Wright Enterprises-Community Spotlight
Wright Enterprises-Community Spotlight Press Release
September 15, 
2016
Without Raising Taxes... Yes on I San Francisco Dignity Fund...

Protecting Services for Seniors and Adults with Disabilities Without Raising Taxes
Seniors and adults with disabilities are a vital part of San Francisco - over their lives, they've contributed to the City we know and love. But, for years, funding for programs and services hasn't kept pace with the growth of these populations . Now, 24% of San Franciscans are people with disabilities or aged 60 and over; by 2030, that number will grow to 30%.
 
With many seniors and people with disabilities living on fixed incomes, San Francisco's rising cost of living makes it even harder to get by. According to a UCLA Center for Healthy Policy study, 57% of single senior households and 39% of two-person senior households in San Francisco don't make enough to cover the costs of housing, food, medicine, and other necessities. ( Click Here for Dignity Fund Overview and visit www.SFDignityFund.org)





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CAN "I" HELP PREVENT REAL SAN FRANCISCO STORIES LIKE THIS ONE FROM HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE?  CAN "I" HELP YOU?  THINK ABOUT IT AS YOU READ THE FOLLOWING...HERB CAEN YOU ARE MISSED!


Iris Canada Fights on the Streets of San Francisco for her Page Street Home &
In the Courts in April 2016


100 Year Old Iris Canada Fights for Home from Hospital Bed...

Truth is difficult to look at sometimes.  Iris Canada is a fighter who became overwhelmed on Tuesday and now continues her struggle from a hospital room.  Here's the news release from:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
For more info., contact Iris Merriouns,  510-435-9044/ Tommi Avicolli Mecca,  415-361-2940/ Tony Robles,  415-374-5344 
 
100-year-old hospitalized 
a day before sheriff is set to evict her
 
 
San Francisco - Iris Canada, who just turned 100, was hospitalized early this morning, just a day before the sheriff was set to evict her from the Western Addition apartment she has lived in for over half a century. Her condition is described as guarded. ( Read More) 
 

CALL TO ACTION FROM SF BAYVIEW ARTICLE:
"Please act for Iris

We are asking people to send emails urging that Iris be allowed to stay in her home. Write to:
 
Our message is simple:

Iris Canada does not want to leave her home. Her physical reaction to the sheriff's notice about the scheduled eviction shows that leaving her home will negatively impact her health. She should not be put through the stress of an actual eviction by the sheriff. It could kill her.
Please maintain a non-inflammatory tone in your email, as we do not want to open ourselves up to a harassment complaint."


MEDIA MANIPULATION? 

Media Outlets received an 8-24-2016 letter before Ms. Meriouns as she was blindsided by the former Burlington, Vermont Community and Economic Development Director's correspondence, first hearing about it from a reporter's request.

-------- Original message --------
From: Adam Brinklow <tamlinearthly@gmail.com>
Date:08/24/2016 11:56 AM (GMT-08:00)
To: "Merriouns, Iris" <ILMerriouns@oaklandnet.com>
Cc:
Subject: RE: Letter to Iris Merriouns


Hello, Ms. Merriouns, my name is Adam, I write for Curbed SF. I know this is a personal matter that's undoubtedly causing a lot of stress and the last thing you need right now is reporters bothering you, but Peter Owens office did forward this to us, and a lot of people are concerned about your aunt's housing case.

Basic fairness demands that I get in touch with you and give you a chance to respond to these kinds of allegations. If you have a few moments, please drop me a line at 415 573 8979. Thanks for your time.   
-ALB 


The letter was addressed to the following...

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Office of Mayor Ed Lee
San Francisco District Attorney San Francisco Sheriff's Office Oakland City Council
Office of Mayor Libby Schaaf
Iris Canada
Dr. Harvey S. Merriouns
Bishop Alfred Johnson, Jones Memorial United Baptist Church
Dr. Amos C. Brown, Pastor Third Baptist Church
San Francisco Tenants Union
Housing Rights Committee of SF Senior & Disability Action
Poor Magazine
San Francisco Chronicle East Bay News
(former Oakland Tribune) East Bay Express EBCitizen.com
NY Times
Wall Street Journal Bay City News Hoodline
48 Hills
SF Bay View
SF Weekly SFist.com
Socket Site CurbedSF

Bay Area News Group Oakland Magazine
Fox 2 KTVU
ABC 7 KGO
CBS 5 KPIX
NBC Bay Area KTVN KQED
KPFA
KGO Brian Copeland Show
668-678 Page Street TIC Association Mark Chernev, Esq.
Andrew Zacks, Esq.
Dennis Zaragoza, Esq.
Andy Sirkin, Esq. 
***
Ms. Iris Merriouns states that one television station that ran a story as a result of the letter did not contact her or Ms. Canada and ran photos provided to them that were not indicative of the condition of Ms. Canada's apartment.
***

"Immoral" for 99 Year Old to Have to Fight Eviction from San Francisco Apartment
Vote Yes, on "I"


Yes on "I" Because Yes You Can Help... 
Yes on "I" Because The Income of Elders is fixed While Rents Are Rising Sky High...
Yes On "I" Because You Honor Iris and Others in Need...
Yes on "I" Because "Except for the Grace of God Go I..."

Yes on "I"

May the "a yes" Have it!