Growing out of SOMCAN’s participation in the successful Formula Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights campaign of 2014 and in response to a number of employment issues being brought forth by blue-collar working families in the SoMa…

Question: When does a tiny studio apartment for a family of three become a home?

"On July 12, 2016, YOHANA members and I joined a broad coalition of community organizations, educators, and individuals in support of District 6 Supervisor Jane Kim’s Free City College campaign.

It was during his second year in college that Glen Andag was first exposed to the SoMa community, volunteering during the Veterans’ Day Parade with the Veterans’ Equity Center.

Stories about people living in SROs (Single Room Occupancy Hotels) usually focus on the grim experience, the loneliness, the insecurity, the dangers of sexual abuse, and all the health code violations: poor sanitation, bedbug infestations, and mold.