madison alvarado
@madisonalvarado.bsky.social
sf reporter focused on housing, homelessness and issues that affect older adults + people w/ disabilities @sfpublicpress.bsky.social
TONIGHT! Join @sfpublicpress.bsky.social at the Roxie Theater at 6pm for a film and panel, followed by food + drinks nearby for Good Neighbor Week. Witness intimate portraits of unhoused seniors and find out why so many older adults are becoming homeless. Tickets $0 - $20 bit.ly/FilmPanelSept30
Why Are So Many Older Adults Struggling With Homelessness?
Join us for screening : “No Place to Grow Old” followed by panel discussion, and refreshments afterwards. It's part of Good Neighbor Week!
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September 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
TONIGHT! Join @sfpublicpress.bsky.social at the Roxie Theater at 6pm for a film and panel, followed by food + drinks nearby for Good Neighbor Week. Witness intimate portraits of unhoused seniors and find out why so many older adults are becoming homeless. Tickets $0 - $20 bit.ly/FilmPanelSept30
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Tune into Your Call on KALW tomorrow morning at 10 am to hear our reporter @madisonalvarado.bsky.social talk about the rising tide of seniors experiencing homelessness in San Francisco, as well as our screening of the documentary No Place to Grow Old.
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Your Call
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September 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Tune into Your Call on KALW tomorrow morning at 10 am to hear our reporter @madisonalvarado.bsky.social talk about the rising tide of seniors experiencing homelessness in San Francisco, as well as our screening of the documentary No Place to Grow Old.
www.kalw.org/show/your-call
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I'm thrilled to be moderating a discussion tomorrow on homelessness among older adults in San Francisco following a screening of the documentary No Place to Grow Old. We have some awesome panelists lined up for y'all. Tickets for the event are still available!
September 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I'm thrilled to be moderating a discussion tomorrow on homelessness among older adults in San Francisco following a screening of the documentary No Place to Grow Old. We have some awesome panelists lined up for y'all. Tickets for the event are still available!
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
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September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
In SF, local police are not given specific guidance on how to respond to excessive use of force by ICE on civilians. But they are asked to consider what to do if a person being detained strikes an ICE agent with a hammer.
I dove into SFPD training records for ICE encounters in my latest piece (1/7)
I dove into SFPD training records for ICE encounters in my latest piece (1/7)
SFPD Training for Responding to ICE Activity is Sparse
As ICE detains more immigrants and activists protest arrests, records shed light on the limited police training for volatile confrontations.
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September 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
In SF, local police are not given specific guidance on how to respond to excessive use of force by ICE on civilians. But they are asked to consider what to do if a person being detained strikes an ICE agent with a hammer.
I dove into SFPD training records for ICE encounters in my latest piece (1/7)
I dove into SFPD training records for ICE encounters in my latest piece (1/7)
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"Israeli soldiers in Gaza told Haaretz that the army has deliberately fired at Palestinians near aid distribution sites..."
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IDF soldiers ordered to shoot deliberately at unarmed Gazans waiting for humanitarian aid
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June 27, 2025 at 11:20 AM
"Israeli soldiers in Gaza told Haaretz that the army has deliberately fired at Palestinians near aid distribution sites..."
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JUST IN
ICE agents arrested at least 2 people outside a San Francisco courthouse on Tuesday morning.
Video shows protesters surrounding an ICE mini-van with a man inside, banging on the van & opening its doors, trying to prevent the arrest.
Protests are growing outside court.
ICE agents arrested at least 2 people outside a San Francisco courthouse on Tuesday morning.
Video shows protesters surrounding an ICE mini-van with a man inside, banging on the van & opening its doors, trying to prevent the arrest.
Protests are growing outside court.
June 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
JUST IN
ICE agents arrested at least 2 people outside a San Francisco courthouse on Tuesday morning.
Video shows protesters surrounding an ICE mini-van with a man inside, banging on the van & opening its doors, trying to prevent the arrest.
Protests are growing outside court.
ICE agents arrested at least 2 people outside a San Francisco courthouse on Tuesday morning.
Video shows protesters surrounding an ICE mini-van with a man inside, banging on the van & opening its doors, trying to prevent the arrest.
Protests are growing outside court.
Some snapshots from the People’s Budget Coalition rally today outside of City Hall. Over a thousand people attended, including members of a variety of unions, nonprofits and community-based orgs, to protest budget cuts proposed by Mayor Daniel Lurie. The city’s budget needs to be finalized by Aug. 1
June 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Some snapshots from the People’s Budget Coalition rally today outside of City Hall. Over a thousand people attended, including members of a variety of unions, nonprofits and community-based orgs, to protest budget cuts proposed by Mayor Daniel Lurie. The city’s budget needs to be finalized by Aug. 1
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Undercover ICE agents begin making arrests at SF immigration court
Undercover ICE agents begin making arrests at SF immigration court
"ICE is now following the law and placing these illegal aliens in expedited removal, as they always should have been," a spokesperson said.
sfstandard.com
May 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Undercover ICE agents begin making arrests at SF immigration court
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Today's action is the single largest mass-illegalization event in US history.
