Madison Alvarado

San Francisco

Reporter at San Francisco Public Press

@sfpublicpress reporter focused on housing + homelessness, @madisonalvarado.bsky.social

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SF Homelessness Troubles Persist Despite Following Newsom's Lead

2 weeks ago | sfpublicpress.org | Madison Alvarado

Gov. Newsom is blaming ongoing homelessness and behavioral health crises on local governments. Amid a slew of press conferences and announcements last week on the release of new mental health funding and a push to make homeless encampments illegal statewide, Newsom repeatedly called on local governments to take charge.
Arrested UC Workers Charged with Disrupting Meeting, Released

2 weeks ago | sfpublicpress.org | Madison Alvarado

More than 20 labor leaders and University of California workers were arrested May 15 as they protested at a UC Board of Regents meeting at UC San Francisco’s Mission Bay campus. They were charged with willfully disturbing a meeting.
Muchas familias dependen de cuidadores inmigrantes

1 month ago | sfpublicpress.org | Madison Alvarado

Read this article in English. Cuando Elisa se levantó de su silla en la sede de Mujeres Unidas y Activas, un grupo activista de mujeres latinas e indígenas, buscó un bastón para apoyarse. Hace unos años, de camino al trabajo, Elisa se resbaló en unas escaleras y sufrió una fuerte caída. El accidente le dejó lesiones permanentes y agravó las deformidades con las que había nacido en ambos pies. Las secuelas han tenido una grave consecuencia toda su vida. De repente, ya no podía trabajar.
Trump's Immigration Crackdown Squeezes This Disabled Caregiver

1 month ago | sfpublicpress.org | Madison Alvarado

Lee esta historia en español. WhenElisa rose from her chair at the headquarters of Mujeres Unidas y Activas, an activist group of Latina and Indigenous women, she reached for a cane for support. Several years ago on her way to work, Elisa slipped on some stairs, falling a dozen steps. The incident left her with permanent injuries and exacerbated foot deformities she was born with. The aftermath disrupted her entire life. Suddenly, she couldn’t work. Her income disappeared, forcing her out of her home.
SF Protesters Denounce Federal Cuts, Call Out Local Reps

2 months ago | sfpublicpress.org | Madison Alvarado

In the face of escalating threats to healthcare programs like Medicaid, the implementation of anti-immigrant policies, and the outsized role of unelected billionaires in Trump’s administration, protesters in San Francisco have a message for state and local elected officials: “Get a f—ing backbone,” said demonstrator Fred Sherburn-Zimmer, organizing and policy director at the Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco.
SF Has Spotty Compliance With Encampment Clearing Policy

2 months ago | sfpublicpress.org | Madison Alvarado

In the wake of new, court-ordered training, San Francisco employees complied sometimes with a years-old policy designed to help people living on the streets retain essential belongings, new records show. Despite logging at least 126 encampment clearings in a recent three-month period, the city recorded just 11 signed acknowledgements from unhoused people, which are required when belongings are seized in sweeps.
Mass Deportation Threats Put Caregivers, Seniors on Alert

Feb 24, 2025 | sfpublicpress.org | Madison Alvarado

President Donald Trump’s promises to implement mass deportations and other potential changes to immigration policies could strain an already-understaffed health care workforce, making it harder for older adults and people with disabilities to receive care at home and in nursing facilities.
SF Seizing More Wheelchairs, Tents from Homeless People

Feb 14, 2025 | sfpublicpress.org | Madison Alvarado

San Francisco city workers have confiscated unhoused people’s property more often in recent years, including mobility devices such as wheelchairs, an analysis of public records by the Public Press shows. Property confiscation and encampment clearings increased over the last four years, hitting their highest count in 2024.
SF Service Providers Seek Clarity on Federal Grant Freeze

Jan 28, 2025 | sfpublicpress.org | Madison Alvarado

An order from President Trump freezing all federal grants on Monday night could affect food and health care programs that serve low income San Franciscans, older adults, and people with disabilities, among other programs. The order was slated to take effect Tuesday, but that same day a federal judge paused part of the order related to existing programs until Feb. 3. In the meantime, local and state agencies are scrambling to figure out what programs will be affected.
Anti-Trump Protests to Fill Bay Area Streets This Weekend

Jan 17, 2025 | sfpublicpress.org | Madison Alvarado

A broad array of Bay Area groups are staging protests this weekend to denounce President-elect Donald Trump’s right-wing policies and what organizers identify as rising fascism, as well as rallies to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy.