Apr 3, 2024
The politically connected San Francisco Tenants Union, which has helped shape the city's housing policy for years, links to a list of properties where people can squat
Through a closely associated organization (with whom it shares a website) the union offers a how-to guide for 'stealing' other people's homes
The associated organization in question, Homes Not Jails, recruits homeless people to do organized takeovers of vacant buildings, sometimes permanently
“There are two basic problems squatters have in gaining tenants’ rights:
a dispatch from the red cup rebellion, where baristas and dsa members in keffiyehs marched outside a fully open starbucks, booing clueless patrons picking up lattes and scones
“the most harassed man in the history of twitter” is more than just a punching bag. will stancil is the representation of an internet ecosystem that rewards obsession, and punishes sincerity
new york city's next mayor ran on freezing rent, free buses, and policies that are popular yet unrealistic (or illegal) setting the stage for years of lawsuits and funding fights