Ellis Act Increase in Relocation Payment The Ellis Act legislation has been amended in San Francisco to include higher relocation payments since the City’s Budget and Legislative Analyst issued a report confirming that the previous relocation payments did not cover the adverse impacts of being displaced by the Ellis Act. Starting September 1, 2022, the…
New Local Eviction Protections Beginning July 1, 2022 Information from the SF Anti-Displacement Coalition (which includes the SF Tenants Union): While the last of the state COVID eviction protections expire today, that means our stronger local protections can go into effect! In March of this year, we passed an ordinance extending the local eviction moratorium…
Historic Affordable Housing Package for SF From the Anti-Displacement Coalition (includes the SF Tenants Union) and Supervisors Preston and Ronen (endorsed by the SF Tenants Union): Last night, the Supervisors struck a deal with the Mayor’s office to fund a big portion of the Prop I housing package that we have been fighting for. The…
Tens of Thousands Vulnerable to Eviction as California Protections Poised to End Housing researchers warn July 1 could mark the beginning of an eviction wave Roughly two years, multiple eviction moratoriums and over $3.6 billion in rent-relief payments after tenant advocates began worrying COVID-19 hardships would push thousands of renters out of their homes in…
State’s Housing Goals Would Require Massive Demolition and Evictions If San Francisco is going to rely on private for-profit developers to build most of its new affordable housing through inclusionary mandates, the amount of new market-rate housing will have to more than triple what state currently requires. San Francisco won’t meet the Regional Housing Needs…
New Handbooks Are Here The twenty-first edition of the San Francisco Tenants Union Tenants Rights are here. Join or renew to get the latest information on your tenant rights in San Francisco.
Housing Justice Groups Demand Mayor Breed Use Prop I Funds For Affordable Housing as Intended The Anti-Displacement Coalition (which includes the San Francisco Tenants Union) called on Mayor Breed to use Prop I funds which were intended by the voters for affordable housing. From Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco: At a hearing this month,…
Boudin Recall Based on Media Mythology The “crime wave.” The “unsafe city.” There’s no reality here—but it’s creating a dangerous political narrative, with the SF cops the big winners. The Boudin recall is entirely based on local media mythology. They should own it.
City report shows that upzoning neighborhoods won’t create more affordable housing The heart of the Yimby approach to housing—and the crux of what the state now wants cities to do—is upzoning. More density; less restrictions on developers. At a Planning Commission hearing in 2017, (starts at 2:11) the director of Yimby Action said that the…
San Francisco Redistricting Task Force Votes to Split Tenderloin and SoMA SF redistricting map approved; splits Tenderloin, SoMa Upcoming Task Force Meetings This Week (Agenda’s found here): The San Francisco Tenants Union is part of the Community Unity Map Coalition.