Residents at multiple HUD-subsidized sites tell Housing Authority they face broken elevators, rodents and delayed repairs; call for oversight and local hiring

Dozens of residents, tenant advocates and neighborhood organizers used the Housing Authority’s public comment period on April 24 to describe ongoing habitability problems at HUD-subsidized properties and to demand more robust oversight of private property managers.

Why it matters: Speakers described conditions they said affect health, safety and daily life for low-income and legacy public housing residents across San Francisco. Many asked the Housing Authority and its city partners to enforce management contracts more strictly, increase transparency about repairs and contractor hiring, and expand local hiring and contracting opportunities for Black and other underrepresented contractors.

What residents described: Residents who identified themselves by name told the commission they are coping with broken elevators, rodent infestations, chemical exposure, unresolved repairs and delays in fob or garage access. Several speakers named property managers and developers such as John Stewart, McCormick & Baron (sometimes cited as McCormick and Barron), Related Management and MBS as…