Eviction Protections 2.0 Becomes Law
Mayor Ed Lee, under pressure by tenants,
Why Vote for Peskin and Prop F?
Aaron Peskin, who is running for San Francisco Supervisor District 3, is not part of the frightening power machine that Ron Conway of Airbnb is using to further enrich himself and his cronies. Prop F will help reduce the removal of housing (15% according to the study by the City of San Francisco) for tourist…
Ethical Landlords
Some landlords are ethical and don’t find it a hardship to be an ethical landlord. Here’s a letter to San Francisco Supervisors Cohen, Wiener, and Kim on the Land Use Committee from an ethical landlord.
New Tenant Eviction Protections
The San Francisco Supervisors passed new tenant eviction protections which now await the Mayor’s decision. In a battle for election, Christensen is pressured into voting for tenants.
Harassment Case Against Landlord by City Attorney
The San Francisco City Attorney is suing Anna Kihagi (who varies the spelling of her name) for a pattern of unlawful business practices that include waging “a war of harassment, intimidation, and retaliation” against tenants in order to force them from their rent-controlled homes.
Eviction Protections 2.0
The Board of Supervisors vote on the Eviction Protections 2.0 on September 22, 2015. The legislation was divided into two parts. One part of the legislation includes everything including the rights of tenants regarding roommates (supported by Supervisor Kim and Cohen, objected by Supervisor Wiener). However, the second part of the legislation contains everything else…
New Handbooks Are Here!
The new (September 2015) 17th Edition of the San Francisco Tenants Union Tenants Rights handbooks are in! Get the latest updates on your rights.
The Problem with the Mission Moratorium Report
Tim Redmond of 48 hills explains the flaws in the politically biased report by the city’s economist that inaccurately claims the negative effects of a temporary moratorium on building luxury housing in the Mission District of San Francisco. Read about the problems in the report here.
Turning Housing into Hotels
The East Bay Express explains in their September 16, 2015 cover article “Turning Housing into Hotels” the problems with Airbnb and other vacation rentals.
The Proliferation of Vacation Rentals
The number of vacation rentals in San Francisco that reduce affordable housing stock might surprise you.