Street Newsroom Workshop Writing - Yelamu (San Francisco)
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Writing from the journalism workshop in Yelamu (so-called San Francisco)
APRIL 24, 2026
Michael Jay
My name is Michael Jay and I’m writing about the increase in homeless sweeps in SF. I have been involved in numerous sweeps on Mission that would run us in for what they call a Pizza Party.
So the Pizza Party, as they so call it is when they take us into the office, give us a sobriety test, and give us a slice of pizza and a coke.
They're doing this as a training program for all the new cops they hired. I believe it is about 600 new cops…
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Jas
I think what is happening in NY is what happens to us–to me and my family here. We get pushed out of our homes for those that are real estate savvy & have money. I believe the people should & will fight back. This is what they have done since the beginning to steal land. The people must stand together & resist or this will continue. Stealing & selling Mother Earth is violence. Eviction & gentrification is violence. Homefulness & Revolution is the solution.
Luis Temj Presente
Beaux Ospoke
Opinion Piece on Story #1
After hearing about the absolutely EPIC size of the Amazonian AI layoff, it has further bolstered my opinion on the American public’s reaction to, and adoption of, this newest, modern AI technology. It appears to me that the majority of people who support the mass adoption of AI tech by our Fortune 500 and the NASDAQ companies seem to be ill-informed.
Having a tech background myself and being a Senior Level Full Stack Web Dev with experience also in DevOps and SysAdmin roles, I feel I can speak w/ a justifiable amount of truth to my own expression. AI, to be more specific, the new technology that is becoming world changing very quickly, known as “Artificial Intelligence”, is greatly misunderstood. The consequences of what will and is happening are just being demonstrated now. There is a very real and measurable set of financial consequences for every employee who is laid off.
Proponents of AI would say that “For every X employee laid off, the company will reduce operating costs by amount Y.”
In perfect conditions, their formula may indeed ring true, but as soon as conditions change, you are looking at a bunch of negative possibilities not good for the shareholder bottom-line.
Melinda Garrett
Shelters being closed
Resources being cut
Love being lost and doors being shut
Where else is there to go
In a cold world once home
To a cold doorway just to stay warm
at night. Where can one turn when
All has come to an end. When your house is
At risk and held in anyone’s hands but your own
When your tired feet can't move when the cold hits
Your bones and you feel pain all over. When all
Your dreams turn upside down and are thrown out the
Window because of greed & control. Where will
one find it’s self. Where and when does our
Hard work actually count. The Day comes when
The soul cant fight anymore
So my main concern is when will it ever
Matter. As we come together in this
Time to share the pain & trauma in which
America has infected us.
When will
We be heard when will one life actually
Matter till then we are stuck watching
Shelters & resources being forced from our
Community and we need more than one voice
Who cares and more than one who can decide
12 hundred Shelters
Gera who, what, where, when, why
1 Growing up in the struggle I know Homelessness kills
2 Thank God for Poor Magazine cuz homefulness heals
3 Shelter beds closing, tents being taken
4 Sweeps on the streets people being left shaken
5 Families separated children still cryin
6 RIP Luis Tamaj why my people still dyin
7 Swept and killed alive like James Edward Osley
8 Sleeping in a tent murdered and Bulldozed
9 No accountability this is systemic violence
10 City Council members sitting there on silent
11 Absolute Immunity leaving us disqualified
12 They have a license to kill us trauma /terrify
13 So homefulness the world saving peoples lives
14 Everytime we have solutions another problem arise
15 Come-Unity Its time we stay together
16 Unsell Momma Earth Right Now 4ever
12 hundred shelters—-------------------
NEWS
Hour
Benny Yee
Donald Trump Iran Ceasefire
Donald Trump will decimate Iran if they don't sign a deal.
I think that is wrong. Donald Trump is such an eradicator. It is him vs a foreign country. I think he must stop. This is inhuman
Facebook Meta Zuckerberg They are going to fire their workers. Fire 1,000s of employees with A.I.
I oppose this especially the seniority of people. Just because it is ridiculous to fire 35K employees. Already at Amazon more in the summer with replacement People need work not AI/robots. How are these people going to survive?
San Francisco, closed 1200 shelter beds and at the same time they removed shifts.
No good. There is a big homeless population. Our Mayor wants to get rid of homelessness. That is not good. Adante and Ensonia Homeless is rising. Nobody can get housed. This is what I think.
The Revolution becomes “I” than becomes “We”
Story in New York. mostly white blacks Indigenous people moving in. The poor people get kicked out. Elder had home. Work as maid in white people home. Corporation lied and stole her contract, contract DEED fought it for 10 years. Sheriff tried to kick her out!
True lies. Over a contract. People can be so conspiring and heartless. We need to advocate for these people. They are living humans. Trying to survive
Lillana Esparza
It can happen to anybody:
Your life can change in an instance
Just a simple groceries shopping can change your life. Violence is everywhere you can’t say not me. This story its about a normal person just going to the store. Getting involved in a crazy situation not being able to think and make ? you witness a crime and got so emotional you want to reach out involve the worst decision ever. Fighting is never the solution
Rony Cabrera
First Story
1) Regarding AI — (Artificial intelligence) I think it is unFair that human jobs are being lost and replaced by AI.
For the owner of FaceBook (a billionaire) and the owner of Amazon (a billionaire) is unFair especially when the people contributed to those companies' growth. I’m being affected by this AI unFairness.
