SF Just Cause Eviction for Post-1979 Construction Effective January 19, 2020 The San Francisco Board of Supervisors, now has a progressive majority that can override moderate vetoes from some of the Supervisors and the Mayor, have approved the law requiring units that were formerly exempt from the San Francisco Rent Ordinance due to construction after…
Breed refuses to sign housing bill Mayor London Breed has refused to sign legislation raising the fee office developers have to pay for affordable housing. Although the bill, which passed unanimously with the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, will take effect anyway without her signature, her refusal to sign on – and her letter to…
The candidate the San Francisco Tenants Union campaigned for and who now makes the Board of Supervisors have a possible progressive override of Mayor Breed’s vetoes finally has won. Dean Preston squeezed out 187 more votes in the Nov. 5 election than the incumbent — a margin so small that Brown’s campaign considered calling for…
Statewide Rent Cap and Just Cause Bill Goes Into Effect January 2020: Has Your Landlord Spiked Your Rent or Sent An Eviction Notice In Advance of This Law? California Legislature passed Assembly Bill 1482 to “cap” how much rent can be increased per year and also requires landlords to provide “cause” for eviction notices…
Preston and Boudin Swinging Towards Winning Both candidates that the San Francisco Tenants Union campaigned for are on a path to winning. Dean Preston’s run for District 5 Supervisor has come from behind in the absentee votes (which tend to be conservative) to ahead of Vallie Brown. The lead of less than 1 percent (around…
Court documents show Supervisor Vallie Brown’s tenants paid rent, despite her claims otherwise https://www.sfexaminer.com/news-columnists/court-documents-show-supervisor-vallie-browns-tenants-paid-rent-despite-her-claims-otherwise Supervisor Vallie Brown apologizes for falsely claiming former tenant didn’t pay rent Apology comes after court documents emerge in decades-old eviction battle Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez Oct. 29, 2019 11:45 a.m. UPDATE 3:02 p.m.: Through an attorney, Supervisor Vallie Brown has…
Dean Preston Challenges Vallie Brown to Support Haney Legislation to Increase Affordable Housing and Protect the Law from Mayoral Veto District 5 Supervisor candidate Dean Preston today challenged his opponent, political appointee Vallie Brown, to back essential legislation to increase the jobs-housing linkage fee that was approved by the Land Use Committee and is headed…
Exemption for Bond Pass-Through for Hardship Likely An ordinance backed by the San Francisco Tenants Union, was introduced to allow tenants who have received a pass-through of general obligation bond from their landlords to seek relief from the Rent Board based on financial hardship This ordinance is likely to pass as the first vote by…
Vallie Brown tenant disputes the supervisor’s version of her eviction Mary Packer, who was evicted by Brown and her co-owners, says she was never given a chance to stay. By Tim Redmond – October 15, 2019 A tenant who lived in the Fillmore Street building that Vallie Brown bought in 1994 told me today that…
KPFA Audio on Vallie Brown’s Eviction of Long-Term, Low-Income Black Tenants At min 52:43, San Francisco Supervisor Vallie Brown’s eviction of long-term, black tenants in the Fillmore District. Vallie Brown has received one-third of her campaign donations ($32,000) from the real estate developers compared to her opponent, Dean Preston, has received $200. Vallie Brown claims…