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Inside this issue: Not Enough Housing; Renters' Rights; Inclusionary Housing; Court Rules for Ellis Act; Housing Shortage May Impede Growth; Big Money Behind Rent Control Debate; Coalition Corner & BPOA Meeting Info; Winter Dinner Invitation; and more... Continue Reading
Inside this issue: Rent Control Spreading; Berkeley Rents; Rents Hit Plateau; Brown Signs AB218; Rent Control Proposals; Coalition Corner & BPOA Meeting Info; and more... Continue Reading
Inside this issue: Berkeley Short-Term Rentals; Bay Area Affordability Crisis; Gov. Brown's Affordability Efforts; Two Cents on Gov. Brown's Plan; Rent Rule May Slow Creation of Housing; Coalition Corner & BPOA Meeting Information; and more... Continue Reading
Inside this issue: Alameda Rent Control; Oakland Rent Control; Berkeley Votes to Create More Housing; Berkeley Votes for More Inclusionary Housing; Opportunistic Tenant; Berkeley to Okay Demolition; Coalition Corner & BPOA Meeting Info; and more... Continue Reading
Inside this issue: What it Takes for Affordable Rents; 1/3 of Residents Prepared to Leave; Registration Fee Notice; Housing Auction; Santa Rosa Rent Control; Bill to Address Housing Crisis; Cal Moveout 2016; Coalition Corner & BPOA Meeting Info; and more... Continue Reading
Inside this issue: Rotating Roommates; San Francisco Affordable Housing; Debate to Pause Rent Increases; Easing of Rent Increases; Criminal Background Checks; Bill to Address Housing Crisis; Cal Moveout 2016; Coalition Corner & BPOA Meeting Info; and more... Continue Reading
Inside this issue: Eviction System Frustrating Landlords; End of Rent Control in Cambridge; Bay Area Rents; Bay Area Rentals; Teachers Exempt from Eviction?; In-Law Units; BESO Notice; Coalition Corner & BPOA Meeting Info; and more... Continue Reading
Inside this issue: HUD Increases; Section 8: Bye Bye Berkeley; Ants & Alameda Rent Control; Safety Lapses & Rent Control Increases; CAA Report on Rent Control; BHA Notice; Coalition Corner & BPOA Meeting Info; and more... Continue Reading
Inside this issue: Alameda; Calming Waters; Berkeley Panel Urges Activism; Mold & Hoarding; 2016 New Laws; This and That; Coalition Corner & BPOA Meeting Info; and more... Continue Reading
Inside this issue: Pictures Worth a Thousand Words; Bay Area Renters are Less Burdened; Seismic Law in L.A.; Berkeley May Take the Hearty out of Party; Do Tenants Have a Right to Party?; Marin & Oakland Updates; San Leandro & San Francisco Updates; Coalition Corner & BPOA Meeting Info; and more... Continue Reading
Inside this issue: BRHC Update; Sublet Protection; New Energy Ordinance (BESO); Balcony Collapse: One Dozen Lawsuits; Berkeley Tax for Low Income Housing; Berkeley; Rent Control Wars; Prepare for El Niño; Holiday Dinner Invitation; and more... Continue Reading
Inside this issue: Finding a Housing Crisis; Tenant's Right; to be a Bane; San Francisco Eviction Law Fails; Berkeley Rental Housing Coalition; Oakland Prevents Displacement of Residents; Craigslist Tips; Tech Firms Spy Oakland; PFL Challenges Inclusionary Housing; Winter Dinner Invitation; and more Continue Reading
