Elder Neighbor Battling Cancer Faces Eviction


Elder Neighbor Battling Cancer Faces Eviction
The Issue
Jackie Barshak is 75 years old. She is 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, rests between treatments, and practices the daily routines that keep her alive. Research consistently shows that housing instability worsens health outcomes for elderly cancer patients — eviction doesn't just displace someone like Jackie, it puts 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 undergoing cancer treatment. For Jackie, this eviction is not a housing dispute. It is a matter of life and death.
We are calling on Alda Chan and Trung Luu to:
- Drop the eviction lawsuit immediately
- Cancel the scheduled trial
Jackie deserves to remain in her home with the peace and dignity every person facing a terminal illness is owed.
We stand with Jackie and with the San Francisco tenants' union, and we pledge to keep organizing until this eviction is stopped.
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 this case.

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The Issue
Jackie Barshak is 75 years old. She is 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, rests between treatments, and practices the daily routines that keep her alive. Research consistently shows that housing instability worsens health outcomes for elderly cancer patients — eviction doesn't just displace someone like Jackie, it puts 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 undergoing cancer treatment. For Jackie, this eviction is not a housing dispute. It is a matter of life and death.
We are calling on Alda Chan and Trung Luu to:
- Drop the eviction lawsuit immediately
- Cancel the scheduled trial
Jackie deserves to remain in her home with the peace and dignity every person facing a terminal illness is owed.
We stand with Jackie and with the San Francisco tenants' union, and we pledge to keep organizing until this eviction is stopped.
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 this case.

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Petition created on April 9, 2026