A growing number of cities are issuing eviction protections for tenants financially strapped by the coronavirus. Major cities to adopt COVID-19 eviction restrictions include Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose,…
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The coronavirus outbreak presents a health and financial crisis to all Californians. As the virus continues to spread, state and local governments are exploring eviction protections for tenants unable to…
California’s chief law enforcement officer has labeled the AIDS Health Foundation — the group bankrolling an extreme rent control measure on November’s ballot — as “delinquent” in its nonprofit status,…
Michael Weinstein and his AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the organization bankrolling a statewide radical rent control initiative, have been accused of violating multiple political finance laws while campaigning to defeat a…
A Los Angeles city councilman wants to lower the annual rent cap to 60% of the Consumer Price Index, the same formula used in San Francisco. At present, the annual…
The State Building and Construction Trades Council of California this week announced its opposition to Michael Weinstein’s radical rent control measure. The union’s announcement came Monday just hours before the…
Senate Bill 50, this year’s most significant legislative attempt to address California’s housing shortage, died last week on the Senate floor. The proposal by Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, failed…
This Friday, Jan. 31, marks a key deadline: It’s the last day for a two-year bill (legislation introduced but shelved last year) to win passage in the house where it was…
The city of Oakland has preliminarily approved an ordinance that would prohibit landlords from conducting criminal background checks or asking prospective tenants whether they have a criminal record at any…
The stakes are certainly high this year for California’s rental housing industry. In 2020, we can expect a radical rent control measure back on the statewide ballot, an emboldened tenants’…
