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Editorial; Coalition Corner; 17-Story Building Proposed in Berkeley; Newsom Signs Zoning Bills; NYC Rent Control to Come Before the 2nd Circuit; Why Liberals Are So Conservative on Housing; Chart: Bay Area Rents on 1 & 2 Bedroom Apts; Monthly Event Calendar; When a Good Deal Isn't Continue Reading
Editorial; Coalition Corner; Suffering Landlords Washington's New Problem; Landlord Sues LA for $100M; Fresh Scams Hinder Rent Aid Disbursement; Landlord Rejects Low-Income Tenant, Gets Fined; 2020 Census: Berkeley Denser, More Diverse; Bright Ideas for Your Toxic Light Bulbs Continue Reading
Editorial; Coalition Corner; California Rental Debt Pay-Down: A Question; Berkeley Reaches Settlement with UCB; Portland Feeling the Pinch of Bad Policy; UCB Might Move an 8-Unit Building; BPOA Member Survey Results; 2020 Report on Average Buyout Cost in SF; Monthly Event Calendar Continue Reading
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
