A shortage of teachers in San Francisco due to rising housing costs led to legislation approved unanimously by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and signed by the Mayor that will stop certain no-fault evictions during the school year for teachers and children. The legislation was advocated for by Dean Preston and the San Francisco…
Due to pressure from union members (including Service Employees International Union/SEIU Local 1021 and Unite Here) and tenant activists including the San Francisco Tenants Union, the negotiations between Airbnb and SEIU fail. Labor and tenant activists oppose Airbnb since it illegally removes affordable housing from the market.
The best way to address the homeless problem is through preventing homelessness in the first place. The dysfunctional life on the streets including killing non-threatening homeless by the police and homeless removal action supported by Mayor Ed Lee and California State Senate Candidate Scott Wiener, make it very difficult for the homeless to be stable…
The vast majority of Airbnb hosts have yet to register their properties and more than a quarter of San Francisco homes listed as vacation getaways on Airbnb violate the 90-day annual limit, according to a report released by the San Francisco Budget and Legislative Analyst’s Office.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is asking for an exemption from Assembly Bill 2501 and 2522. The exemption would allow San Francisco to have more oversight over housing developments. There was a final amendment (in red) to get Supervisor Tang’s vote making the resolution unanimous. A group lead by Peter Cohen Co-Director and members…
“I thought job loss would be a big cause of eviction and it is, but eviction is also a big cause of job loss.” (Matthew Desmond, author of the new book Evicted: Poverty & Profit In The American City)
San Francisco’s Residential Parking Permit Program Wants to Hear from You 11 Community Workshops Scheduled For May and June 2016 The SFMTA is seeking public engagement and input to update and improve San Francisco’s Residential Parking Permit program. The program has been largely unchanged for 40 years, even as San Francisco has changed…
Tenants are often intimidated into taking a buyout because the tenant does not understand the tenant’s rights to stay. Even if you want to move, beware of any buyout service that claims to be able to calculate your buyout by their formula. No two tenant scenarios are the same.
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.
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.