Press inquiries:
Christopher Gil
Associate Director of Marketing & Communications
Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA)
(415) 282-3334 ext. 152
cgil@medasf.org
2/19/19 – 48 Hills
Save the Redstone Building!
2/17/19 -San Francisco Chronicle
SF’s Affordable Housing Projects (shows 1266 Shotwell and 2060 Folsom)
2/14/19 – El Tecolote
The Campaign to save the Historic Redstone from Gentrification
2/13/19 – SF Weekly
Can the Mission Save Itself from Commercial Gentrification?
2/10/19 – San Francisco Chronicle
Breed Prepares Bill to Make Affordable Housing Cheaper to Build
2/10/19 – San Francisco Examiner
City’s Response to Geary Boulevard Disaster Reflects Lessons from Fires of the Past
2/7/19 – Business Wire
Ameriprise Financial and Its Employees and Advisors Donated $17 Million to Nonprofits in 2018
2/7/19 – Mission Local
SF Mission’s “Monster” Hearing
2/6/19 – Affordable Housing Finance
S.F. Development Will Serve Low-Income Residents, Homeless Youth
2/1/19 – Untold Returns (podcast)
Holding Onto Boomtown
2/1/19 – mOppenheim.TV
Nonprofit Spotlight: Mission Economic Development Agency Saving San Francisco’s Diverse Mission District Community
1/31/19 – SocketSite
Approved Dollar Store Development on the Market in the Mission
1/31/19 – Larkin Street Youth Services blog
Larkin Street to Provide Services to Transitional-Age Youth Through Casa Adelante
1/31/19 – SocketSite
Affordable Development in the Mission Finally Breaks Ground
1/31/19 – Sing Tao Daily (Chinese)
Casa Adelante – 2060 Folsom Groundbreaking
1/30/19 – KTSF Channel 26 (Chinese; video)
Casa Adelante – 2060 Folsom Groundbreaking
1/30/19 – Mission Graduates blog
Mayor Breed and Mission Graduates Celebrate the Groundbreaking of 2060 Folsom
1/30/19 – Mission Local
SF Mission’s Fourth 100-Percent Affordable Housing Project Breaks Ground
1/28/19 – San Francisco Chronicle
Developer of Long-Delayed “Monster in The Mission” Apartments Has New Offer
1/27/19 – San Francisco BayView
Keep the Redstone Labor Temple a Community Center
1/25/19 – Neighborhoods.com
First-Time Homebuyers Programs: How to Afford Your Dream Home in San Francisco
1/16/19 – Bay Area Reporter
Redstone Tenants Rally to Save SF Building
1/12/19 – Mission Local
Negotiations Continue Over Historic SF Redstone Building
1/10/19 – SFGate
Mayor Breed, Supervisor Mandelman Tout Newly Renovated Affordable Units
1/10/19 – Univision (video)
Agencias del Área de la Bahía Dan Asesorías Para Presentar Declaración de Impuestos
1/4/19 – San Francisco Examiner
Mission District Civic Engagement Space Met With Protests, Calls for Boycott
1/2/19 – NBC Bay Area (w/video)
Iconic Stores in SF’s Mission District Closing Down for Good
2018
12/27/18 – San Francisco Chronicle
The Lab, SF’s Longtime Hub for Artistic Experimentation, Finds Firm Footing
12/21/18- Mission Local
Evicted Galería de la Raza Lands on Valencia Street
12/19/18 – Curbed San Francisco
SF Industry Notables and Experts Reveal 2018’s Best New Building Projects
12/14/18 – The Registry – Bay Area Real Estate
San Francisco Celebrates Renewal of 462 Duboce: Redefining Public Housing
12/13/18 – San Francisco Examiner
Duboce Triangle Affordable Housing Project Gets an Upgrade
12/12/18 – San Francisco Examiner
Sweeping Regional Housing Plan Under Construction
12/12/18 – San Francisco Chronicle
Deal Preserving Low-Cost Housing Hailed as Ed Lee’s Real Legacy
12/12/18 – SF Weekly
Housing Equity Front and Center in Last Board Meeting of 2018
12/11/18 – Low Income Investment Fund 2018 Annual Report (Page 7)
A Win Against Displacement in America’s Most Expensive City
12/9/18 – The Bay City Beacon
Senator Winer Launches Three Big Bills to Tackle Housing Woes
12/5/18 – Impaker “Sustainable Living City” Series (op-ed)
Collectively Turning the Tide of Displacement in San Francisco’s Mission District
11/28/18 – San Francisco Examiner
Community Group Fighting Russian Bakery’s Plans for La Victoria Space
11/5/18 – San Francisco Examiner
Fillmore Heritage Center Gets a New Tenant After Long Vacancy
11/2/18 – L.A. School Report
EDlection2018: San Francisco’s Undocumented and Legal Non-Citizens Have Their First Chance to Vote Tuesday
11/2/18 – Mission Local
Supervisor Joins Community Groups in Opposition to 22nd and Mission Project in Day of the Dead Rally
11/1/18 – San Francisco Examiner
Canceled Meeting on “Monster in the Mission” Development Sparks Dual Rallies
11/1/18 – El Tecolote
