Yesica Prado

Berkeley

Reporter at San Francisco Public Press

Investigative Reporter at Type Media Center

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Articles

SF weaponizes parking rules to displace RV families: 6 takeaways from El Tecolote's blockbuster report

1 week ago | 48hills.org | Yesica Prado |Erika Carlos

Last week, El Tecolote published part one of an investigative series titled “San Francisco is weaponizing parking rules to displace RV communities. Here’s how it started” by Yesica Prado and Erika Carlos. The eye-opening deep dive and riveting photojournalism is worth spending time reading, and the conclusions are devastating. Here are six points the authors highlight that trace the city’s disastrous intentions for working-class families.
SF is weaponizing parking to dismantle RV communities. Here’s how it started

2 weeks ago | eltecolote.org | Yesica Prado |Erika Carlos

Veronica Cañas sat inside a white RV with faded blue stripes on a warm summer day, cradling her baby boy as their laughter spilled through the open door. Outside, her husband washed the windows of their RV, keeping an eye on their six-year-old daughter zooming past in a plastic toy car. For years, along a quiet stretch of Winston Drive near Lake Merced, a tight-knit RV community of Latinx families carved out fragile stability in the shadow of San Francisco’s housing crisis.
Six takeaways from El Tecolote’s investigation

2 weeks ago | eltecolote.org | Yesica Prado |Erika Carlos

For years, dozens of working-class families living in RVs along Winston Drive built a stable, self-reliant community on San Francisco’s west side. But in 2024, new city policies tore it apart. An El Tecolote investigation — based on thousands of internal emails, city records and firsthand accounts — reveals how officials quietly coordinated a crackdown, using parking laws and construction projects to push out RV residents even when safe alternatives didn’t exist.
No storage, no shelter: Oakland’s MLK sweep leaves many residents behind

Nov 7, 2024 | thestreetspirit.org | Yesica Prado |Bradley M. Penner

On the afternoon of September 19, Jerry Thanars sat slumped in a wooden chair with his belongings against the wall of the Second Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, drained and weary. Surrounding him were all his personal and household items that he salvaged from his tent—furniture, a mattress, bags of clothes, and a bike to name a few—all hastily emptied out after Oakland Public Works cleared his campsite earlier that day.
¿Es procedente el veto a las RV en SF? Los registros públicos revelan dudas

Oct 2, 2024 | eltecolote.org | Yesica Prado

ACTUALIZACIÓN: La Junta de SFMTA aprobó la medida de la alcaldesa Breed contra los vehículos recreativos utilizados como refugioEl plan de San Francisco para hacer cumplir el veto en toda la ciudad de RV o casas rodantes utilizados como refugio, enfrenta importantes obstáculos legales, logísticos y éticos, según documentos internos obtenidos por El Tecolote.
Can SF enforce its RV ban? Public records reveal doubts

Sep 27, 2024 | eltecolote.org | Yesica Prado

San Francisco’s plan to enforce a citywide ban on RVs used as shelter faces significant legal, logistical and ethical hurdles, according to internal documents obtained by El Tecolote. Limited enforcement resources, a lack of towing capacity and understaffed outreach programs pose major obstacles. Despite these concerns, Mayor London Breed and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is pushing forward with the proposal, set for discussion at the October 1 board meeting.
SF acelera la prohibición de RVs en toda la ciudad

Sep 18, 2024 | eltecolote.org | Yesica Prado

Según documentos obtenidos por El Tecolote a través de la Ley de Registros Públicos de California, la Agencia Municipal de Transporte de San Francisco (SFMTA, por sus siglas en inglés) presentará una nueva legislación el 17 de septiembre que restringirá el estacionamiento de casas rodantes o RV en toda la ciudad. Esto se produce a sólo unas semanas de que más de 120 casas móviles fueran desplazadas de las calles cercanas a la Universidad Estatal de San Francisco.
SF fast-tracks citywide RV parking restrictions. Here’s what to know

Sep 12, 2024 | eltecolote.org | Yesica Prado

San Francisco is fast-tracking citywide RV parking restrictions, with new legislation set to be introduced at the September 17 San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) Board meeting, according to documents obtained by El Tecolote through the California Public Records Act. This push comes just weeks after more than 120 mobile homes used as shelter were displaced from streets near San Francisco State University.
Berkeley launches legal analysis of encampment management strategy

Aug 5, 2024 | thestreetspirit.org | Yesica Prado |Laura Zink

On July 9, Berkeley City Councilmember Cecilia Lunaparra introduced an emergency agenda item — a resolution affirming the city’s commitment to not escalate harm against unhoused people following the controversial Supreme Court decision that made it legal for cities across the country to cite and arrest people for public camping. “This resolution is written very explicitly to be an assertion of our values. It does not change any policy,” said Lunaparra.
Report an Unhoused Person in Mental Health Crisis in San Francisco and Here's What Happens Next

May 10, 2024 | mindsitenews.org | Yesica Prado

This story was originally reported and published by San Francisco Public Press. In San Francisco, as in many cities, it is not uncommon to cross paths with a person experiencing homelessness in the throes of a mental health crisis. The scene can be tragic, confusing and sometimes might feel dangerous. Bystanders might wonder how to summon help from the city – and what will happen if they do. We created a flow chart to answer those questions, though it does not capture all possible outcomes.