Third story
3) Regarding Rich - millionaires taking over
The land
It is unFair for millionaires taking over buildings and houses–mainly because regular working people like me cannot even afford the rent because all those rich people raised the prices of rents and house buying. And this affected me. When I came to San Francisco in 84, I was 15 ½ years old. I was renting a room at 20th & Bartlett for $250 a month (small room) and now in 2026 the rent for that small room is around $1,000 a month—it is hard to afford rent now for low income people like me
Pobres de Area de la Bahia Unidos
Chispita
La falta de trabajo derivado del reemplazo de la tecnología, Que ocupa la robótica pare de sarrelas el trabajo Humano desplazando a millones de trabajadores que habla cardedeu cias poleras sin las condiciones para el desarrollo y salud de las familias pobres en SF y Oakland. Orellandolas a vivir en la calles calles que son inseguras y sucias
Hoy ya exista una Organización que es dirigida por personas pobres del Área de Bahía que ya han tenido éxito ex 3 espacios 2 en Oakland y 1 en SF hay muchísimas viviendas voces que han sido construidas con un pensa muerte de lograr el máximo de ganancias elevando el precio de estas viviendas que los trabajadores de salario mínimo no puede pagar por solo las alcanzaria para pagar la renta entre varias familias
La Organización Homefulness es una solución formada por los S/techo y para eles vestanos y aposta y aprende con nosotros Homefulness #4 San Francisco Poormagazine.org
Teresa
Como siempre Los sustos de desalojo jolla gando cartas de desalojo es un martirio no puede vivir en paz Los gobiernos y Los policías y La Migra Tratando De deshacer hogar es un a pesadilla Lo que estamos viviendo asta al sueno se nos quita y Las ganas de vivir esto no as vida ya no estamos bien vivimos con desconfianza sufriendo nuestros seres queridos
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Luis
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San Francisco Shelter
Raul Reyes
Bueno mi opinion es ke yo soy shameless des de 5 años y se me ase muy dificil buscar vivienda parque de ve ke yo pido a yu da por un shelter me dicen que sphere y jamás
Me dan un shelter sera por ke soy Latino y
A lo mejor me discrimina yo creo ke ai ke
Ke sen Latino asea americano tengo el mismo derecho que cualquiera otra persona Americana nosotros los Latinas también serviremos derecho esta es mi opinión
INes Estrada
Intelijencion Artificial
Se está volviendo un gran problema. Mucha gente ha sido pijuli -ciada porque han sido víctimas los han estafado, en sus cuentos de banco, en el momento de alquilar uno vivienda -han sido engañados. Y de muchas cosas más han sido engullidos por falta de no saber. Como usarlo yo mismo fui estafado con mi familia, al querer rentar una vivienda con el page de entre.
Perdida de Shelthers
Acerca de cómo adquirir una como yo en lo personal luche mucho Tiempo para adquirir una como y nunca pude hacerlo. Porque había mucha corrupción yo menterabo. Fue muchas personas las conseguían porque tenían amigos, o conocidos en la administración.
Sería bueno de que en lugar de cerrarlos. Hicieron algo por Tener mejor administración
ABUSE DE CONTRATOS.
Es muy cierre se ha vuelto un gran problema para la gente pobre, mucha gente ha sido víctima de los propietarios Los han sacado solo por tener un mes de retraso del pago. Mensual o porque les piden aumento de renta. Y el inquilino se niega porque no puede pagar o porque les piden un arreglo de la propiedad. En lugar de hacerlo los sacan..
Street Newsroom
Tello
Las comunidades de nuestro estado de CA nissan claras por Las políticas Inversas que nos confundes a la comunidad anteriormente
La ciudad de SF una ciudad santuario Ejemplar en Las warriors Latino Indígenas con principios de nuestras antepasados Hasta el dia de loy Todos estamos Incómodos por Los Cambios de Evolución AI El capitalismo provoca pobreza para Nuestra comunidades Trabajadoras
Jorge So…
LA vida es dura Pero bonita esta duro el traBAJo no hAy nada pejo bus camos
Maria Cordero
Si hablamos de política aute todo es corrupción promesas falsas y llenas de mentiras quitando todas las oportunidades.
Estamos tratando de luchar. Para lograr lo que necesitamos día-a-dia- acercándonos a grupos o personas especializadas en esa materia y en realidad aquí sigue el problema de trabajo, la migración y muchas veces por falta de documentos y la incoherencia del lenguaje.
Y aun asi lo de la inteligencia artificial ya desde tiempos remotos ya se hablaba de esa donde hoy en dia es real y nosotros los humanos nos harán aun lado siupader a ser absoluta mente nada la Único que queda hacer es seguirme preparando para el futuro seguimos adelante ya no vamos andar papeles puesta que todo será con microchip. Y huellas biométricas todo con más inteligencia.
Desafios tu nadamente las oportunidades de tener una vivienda no todos tenemos esa virtud por el problema muchas veces es monetario ahorita actual cabeza mayor y sus reglamentos no se puede actuar contra esas personas y eso personal mucho menos lo denias y asi veia a mucha gente peor que yo. Pero actualmente seguimos en la lucha de las oportunidades.
Afroamericanos - Blancos Ricos
Maria Cordero
Hay gente que se aprovecha de las personas y abusa de su poder y trata de denigrar a las más débiles y dejarlas sin nada sin ni siquiera opinar. Como
Una hoja al aire le cierran puertas y los privatizan deseo hasta libres de expresión-y mientra las cosas suben monetariamente como cosas y arrendadores y su trabajo siguen familias y todas las personas. Sin poder salir adelante hasta dejarlos sin derechos ni oportunidades propias
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