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100-Year-Old Woman In San Francisco Eviction Fight Dies

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SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – A 100-year-old San Francisco woman who was involved in a lengthy and contentious eviction battle has died.

The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting Iris Canada passed away over the weekend after suffering a stroke.

Canada's landlords had wanted to turn the Lower Haight apartment she'd lived in for decades into a condo.

She was eventually evicted last February and her case became a lightning rod for the debate over affordable housing in San Francisco.

A vigil is planned for tomorrow evening, starting at 5 PM, outside the building where she lived at 670 Page Street.

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