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Rents and Rants: Fighting for Affordable Housing in Alameda: Renewed Hope Housing Advocates
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Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Fighting for Affordable Housing in Alameda: Renewed Hope Housing Advocates. Renewed Hope Housing Advocates joined as a new Tenants Together member organization in 2015. They work to promote the development of housing affordable to the majority of the people living in the Bay Area. Their President, Laura Thomas, answers a few questions about the work they do and why they think it's important to be a part of a state network fighting for renters' rights:. About Rent and Rants. Tenant...
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Rents and Rants: Organizing Tenants: Housing Long Beach
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Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Organizing Tenants: Housing Long Beach. What do you think is the #1 issue facing renters in your community? Rally at MLK Day 2015. How does your organization help? We provide whatever support we can and connect our residents to whatever services we can to help them defend themselves and take recourse for their injustices. What are some priority campaigns for this year? Therefore, the results of the REAP campaign will dictate the next steps for the organization. In the meantime...
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Rents and Rants: Time to Overhaul Costa Hawkins
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Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Time to Overhaul Costa Hawkins. By Dean Preston, Tenants Together Executive Director. Residents of 901 Jefferson Street in Oakland. If there was ever a time for widespread adoption of new rent control ordinances, the time is now. As rents soar, many cities are considering adopting new rent control ordinances. East Bay Express, “ It’s Time to Overturn the State Ban on Rent Control. 8221; (Robert Gammon, March 25, 2015.). 8212;was decided against landlords by a 22-point margin state...
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Rents and Rants: Ball in Governor’s Court after Supreme Court Upholds Inclusionary Housing
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Ball in Governor’s Court after Supreme Court Upholds Inclusionary Housing. Yesterday brought great news from the California Supreme Court. In a unanimous decision, the Court in CBIA v. City of San Jose. Case, Governor Brown justified his veto by stating, “I would like the benefit of the Supreme Court’s thinking before we make adjustments in this area.”. Translation: If the Supreme Court might throw out inclusionary laws altogether – whether they require affordable rental or ...
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Rents and Rants: Tenants Stop Realtors' “Eviction by Declaration” Bill
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Monday, April 27, 2015. Tenants Stop Realtors' “Eviction by Declaration” Bill. AB 205 was a follow-up to last year’s AB 1513. This bill was the latest in CAR’s ongoing effort to undermine tenant protections and hurt California renters. The defeat is an important rebuke for CAR which is used to getting its way in Sacramento these days. Sometimes reason prevails, even in the Capitol. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). About Rent and Rants. Rent control. CalPERS.
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San Diego - Tenant Defenders - Attorney Marc D. Whitham
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Planning Ahead to Protect Your Tenant Rights. Showing posts with tag: San Diego. Feb 27, 2012. San Diego Renters Rights 101. That specializes in landlord tenant law, and can give you the specific attention your case deserves. To speak directly with a lawyer. Q: My landlord refuses to make repairs. What can I do? A: Start by demanding repairs in writing from the property manager or landlord. If the landlord does not fix the problem, contact the city’s Code Enforcement Division. A: In San Diego, if you hav...
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Eviction Defense - Tenant Defenders - Attorney Marc D. Whitham
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Planning Ahead to Protect Your Tenant Rights. Showing posts with tag: Eviction Defense. Feb 27, 2012. San Diego Renters Rights 101. That specializes in landlord tenant law, and can give you the specific attention your case deserves. To speak directly with a lawyer. Q: My landlord refuses to make repairs. What can I do? A: Start by demanding repairs in writing from the property manager or landlord. If the landlord does not fix the problem, contact the city’s Code Enforcement Division. A: In San Diego, if ...
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Rents and Rants: Stop unfair eviction - UC Irvine protest
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Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Stop unfair eviction - UC Irvine protest. Ironic: A landlord that studies seniors, and is unfairly evicting seniors from their homes. Join us to call out this hipocracy and stop the evictions: RSVP. Orange County supporters,. Theresa at our Tenant Leadership Institute in 2015. Ironically landlord Hill works as a researcher studying the question: "What makes people live to age 90 and beyond? Program Manager, Tenants Together. 2642 Biological Sciences III Irvine, CA 92697. Silvio...
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Resources | Urban Displacement Project
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Skip to main content. Housing Policy and Advocacy Organizations. What is residential displacement? Case Studies on Gentrification and Displacement in the Bay Area:. The Canal neighborhood, San Rafael. Chinatown, San Francisco. Diridon Station Area, San Jose. Macarthur BART Station Area, Oakland. The Mission, San Francisco. Monument Corridor, Concord. Literature review on gentrification, displacement and the relationship to public and private investment. Housing Policy and Advocacy Organizations. Urban In...
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Get Involved | California Consumer Justice
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For People Struggling with. Foreclosure and Consumer Debt,. Help You Can Trust. New Rules for Banks. Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment. Throughout history, people have come together to make their voices heard, joining with others to generate collective power. There are many ways to get involved in creating just, vibrant and healthy communities. Connecting with a local community-organizing group is one way to get involved. Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment. ACCE) joins to...
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