On an especially breezy Thursday afternoon earlier this month, heavy winds knocked against the Alice Griffith Apartments, shutting down the power at the public housing complex redeveloped in 2017. That left Justice Robinson, a young resident, trapped inside an elevator for nearly 30 minutes.
The San Francisco Fire Department managed to pry Robinson out, but not without damaging the lift. Power returned, but it’s been eight days without the only elevator in the five-story building. And it will not be fixed until July 7, according to the John Stewart Company, which manages the building.
That’s too long for Stanley Lovelace, a 62-year-old disabled resident who lives on the fourth floor. He’s got issues with his knee, and walks with crutches. For the past two weeks, he’s slowly crutched up and down the narrow, steep staircase. It’s not easy…