San Francisco Tenants Union

The Budget Committee approved groundbreaking legislation from Sup. David Campos which will stop the speculators from using buyouts to get around prohibitions on condo conversions and other tenant protections.
•Require buyouts to be filed and registered with the SF Rent Board.
•Impose the same condo conversion prohibitions to buyouts which are attached to any no fault eviction.
•Require landlords to notify tenants of their rights (in a form developed by the Rent Board) prior to negotiating a buyout.
•Give tenants the right to rescind a buyout for 45 days after signing the agreement.

SFTU Endorsements for November 4, 2014 Election

State Assembly

David Campos

Public Defender

Jeff Adachi

Assessor-Recorder

No Endorsement

BART Board

No Endorsement

Board of Supervisors

District 2—Juan Antonio-Carballo

District 4—No Endorsement

District 6—Jame Kim

District 8—1st Choice, George Davis, 2nd Choice, John Nulty

District 10—Tony Kelly

School Board

Shamann Walton

Stevon Cook

Community College Board, 4 Year Term

Wendy Aragon, Brigitte Davila and John Rizzo

Community College Board, 2 Year Term

William Walker

San Francisco Measures

Prop A (Transportation Bond)—Yes

Prop B (Adjusting Transportation Funding for Population Growth)—No. MUNI needs improvement but not this way.

Prop C (Children's Fund)—Yes

Prop D (Retiree Health Benefits for Redevlopment Employees)—Yes

Prop E (Sugar Tax)—Yes

Prop F (Pier 70)—No

Prop G (Stop Speculator Evictions)—YES, YES, YES

Prop H (Natural Grass on GG Park Athletic Fields)—Yes

Prop I (Artiifical Turf on GG Park Athletic Fields)—No

Prop J (Boost Minimum Wage—YES, YES, YES

Prop K (Affordable Housing Balance)—Yes

Prop L (More Cars in SF)—No

State Measures

Prop 43 (Water Bond, Delta Tunnel)—No

Prop 2 (Reserve Fund)—No

Prop 45 (Approval for Health Care Fee Increases)—Yes

Prop 46 (Raising Cap on Malpractice Lawsuits, Drug testing for Doctors)—Yes

Prop 47 (Lessening Criminal Penalties)—Yes

Prop 48 (Indian Gaming)—No Position

October News

Help Pass Prop G

Supervisors Committee Approves Law Regulating Tenant Buyouts; Full Board Will Vote 10/21

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