Tenderloin Voice
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“Even if you're a stranger, you belong here, this is your house,” said Lorenzo Listana, one of the community leaders who spearheaded the project.
SoMa gets resource center guided by Filipino values
The Bahay Kalinga center will offer a variety of services for people struggling with mental health, poverty, and homelessness.
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Artist Kaylan Rose re-imagined Optimus Prime as transgender for an installation at the St. Joseph's Arts Society. Kaylan transitioned in her 60s. "I always had a weird feeling, like I wasn’t living the right life," she said.
Pride ‘with teeth’: A local artist flies her flag
I feel powerful, with a desire to support my community.
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We're taking some time off! The TL Voice (meaning @daphnem.bsky.social @noaharroyo.bsky.social and @laurawenus.bsky.social) will be out starting Monday 6/13. It's a much-needed break, but we're already looking forward to being back.
The Tenderloin Voice is taking a break
But we’ll be back! We just need a breather.
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David I. Lewis was going through a midlife crisis. Knowing that the universe wasn't going to grant him a red sports car, he decided to get creative. Here's the story behind the drag show at Sunday Streets.
Living my authentic self: When two worlds collide
How a Tenderloin resident's journey into community organizing brought a drag show to Sunday Streets.
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Major props to the TLV for helping the community win. But the fight here never ends. Support them.
The air at City Hall was ebullient as many service providers discovered that their budgets would remain intact. But not all organizations got through the night unscathed. www.tlvoice.org/sweeping-res...
Sweeping restorations in city budget save many TL services
“Big collective win”: Service providers citywide avoid majority of the funding reductions they had expected.
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The city budget is nearly finalized. People turned out in droves for Public Comment Day on Wednesday, taking their final opportunity to urge that lawmakers preserve the programs that had helped them or others. www.tlvoice.org/city-budget-...
As SF budget nears passage, TL demands funds restored
Hundreds took a final opportunity to press lawmakers to preserve vital services.
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Cheryl Block Shanks shares two poems from her late father, a Golden Gloves boxer. One, about injustice and Black people being held back. The other, about how we are all "brothers and sisters." "Both of these poems are true. That’s what’s so hard about the world." www.tlvoice.org/living-in-bl...
Living in Block’s World
Cheryl Block Shanks recalls her dad, a boxer and poet, about what divides and unites us.
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It's the final week of negotiations over the city budget and we've compiled a list of opportunities for community members to weigh in.
Here’s how to fight for your neighborhood!
The proposed city budget would cut funding to Tenderloin programs and services. You can help ease or prevent the cuts.
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They sang, chanted, and staged political theater in the latest of a series of actions intended to shift the conversation about closing SF's budget deficit.
Protesters bring budget outrage to mayor’s door
SF workers, residents, and advocates rallied against cuts.
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The budget cuts would leave “potentially irreparable” holes in San Francisco’s social safety net, “and untold numbers of people would fall through,” said the head of Hospitality House. www.tlvoice.org/service-prov...
Service providers say: If City Hall Slices, this is who gets hurt
In their own words — not ours — local leaders map the pain that would come with budget cuts.
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Here’s a list of cuts expected to affect the Tenderloin and opportunities for residents to give input on budget decisions.
Budget battle status report: SF’s Tenderloin
See the list of Tenderloin programs under threat and learn what you can do.
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More actions are planned — over two a day next week Monday through Thursday — to push legislators to restore funding to programs and services being cut from the city budget.
SF advocates plan actions against budget cuts
Here's the schedule for June 15–18 at City Hall.
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The cuts would be "penny-wise and ton-foolish," said one organizer. But beyond the fiscal argument, advocates were laying out what's at stake in the proposed budget, which guts services that people rely on.
Tenderloin rallies against program and service cuts
“Mayor Lurie: ‘Let’s go, San Francisco,’ but please don’t leave us behind!” said one speaker.
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REMINDER: This rally happens TODAY at 11am! We'll be there alongside the Tenderloin. Join us! www.tlvoice.org/tenderloin-m...
Pushing back on TL service cuts
Join the June 10 rally to prevent $6.8M in cuts to vital Tenderloin services.
