Bottom Line: The Lennar Prop M Exemption Initiative is a bad idea. This last minute initiative continues a legacy of broken promises for jobs, housing and parks. There is nothing in Proposition O that makes sure new promises are achieved. Please Vote No on Prop O until there are clear and measurable commitments for jobs,…
Meeting for Marin tenants who are organizing for tenant rights on Saturday, August 6, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm at 8 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael.
Airbnb has sued the City of San Francisco over legislation that penalized Airbnb’s short-term rentals that illegally remove affordable housing from the market. San Francisco Supervisor David Campos introduced amendments to the legislation to strengthen the legislation.
Rent control is on the November 2016 ballot for Alameda, Mountain View, and Richmond and maybe San Mateo and Burlingame. The main argument against rent control is that it reduces incentive to build new housing, but in San Francisco, new development is exempt from rent control. Expanding rent control to other cities would strengthen rent…
Not everyone knew that the survey that seemed anonymous for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s proposal for transit hubs for the commuter buses actually tracked the location and time of the respondents. A significant number of Facebook employees filled out the survey around the same time with almost the same language as well as…
Airbnb is suing San Francisco to allow it to continue to break the law without fines.
The Anti-Eviction Mapping Project in collaboration with the Eviction Defense Collaborative have mapped out where tenants evicted in 2012 in San Francisco are relocated.
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is seeking input through July 4, 2016 on proposed hub locations for commuter shuttles. The shuttle stops have increased evictions dramatically near the stops. Proposed hub locations include Transbay Terminal, Balboa Park Station and Candlestick Point.
The City of Los Angeles has filed charges against landlords who illegally rent on Airbnb after evicting tenants.
Who lives in the luxury units? They are mostly used as secondary residences, which does not help the housing crisis. Yet the state, supported by tech companies, wants to allow