 USEFUL WEBPAGES The following URL links are websites which may be relevant to you as a HOTEL SRO tenant. Many services are available to assist tenants in the San Francisco area, too many to mention all of them. Some links are just for interest sake, and others are suitable for tenants with housing concerns. Please contact The Hotel SRO if you have a link you would like added to this page. Thanks!
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| | SF Tenant's Union -
Located at 558 Capp Street (in the Mission District), this is a long standing organization. I utilized their services years ago, and would like to comment that if you are in need of immediate assistance, the process may become cumbersome. A great resource in any case. | | San Francisco Rent Board - Know your rights about rent increases, ordinances and updates on rental issues in the city.
| | Housing Rights Committee - Located at 427 S. Van Ness in SF, has information and counseling on housing issues, including Section 8 information and links.
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Legal Resources of Northern California - A compendium of information ranging from food stamps, CalWorks, Welfare, Disabiity, etc...
| | Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights in the San Francisco Bay Area - Many of the resource pages listed here were accessed from this website. They have information on referrals for low income needs, legal referrals (immigration, asylum), etc...
| | California Statewide Legal Services (LawhelpCalifornia) - Any kind of help for legal matters that you have and were afraid to ask about. Has a "filter" for finding appropriate services, so should know your needs, income, and geographics.
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| More News & Information links Here are some media links for San Francisco Hotel & Housing - The Tenderloin "Scape" should also be represented (escape, landscape, photoscape...your input is welcome).
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| PNN (Poor Magazine Online) - Many residents of San Francisco are already familiar with this local news, offering alternative press and a stable news source.
| | Central City SRO Collaborative - Part of the Tenderloin Housing Clinic, Inc.
| | TARC ( Tenderloin AIDS Resource Center ) - TARC has a waitlist page for SRO housing in San Francisco for HIV persons and other physically compromised, and low-income/homeless San Francisco residents. A not for profit agency.
| | SFGOV "Local Homeless Coordinating Board" - Affiliated with Mayor's Office on Homeless. They hold a monthly meeting held at 130 Otis Street (see calendar link)
- San Francisco Rent Board "Uniform Hotel Visitor Policy".
| | HUD (US Department of Housing & Urban Development) - Photos of San Francisco funded urban development projects
- HUD has assistance pages for SRO (including rules and criteria), as well as alternative housing resources . Many persons are vacating the city - HUD lists rentals available in more rural areas as well.
| | San Francisco Homeless Coalition - The Coalition encompasses the following five workgroups:Civil Rights and Youth, Community Health Equity and Economic Rights (CHEER), Families and Immigrants (FAIM), Right to a Roof (R2aR), Street Sheet
| | CHP Community Housing Partnership - Tenant information and referrals for housing at the Senator (hotel), The San Cristina, Iroquios, and Island Bay Homes. Office located at 280 Turk Street, San Francisco.
| | BLOGS SFHome Blog "A San Francisco Real Estate Blog ...written from the inside, by an experienced Realtor. Check here for my musings on the market, rants, crazy stories, and some stats" - Author Matt Lanning's description. This site does offer informative links, RSS feeds and other 'rentification information' (my opinion). | | San Francisco Hotel Project Mark Ellinger tells HOTEL SRO he is planning upon writing a book about the San Francisco Hotels. This is a photo essay of the central city hotels. Thanks Mark! | | | | |
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