 a month.  With the rising costs, a senior on a fixed income, can find themselves on the streets of San Francisco post haste after an eviction, as there is up to five years or more waiting lists, many of which are closed, for affordable housing.  The Dignity Fund, "Yes, On I" Campaign" may be able to help the people who helped build the City and made it what it is today, but who are being quickly discarded.  Without raising taxes, "Proposition I" will develop an added safety net to help stem the tide of evictions and other attacks on the elderly.

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Wright Enterprises-Community Spotlight Press Release September 15,  2016 Without Raising Taxes... Yes on I San Francisco Dignity Fund... Protecting Services for Seniors and Adults with Disabilities Without Raising Taxes Seniors and adults with disabilities are a vital part of San Francisco - over their lives, they'vecontributed to the City we know and love. But, for years, funding for programs and serviceshasn't kept pace with the growth of these populations. Now, 24% of San Franciscans are people with disabilities or aged 60 and over; by 2030, that number will grow to 30%.   With many seniors and people with disabilities living on fixed incomes, San Francisco's rising cost of living makes it even harder to get by. According to a UCLA Center for Healthy Policy study, 57% of single senior households and 39% of two-person senior households in San Francisco don't make enough to cover the costs of housing, food, medicine, and other necessities. (Click Here for Dignity Fund Overview and visit www.SFDignityFund.org)   Click Image to visit website_ www.SFDignityFund.org   CAN "I" HELP PREVENT REAL SAN FRANCISCO STORIES LIKE THIS ONE FROM HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE?  CAN "I" HELP YOU?  THINK ABOUT IT AS YOU READ THE FOLLOWING...HERB CAEN YOU ARE MISSED!   Iris Canada Fights on the Streets of San Francisco for her Page Street Home & In the Courts in April 2016 100 Year Old Iris Canada Fights for Home from Hospital Bed... Truth is difficult to look at sometimes.  Iris Canada is a fighter who became overwhelmed on Tuesday and now continues her struggle from a hospital room.  Here's the news release from:   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   For more info., contact Iris Merriouns, 510-435-7044/ Tommi Avicolli Mecca, 415-361-2940/ Tony Robles, 415-374-5344    100-year-old hospitalized  a day before sheriff is set to evict her     San Francisco - Iris Canada, who just turned 100, was hospitalized early this morning, just a day before the sheriff was set to evict her from the Western Addition apartment she has lived in for over half a century. Her condition is described as guarded. (Read More)    Some Media Coverage: http://sfbayview.com/2016/09/iris-canada-hospitalized-sheriffs-notice-to-vacate-sends-100-year-old-to-icu-eviction-of-elders-death/   http://48hills.org/2016/09/14/100-year-old-iris-canada-hospitalised-eviction/ http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/09/14/iris-canada-100-year-old-san-francisco-woman-faces-eviction/ http://abc7news.com/realestate/100-year-old-sf-woman-caught-in-housing-showdown-now-hospitalized/1511982/  http://www.ktvu.com/news/205419568-story   CALL TO ACTION FROM SF BAYVIEW ARTICLE: "Please act for Iris   We are asking people to send emails urging that Iris be allowed to stay in her home. Write to: Peter Owens,owensradisch@gmail.com and theothersideofthesfstory@gmail.com.  Our message is simple: Iris Canada does not want to leave her home. Her physical reaction to the sheriff's notice about the scheduled eviction shows that leaving her home will negatively impact her health. She should not be put through the stress of an actual eviction by the sheriff. It could kill her. Please maintain a non-inflammatory tone in your email, as we do not want to open ourselves up to a harassment complaint."   MEDIA MANIPULATION?  Media Outlets received an 8-24-2016 letter before Ms. Meriouns as she was blindsided by the former Burlington, Vermont Community and Economic Development Director's correspondence, first hearing about it from a reporter's request. -------- Original message -------- From: Adam Brinklow <tamlinearthly@gmail.com> Date:08/24/2016 11:56 AM (GMT-08:00) To: "Merriouns, Iris" <ILMerriouns@oaklandnet.com> Cc: Subject: RE: Letter to Iris Merriouns   Hello, Ms. Merriouns, my name is Adam, I write for Curbed SF. I know this is a personal matter that's undoubtedly causing a lot of stress and the last thing you need right now is reporters bothering you, but Peter Owens office did forward this to us, and a lot of people are concerned about your aunt's housing case. Basic fairness demands that I get in touch with you and give you a chance to respond to these kinds of allegations. If you have a few moments, please drop me a line at 415 573 8979. Thanks for your time.    -ALB  READ THE ENTIRE LETTER-CLICK HERE The letter was addressed to the following... San Francisco Board of Supervisors Office of Mayor Ed Lee San Francisco District Attorney San Francisco Sheriff's Office Oakland City Council Office of Mayor Libby Schaaf Iris Canada Dr. Harvey S. Merriouns Bishop Alfred Johnson, Jones Memorial United Baptist Church Dr. Amos C. Brown, Pastor Third Baptist Church San Francisco Tenants Union Housing Rights Committee of SF Senior & Disability Action Poor Magazine San Francisco Chronicle East Bay News (former Oakland Tribune) East Bay Express EBCitizen.com NY Times Wall Street Journal Bay City News Hoodline 48 Hills SF Bay View SF Weekly SFist.com Socket Site CurbedSF   Bay Area News Group Oakland Magazine Fox 2 KTVU ABC 7 KGO CBS 5 KPIX NBC Bay Area KTVN KQED KPFA KGO Brian Copeland Show 668-678 Page Street TIC Association Mark Chernev, Esq. Andrew Zacks, Esq. Dennis Zaragoza, Esq. Andy Sirkin, Esq.  *** Ms. Iris Merriouns states that one television station that ran a story as a result of the letter did not contact her or Ms. Canada and ran photos provided to them that were not indicative of the condition of Ms. Canada's apartment. *** "Immoral" for 99 Year Old to Have to Fight Eviction from San Francisco Apartment http://www.wrightnow.biz/apps/articles/web/articleid/82179/columnid//default.asp Vote Yes, on "I" Yes on "I" Because Yes You Can Help...  Yes on "I" Because The Income of Elders is fixed While Rents Are Rising Sky High... Yes On "I" Because You Honor Iris and Others in Need... Yes on "I" Because "Except for the Grace of God Go I..." Yes on "I" May the "ayes" Have it!