Dual Language Program Opens Doors for Non-Native English Students
11/1/18 – Mission Local
Mission Housing’s Fortunes Rose — as Do Two Affordable Projects in the Neighborhood
11/1/18 – San Francisco Examiner
Popular Anti-Eviction Program Lacks Funds
11/1/18 – The Nation
Letting Noncitizens Vote in the Trump Era
10/30/18 – San Francisco Examiner
Van Ness Avenue Businesses Say They Need City Help to Survive Muni Construction
10/29/18 – SF Weekly
Galería de la Raza Faces Imminent Eviction After Failed Negotiations
10/23/18 – NBC Bay Area
San Francisco to Allow Non-Citizens to Vote for School Board
10/23/18 – Mission Local
Activists to Oppose Propose Nine-Story Building at 22nd and Mission
10/19/18 – San Francisco Examiner
Galería de la Raza Landlord Rescinds Eviction Notice; Lease Talks Continue
10/18/18 – San Francisco Examiner
Brewpubs Would be Banned from Serving Hard Liquor in Mission District Under Tightened Restrictions
10/17/18 – Mission Local
Nine-Story Building Proposed for 22nd and Mission, Site of Deadly Fire
10/16/18 – Hoodline
Galería de la Raza to Vacate Main Mission District Gallery Space After Rent Doubles
10/16/18 – Mission Local
SF Mission District Businesses Welcome Prop C
10/16/18 – Citi Foundation (video)
MEDA Small Sites Program
10/12/18 – San Francisco Examiner
Galeria de la Raza to Lose Main Art Space After Major Rent Hike
10/11/18 – SF Weekly
Non-Citizen Voters Reluctant to Register for School Board Election
10/9/18 – Eater San Francisco
Historic Mission Bakery la Victoria Closes Today
10/8/18 – Mission Local
After 67 Years, La Victoria to Close Tuesday — Evicted by the Family That Owns It
9/28/18 – Mission Local
Virginia Ramos, the Tamale Lady, Dies at 65
9/28/18 – Mission Local
MEDA Upgrades Plans to 12-Story Tower at 18th and Mission — The Tallest Building in the Mission
9/21/18 – Mission Local
Mission-Based Education Program Celebrates $6 Million in Funding
9/20/18 – El Tecolote
Unsettled in the Mission: Coded World
9/19/18 – NBC Bay Area (w/video)
Mission Promise Neighborhood Relaunch Event
9/17/18 – Marin Independent Journal
Battle Heats Up Over Trailblazing Silicon Valley Housing Development
9/13/18 – San Francisco Examiner
MEDA Seeking $7 Million to Buy Historic Mission District Building
9/13/18 – Mission Local and SFGate
Deal for Historic Redstone Building at 16th and Capp May Hit $25M — Fundraising Drive Launched
9/11/18 – San Francisco Chronicle
SF Wants to Use Old Retrofit Bond Money to Preserve Affordable Housing
9/10/18 – 48Hills
The Wolves of Wall Street, Here in San Francisco
9/7/18 – The San Francisco Foundation Blog
A New Lease on Life in San Francisco
9/3/18 – Mission Local
Siegel’s Clothing Building on Sale for $6.5 Million
8/31/18 – Hoodline
Mexican Food Vendor El Pípila Receives City’s Third Women’s Entrepreneurship Grant
8/29/18 – Common Impact Blog
Impact at Work: Mission Economic Development Agency Project Spotlight
8/21/18 – San Francisco Examiner
City Approves Red Transit-Only Lanes on Geary for Use by Private Shuttles, Chariot
8/10/18 – Mission Local
Controversial Displacement Study Leads to Strife Between Planning Department, Mission Anti-Gentrification Activists
8/2/18 – KCBS-5 News
Immigrants Hesitant to Exercise Voting Rights in SF School Board Elections
8/2/18 – San Francisco Examiner
Slow Start for Non-Citizen Voter Registration
8/1/18 – Bay Area Reporter
Castro Drag Queens Sue to Stay in Their Homes
8/1/18 – SF Bay
Nonprofit Building Purchase Preserves Affordable Housing
7/31/18 – San Francisco Examiner
City Helps Nonprofit Acquire Excelsior District Building to Preserve Affordable Units
7/31/18 – Univision (video)
Municipalidad de San Francisco Compra Edificio Que Será Destinado a Vivienda Asequible
7/31/18 – San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development Press Release
Mayor London Breed Announces New Units to City’s Affordable Housing Stock
7/27/18 – ABC-7 News
Goodwill Coming to Mission as Community Groups Lock In Low-Priced Retail on Dollar Store Site
7/27/18 – SF Weekly
Goodwill to Return to Site of One $ Store
7/26/18 – Hoodline
Goodwill Coming to Mission as Community Groups Lock In Low-Priced Retail on Dollar Store Site
7/26/18 – El Tecolote
A Mi$$ion $tory: Rent Hikes at 25th and Mission Threatens Tenants
7/26/18 – Mission Local
Goodwill to Replace Dollar Store with Precedent-Setting 50-Year Deal
7/19/18 – San Francisco Examiner
