Evictions Decline Due to Legislation Co-Sponsored by the Tenants Union
Evictions for minor breaches of the lease (including a legal support animal) have decreased due to legislation co-written and advocated for by the Tenants Union.
Affordable Housing Bonus Program Will Not Demolish Residential Units
The San Francisco Planning Commission voted to remove projects that would demolish residential units from the Affordable Housing Bonus Program. Originally, many residential units including rent-controlled units were at risk of being demolished, but community pressure, including by the San Francisco Tenants Union, took the residential units out of the program.
Commuter Bus Shuttles
AB-1641, to legalize the operation of private carriers in public bus stop, was scheduled to be heard by the Assembly Transportation Committee on March 14, but the hearing was cancelled at the request of the author, Assemblyman Travis Allen, R-Huntington Beach, after public pressure. The San Francisco Tenants Union has been opposing the use of public…
Ellis Act Eviction of 84 Units
It’ legal, but is it ethical? More information here.