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NEW: San Francisco’s “compassionate” RV permit program is failing the people it promised to help. A months-long investigation by @eltecolotesf.bsky.social reveals a rushed, chaotic rollout, leaving hundreds at risk of losing their homes.🧵 Here’s what we found: bit.ly/47LB1sc
SF’s RV towing blitz has begun. These are its biggest failures
San Francisco’s RV towing has begun. Internal records show shifting rules, scant infrastructure and hundreds of families at risk.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
NEW: San Francisco’s “compassionate” RV permit program is failing the people it promised to help. A months-long investigation by @eltecolotesf.bsky.social reveals a rushed, chaotic rollout, leaving hundreds at risk of losing their homes.🧵 Here’s what we found: bit.ly/47LB1sc
As San Francisco begins towing RVs citywide, internal records and on-the-ground reporting reveal a rushed rollout, shifting rules and limited infrastructure — leaving hundreds of families at risk of losing their only homes.
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SF’s RV towing blitz has begun. These are its biggest failures
San Francisco’s RV towing has begun. Internal records show shifting rules, scant infrastructure and hundreds of families at risk.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
As San Francisco begins towing RVs citywide, internal records and on-the-ground reporting reveal a rushed rollout, shifting rules and limited infrastructure — leaving hundreds of families at risk of losing their only homes.
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A week after a threatened federal immigration “surge” left immigrant communities in the Bay Area on edge, Latinx vendors and residents are turning to
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SF immigrants balance resilience with caution ahead of Día de Muertos
A week after a threatened federal immigration “surge” left immigrant communities in the Bay Area on edge, Latinx vendors and residents are turning to Día de los Muertos as a source of resilience and u...
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October 31, 2025 at 12:31 AM
A week after a threatened federal immigration “surge” left immigrant communities in the Bay Area on edge, Latinx vendors and residents are turning to
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Starting Nov. 1, S.F. will enforce a two-hour parking limit for large vehicles. Residents must obtain a Large Vehicle Refuge Permit or face tickets and towing.
These two neighborhoods reveal the fallout of the city’s rising RV crisis and the lives caught in between: bit.ly/4oMd4bb
These two neighborhoods reveal the fallout of the city’s rising RV crisis and the lives caught in between: bit.ly/4oMd4bb
October 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Starting Nov. 1, S.F. will enforce a two-hour parking limit for large vehicles. Residents must obtain a Large Vehicle Refuge Permit or face tickets and towing.
These two neighborhoods reveal the fallout of the city’s rising RV crisis and the lives caught in between: bit.ly/4oMd4bb
These two neighborhoods reveal the fallout of the city’s rising RV crisis and the lives caught in between: bit.ly/4oMd4bb
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"Starting November 1, 2025, San Francisco will enforce a two-hour parking limit for large vehicles."
"This is our home. If they take our homes we will end up in the street."
Sweeps "break down communities and break down political power."
#California #USA #Policing #Housing
"This is our home. If they take our homes we will end up in the street."
Sweeps "break down communities and break down political power."
#California #USA #Policing #Housing
Two SF neighborhoods reveal aftermath of RV crackdown
Two distinct neighborhoods reveal the fallout of the city’s rising RV crisis and the lives caught in between.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
"Starting November 1, 2025, San Francisco will enforce a two-hour parking limit for large vehicles."
"This is our home. If they take our homes we will end up in the street."
Sweeps "break down communities and break down political power."
#California #USA #Policing #Housing
"This is our home. If they take our homes we will end up in the street."
Sweeps "break down communities and break down political power."
#California #USA #Policing #Housing
In Alameda, protesters gathered outside Coast Guard Island, where dozens of federal agents were reportedly set to arrive for a major immigration operation.
By early afternoon, protesters are still circling the intersection. Authorities have called for dispersal, warning that arrests could follow.
By early afternoon, protesters are still circling the intersection. Authorities have called for dispersal, warning that arrests could follow.
October 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM
In Alameda, protesters gathered outside Coast Guard Island, where dozens of federal agents were reportedly set to arrive for a major immigration operation.
By early afternoon, protesters are still circling the intersection. Authorities have called for dispersal, warning that arrests could follow.
By early afternoon, protesters are still circling the intersection. Authorities have called for dispersal, warning that arrests could follow.
