100-year-old San Francisco woman dies one month after losing eviction battle

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Guardian News


Iris Canada’s fight to stay in the home she had lived in for more than 50 years became a symbol of the city’s housing crisis


Sam Levin in San Francisco
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Tuesday 28 March 2017 19.22 EDT


Iris Canada, a 100-year-old woman whose eviction became a symbol of San Francisco’s housing crisis, died on Saturday, one month after she lost her home.

Canada, who died after suffering a stroke, has struggled with serious health complications since the San Francisco sheriff’s office evicted her on 10 February, according to housing activists and Canada’s family.

“Iris Canada was betrayed by all the systems that were supposed to protect her,” Iris Merriouns, Canada’s niece, told the Guardian on Tuesday. “She would have lived longer had she not had to suffer so much. It was such a long arduous fight.”

The death of the centenarian marks the end of a protracted battle that received international attention as a representation of gentrification and income inequality in San Francisco amid California’s growing housing shortage.



Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/28/san-francisco-100-year-old-eviction-iris-canada-dies

[truthisfreedom]

1. Death panel.

[yuiyoshida]

9. This

n/t

[fleabiscuit]

2. Sad.

[JudyM]

3. Let her story inspire a change in our system. This wouldn't happen in some countries...

[ronnie624]

4. Poor lady. Despair can kill you.

There must have been some money at stake for the owners.

Greed is ugly.

[ansible]

5. The Bay Area is one of the most ruthless and greediest places I've ever been to

Pure, utter greed with a sickening obsession with "property values". Nothing else matters.

[LakeArenal]

6. I really just don't have any words....

Deplorable.... I guess I had one word...

[Jake Stern]

7. Eliminating the Ellis Act would be a great step toward stopping this kind of crap

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

8. She was looking good for 100

if those pictures were taking recently. Too bad this happened to her. I bet the stress of dealing with the eviction did her in. I wish they had some better ways to help elderly people.

[peacebuzzard]

10. Oh no! No kindness compassion or mercy. This is devastating, how sad for this elderly lady.

She had no defenses, I am so sorry she had to endure this and it prompted her demise. No doubt. R.I.P. Dear old soul.

[Kimchijeon]

11. This is heartbreaking.