THC circulated a flyer announcing our grand opening in 1980. The feature photo depicts a tenant holding a sign that reads “I live on Social Security and can’t afford an increase. Will the landlord evict me, too?”
1980
Housing clinic gives new lease on life
Hastings Law News covers the opening of the Tenderloin Housing Clinic, founded by Hastings Law students. The legal services highlighted in this 1980 article are still offered by THC today!
1980
1980 Budget
A glimpse at THC’s early operating costs.
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.
1981
NLAF’s Support for THC Proposal
The Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation was often relied upon by early THC volunteers to support tenants with legal representation. Their support of THC’s proposal for a full-time attorney helped THC secure the funding needed to provide our own legal representation to tenants.
1981
Gray Panthers Letter of Support
The Director of the Gray Panthers pens a letter to the Berkeley Law Foundation in support of THC’s campaign to hire a full-time attorney.
1982
The Hotels Without Heat
Warren Hinckle, with the help of THC, exposes the heat crisis in San Francisco’s Residential Hotels.
1982
THC Anti-Displacement Project Funded
As a recent UC Hastings graduate, Randy Shaw received funding from the Berkeley Law Foundation (BLF) for the Anti-Displacement Project, a program of the newly formed Tenderloin Housing Clinic.
1982
Current Grantee News
THC’s Anti-Displacement Project receives a one-time $15,000 grant from the Berkeley Law Foundation (BLF) to provide support to low-income residents in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood.