My beloved friend, Jackie Barshak is 75 years old and battling stage IV lung cancer and a brain tumor. Her landlords, Alda Chan and Trung Luu, are unjustifiably suing to evict her from her home.

Jackie needs stability to survive. Her home is where she manages her care and practices the daily routines that keep her alive. Research consistently shows that housing instability worsens health outcomes for elderly cancer patients — eviction will not just displace Jackie, I fear it will put her life in danger.

Forced displacement will disrupt her medical care, sever her connection to her support network, and subject her to the kind of extreme stress that threatens the survival of elders like her undergoing cancer treatment. For Jackie, this eviction is not a housing dispute. It is a matter of life and death.

We demand Alda Chan and Trung Luu:

• Drop the eviction lawsuit immediately
• Cancel the scheduled May 18th trial

Jackie must remain in her home.

The membership of the Tenants' Union Movement in San Francisco stands with her and pledges to keep organizing until the eviction is dismissed.

Every signature sends a message. When we reach 250, we will deliver this petition directly to Alda Chan, Trung Luu, and their attorneys to show them that San Francisco is watching.

Sign now to tell Jackie's landlords: drop the eviction.