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SF Tenant Faces Severe Harassment-Please Help


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Photo by Alicia McCarthy. Sara Powell speaking at housing rally in San Francisco Dec. 3, 2011.

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SF tenant Sara Powell came to CJJC looking for some help from her landlord who has been trying to evict her to demolish the unit.

She’s been living in her place for more than three years. Lately the harassment from her landlord Hawk Lou, has escalated. The eviction is proceeding through the courts.

Here are some of the landlord’s actions:

--Feb 16: Landlord Hawk Lou came to the live-work storefront and rolled up the rolling door and screwed it into the open position and then removed the mechanism that opens and closes the door. Leaving just the sliding glass door between Sara and busy 24th street.

--Feb. 17:  Landlord or someone with access to the building sprayed chemicals into her electrical box cutting off the power. PG&E, the fire dept. and police had to come out because it had dangerous chemicals. She had to contract a private electrician to reinstall service.

--Feb. 18 & 19:  Landlord came and heavily beat on the door.  He said it was the police department but it wasn’t.

-- Feb. 21: Landlord again came to the building with another man and beat heavily on the door claiming they were the police.  The solid wood door was on the point of breaking. No police officer was with them.

--Police were called out and tried to mediate between Sara and the landlord. While the policeman was talking to the landlord, he made a slit throat signal to her, staring right at her.  He did it in front of the policemen. The police officer escorted Sara back to the unit before leaving.

The police have come out every day for the last 5 days, except for Feb 20.

She filed a restraining order today, Tuesday, Feb. 21.

Here’s how you can help.

Call landlord Hawk Lou at 415-606-9863 and tell him: “Hawk Lou, stop any and all forms of harassment directed at Sara Powell and her family residing at 3109 24th Street."
Please do not threaten him.


SF Inquilina sufre de graves actos de hostigamiento

Sara Powell, inquilina en SF, vino a CJJC buscando ayuda en defenderse de un desalojo injusto de parte de su propietario.

Ella tiene más de tres años viviendo en su hogar.  Últimamente, el hostigamiento de parte del propietario, Hawk Lou, se ha intensificado mucho.  El desalojo actualmente está en proceso de corte.
El propietario ha hecho lo siguiente en los últimos días:
 

--Feb 16: El propietario Hawk Lou vino a la propiedad, abrió la puerta de rodadura de la entrada, y se le quitó el mecanismo para abrir y cerrarla, dejando sólo un vidrio para que Sara no tuviera privacidad ni seguridad.
 

--Feb 17: El propietario, o alguien con acceso al edificio, le metió químicos en la caja eléctrica, cortándole la luz.  PG&E, los bomberos, y la policía vinieron porque los químicos eran tan peligrosos.  Sara tuvo que contratar a un electricista privado para volver a poner la luz.

--Feb 18 & 19: El propietario vino y fuertemente golpeó a la puerta.  Dijo que era el departamento de la policía, que fue mentira.
 

--Feb 21: El propietario llegó de nuevo al edificio con otro hombre, y golpearon fuertemente a la puerta, diciendo que eran de la policía.  La puerta de madera estaba a punto de romperse.  Ningún agente de la policía estaba con ellos.

La policía de verdad vino y trató de mediar entre Sara y el propietario.  Mientras la policía les estaba hablando, el propietario hizo una señal hacia ella, como si quisiera cortarle la garganta.  Lo hizo delante de la policía.  Antes de irse, la policía le acompañó Sara a su puerta para su seguridad.

La policía ha venido a la propiedad cada día por los últimos 5 días, menos el 20 de Febrero.

Hoy, el (martes) 21 de Febrero, Sara pidió un orden de restricción contra el propietario.

Usted puede ayudar así:

Llamar al propietario Hawk Lou en el 415-606-9863 y decirle: “Hawk Lou, que pare de una vez todas las formas de hostigamiento dirigidas a Sara Powell y su familia que vive en 3109 -24th Street.”


Por favor, no lo amenacen.

 

 

 
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Dump the Banks on Valentine’s Day!

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Come join CJJC and friends on Feb 14th, to let the banks know we're dumping them.  They’ve broken our hearts, our homes and torn our families and communities apart.

Let them know that we’re done with them!

Tuesday, Feb. 14th, meet us at 12pm at Justin Herman Plaza in SF

ALSO, Meet at 2pm at City Hall for a Board of Supervisors meeting where we will demand that San Francisco break up with Wells Fargo. (sign the petition)

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