October 27, 2014 to December 31, 2015 SFTU in the News
SF Weekly, 12/18/15: Facebook Wants to Lure Workers into the Suburbs With a $10,000 Bonus
SFist, 12/16/15: Supervisor Peskin Moves to Expand Rent Control to Newer Buildings
SF Bay, 12/16/15: Mayor’s housing plan seen as threat to rent control
SF Gate, 11/19/15: San Francisco Man Evicts Himself, Embracing the Inevitable
SF Gate, 11/4/15: District 3: Peskin apparently heading back to board
San Francisco Examiner, 11/4/15: Peskin win would give progressives a second chance – but they must take it
Los Angeles Times, 11/3/15: Airbnb fight: San Franciscans ponder housing, housing and housing on ballot
The Daily Beast, 11/3/15: AirBnB Spends Millions to Rent San Fran
Ripple News (Featured Essay), 11/3/15: Halloween Doesn’t Scare Me But The Loss of Home & Community Does
Rolling Stone, 11/2/15: Legal Weed, Airbnb and a ‘Bathroom Bill’: Races to Watch This Week
San Francisco Magazine, 11/2/15: Both Sides of the Airbnb Fight Have Been Lying to Us
Los Angeles Times, 11/2/15: San Francisco residents to vote on contentious Prop. F targeting Airbnb
CBS, 11/2/15: Landlord Of San Francisco ‘Hacker’ Homes Responds To KPIX 5 Investigation
The New York Times, 11/1/15: San Francisco Ballots Turn Up Anger Over the Technical Divide
Los Angeles Times, 10/30/15: Everything you need to know about San Francisco’s Airbnb ballot measure
Market Watch, 10/26/15: Airbnb’s battle in San Francisco is getting more intense by the day
Mission Local, 10/24/15: Voter Guide: The Less Controversial Initiatives
San Francisco Chronicle, 10/21/15: Vote no on S.F. Prop. C: Filing requirements harm democracy
Al Jazeera America, 10/20/15: Rent control poised for comeback in tech-booming Northern California
SocialistWorker.org, 10/20/15: The Mission is our neighborhood
San Francisco Chronicle, 10/15/15: Proposition I: Vote yes to pause construction in the Mission
San Francisco Business Times, 10/15/15: Why do S.F. landlords endorse a politician who wants to expand rent control?
San Francisco Chronicle, 10/12/15: Prop. C’s proposed lobbying crackdown irks nonprofits
SocialistWorker.org, 10/7/15: Is Airbnb looting rental units?
Marina Times, 10/15: Project Political Runway: In Mayor Lee’s regime, if you’re not in with Ron Conway, you’re out
San Francisco Bay Times, 10/15: Election on My Mind
Counter Punch, 10/2/15: Coming to San Francisco? Cra$h at My Pad
CBS, 10/2/15: Landlord Of San Francisco ‘Hacker’ Homes Responds To KPIX 5 Investigation
San Francisco Examiner, 10/1/15: The secret mistake of Prop C: Chilling the voice of our grassroots communities
Beyond Chron, 10/1/15: Rally Challenges City Enforcement of Short-Term Rentals
San Francisco Chronicle, 9/29/15: Housing plan criticized
KRON, San Francisco Appeal, 9/21/15: San Francisco supervisors to consider new tenant protections
Placemaking (SF Planning Department’s Newsletter), Fall 2015: Not sure if you own or live in a rent controlled building?
San Francisco Examiner, 9/18/15; KRON, 9/17/15; San Francisco Appeal 9/17/15; article by Bay City News also cited by (among others) Mount Vernon United Tenants, Scoopnest, Where Is My Vote, Jobs with Justice: Coalition advocates taxing the “1 percent” on ‘occupy’ anniversary
48 hills, 9/17/15: A wake-up call for Ron Conway
East Bay Express, 9/16/15: Turning Housing into Hotels
Realty Today, 9/16/15: Inspectors Are Eyeing Illegal Hotels In New York
Workers World, 9/13/15: S.F. Letter Carriers against jail expansion
San Francisco Bay Area Indymedia, 9/11/15: Yes on F in SF to Save Rent Control
Mission Local, 9/10/15: Activists Call For Tenant Protections at City Hall
Capital & Main, 9/2/15: San Francisco Professors and Students Face Staggering Rents
SF Gate, 8/29/15: Would SF Prop. F spur Airbnb suits, with neighbor suing neighbor?
