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.
Protection from Eviction for COVID-related Nonpayment of Rent After 3/31/22 Overridden Assembly Bill 2179 stopped this legislation: The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed (therefore can override a mayor veto) Supervisor Dean Preston’s legislation that would have covered April 2022 rent and each month thereafter through the end of the COVID emergency, making COVID-related…
Nonpayment of COVID-Related Rent After 3/31/22 The new SF program through sferap.com may be approving rental assistance for rent due after March 2022. Check for updates for eviction protections. Nonpayment of Rent After March 2020 to March 2022 Assembly Bill 2179 passed so those who applied for rent relief before March 31 will be able…
10-Day Eviction Warning Legislation on Hold Landlords have sued to stop the 10-day warning legislation before eviction that was passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. This legislation is on hold: Supervisor Dean Preston’s legislation extending a 10 day waiting period after 3 day notices before a landlord can file an Unlawful Detainer (court…
Eviction Notices If for any reason a tenant receives eviction papers, they should immediately contact the Eviction Defense Collaborative at (415) 659-9184 or legal@evictiondefense.org to be connected with a City-funded attorney from our Tenant Right to Counsel Program. A full list of resources is available at https://sf.gov/information/covid-19-emergency-tenant-protections.
Eviction Protections Flow Chart Update: If Assembly Bill 2179 passes (vote expected 3/31/22) then those who applied for rent relief before March 31 will be able to stay in their homes until at least July 1. (Emergency COVID protections are in place until June 30.) However, Assembly Bill 2179 would override the local eviction moratorium.…
Right-To-Organize Passed by SF Supervisors The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed an ordinance requiring landlords to recognize the right of tenants in buildings with at least five units to organize. The ordinance, introduced by Supervisor Aaron Peskinin October of last year, also requires that landlords or a representative meet with the associations up…
TAX ON VACANT APARTMENTS A report published last week by the Board of Supervisors Budget and Legislative Analyst showed that one of every ten residential units in San Francisco—more than 40,000 homes—is vacant. With more than 8,000 unhoused persons in the city, this means that there are more than four times more empty homes than…