Please join Thursday rally against imminent Ellis Act eviction of District 5 children, seniors, and African Americans

By Joe O'Donoghue

July 26, 2006

Two incredibly greedy speculators, realtors, working out of the Frank Howard Allen Realty office at 3220 Fulton Street are evicting under the Ellis Act all the tenants in a seven-unit building at 1530 McAllister.

Among some of those slated for eviction is an 89-year-old African American lady who, for 30 years paid her rent monthly -- in a timely fashion. Two young working families, one with a five-week-old child, the other with children aged one and five-years.

Moreover a senior, a 68-year-old retiree who has lived in the building for over 25 years also faces the hammer of eviction, not for any wrongdoing but because these two greedy marauders -- one Laura Rogers and the other Elba Borgen -- will handsomely profit from the emptying of this building.

This incidentally is the fifth building Ellis Acted by Elba Borgen.

The tenants of this building have been great neighbors in District 5 -- hardworking, responsible and friendly.

As a composite these tenants reflect San Francisco's diversity -singles, couples, transgender, black, white, babies, children, young adults, disabled seniors and young families.

Folks, these crucifiers Laura Rogers and Elba Borgen need to be stopped now otherwise tomorrow you could be on their hit list. Furthermore, the business community and property owners, including landowners like myself need to get involved.

No man, woman or child deserves this abuse.

Join us Thursday, July 27, 4:30pm
3220 Fulton Street

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