El Tecolote, 8/21/15: Housing rights column: Proposition I will help Save the Mission
San Francisco Chronicle, 8/20/15: Airbnb puts up money for Prop. F opposition ballot arguments
KALW, 8/13/15: The reality of subletting in San Francisco
Capp Street Crap, 8/5/15: Admitting mistake, Airbnb scraps plan to open campaign office at 20th and Mission
Yes! Magazine, 7/29/15 and Truthout, 7/31/15: Seattle Led the Country’s Minimum Wage Revolution. Can It Do the Same With Rent Control?
SocialistWorker.org, 7/30/15: The next steps against evictions in S.F.
San Francisco Chronicle, 7/29/15: S.F. tenants groups fight ‘gotcha’ evictions
Counter Punch, 7/28/15: Landlords Behaving Badly: San Francisco Too Valuable for Poor People*
San Francisco Chronicle, 7/27/15: Why S.F. evictions are on the rise
KQED, 7/24/15: Affordable Housing Battle
broke-ass stuart, 7/21/15: Ask a Tenants Rights Lawyer: Airbnb & Short term Rentals in San Francisco
48 hills, 7/20/15: In-law units get approved — with conditions that Sup. Christensen doesn’t like
Beyond Chron, 7/16/15: CalHFA Chair to Leave Over Ellis Act Evictions
CBS, 7/15/15: Housing Moratorium In San Francisco’s Mission District Qualifies For November Ballot
The Recorder, 7/14/15: SF Voters to Weigh In on Short-Term Rental Limits
Beyond Chron, 7/13/15: 3 Ways SF Can Preserve Affordable Housing
The Guardian (US Edition), 7/11/15: Airbnb San Francisco backlash: thousands petition for more oversight
Tech Crunch, 7/6/15: It’s On: Airbnb Regulation Set To Hit San Francisco’s Ballot This November
San Francisco Chronicle, 6/27/15: Families pack up as S.F. rents keep rising
Beyond Chron, 6/9/15: Tenant Bootcamps Excite SF Renters
48 hills, 6/8/15: Poll says voters support Airbnb regs — but Airbnb says there’s nothing wrong
Mission Local, 5/22/15: SF’s Hottest Bootcamps are for Tenants
Bay Area Indymedia, 5/18/15: [SF Bicycle Police Falsely Claim Right to Ride on Sidewalk;] Democratic Mayor & Airbnb
San Francisco Business Times, 5/13/15: Supervisor Jane Kim Seeks to Limit Evictions with New Legislation
Hoodline, 5/13/15: Neighborhood Tenants Rights Bootcamp Series Kicks Off Tonight
broke-ass stuart, 5/6/15: FREE Workshop For Renters, Know Your Rights!
Lompoc Record, 4/23/15: Vacation Rentals Ignite Property Rights Debate in Santa Ynez Valley
KTVU, 4/8/15: Recent Mission District Fires Highlight Concerns Over Fire Safety Violations
Fog City Journal, 3/31/15: Political Shock Wave: Peskin Announces D3 Candidacy
The Atlantic’s City Lab, 3/16/15: Why Did This San Francisco Woman Get Stuck With a $6,755 Monthly Rent Hike?
SF Gate, 3/16/15: San Francisco Tenant Outraged by Landlord Raising Rent Fourfold
SFist, 3/11/15: Notorious Landlord Accuses 70-Year-Old Grandmother Of Dealing Drugs In Mission Eviction Fight
El Tecolote, 3/9/15: Six Things Your Landlord Does Not Want You to Know
KQED, 2/18/15: Mission Tenants Avoid Eviction and Gain a Long-Term Home
Golden Gate Xpress, 2/9/15: Art Exhibit Humanizes Gentrification in the Bay Area
SFist, 2/4/15: Amended Ellis Act Relocation Law Caps Landlord Payouts At $50K
California Progress Report, 1/15/15 and Beyond Chron, 1/12/15: Tenant Legislation to Watch in 2015
48 hills, 1/5/15 (posted with 1/6/14 date in error): Facing the evictions: A tenant agenda for 2015
Curbed SF, 1/2/15: Renting Laws Your Landlord Probably Doesn’t Want You to Know
Castro Courier, 1/15: Affordability crisis continues into 2015
CUNY Newswire, 11/3/14: GC Names Winners of 2014-2015 Provost’s Digital Innovation Grants
Reuters, 10/27/14: San Francisco mayor signs ordinance regulating tourism sublets