A glimpse at THC’s early operating costs.
1980
Author: Randy Shaw
1981
Being Evicted? Call THC!
Early promotional flyer for Tenderloin Housing Clinic services.
1981
Proposal for First Full-Time Attorney
THC’s early success in advocating for tenant rights led founder Randy Shaw to seek funding for a full-time attorney, to increase THC’s power to defend tenants. This proposal excerpt, submitted in 1981, began THC’s first expansion of organization staffing.
1984
Workers and Tenants Protest
Workers and tenants protest slumlord Guenter Kaussen.
1987
Memo To Sequoia Hotel Residents
Tenderloin Housing Clinic offers legal representation to former tenants of the Sequoia hotel who are interested in moving back in once renovation is complete.
1988
Letter to Department of Social Services
Tenderloin Housing Clinic letter to Dept of Social Services in hopes of DSS funding THC’s Modified Payments Program.
1989
Job Program Announced to MPP Clients
THC announces the beginning of the job program available to MPP clients.
1989
Memo Urging Hotline Hotel Tenants to Join MPP
Tenants in the Hotline Hotel Program are urged to join THC’s new Modified Payment Program.
1990
Residential Hotel Conversions
Randy Shaw advocates for tenants in an attack on speculative landlord Adam Sparks following Sparks’ claim that the Residential Hotel Conversion Ordinance violates his rights as a landlord.
1990
Residential Hotels Ordinance Amendments
Randy Shaw clarifies San Francisco’s Residential Hotel Ordinance amendments to The Examiner, saying it will ensure that residential hotel units are not rented to tourists in violation of city law. This after The Examiner claimed that the amendments would encourage harassing litigation by tenant groups.