SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) – San Francisco’s NAACP is calling for an investigation into recent potentially discriminatory evictions.
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The organization is calling into question whether or not a Kenyan family was discriminated against when they were evicted from subsidized housing in the Fillmore District.
The NAACP is asking not only the city to investigate, but also the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
"NAACP believes in being factual, but also standing tall, for justice and fairness," said Rev. Amos Brown, head of San Francisco's NAACP chapter.
According to Brown, the family wasn't given a reason why they were being evicted from the Martin Luther King-Marcus Garvey Square Co-op Apts.
"There are no clear-cut, documented reasons," said Brown.
They were evicted despite the complex having more than a dozen empty units at the moment.
It's been difficult to get any answers at all, as management has changed four times in recent years, said Brown.
This issue isn't limited to this complex in the city. According to Brown, it's just one example of a systemic problem.
"Our population is now down from about 16% in the 70s to 3.9-4%," he said.
"Far too many Blacks are being pushed out of San Francisco," he added.
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