Community leaders emphasize the need to separate fact from rumor and to respond with preparation, not panic.
To receive verified updates and resources, join our WhatsApp group, where our team will be posting live updates in Spanish and answering questions.
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To receive verified updates and resources, join our WhatsApp group, where our team will be posting live updates in Spanish and answering questions.
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Federal agents are headed to the Bay Area. Here’s how to prepare
El Tecolote explains what’s verified, what’s not, and how immigrant communities can stay prepared.
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October 22, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Community leaders emphasize the need to separate fact from rumor and to respond with preparation, not panic.
To receive verified updates and resources, join our WhatsApp group, where our team will be posting live updates in Spanish and answering questions.
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To receive verified updates and resources, join our WhatsApp group, where our team will be posting live updates in Spanish and answering questions.
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Barato Barato is a new outlet that opened in S.F.’s Mission District in July, attracting hundreds of low-income and Latino shoppers each day with its deep discounts on overstock and returned items from major retailers such as Amazon, Walmart, Target and Kohl’s.
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Half-priced iPhone? Mission’s hidden shop is full of major bargains
Barato Barato turns an empty San Francisco storefront into a bustling outlet catering to Latinos where most items are priced under $12.
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October 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Barato Barato is a new outlet that opened in S.F.’s Mission District in July, attracting hundreds of low-income and Latino shoppers each day with its deep discounts on overstock and returned items from major retailers such as Amazon, Walmart, Target and Kohl’s.
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Immigration Tracker: Latest October updates 📰
• Trump’s latest National Guard deployments targeted Portland and Chicago, but both cities pushed back
• TPS was terminated for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans after a Supreme Court ruling Oct. 3
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• Trump’s latest National Guard deployments targeted Portland and Chicago, but both cities pushed back
• TPS was terminated for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans after a Supreme Court ruling Oct. 3
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Immigration news: Updates on DACA, ICE and other changes
Trump has rolled back key immigration protections. This tracker breaks down the most urgent policy changes in October.
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October 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Immigration Tracker: Latest October updates 📰
• Trump’s latest National Guard deployments targeted Portland and Chicago, but both cities pushed back
• TPS was terminated for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans after a Supreme Court ruling Oct. 3
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• Trump’s latest National Guard deployments targeted Portland and Chicago, but both cities pushed back
• TPS was terminated for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans after a Supreme Court ruling Oct. 3
Read more:
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At 72, Carlos Brito lost his mother, his home, and now lives in an RV.
His story shows how older San Franciscans are falling into homelessness:
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His story shows how older San Franciscans are falling into homelessness:
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His mother’s death pushed him into homelessness. Now, he’s aging in an RV
After his mother’s death, Carlos Brito slipped into homelessness and bought a rundown RV. His story highlights the growing crisis of older adults aging without housing in San Francisco.
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September 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
At 72, Carlos Brito lost his mother, his home, and now lives in an RV.
His story shows how older San Franciscans are falling into homelessness:
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His story shows how older San Franciscans are falling into homelessness:
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San Francisco’s new Large Vehicle Refuge Permit (LVRP) will reshape where — and whether — people can continue living in RVs:
New RV permit: How SF's new rules will limit large vehicles
San Francisco has launched the Large Vehicle Refuge Permit, requiring RV residents to apply by October 24.
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September 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
San Francisco’s new Large Vehicle Refuge Permit (LVRP) will reshape where — and whether — people can continue living in RVs:
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"When Carlos Brito's RV was towed in early September 2024, tears streamed down his face."
"For many older immigrants and families, vehicles are a last resort, a fragile safety net."
"I just want to live out my remaining years with dignity."
#California #USA #ElSalvador #Housing
"For many older immigrants and families, vehicles are a last resort, a fragile safety net."
"I just want to live out my remaining years with dignity."
#California #USA #ElSalvador #Housing
His mother’s death pushed him into homelessness. Now, he’s aging in an RV
After his mother’s death, Carlos Brito slipped into homelessness and bought a rundown RV. His story highlights the growing crisis of older adults aging without housing in San Francisco.
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September 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
"When Carlos Brito's RV was towed in early September 2024, tears streamed down his face."
"For many older immigrants and families, vehicles are a last resort, a fragile safety net."