La Victoria Bakery Tenants Told to Clear Out
7/19/18 – Mission Local
Ensnared in Family Drama, La Victoria Bakery Hit with Eviction Notice
7/19/18 – Univision (video)
Padres No Cuidadanos Pueden Votar en las Elecciones Para la Junta de Educación de San Francisco
7/18/18 – Sacramento Bee
Non-Citizens Legally Register to Vote in San Francisco School Elections
7/18/18 – Next City
Fort Worth’s Public Housing Authority is Overhauling Itself
7/16/18 – San Francisco Examiner
City Beings Registering Non-Citizens for Board of Education Elections
7/16/18 – Mission Local
As it Nears Sale, SF Redstone Building Tenants Say, “It’s Like a Home”
7/12/18 – San Francisco Examiner
Mission Nonprofit Seeks to Buy Historic Redstone Building to Keep Tenants in Place
7/6/18 – Department of Housing and Urban Development News Briefs (July 2018)
Story #3: 255 Woodside Rededication
7/5/18 – Mission Local
Mission Promise Neighborhood to Continue with $6 Million Federal Grant
7/4/18 – Mission Local
A Tribute to Rene Yañez, An Artist Who Never Got Old
7/2/18 – El Tecolote
First Entirely Affordable Housing Project for Seniors Finds Home in the Mission
6/29/18 – The Mercury News
Berkeley Developer Fights Back After City Rejects Housing After SB 35B
6/26/18 – PR Newswire
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Barbara Lee and the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco Announce $13.2 Million in Affordable-Housing Grants for Bay Area Housing Projects
6/26/18 – Santa Cruz Sentinel
Controversial State Law Allows Redevelopment of Defunct Vallco Mall
6/25/18 – Univision (video)
Apoyos Para Familias de Bajos Recursos
6/25/18 – Next City
S.F. Housing Projects to Get $29 Million in Carbon Trading Windfall
6/25/18 – Mission Local
San Francycle, One of Two New Bike Shops to Open on Valencia Street
6/24/18 – San Francisco Chronicle
Relief for SF Affordable Housing: $29 Million to Mission District Projects
6/24/18 – Architexx “Now What?!” Blog
Plaza Adelante: An Immigrant Resource Center
6/22/18 – World Journal (Cantonese)
Casa Adelante – 1296 Shotwell Groundbreaking
6/21/18 – Hoodline and ABC-7 News
Affordable-Only Senior Housing Development Breaks Ground in the Mission
6/21/18 – Mission Local and SFGate
After a Decade, a Fully Affordable Housing Development Breaks Ground in SF’s Mission
6/21/18 – Sing Tao (Cantonese)
Casa Adelante – 1296 Shotwell Groundbreaking
6/20/18 – KTSF-26 News (Cantonese)
Casa Adelante – 1296 Shotwell Groundbreaking
6/20/18 – Mission Local
Developer Threatens to Sue as SF Supes Delay Mission Project
6/13/18 – Mission Local
The Dollar Store Becomes Too Pricey of a Cultural Asset to Keep
6/12/18 – Hoodline
Groups Seek to Preserve Low-Cost Retail at Mission Street Parcel
6/8/18 – ABC-7 News
Bayview Media Company Receives Second Women’s Entrepreneurship Grant
6/8/18 – Socketsite
Contentious Project Slated for Approval and Potential Goodwill
5/31/18 – San Francisco Public Press
As Mayor, Breed Would Centralize Tent Camps to End Them, Boost Housing Density
5/31/18 – Hoodline
Bernal Heights Gallery Seeks Live Entertainment Permit
5/22/18 – Bisnow
San Francisco Mayor’s Race: Three Questions with Candidate Mark Leno
5/22/18 – Mission Local
SF Mission Nonprofit MEDA Eyes Vacant Lot at 22nd and Mission
5/11/18 – Mission Local
Neighborhood Notes
5/10/18 – California Association for Micro-Business Opportunity
Alicia’s Tamales Los Mayas, Faces of Entrepreneurship Winner
5/8/18 – SocketSite
A Bid to Block Redevelopment of Mission District Dollar Store
5/7/18 – San Francisco Small-Business Week Blog
Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA): Success is in Your Hands
5/5/18 – Mission Local
Neighborhood Notes: Off Top
5/2/18 – San Francisco Chronicle
Scooter Skirmish: SF Places Limits on Rental Companies
5/1/18 – Wall Street Journal
As Cities Gentrify, Public and Private Efforts Sprout to Help Families Stay
4/25/18 – La Opinión
Ayuntamiento y Comunidad Se Reúnen Para Discutir Sobre el Futro de La Misión
4/24/18 – Mission Local
Fully Affordable Housing Fails to Rise in SF’s Mission, and No One Knows Why
4/23/18 – San Francisco Examiner
Ronen Calls for Faster Approval for 100 Percent Affordable-Housing Projects
4/18/18 – American Banker (op-ed)
BankThink: The “C” in CRA Should Still Mean Something
4/16/18 – The Bold Italic
La Cocina: Power Through Food
4/12/18 – KQED
The Hustle: How Many Jobs Does a Musician Need to Stay in San Francisco?
