1977 International Hotel eviction in Manilatown

On August 4, 1977, police and deputy sheriffs forcibly evicted dozens of elderly Filipino and Chinese tenants from the International Hotel after protracted legal battles and sustained tenant activism. The eviction involved mass arrests and confrontations between law enforcement and supporters; the building was demolished shortly thereafter. The I-Hotel eviction became a landmark incident in San Francisco's housing-rights movement and is extensively documented in contemporary news coverage and activist histories.