350,000 people woke up this morning with legal status, living and working here with official permission. They'll go to bed as undocumented immigrants facing deportation.
350,000 people woke up this morning with legal status, living and working here with official permission. They'll go to bed as undocumented immigrants facing deportation.
BREAKING: SCOTUS allows DHS to reinstate Sec. Kristi Noem's order ending Temporary Protected Status for many Venezuelans, but notes the decision does not address challenges to actions "purport[ing] to invalidate" related legal status, work authorization documents, etc., previously granted under TPS.
May 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Today's action is the single largest mass-illegalization event in US history.
350,000 people woke up this morning with legal status, living and working here with official permission. They'll go to bed as undocumented immigrants facing deportation.
350,000 people woke up this morning with legal status, living and working here with official permission. They'll go to bed as undocumented immigrants facing deportation.
elisa is a caregiver for older adults and people with disabilities. as programs like medicaid face cuts, those groups are increasingly relying on people like elisa for support. but an immigrant who herself has a disability, elisa faces heightened risks under the trump administration.
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Trump's Immigration Crackdown Squeezes This Disabled Caregiver
Older adults and those with disabilities are relying more on caregivers like this disabled immigrant worker, who's vulnerable to exploitation.
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May 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
elisa is a caregiver for older adults and people with disabilities. as programs like medicaid face cuts, those groups are increasingly relying on people like elisa for support. but an immigrant who herself has a disability, elisa faces heightened risks under the trump administration.
sfpr.es/4iVGQGS
sfpr.es/4iVGQGS
there’s a tree next to a preschool on my street that is getting cut down and the kids wrote notes to the tree thanking it it for taking care of them and telling the tree that they love it. every time i walk past i want to cry 😭 children are so full of love
May 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
there’s a tree next to a preschool on my street that is getting cut down and the kids wrote notes to the tree thanking it it for taking care of them and telling the tree that they love it. every time i walk past i want to cry 😭 children are so full of love
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spoke to @aaup.bsky.social pres Todd Wolfson about AAUP's suit against the Trump admin over campus deportations:
“They're abducting people off the streets. They're forcing Columbia to pass rules that say students can't protest wearing masks, yet when they abduct people, they're all wearing masks.”
“They're abducting people off the streets. They're forcing Columbia to pass rules that say students can't protest wearing masks, yet when they abduct people, they're all wearing masks.”
Students Are Getting Swept Up By ICE. Here’s What Professors Are Doing About It
"We have ICE on our streets abducting people because Donald Trump or Marco Rubio don't like their speech. That's crazy."
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March 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
spoke to @aaup.bsky.social pres Todd Wolfson about AAUP's suit against the Trump admin over campus deportations:
“They're abducting people off the streets. They're forcing Columbia to pass rules that say students can't protest wearing masks, yet when they abduct people, they're all wearing masks.”
“They're abducting people off the streets. They're forcing Columbia to pass rules that say students can't protest wearing masks, yet when they abduct people, they're all wearing masks.”
following court-ordered training, san francisco employees have sometimes complied with a years-old policy designed to help people living on the streets hold onto key belongings like medication and ID. but implementation has been spotty so far, leaving advocates concerned. bit.ly/4kQadwI
SF Has Spotty Compliance With Encampment Clearing Policy
Recently, San Francisco staff sometimes complied with a policy designed to help unhoused people retain essential items, new records show.
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March 21, 2025 at 11:29 PM
following court-ordered training, san francisco employees have sometimes complied with a years-old policy designed to help people living on the streets hold onto key belongings like medication and ID. but implementation has been spotty so far, leaving advocates concerned. bit.ly/4kQadwI
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It’s unclear exactly how many U.S. citizens have faced the Trump administration’s immigration dragnet so far.
The government does not release such figures. Neither Border Patrol nor ICE would tell ProPublica how many Americans have been mistakenly detained.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
The government does not release such figures. Neither Border Patrol nor ICE would tell ProPublica how many Americans have been mistakenly detained.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
Some Americans Have Already Been Caught in Trump’s Immigration Dragnet. More Will Be.
Federal immigration authorities have a history of wrongfully detaining U.S. citizens. Advocates warn that the Trump administration’s immigration policies mean that more citizens will get caught up in ...
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March 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
It’s unclear exactly how many U.S. citizens have faced the Trump administration’s immigration dragnet so far.
