This timeline highlights key moments in various housing struggles from 1965-1977 using primary sources from the Freedom Archives’ collection as well as additional research. While predominately focused on the San Francisco Bay Area we have attempted to display the political unity and tactical resource sharing that was happening on a national level.

 

TIMELINE

You can also check out our full collection on Housing Struggles here.

 


 

Additional Resources from our friends at Shaping SF:

Resistance to Urban Renewal 1965–1977 (1965):
http://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=WACO_Attacks_Redevelopment
http://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=MCO_and_Latino_Community_Formation
http://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=The_Battle_for_the_International_Hotel

 

Yerba Buena and the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency (1965):
http://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=The_Yerba_Buena_Center:_Redevelopment_and_a_Working_Class_Community%E2%80%99s_Resistance
http://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Redevelopment_in_South_of_Market
http://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=TOOR_(Tenants_and_Owners_in_Opposition_to_Redevelopment)
http://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Fillmore_Redevelopment

 

Hunters Point Rebellions (1966):
http://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Hunter%27s_Point_riot_by_Fleming
http://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Hunters_Point_Uprising

 

Mission Council on Redevelopment (MCOR) (1966):
http://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=MCO_and_Latino_Community_Formation

 

First Eviction Notice Served to I-Hotel Residents (1968):
http://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=The_Battle_for_the_International_Hotel

 

CANE (1973):
http://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=THE_DESTRUCTION_OF_NIHONMACHI
http://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Category:Japanese (a photo of CANE)

 

The Gartland Fire (1975):
http://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=The_GARTLAND_FIRE!
http://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Urban_Rats
http://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Slumlords_and_Terror

 

A Tale of Two Faces: Sheriff Hongisto (1976):
http://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=I-Hotel_Eviction_Summary
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