Newsletters and commentary for Berkeley Rental Housing Providers
This section houses newsletters and select articles—including President’s Messages and guest-written editorials—from BPOA’s archive dating back to 2008. Explore past issues to see how Berkeley’s rental housing landscape has evolved.
Editorial; Coalition Corner; CA: Possible Deal to Cover 100% of Back Rent; Ohio Proposes Replacing the term "Landlord"; Why There Aren't Enough Homes to Buy; Rent Board to Vote on Ethnic Cleansing Resolution; How the City Spends Money; Bay Area Rents on the Rise Again; TOPA in Berkeley on Hold... Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Portland Council Tightens Landlords' Duties; Bay Area Poll: Housing Crisis is Real, But...; The "Cancel Rent" Collective is Done Playing Nice; How COVID-19 Has Changed Landlording; Berkeley: COVID Housing Retention Grants; November Ballot Quick Card; Monthly Zoom Information for October Continue Reading
This issue contains a front-page typo. AUG should be SEPT. Who's Moving to Oakland and Why; NorCal Rents: Where They're At, and Going; Who's Behind Proposition 21?; Impact of Pandemic on Small Landlords; About Those Rental Housing Safety Inspections; Monthly Zoom information for September; ... Continue Reading
In this issue: Rents Drop, But It's Not Just the Pandemic; Berkeley Holds Steady as Rents Fall; Renters Brace for Evictions as Moratoria End; Oakland Passes New Tenant Protections; Council Fails to Vote on Golden Duplexes; Financial Help for Berkeley Renters Continue Reading
Inside this issue: Many SF Tenants Breaking Leases; More Protection for Oakland Renters?; L.A. Challenged on Eviction Ban & Rent Freeze; S.F. Eviction Moratorium Faces Legal Challenge; Falling Rents will Reshape Housing Market; Berkeley Section 8/Subsidized Housing News... Continue Reading
BPOA News & Commentary
Newsletters and commentary for Berkeley Rental Housing Providers
This section houses newsletters and select articles—including President’s Messages and guest-written editorials—from BPOA’s archive dating back to 2008. Explore past issues to see how Berkeley’s rental housing landscape has evolved.
Editorial; Coalition Corner; CA: Possible Deal to Cover 100% of Back Rent; Ohio Proposes Replacing the term "Landlord"; Why There Aren't Enough Homes to Buy; Rent Board to Vote on Ethnic Cleansing Resolution; How the City Spends Money; Bay Area Rents on the Rise Again; TOPA in Berkeley on Hold... Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Portland Council Tightens Landlords' Duties; Bay Area Poll: Housing Crisis is Real, But...; The "Cancel Rent" Collective is Done Playing Nice; How COVID-19 Has Changed Landlording; Berkeley: COVID Housing Retention Grants; November Ballot Quick Card; Monthly Zoom Information for October Continue Reading
This issue contains a front-page typo. AUG should be SEPT. Who's Moving to Oakland and Why; NorCal Rents: Where They're At, and Going; Who's Behind Proposition 21?; Impact of Pandemic on Small Landlords; About Those Rental Housing Safety Inspections; Monthly Zoom information for September; ... Continue Reading
In this issue: Rents Drop, But It's Not Just the Pandemic; Berkeley Holds Steady as Rents Fall; Renters Brace for Evictions as Moratoria End; Oakland Passes New Tenant Protections; Council Fails to Vote on Golden Duplexes; Financial Help for Berkeley Renters Continue Reading
Inside this issue: Many SF Tenants Breaking Leases; More Protection for Oakland Renters?; L.A. Challenged on Eviction Ban & Rent Freeze; S.F. Eviction Moratorium Faces Legal Challenge; Falling Rents will Reshape Housing Market; Berkeley Section 8/Subsidized Housing News... Continue Reading