"I just want to live out my remaining years with dignity."
#California #USA #ElSalvador #Housing
"For many older immigrants and families, vehicles are a last resort, a fragile safety net."
"I just want to live out my remaining years with dignity."
#California #USA #ElSalvador #Housing
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The Small Division winner of the Insight Award for Visual Journalism is “San Francisco’s RV Communities Fight Displacement” from @eltecolotesf.bsky.social.
September 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
The Small Division winner of the Insight Award for Visual Journalism is “San Francisco’s RV Communities Fight Displacement” from @eltecolotesf.bsky.social.
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If you're attending the Online News Association conference this week, please come to our panel, moderated by our cofounder Sara Lomax and featuring panelists from our partners @documentedny.bsky.social, @eltecolotesf.bsky.social, @scalawagmagazine.bsky.social & @trentonjournal.bsky.social.
September 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
If you're attending the Online News Association conference this week, please come to our panel, moderated by our cofounder Sara Lomax and featuring panelists from our partners @documentedny.bsky.social, @eltecolotesf.bsky.social, @scalawagmagazine.bsky.social & @trentonjournal.bsky.social.
Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled 6–3 to lift limits on ICE stops in Los Angeles, clearing the way for agents to resume immigration arrests and raids in the region.
Follow our Immigration Tracker for ongoing updates.
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Follow our Immigration Tracker for ongoing updates.
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Immigration Tracker: Updates on TPS, ICE arrests and more - El Tecolote
Immigrants in San Francisco face mounting uncertainty as the Trump administration continues to roll back protections. Here's the latest news.
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September 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled 6–3 to lift limits on ICE stops in Los Angeles, clearing the way for agents to resume immigration arrests and raids in the region.
Follow our Immigration Tracker for ongoing updates.
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Follow our Immigration Tracker for ongoing updates.
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S.F. quietly launched a workgroup to create a new permit for food vendors.
Informal food vendors say the proposed plan is out of reach.
Paired with an uptick in enforcement, they say the city’s ultimate goal is to dismantle a fragile economic lifeline altogether.
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Informal food vendors say the proposed plan is out of reach.
Paired with an uptick in enforcement, they say the city’s ultimate goal is to dismantle a fragile economic lifeline altogether.
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For food vendors, San Francisco’s new permit is a crackdown
Records reviewed show San Francisco launched a workgroup to create a new permit for street vendors. Yet it is out of reach for many.
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September 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
S.F. quietly launched a workgroup to create a new permit for food vendors.
Informal food vendors say the proposed plan is out of reach.
Paired with an uptick in enforcement, they say the city’s ultimate goal is to dismantle a fragile economic lifeline altogether.
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Informal food vendors say the proposed plan is out of reach.
Paired with an uptick in enforcement, they say the city’s ultimate goal is to dismantle a fragile economic lifeline altogether.
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Federal officers escalated their use of force this morning as about 30 protesters clashed with ICE officers outside San Francisco’s immigration courthouse.
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ICE tactics escalate in SF as protesters clash with officers
Federal officers escalated their use of force outside San Francisco’s immigration courthouse as protesters clashed with ICE following multiple detentions, marking the latest escalation in enforcement ...
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August 21, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Federal officers escalated their use of force this morning as about 30 protesters clashed with ICE officers outside San Francisco’s immigration courthouse.
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Day laborers are the unseen backbone of San Francisco’s economy, taking on its most dangerous and least protected work.
This is the story of one man whose fragile stability shattered when a job cost him his leg: bit.ly/45AS1Aq
This is the story of one man whose fragile stability shattered when a job cost him his leg: bit.ly/45AS1Aq
August 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Day laborers are the unseen backbone of San Francisco’s economy, taking on its most dangerous and least protected work.
This is the story of one man whose fragile stability shattered when a job cost him his leg: bit.ly/45AS1Aq
This is the story of one man whose fragile stability shattered when a job cost him his leg: bit.ly/45AS1Aq
Two immigrants fell in love. After building a life together, a routine ICE check-in tore them apart.
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An SF couple’s life unraveled after one ICE check-in
A routine ICE check-in tore a San Francisco couple apart. Now, Sandra awaits asylum in detention while Roberto is left behind.
