admin History, Politics April 8, 2016February 23, 20171970s, Chinatown, Political, Strike 0 Comment “Ping Yuen Tenants on Rent Strike” Ping Yuen North Rent Strike in Chinatown: 200 out of 434 units stopped paying rent from September 27, 1978 to November 18, 1978. The Ping Yuen strike was the largest & longest rent strike in SF history.