Tag: Ellis Act
Newsom housing deal leaves tenants at risk
Legislation would give landlords state bailout money -- but includes no provisions for future tenant protections.
Again, the Chron pushes the Yimby agenda that will never work
But a public bank might actually make a difference. Plus: Rent relief and accountability for business districts. That's The Agenda for Jan. 24-31
Supes to ask mayor about corruption
Plus: Hearing on UCSF's hospital expansion plans and the new committee lineup: That's The Agenda for Jan 11-18.
Wiener tries to look progressive in debate
But that requires a bit of historical revisionism, since his record has always been very moderate on police, housing, and homelessness.
Planning commission rejects condo plan for building where seniors were evicted
In a 3-3 vote (the supes appointees on one side, the mayor's on the other) panel refuses to give financial windfall to owners a property where Ellis Act eviction took place.
A dramatic new report sheds real light on homeless policies
The Coalition on Homelessness released a dramatic new study today that – unlike most reports on the unhoused – relies on data collected directly from the people on the...
Some defining issues in the fall supes race
The San Francisco Democratic Party will vote on endorsements for the Board of Supes Wednesday/22, and while the party nod doesn’t always mean victory, it’s a powerful statement –...
Coronavirus crisis doesn’t stop eviction cases
Update: The courts have agreed to put evictions on hold.
The mayor has declared a moratorium on evictions for nonpayment of rent. The sheriff has announced that they will “postpone...
SF heads toward eviction moratorium
Mayor London Breed said she will issue a directive to place a moratorium on evictions in the midst of the coronavirus at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. The directive...
Chinatown building becomes battleground for community’s future
A real-estate investor with a history of attempting to evict vulnerable low-income seniors in Chinatown is now in the middle of a controversy over the future of a historic...
