Months With No Stove, Residents Sick From Rats, And No Help From Management

San Francisco CA

20 October, 2021

7:08 PM

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By Annika Hom, Mission Local October 20, 2021 A car rammed into Margie Miller's Bayview apartment building this summer and sent her stove and one kitchen wall flying. The aftermath revealed the damage; her kitchen was "down to studs," a recent Department of Building Inspection complaint stated. Ever since, her kitchen has resembled an unfinished construction job: No signs of stove, oven, sinks, or cabinets. Immediately after the July 5 crash, a city building inspector ordered Miller's property manager, La Salle Apartments, to fix it within 90 days. In those three months, the 67-year-old relied on takeout and hot-plate meals. She washed dishes the bathroom sink. Without a table, Miller balances her hot plate on a dog crate she brought to the kitchen. To read the full article, click here. Mission Local covers San Francisco from the vantage point of the Mission, a neighborhood with all of the promise and problems of a major city. You can support Mission Local here.