Stopping Speculator Evictions Under Ellis Act California Assembly member Alex Lee, along with colleagues David Chiu and Richard Bloom, has introduced AB 854, a key strategy for stopping tenant displacement and the loss of affordable housing. The three joined with
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Opposition to Georgetown project places politics over community needs Advocates for veterans and affordable housing criticized members of the Solano County Board of Supervisors for their decision to oppose the Georgetown housing project near Travis Air Force Base. The board
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Participants aim to stop evictions, save lives in Bay Area county with second highest rate of evictions Contra Costa County residents, joined by tenants from throughout the Bay Area, shut down the remote Contra Costa courthouse in a virtual civil
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New Threat to Tenants in Non-Rent Controlled Cities In 2019, California enacted AB 1482, which provided statewide rent caps and eviction protections for  tenants. It was an historic victory. But now landlords are misusing the state Ellis Act to circumvent
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A Model For Other Cities? When I was speaking across the country promoting the housing policy changes urged in Generation Priced Out, I did not foresee my hometown of Berkeley, California ending exclusionary zoning before Seattle, Denver and other cities.
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CA Governor Faces Potential Recall Could California Governor Gavin Newsom actually face a recall election? And could Newsom be ousted like Governor Gray Davis in 2003? Before I answer let’s keep in mind a critical fact: California is very different
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Tenant Groups Urge Chiu to Sponsor Ellis Act Reform; January 22 Deadline Looms The campaign for Ellis Act reform has gained enormous support across California. But the campaign still needs a legislator to sponsor the bill prior to Friday’s bill
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This piece first appeared in SF Streetsblog When it comes to creating a rational fare structure and a more usable transportation system for the Bay Area, MTC an abject failure. Here’s why. The Bay Area’s Metropolitan Transportation Commission was created
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