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.
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In this issue: Editorial by Dan Lieberman, Renting in a Softer Market, Part 1; Coalition Corner; Rent Control Creates Privileged Tenants; CalRHA Public Policy Updates; The Tenant Screening Trap; The Nuts & Bolts; CA City Wants an Anti-Housing Insurgency; No Vacant Unit Goes Untaxed; Events Calendar Continue Reading
What's Inside: ICE Advice; CalRHA Public Policy Update; A Short Conversation with the RSB; Berkeley's ADU Amnesty Program May Set an Example; ADU Amnesty: Program Details; Landlording with Mark; Editorials; Coalition Corner; Events and more! Continue Reading
Dive into the April 2025 newsletter in flipbook format! This digital format has many tools, including text-to-talk and and screen magnification. It can even be downloaded to your browser and magnified up to 500%! Continue Reading
Inside this issue: City of Berkeley is Bad at Property Management; High-End Oakland Building Foreclosures; New State Bill: Trespassing Response & Remedies; Updated Comments from Lance Montauk; Argentina Scrapped Rent Control; Ring Doorbell Systems & Other Monitoring; Berkeley Residents Form City's.. Continue Reading
The debate over billionaires—whether they are a detriment to society or essential drivers of innovation and economic growth. Here's our editor, Albert Sukoff's take -- Continue Reading
Did you enjoy last month's flipbook edition of the BPOA monthly newsletter? We're back with the February 2025 edition, and will bring you a new flipbook each month through 2025! Continue Reading
BPOA board president, Dan Lieberman, shares practical tips for getting your properties in better financial shape in the new year. Continue Reading
All twelve issues in one place Continue Reading
Measure BB accounts for possible ration billing by nature of "other technologies" under some yet-to-be-defined rules Continue Reading
2025 resolutions for landlords, property managers, and real estate professionals Continue Reading
New Year's Resolutions for Landlords; Landlords Using AI to Raise Rents; Nuts & Bolts; Renting to Pet Owners is a Win; Landlording with Mark; Measure BB & Master Meter Properties Continue Reading
Unlocking the Benefits of Berkeley's ADU & JADU Amnesty Program Continue Reading
