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Elecciones en SF muestra victorias y derrotas para Grupos de Derecho a la Vivienda

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Las elecciones de 2015 en San Francisco dieron en los resultados que eran en su mayoría desalentadores para las organizaciones de derechos de vivienda y activistas contra el aburguesamiento, con las Medidas F e I estrechamente siendo derrotadas.

 

 

 

 

En una ciudad donde el medio de vida de muchos está cada vez más amenazado por los precios de alquiler fuera de control, estas dos medidas hubieran impuesto mayores restricciones en los servicios de alquiler de vivienda a corto plazo, como Airbnb y hubieran colocado una moratoria en la construcción de viviendas a precio de mercado en el Distrito de la Misión durante al menos 18 meses, respectivamente.

 

 

La Medida F perdió con el 55 por ciento del voto de la oposición y la Medida I perdió con 57,35 por ciento del voto de la oposición.

 

 

 

Según los informes de Los Angeles Times, Airbnb había recaudado más de $ 8 millones para derrotar a la Medida F y condujo una campaña mediática feroz para acabar con la proposición, como la colocación de vallas publicitarias polémicas que hacen referencia al impuesto hotelero de la ciudad.

 

 

Las organizaciones de base que apoyaron la medida recaudaron alrededor de $800.000 y realizaron diversas concentraciones y manifestaciones, incluyendo ocupando la sede de Airbnb en San Francisco durante el fin de semana para llamar la atención sobre las formas en que la empresa de servicios de hotel ha acelerado el desplazamiento.

 

 

En otro golpe a la lucha de las comunidades en la ciudad, sheriff Ross Mirkarimi SFPD fue votado y reemplazado por Vicki Hennessy, que ha venido firmemente oponiéndose a la posición de apoyo de Mirkarimi sobre “ciudades santuario”.

 

 

El Alcalde Ed Lee ganó la reelección con el 56.7 por ciento de los votos, mientras que el candidato Latino Francisco Herrera obtuvo los segundos votos más altos.

 

 

Para muchos empujando a regir en gran desarrollo en San Francisco, sin embargo, el único punto luminoso de las elecciones del lunes fue el desplazamiento del Supervisor Julie Christensen del Distrito 3, que el alcalde Lee y otros grandes partidarios de la tecnología habían apoyado financieramente para mantenerle en el cargo.

 

 

Aaron Peskin fue votado en la sede del Distrito 3, inclinando la balanza de la Junta de Supervisores, dando a la izquierda una mayoría de 6-5 que da prioridad a la compensación de los efectos secundarios devastadores del desarrollo económico en las comunidades vulnerables.

 

 

Hablando frente a una multitud de seguidores, mientras que los resultados electorales fueron goteando, Peskin dijo a los que alentaron su campaña que “no se trata de ponerme de nuevo en el Ayuntamiento, se trata de ponerlos a ustedes de nuevo en el Ayuntamiento”.

 

 

Mientras tanto, los defensores de los derechos de vivienda como Causa Justa Just Cause, que lucharon incansablemente para que las medidas F e I pasaran, no están considerando los resultados de una derrota total, citando la fuerza que la organización ha obtenido en el área de la bahía a través de meses de trabajo.

 

 

“Hemos caminado, hemos llamado, nos hemos manifestado, pusimos carteles, repartimos volantes, hemos tocado puertas, teléfonos bancarizados, nos hemos alzado”, según un comunicado de prensa de Causa Justa.

 

 

“Hemos fomentado alianzas más fuertes y construimos otras nuevas también, nos ganamos a más personas y hemos cambiado las condiciones de esta lucha a largo plazo”, dijo el comunicado de prensa.

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