Content Library

The Content Library is your go-to feed for everything BPOA publishes—from blog articles and webinar playbacks to announcements and member newsletters. If we’ve written, posted, or recorded it, you’ll find it here—organized by date, not topic. 


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June 2021 Issue
June 2021 Issue

Imagining Housing in 2070; What SPUR Thinks About Rent Control; How Much is Rent Relief Helping Californians?; Berkeley Puts $53M Toward Housing at BART; California Rent Relief Guide; Bay Area Rental Market May Be Stabilizing; TOPA in a Nutshell Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted06/1/2021


Housing Provider 101: Seeing Your Way Through Tenant Challenges
Housing Provider 101: Seeing Your Way Through Tenant Challenges

Working through challenges when communicating with tenants. Continue Reading

Date posted05/13/2021


May 2021
May 2021

Berkeley Responds to Cal's Long Range Plan; Area Economist on Cities & 'Bouncing Back'; Court Rules Spenger's Development OK; CA Legislator Shelves Bill to Modify Ellis Act; Get Ready: Cal Move-Out Day 2021!; Worst Landlord Story Ever; But for You, We'll... Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted05/1/2021


Housing Provider 101: Eviction Truths & Myths
Housing Provider 101: Eviction Truths & Myths

Learn what just cause for eviction means in Berkeley. Continue Reading

Date posted04/29/2021


Recorded Webinar: Marijuana, Emotional Support Animals & Other ADA Pitfalls
Recorded Webinar: Marijuana, Emotional Support Animals & Other ADA Pitfalls

Marijuana, emotional support animals, and disability accommodations as it relates to rental housing. Continue Reading

Date posted04/15/2021


April 2021
April 2021

Public Housing 2.0 Could Be Coming to California; Oakland Considering 4-Plexes in SFR Zones; Bay Area Exodus-Housing Analysis; People's Park Housing Plan Digs Up the Past; SF Builds Homeless Housing Cheaper/Faster; How Can We Solve the Bay Area Housing Crisis?; New Owners Can't Evict...the Sellers! Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted04/1/2021


Housing Provider 101: Advertising, Pricing & Choosing Tenants
Housing Provider 101: Advertising, Pricing & Choosing Tenants

Renting your vacant unit by learning how to price, advertise and choose the right tenant. Continue Reading

Date posted03/25/2021


Housing Provider 101: Who & What is Affected
Housing Provider 101: Who & What is Affected

Which properties and units in Berkeley are subject to what laws, fees and regulations. Continue Reading

Date posted03/16/2021


March 2021
March 2021

Berkeley Weighs Major Housing Changes; Bill to Ease Rules on Multi-Unit Housing; Berkeley's Progressive Revival: A Model?; SF Lays Pandemic Burden on Landlords; If Houses Were Treated as Cars Are; March Zoom Meeting Information; People's Park Development on the Way Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted03/1/2021


February 2021
February 2021

Sacramento Takes Big Zoning Step; Realtor-Backed Group Sues Huntington Beach; Obituaries; Another California Eviction Reprieve?; Fed Funding for CA Rent Reimbursements; CalRHA Legislative Update; Area Rents Ticking Upward? Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted02/1/2021


December 2020
December 2020

Prop 21 Loses; LA Eviction Moratorium Stands; Bargain Hunters Return to SF; Alameda Multifamily Initiative Defeated; January Special Event: Board Elections!; Prop 15 Fails; Editorial: Coalition Corner; Jim Smith; Robert Cabrera; Quote of the Month; Services & Businesses Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted12/1/2020


November 2020 issue
November 2020 issue

Measure Z Divides Alameda Voters; Hard Presidential Trivia!; Texas Investor Buys Big in Oakland; New Lease-breaking Strategies Taking Root?; News from the Rent Board Website; Presidential Donations by Zip Code; Workshop Calendar for 2020; Monthly Zoom Info for November; Coalition Corner; Editorial Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted11/1/2020