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August 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Two immigrants fell in love. After building a life together, a routine ICE check-in tore them apart.
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"This is a huge win."
"Latino homeless families are celebrating a major $30 million win for emergency rent vouchers and extended shelter stays."
"There are 3,000 homeless children in San Francisco."
#California #USA #Housing
"Latino homeless families are celebrating a major $30 million win for emergency rent vouchers and extended shelter stays."
"There are 3,000 homeless children in San Francisco."
#California #USA #Housing
Homeless families in SF win $30M for housing, longer shelter stays
Homeless families in San Francisco secured $30 million in rent vouchers and longer shelter stays — a major policy shift led by Supervisor Jackie Fielder.
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July 30, 2025 at 2:53 AM
"This is a huge win."
"Latino homeless families are celebrating a major $30 million win for emergency rent vouchers and extended shelter stays."
"There are 3,000 homeless children in San Francisco."
#California #USA #Housing
"Latino homeless families are celebrating a major $30 million win for emergency rent vouchers and extended shelter stays."
"There are 3,000 homeless children in San Francisco."
#California #USA #Housing
Despite California’s strong tenant protections, vulnerable immigrant renters are terrified to invoke them out of fear they’ll be deported.
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Trump’s immigration crackdowns now threaten immigrant housing
Despite California’s strong tenant protections, vulnerable immigrant renters are terrified to invoke them out of fear they’ll be deported.
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July 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Despite California’s strong tenant protections, vulnerable immigrant renters are terrified to invoke them out of fear they’ll be deported.
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"Real solutions start by treating vehicle residents as neighbors, not nuisances. And by working with us, not just around us."
--Armando Bravo Martinez @eltecolotesf.bsky.social
--Armando Bravo Martinez @eltecolotesf.bsky.social
San Francisco’s RV crackdown is bureaucratic cruelty by design
What looks like bureaucratic dysfunction is actually a system meant to disappear the poor, writes RV resident Armando Bravo Martinez.
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July 27, 2025 at 3:19 AM
"Real solutions start by treating vehicle residents as neighbors, not nuisances. And by working with us, not just around us."
--Armando Bravo Martinez @eltecolotesf.bsky.social
--Armando Bravo Martinez @eltecolotesf.bsky.social
San Francisco calls itself a sanctuary city, but recent ICE raids, police comments, and silence from the mayor’s office tell a different story.
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ICE raids. Mayoral silence. Is San Francisco still a sanctuary city? - El Tecolote
San Francisco calls itself a sanctuary city, but ICE raids, police comments and silence from the mayor’s office tell a different story.
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July 15, 2025 at 11:34 PM
San Francisco calls itself a sanctuary city, but recent ICE raids, police comments, and silence from the mayor’s office tell a different story.
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The SFMTA just voted 6-1 to approve a new “refuge permit” — a major step toward enforcing San Francisco’s citywide two-hour parking limit for RVs.
Can it actually get enforced?
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Can it actually get enforced?
Read about the controversial policy: eltecolote.org/content/en/s...
June 18, 2025 at 1:08 AM
The SFMTA just voted 6-1 to approve a new “refuge permit” — a major step toward enforcing San Francisco’s citywide two-hour parking limit for RVs.
Can it actually get enforced?
Read about the controversial policy: eltecolote.org/content/en/s...
Can it actually get enforced?
Read about the controversial policy: eltecolote.org/content/en/s...
Mayor Lurie’s proposed RV parking limit is framed as a compassionate fix for vehicular homelessness.
But public records show it mirrors the same harmful enforcement tactics that have already destabilized and scattered families across the city:
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But public records show it mirrors the same harmful enforcement tactics that have already destabilized and scattered families across the city:
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Can SF's two-hour parking limit for RVs be enforced?
Mayor Lurie’s proposed RV parking limit is framed as a compassionate fix for vehicular homelessness. But records show it mirrors the same harmful enforcement tactics that have already destabilized and...
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June 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Mayor Lurie’s proposed RV parking limit is framed as a compassionate fix for vehicular homelessness.
But public records show it mirrors the same harmful enforcement tactics that have already destabilized and scattered families across the city:
eltecolote.org/content/en/s...
But public records show it mirrors the same harmful enforcement tactics that have already destabilized and scattered families across the city:
eltecolote.org/content/en/s...