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Catch us live on air at 10 a.m. today! We'll be on @kalwradio.bsky.social's call-in show Your Call to talk with Angie Coiro about the San Francisco budget and how organizers are fighting to preserve Tenderloin programs and services. Chime in by calling 866-798-8255 or emailing yourcall[at]kalw.org.
The fire displaced residents from 21 units and resulted in damage throughout the building. The timeline for repairs is unclear.
Fire displaces residents of Tenderloin building
Tenants also reported looting after the incident.
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I'm probably about to be laid off because of these specific cuts. Our Tenderloin neighbors will be even worse off. Please voice your anger.
Tenderloin Voice@tlvoice.bsky.social · 2mo agoIn the Tenderloin, city budget cuts are expected to affect services like case management, job training, and a youth clinic. Organizers are pushing back on those decisions — and inviting the community to participate.
In the Tenderloin, city budget cuts are expected to affect services like case management, job training, and a youth clinic. Organizers are pushing back on those decisions — and inviting the community to participate.
Pushing back on TL service cuts
Join the June 10 rally to prevent $6.8M in cuts to vital Tenderloin services.
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"More than once, I showed up to use a site that was absent. It simply wasn’t there. It turns out that the city’s publicly available information about restrooms can lead people astray." www.tlvoice.org/tenderloin-r...
Gotta go? Use our guide to the TL’s public restrooms
The Tenderloin’s bathrooms, mapped and reviewed. Many were fine — some, impossible to use or find.
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So it turns out the early childhood intervention systems in this city are really, REALLY difficult to navigate. I learned a ton writing this story, including that some specialists refuse to work with kids in the TL because they're afraid to come here. A real-world consequence of its reputation.
How can SF close gaps in early childhood services?
Ages 0-5 are especially critical for a kid's development.
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Lots going on in the budget-advocacy world. One of these (with the SF People's Budget Coalition) is happening today!
Tenderloin Voice@tlvoice.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe proposed city budget makes significant cuts to services and programs in the Tenderloin. We've made a list of some upcoming events advocates are organizing to inform, engage, and rally neighbors who want to make their concerns heard:
The proposed city budget makes significant cuts to services and programs in the Tenderloin. We've made a list of some upcoming events advocates are organizing to inform, engage, and rally neighbors who want to make their concerns heard:
TL budget cuts: How to learn more & push back
Learn what's at stake and how to get involved.
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How bad would it be if the Market Match program went away? People in the Tenderloin will tell you that it could take food off their plates. www.tlvoice.org/fate-uncerta...
Some locals to ‘just eat fewer things’ if this program dies
Tenderloin farmers’ market shoppers reflect on the fallout if state legislators defund Market Match program.
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There are important services available that help get young kids developmentally ready for kindergarten. But they're not always accessible — and there are disparities in who manages to get them. A group of leaders in the field have done their research and have suggestions for how to fix this:
How can SF close gaps in early childhood services?
Ages 0-5 are especially critical for a kid's development.
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“Market Match is under threat. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed state budget removes its funding, which would kill the program by early 2027.” @tlvoice.bsky.social
Some locals to ‘just eat fewer things’ if this program dies
Tenderloin farmers’ market shoppers reflect on the fallout if state legislators defund Market Match program.
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Even though overdose deaths have decreased slightly, racial disparities persist. With their year-old nonprofit Brothers Against Drug Deaths (BADD), Theris Coats and Richard Beal are creating the services and programs they believe can help address inequities and save lives.
They lost family to drugs. Now they work to prevent deaths.
Brothers Against Drug Deaths is working to support people and families affected by addiction.
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PBC is tracking the proposed cuts, BUT, we only even know about a third of the cuts at the moment. More will come out. Link is to their tracking doc
Anya does some super quick graphics generation and creates this stark comparison between the volunteers' budget priorities and the city's proposal. When she mentions that the city is investing comparatively way more in public safety (as in, policing), boos rise from the crowd.
Hello from the D5 Budget Town Hall at the Kelly Cullen Community in the TL. The People's Budget Coalition is handing out these postcards for residents to share their funding priorities with the Mayor