4/12/18 – San Francisco Examiner
Two Low-Income Housing Projects Net 2015 Bond Funding
4/7/18 – San Francisco Chronicle
Mission Housing Project Invokes Law to Exchange Review for Affordable Units
4/6/18 – Hoodline
SF Announces $135,000 Women’s Entrepreneurship Fund
4/5/18 – El Tecolote
Unsettled in the Mission: Redlined
3/26/18 – Mission Local
SF Nonprofit Reveals Its Plans for Derelict Building at 18th and Mission
3/25/18 – San Francisco Examiner
Small Sites Program a Major Asset to SF Housing
3/23/18 – SF Weekly
Surprisingly Awesome Development Planned for 18th and Mission
3/21/18 – Socketsite
The Plans for 48 Condos to Rise Above this Derelict Building
3/20/18 – San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund Blog
San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund Raises $3 Million from New Resource Bank and Closes Sixth Loan
3/19/18 – Hoodline
Mayor’s Office to Assist Businesses Displaced in North Beach Fire
3/19/18 – Office of the Mayor New Release
Mayor Mark Farrell Announces Activation of the Small-Business Disaster Relief Fund in Response to Fire on Union Street
3/16/18 – Mother Jones
Undocumented Immigrants Can Vote in Some Elections. But ICE Could Keep Them Away.
3/14/17 – Huffington Post
Jersey City’s Fight Against Chain Stores
3/8/18 – KQED
The Hustle: An Artist with Four Jobs and a 380-Mile Commute
3/7/18 – Mission Local
The Rise and Fall of One of San Francisco’s First Latino Businesses
3/6/18 – San Francisco Business Times
Fight for Affordable Housing in the Mission Coming to Fruition
2/14/18 – KRON4 News (w/video)
Amid Housing Crisis, San Francisco Aims to Create More Affordable Housing
2/14/18 – Telemundo (video)
Barrio La Misión Lucha Por Sobrevivir en San Francisco
2/14/18 – Curbed San Francisco
San Francisco Delays Mission Housing Over Potentially Historic Laundromat
2/13/18 – Center for Community Capital (see Page 12)
Building a Strong Foundation: A Field Scan on Integrating Financial Capability and Affordable Housing
1/31/18 – UnidosUS Blog
UnidosUS Affiliates React to President Trump’s 2018 State of the Union
1/23/18 – Next City
How the Mission District Took Equitable Development Into Its Own Hands
1/23/18 – LendUp Blog
Social Impacts in Tech: Lessons Learned with MEDA
1/18/18 – Affordable Housing & Community Development Law, Volume No. 26:2 (2017), Pages 239-247
Mission Economic Development Agency—Combatting Displacement in San Francisco’s Mission District, Family by Family and Block by Block
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1/18/18 -Next City
Calif. Cities Should Look to this S.F. Affordable Housing Model
1/11/18 – El Tecolote
Mission Kid Almost Misses Full Ride to Princeton Because of Gentrification
1/9/18 – Mission Local
SF Mission Nonprofit Nabs Corner Building for $7.75 Million
1/8/18 – San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund Blog
SFHAF Closes Fourth and Fifth Loans to Mission Economic Development Agency to Purchase Critical Properties in Mission and Bernal
1/3/18 – Mission Local
Meet the Woman Turning a Nonprofit Into a Developer of Affordable Housing
