Open Door Legal Executive: Starts Hunger Strike, Protesting SF Budget Cuts
Adrian Tirtanadi, co‑founder and executive director of Open Door Legal, launched a hunger strike on June 11, 2025 to protest city budget cuts
Open Door Legal, founded in 2013, provides free civil legal help to San Francisco’s low‑income residents facing wage theft, foreclosure, or informal eviction
The mayor’s proposed budget cuts to civil legal services, slashing significant funds to Tirtanadi’s organization
Cuts could force 15 staff layoffs, close one office, and reduce service capacity by 900 clients annually
Without legal aid, about 320 more people a year may enter homelessness due to unresolved wage theft, eviction, or debt disputes
Tirtanadi emphasizes that general civil legal aid is an effective homelessness prevention tool, far cheaper than emergency shelter spending
Article: Legal-aid advocate’s hunger strike enters second week https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/politics/adrian-tirtanadi-hunger-strike-protests-sf-budget-plan/article_0b18b4b0-2eb3-49e9-b46b-b4deb5ea3f01.html
Adrian Tirtanadi, co‑founder and executive director of Open Door Legal, launched a hunger strike on June 11, 2025 to protest city budget cuts
Open Door Legal, founded in 2013, provides free civil legal help to San Francisco’s low‑income residents facing wage theft, foreclosure, or informal eviction
The mayor’s proposed budget cuts to civil legal services, slashing significant funds to Tirtanadi’s organization
Cuts could force 15 staff layoffs, close one office, and reduce service capacity by 900 clients annually
Without legal aid, about 320 more people a year may enter homelessness due to unresolved wage theft, eviction, or debt disputes
Tirtanadi emphasizes that general civil legal aid is an effective homelessness prevention tool, far cheaper than emergency shelter spending
Article: Legal-aid advocate’s hunger strike enters second week https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/politics/adrian-tirtanadi-hunger-strike-protests-sf-budget-plan/article_0b18b4b0-2eb3-49e9-b46b-b4deb5ea3f01.html