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With My Rent Increase, I Might Have to Leave San Ramon
by Julie Knight, San Ramon Patch
January 7th, 2012
A Patch columnist faces a steep rental increase and must decide whether or not to continue living in San Ramon.

Miami "Condo King" Wants Berkeley's Public Housing
by Lynda Carson, Bay Area Indymedia
December 2nd, 2011
A Bay Area housing justice advocate reports that Berkeley is in talks to sell 75 occupied public housing units to a Florida real estate developer.

Our View: Ordinance protects renters
by Merced Sun-Star, Merced Sun-Star
The Merced Sun-Star endorses the just cause for eviction ordinance that TT and our Merced activist members have been working for. The ordinance passed on first read November 7.

Knowing tenants’ rights: Be aware of screening fees
by Ancy Dow, The Daily Californian
September 20th, 2011
State law governs how apartment application fees can be collected, and Berkeley has even stronger protections.

Republicans Look To Kill Legal Aid
by Jessica P., Care2.com
August 10th, 2011
A former legal aid attorney says legal aid organizations are in trouble - at a time when disadvantaged and marginalized people need them most.

Renters sandbagged by 3.2 percent increase
by Bill Bauer, Santa Monica Daily Press
August 8th, 2011
A renter says the effect of Santa Monica's rent increase is disproportionately difficult for people on fixed and low incomes.

FORUM: The breaking of the mobile home park compact
by Al Cimino, North County Times
August 4th, 2011
An Oceanside citizen speaks up for how rent control in mobile home parks protects seniors and people on fixed incomes.

Tenant Troubles: The Most Important Email You'll Send This Year
by Dave Crow, SF Appeal
April 27th, 2011
SF Attorney Dave Crow explains why tenants need to urge their assemblymembers adn senators to supprt AB 934. The bill will give tenants the power to fight back against wrongful eviction lawsuits.

Developer Peter Iskander's tactics against tenants
by C.W. Nevius, SFGate / San Francisco Chronicle
April 18th, 2011
SF Chronicle columnist's take on controversial senior evictions in San Francisco.

Parkmerced fate could be game-changer for families
by C.W. Nevius, San Francisco Chronicle
March 31st, 2011
San Francisco Chronicle columnist thinks San Francisco needs more 3-bedroom apartments, possibly at the expense of families living in Parkmerced garden apartments.

Saving public redevelopment
by Alvaro Huerta, The Berkeley Blog
March 9th, 2011
A Berkeley scholar who grew up in the East Los Angeles Ramona Housing Gardens project argues for saving California's redevelopment agencies and affordable housing.

Redevelopment critical to affordable housing
by Susan Tinsky, Sign On San Diego
February 27th, 2011
The San Diego Housing Federation executive director explains how redevelopment dollars invested in affordable housing can create jobs and stabilize communities.

Real Estate Seer: Renting In, Mortgages & Foreclosures Out
by Peter G. Miller, OurBroker.com
February 15th, 2011
Patrick Killelea says that in most cases, it's cheaper to borrow a house than to borrow the money to buy a house.

Chronicle's Coverage of Parkmerced is Embarrassing
by Dean Preston, BeyondChron
February 8th, 2011
TT's executive director rebuts the San Francisco Chronicle's endorsement of the proposed Parkmerced project, which could eliminate 1,500 rent controlled units.

UT GOP Introduces Bill Exempting “Religious Adherents” From Non-Discrimination Laws
by Pride in Utah, PrideinUtah.com
February 2nd, 2011
Utah HB 109, sponsored by Rep LaVar Christensen, would make it legal to evict someone based on their sexuality, as long as the landlord claims the discrimination is based in religion.

Protect and Preserve Parkmerced as essential housing from un-sustainable demolition
by Aaron Goodman, Change.org
February 2nd, 2011
A resident of San Francisco's historical Parkmerced community explains the importance of saving this apartment complex from a proposed 30-year development project.

Housing: New day, new plan
by Lompoc Record, Lompoc Record
January 18th, 2011
Santa Barbara County needs more affordable housing, but homeowners don't want it in their neighborhood, so the Lompoc Record suggests approaching the issue from a different angle.

Rent control ordinance must be adopted again
by Justine Frederiksen, The Daily Journal
December 27th, 2010
Ukiah city council will re-adopt and re-publish a mobile home park rent stabilization ordinance to satisfy the letter of the law.

Calif Tenants Group Demands Apology from Tea Party Leader
by CityWatch, CityWatch
December 3rd, 2010
Los Angeles City Watch picks up TT's call for an apology from Judson Phillips for his suggestion that renters don't deserve to vote.

Tea Party Leader Should Apologize Over Voting Rights Comments
by Dean Preston, California Progress Report
December 2nd, 2010
TT Executive Director Dean Preston calls on Judson Phillips to apologize for saying that renters should not be allowed to vote.

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