The government does not release such figures. Neither Border Patrol nor ICE would tell ProPublica how many Americans have been mistakenly detained.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
The government does not release such figures. Neither Border Patrol nor ICE would tell ProPublica how many Americans have been mistakenly detained.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
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JUST IN: The two families who were set to be evicted from their homeless shelters on Monday at 5 p.m. have won a reprieve.
But both families now have until April 10 to find new homes.
via @xueerlu.bsky.social & @jrivanob.bsky.social
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But both families now have until April 10 to find new homes.
via @xueerlu.bsky.social & @jrivanob.bsky.social
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In last-minute reversal, S.F. homeless families avoid eviction — for now
Two S.F. families who were set to be evicted from their homeless shelters on Monday night have won a reprieve following protests.
missionlocal.org
March 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
JUST IN: The two families who were set to be evicted from their homeless shelters on Monday at 5 p.m. have won a reprieve.
But both families now have until April 10 to find new homes.
via @xueerlu.bsky.social & @jrivanob.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2025/03/in-l...
But both families now have until April 10 to find new homes.
via @xueerlu.bsky.social & @jrivanob.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2025/03/in-l...
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Trump’s threats of mass deportations could strain an understaffed health care workforce, making it harder for older adults and people with disabilities in San Francisco to receive care at home and in nursing facilities.
Mass Deportation Threats Put Caregivers, Seniors, Disabled People on High Alert
Trump’s threats of mass deportations, and other changes to immigration policies could strain an already-understaffed health care workforce.
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February 25, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Trump’s threats of mass deportations could strain an understaffed health care workforce, making it harder for older adults and people with disabilities in San Francisco to receive care at home and in nursing facilities.
been radio silent here since a concussion and it's truly wild how much lower my heart rate and stress levels were when i wasn't scrolling 😭 alas, the news is calling and i'm back
March 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
been radio silent here since a concussion and it's truly wild how much lower my heart rate and stress levels were when i wasn't scrolling 😭 alas, the news is calling and i'm back
from 2021-2024 in san francisco, the department of public works increasingly seized unhoused people's property. in the period analyzed, only 9.5% of items were retrieved by the original owners, meaning the city was allowed to discard the rest per "bag and tag" policies. my latest: sfpr.es/3X6v58O
SF Seizing More Wheelchairs, Tents from Homeless People
SF workers have confiscated more property like wheelchairs and tents in recent years. Advocates blame "aggressive" encampment crackdowns.
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February 19, 2025 at 1:28 AM
from 2021-2024 in san francisco, the department of public works increasingly seized unhoused people's property. in the period analyzed, only 9.5% of items were retrieved by the original owners, meaning the city was allowed to discard the rest per "bag and tag" policies. my latest: sfpr.es/3X6v58O
i'm also thinking about the implications for unhoused people, who often lose their IDs (to sweeps or just bc it's hard to hold onto items when you're always on the move). last november i spoke to SF service providers about how lack of ID is already a major barrier for unhoused voters
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February 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
i'm also thinking about the implications for unhoused people, who often lose their IDs (to sweeps or just bc it's hard to hold onto items when you're always on the move). last november i spoke to SF service providers about how lack of ID is already a major barrier for unhoused voters
sfpr.es/3ZNmZSP
sfpr.es/3ZNmZSP
Greg Ward, a minister at Mission Peak Unitarian Universalist Congregation, said his church hands out “blessing bags” of food and clothing.
“Putting [them] in the hands of the unhoused could be aiding and abetting,” said Ward. “That could make us criminals.”
“Putting [them] in the hands of the unhoused could be aiding and abetting,” said Ward. “That could make us criminals.”
Help the homeless, go to jail: Fremont passes new law
Help the homeless, go to jail: Fremont passes new law
More than 200 people packed into a Fremont city council meeting Tuesday as leaders voted to make it a crime to help homeless people.
sfstandard.com
February 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Greg Ward, a minister at Mission Peak Unitarian Universalist Congregation, said his church hands out “blessing bags” of food and clothing.
“Putting [them] in the hands of the unhoused could be aiding and abetting,” said Ward. “That could make us criminals.”
“Putting [them] in the hands of the unhoused could be aiding and abetting,” said Ward. “That could make us criminals.”
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SCOOP from @nbcnews.com — A senior FEMA official instructed subordinates to freeze funding for a wide array of grant programs Monday, just hours after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration — for the second time — to stop such pauses.
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FEMA official ignores judge's latest order, demands freeze on grant funding
Federal workers are being swept into the fight between Donald Trump and federal courts, with four FEMA aides fired Tuesday for being "deep state activists."
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February 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
SCOOP from @nbcnews.com — A senior FEMA official instructed subordinates to freeze funding for a wide array of grant programs Monday, just hours after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration — for the second time — to stop such pauses.
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