{"id":67021,"date":"2025-07-26T15:41:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T22:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/?p=67021"},"modified":"2025-07-31T14:05:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T21:05:19","slug":"sf-rv-crackdown-resident-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/sf-rv-crackdown-resident-response\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco\u2019s war on RV communities is bureaucratic cruelty by design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I used to think San Francisco was a compassionate city. But I\u2019ve come to understand that what looks like bureaucratic dysfunction is often deliberate: a system engineered to displace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past year, I\u2019ve watched my RV community be targeted, harassed, and evicted. Not by accident\u2014but by design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It began on Bernal Heights Boulevard, where our small group \u2014 about 12 RVs with individuals, families, and pets \u2014 lived in relative peace. We shared meals and watched each other\u2019s things while folks went to work. Then came a wave of 311 complaints: reports of sewage, parking issues, even allegations of harassment we believe were fabricated. Police soon followed. One officer warned us we\u2019d be arrested \u201cif we so much as winked at a teenager.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-01.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-01-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-01-scaled.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-01-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-01-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-01-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-01-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-01-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-01-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-01-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-01-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Armando Martinez\u2019s RV is parked between cars on Potrero Avenue in San Francisco, Calif., on July 25, 2025. For nearly two years, Martinez has shuffled between neighborhoods, fearing additional citations from the city. Photo: Pablo Unzueta for El Tecolote\/CatchLight Local<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then came the public shaming. One morning, I woke to see my photo and my dog Audrey\u2019s on the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle. The headline: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/bayarea\/article\/rv-homelessness-bernal-parking-san-francisco-18649472.php#:~:text=revives%20old%20parking%20ban%20to%20clear%20homeless,RVs%20in%20this%20quiet%20neighborhood&amp;text=A%20stretch%20of%20recreational%20vehicles,San%20Francisco%20earlier%20this%20month.\">S.F. revives old parking ban to clear the RV sprawl in Bernal Heights<\/a>.\u201d In the article, a neighbor described our RVs as \u201can eyesore.\u201d Another said we \u201cmonopolized\u201d the road. Seeing us framed like that, reduced to blight, was surreal, painful and galvanizing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But some good came of it. About 30 neighbors sent letters of support to city officials, including then-Mayor London Breed. One letter from a housed neighbor, published in the Chronicle under the headline \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/opinion\/letterstotheeditor\/article\/sf-rv-homeless-biden-trump-israel-18698932.php\">Here\u2019s what it\u2019s really like being neighbors with RV dwellers in S.F.<\/a>\u201d, told a different story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPlease do not report on the situation as if all Bernal Heights residents would like to push these folks away,\u201d they wrote. \u201cWe\u2019re grateful that people living in such dire straits are careful about being good neighbors\u2026 \u2018San Francisco values\u2019 do not include forcing people to move from a safe place where they are not bothering anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their letter captured what the article missed: mutual aid, respectful coexistence and community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-02.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-02-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-02-scaled.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-02-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-02-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-02-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-02-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-02-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-02-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-02-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-02-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency chalks Armando Martinez\u2019s RV on Potrero Avenue in San Francisco, Calif., on July 25, 2025. Martinez received a notice of violation the day before, on July 24. The city recently passed a citywide two-hour parking limit for oversized vehicles, a policy that could further deepen displacement. Photo: Pablo Unzueta for El Tecolote\/CatchLight Local<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, the city ordered us out. With help from the Coalition on Homelessness and the Vehicle Encampment Eviction Defense Network, we formed a caravan and relocated to the Bayview. Two days later, the city offered space at the Candlestick Vehicle Triage Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For many of us, the triage centers felt more like containment than care. At Candlestick, there were strict curfews, isolation from community, and few clear pathways to permanent housing. It felt more like a holding pen than a step toward stability. We said we\u2019d only move if there was room for all of us. But when the time came, we were offered just one spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next morning, a coordinated team of police, bulldozers, and city workers arrived. They dropped concrete barriers in our parking spaces, physically blocking us out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That marked the beginning of our forced migration: from Bernal Heights to Bayview, then McLaren Park, San Bruno Avenue, and finally Bayshore \u2014 each move triggered by new complaints, citations and shifting excuses cloaked in red tape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some city workers showed empathy. But others were relentless. We were ticketed for parking violations even before the moratorium had ended, then cited for expired registrations \u2014 sometimes repeatedly for the same infraction. One morning at 5 a.m., a neighbor\u2019s RV was pounded on with a baton, and they were ordered to move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-03.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-03-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-03-scaled.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-03-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-03-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-03-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-03-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-03-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-03-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-03-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-03-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A notice of violation from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is taped to Armando Martinez\u2019s RV on Potrero Avenue in San Francisco, Calif., on July 25, 2025. The city\u2019s new two-hour parking limit for oversized vehicles could further upend housing stability for vehicle residents. Photo: Pablo Unzueta for El Tecolote\/CatchLight Local<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even the city\u2019s so-called solutions fell apart. The $15 million Bayview Triage Center closed with little to show. From where we stood, it never felt like the goal was to help. It was to get us out of sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is why \u201cinfrastructure-first\u201d homelessness strategies may work in other cities but continue to fail here. Those models depend on shared values and trust. In San Francisco, the system hides cruelty behind paperwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To outsiders, it might look like order. But we know better: the cruelty isn\u2019t a glitch. It\u2019s the point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, some of us remain parked in Bayshore. Others have been pushed out again \u2014 to industrial corners, freeway edges, or nowhere at all. We\u2019re still in touch, still trying to protect each other. We\u2019re organizing to stop future evictions and push for alternatives that don\u2019t isolate or punish us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Real solutions start by treating vehicle residents as neighbors, not nuisances. And by working with us, not just around us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-14.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-14-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-14-scaled.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-14-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-14-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-14-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06252025-RVARMANDO-ET-PU-14-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Armando Martinez, 60, sits inside his longtime RV parked on Potrero Avenue in San Francisco, Calif., on July 25, 2025. \u201cI\u2019ve learned that the system is rigged to displace us,\u201d Martinez said. \u201cIt\u2019s not really set up for you to find housing\u2014it sort of keeps destabilizing you.\u201d For nearly two years, Martinez has had to relocate frequently to avoid further citations. 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