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.
In this issue: People's Park is a Go; Golden Gate Fields' Fate is Up in the Air; Local Renters Holding on to Homes for Years; Nicholas Kristof on Liberals & the West Coast; I Love SF But I Had to Leave; Editorial; Coalition Corner; the Nuts & Bolts; Event Calendar; Landlording with Mark Continue Reading
Oakland Rents see Steep Decline; 4-way Face-off Coming for District 4 Seat; Concord Rent Control Ordinance Takes Effect; Costa Hawkins Initiative Opposed by Top Dems; CalRHA Legislative Update; Berkeley Homeless/Unhoused Population Drops; Landlording with Mark; Editorial; Coalition Corner; Events Continue Reading
Daniel Bornstein's May 23, 2024, presentation -- in summary. Continue Reading
More on Potential Pet Law; SCOTUS Rules Against Exorbitant Impact Fees; Experts on Why Rent Control Doesn't Work; BRHC Submits Ballot Initiative Signatures; CalRHA Legislative Update; Report: New Insight on Small Multi-Family Properties; Landlording with Mark; Editorial; Coalition Corner; Events Continue Reading
We are pleased to offer our monthly print newsletter online in printable PDF format. You can easily view or print an additional copy of the latest issue by accessing the PDF file here: April 2024 Continue Reading
Oakland Market Distress; SCOTUS Turns Down PRop. Rights Challenge; Kate Harrison Resigns; Shtrek Complex Opens this Spring; CalRHA Legislative Update; City of Sacramento Solves Affordable Housing; Landlording with Mark; Editorial; Coalition Corner; The Nuts & Bolts; Monthly Calendar; Events Details Continue Reading
UC Berkeley Closes Up People's Park; People's Park Foes to Press On with Suit; Tenants Unions; Three Simple Building Maintenance "Hacks"; Legislative Update; Berkeley's Ban on Gas Appliances Blocked; NMHC Rent Control Study Report Summary; Editorial; Coalition Corner; The Nuts & Bolts; Monthly Event Continue Reading
What housing providers need to know about SB 712, the charging and storage of tenants' micromobility devices Continue Reading
Judge Bars Berkeley from Camp Sweep; Owner Move-Ins, Ellis Act, & Resident Buyouts; Rent Control on Ballot in Four More Cities; Cabins for the Homeless: $113K Each; New Rental Housing Laws for 2024; "Museums of Their Lives"; Editorial; Coalition Corner; The Nuts & Bolts; Monthly Event Calendar Continue Reading
Bay Area: Rental Market Competitiveness; Landlord are Offering Incentives; Rent Board Chair Calls for Cease-fire; Renting to Roommates: Five Considerations; Berkeley Raises Height Limits; Larkspur Approves Rent Control; Port Hueneme Council Rejects Stabilization; Editorial; Coalition Corner; Events Continue Reading
State :Law Allows ADU Sales; The Continuing Saga of Office Conversions; 60 New California Housing Laws; Oakland Rent Drop is Steepest in Nation; Year-over-Year Rent Slide in 24 Metros: Table; Viral LA Tenant has Oakland Record; Editorial; Coalition Corner; The Nuts & Bolts; Event Calendar Continue Reading
A playback recording of our October 18th presentation about adding electric vehicle charging to rental properties, regardless of the age of the building. Continue Reading
