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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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January 2014 Issue
January 2014 Issue

Inside this issue: Michael St. John; Board Provides Tenants a Lifeline; Proposed Ellis Act Revisions; Professional Management Q&A; Oklahoma Kangaroo; Tobacco Free Multi-Units; Political Extortion? & Quote of the Month; Harvard Study; and more... Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted01/1/2014


December 2013 Issue
December 2013 Issue

Inside this issue: Second Hand Smoke; Rent Control in Santa Monica; Canine Tenants & Grants Available; Professional Management Q&A; Fake Landlord Rental Scheme; Energy Saving Rebates & Quote of the Month; Letter from the League of Women Voters; Invitation to the Winter Dinner; and more... Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted12/1/2013


October 2013 Issue
October 2013 Issue

Inside this issue: The Open House; New Jersey Seniors Rent Control; California Bill to Restore Local Control; Rent Increases Approved for Rent Controlled; Meeting & Workshop Information; Perverse Effects of Rent Control; Abolishing Rent Control is Stupid; and more... Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted10/1/2013


September 2013 Issue
September 2013 Issue

Inside this issue: Companion Animal Pay-Out; From Craigslist, PWFC; Berkeley Not in Top 7; Rent Increases Approved for Rent Controlled...; Bogus Therapy Dog Tags; Proposal to Protect Tenants; BPOA September Workshop; and more... Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted09/1/2013


August 2013 Issue
August 2013 Issue

Inside this issue: Addicted to Rent Control; King of My Castle?; How to Fight SF Gentrification; Recycling Tips for Landlords; Santa Monica Raises Registration Fees; SF Approves Condo Conversion Deal; BHA Cuts Sec. 8 Vouchers; Save the Date for the September Workshop; and more... Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted08/1/2013


June 2013 Issue
June 2013 Issue

Inside this issue: Capital Improvement Reimbursement; East Bay Unemployed; Santa Monica Fee Increase; Why Rent Control Works; Tenant Blacklisting; Little Ferry Lifts Rent Control; Written Criteria List; July Vacation; and more... Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted06/1/2013


May 2013 Issue
May 2013 Issue

Inside this issue: The End of Section 8 in Berkeley; Berkeley's 10 Largest Employers; San Francisco and Seismic Upgrades; Mold Sampling Instructions; California Small Business Owners; In Memory of Nicholas Petris; Controlled Rents in Santa Monica; Special Workshop Invitation; and more... Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted05/1/2013


April 2013 Issue
April 2013 Issue

Inside this issue: Turning the Tables; April Members Workshop; Sub-Meter Retrofit Incentives; Bill Hits Smokers Where They Live; Scamming for Dollars; San Francisco Quake Safety Upgrade; 137% More Employees; 78 Units on Durant Approved; Service Animal Points; San Francisco Bedbugs; and more... Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted04/1/2013


March 2013 Issue
March 2013 Issue

In this issue: The Enigmatic $4 Reg. Fee Pass-Through; March Members Workshop; Controversy Over Rent Control; Yeah, City Hall, You Try It; Arkansas Law Jails Tenants; Rent Control is Comparable to Frat Initiation; Turkey Fryers; Gal Got a Groom for Rent; Above & Beyond; Hoorah for Landlords; & more Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted03/1/2013


February 2013 Issue
February 2013 Issue

Inside this issue: Beware the Comeback of Rent Control; Mold Notification; Security Deposit Alert; Rent Control Insights with Michael St. John; City of Berkeley Redistricting; The Rent Board Serves Us Well; New Board Member; Bay Area Real Estate; Rats & Tenant Verification Services; and more... Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted02/1/2013


January 2013 Issue
January 2013 Issue

Inside this issue: Powers and Duties BRSB; Suzi Hing Award; Rent Control as an Addiction; Yet Another Problem Solved; Panoramic Micro Apartments; Hunters View Tenants Shocked; After 20 Years SF's Prop; First Highrise in 40 Years; Tarses Tips; Rent Relief Not on Agenda; St. Helena Sued Over... Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted01/1/2013


December 2012 Issue
December 2012 Issue

Inside this issue: M.St.J.. Regulation 1282-Sham Fair Treatment; Subsidies for SF's Super Rich; Santa Monican's For Renters Rights; The Dangers of Too Much Stuff; New California Laws for 2013, New Jersey's Rent Control Laws Fading; SF Supervisor Needs Rent Control; Caretaker First for... Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted12/1/2012