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January 28, 2012 |
Plan now to attend the Rent Board meeting this coming Tuesday, January 31, 6:00 p.m | Read More  |
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January 19, 2012 |
Please join SPOSF and Plan C for a rally to support condominium conversion reform! On Wednesday, February 1st the City will hold its annual condominium conversion lottery. | Read More |
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December 9, 2011 |
Please come out to speak at the rent board hearing on Tuesday December 13 at 6:30 P.M. 25 Van Ness Suite 70 (lower level) to let them know that their proposed change is not acceptable. | Read More |
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By Michael J. Sullivan, of Plan C. Guest Article posted with author's permission
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November 4, 2011 |
Annual statistics for San Francisco's rapidly evolving real estate market recently became available – and they paint an interesting story. | Read More |
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October 15, 2011 |
The rates include changes over the previous 6 month period. | Read More |
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September 16, 2011 |
Three SPOSF members will be interviewed by Ida Choy, Sing Tao Radio Program Director, Tuesday, September 20, between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. | Read More |
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By David Fix, SPOSFI Treasurer, Member/Board of Directors
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September 15, 2011 |
The Board of SPOSF met in August to make our recommendations for Mayor, District Attorney (DA), and Sheriff, along with ballot measures. | Read More |
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August 8, 2011 |
SPOSF's Board will be discussing endorsements at our August meeting. We sent questionnaires to the nine major mayoral candidates. | Read More |
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July 20, 2011 |
Due to the successful letter writing campaign throughout the State, the “Sue Your Landlord" Bill (AB 934) was defeated. The final vote was 13 – 48. | Read More |
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By Noni Richen, SPOSFI President
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July 18, 2011 |
Would your renters be comfortable with an ex-con living in your building? | Read More |
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By Noni Richen, SPOSFI President
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May 27, 2011 |
URGENT NEED FOR EMAILS AND CALLS! AB 934 is again moving through our California Legislature. We must stop this egregious violation of our rights to carry on legal business practices! Most businesses and individuals are protected from libel lawsuits for statements made in court filings (litigation privilege). | Read More |
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April 20, 2011 |
The elections are less than 3 weeks away. Now is the time to volunteer and or donate to help one of our endorsed candidates. | Read More |
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April 17, 2011 |
SPOSFI Membership Party - Cancellation notice | Read More |
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By Noni Richen, SPOSFI President
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March 19, 2011 |
Please write to Assemblyperson Fiona Ma (D-12) and Senator Leland Yee (D-8) asking them to oppose State Assembly Bill (AB 934) authored by Assemblyman Mike Feuer of Los Angeles that would allow a tenant to sue a rental property owner for libel or slander based on the statements made in an unlawful detainer action. | Read More |
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By Noni Richen, SPOSFI President
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November 12, 2010 |
The Small Property Owners of San Francisco Institute (SPOSFI) strongly denounces the seizure of private property last Sunday by Homes Not Jails and their supporters, the San Francisco Tenants Union (SFTU). SPOSFI demands a vigorous criminal prosecution of all those involved to prevent a recurrence of takeover of property by hostile mobs. | Read More |
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By David Llorens
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November 11, 2010 |
Invariably, when you see a solar array on a home, that house is owner occupied. Typically, when someone rents a home or an apartment, they pay for the electricity bill. That removes any incentive for the landlord to install solar. | Read More |
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October 28, 2010 |
With the election only 5 days away, it is crunch time. We have some great endorsed candidates. | Read More |
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October 25, 2010 |
With less than 3 weeks left for the election the push is on. Recently, the SF Chronicle endorsed our endorsed candidate, Mark Farrell. | Read More |
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October 17, 2010 |
Facing a half billion dollar budget deficit, the Mayor is proposing a one-time chance for those already in the Condo Lottery to convert immediately. | Read More |
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October 6, 2010 |
The November elections are nearly upon us, and, as always, it is in our best interests to elect supervisors who are willing to meet and work with SPOSF on our issues. | Read More |
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August 20, 2010 |
Come to the HQ opening & support Sean Elsbernd's efforts. | Read More |
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July 8, 2010 |
SPOSF Endorsements for November, 2010 Election | Read More |
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For June 8 Elections
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May 28, 2010 |
SPOSFI has taken an official position on only these measures: Local Measure F (“Prop. F”) and State Proposition 13. | Read More |
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April 8, 2010 |
(For DCCC, you may vote for 12 candidates per district;
the slate card for Republican CCC appears on page 5.) | Read More |
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April 8, 2010 |
(You may vote for 13 candidates for RCCC/12th Assembly
District, but only 12 for the 13th Assembly District.) | Read More |
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March 18, 2010 |
Small Property Owners of San Francisco has endorsed Scott Wiener for Supervisor in District 8. Our number one priority is to elect moderate members to the Board of Supervisors. | Read More |
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February 19, 2010 |
Supervisor David Chiu has proposed to essentially prohibit garages
in his district; North Beach, Chinatown and Telegraph Hill. | Read More |
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January 24, 2010 |
Join us on February 3, 2010. Tell us your TIC stories today! | Read More |
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January 24, 2010 |
To Be Announced | Read More |
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By David Fix
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November 6, 2009 |
If you are in the Condo lottery for a 5-6 unit building, there has been an ownership change of a “qualifying owner” and you have lost your status for multiple year lottery tickets we would like to hear from you | Read More |
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October 28, 2009 |
Supervisor John Avalos is serving us a Halloween trick | Read More |
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By Ted Loewenberg, SPOSFI Board Member
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October 11, 2009 |
I am asking SPOSF Members to write letters regarding the Animal Control and Welfare Commission's latest proposal to require landlords to allow pets. | Read More |
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August 12, 2009 |
Supervisor Eric Mar (District 1) has introduced legislation that would prohibit owners from moving into their own property if there is a child under the age of 18 living in the unit for at least 12 months. | Read More |
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By Noni Richen, SPOSF President
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July 26, 2009 |
Please read the C. W. Nevius column in The Chronicle, Friday, July 24, or read it online, Chris Daly has announced that he is moving his family to Fairfield. | Read More |
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May 26, 2009 |
Chris Daly's four items to gain a further hold on your property are going to be discussed before the Government Audit and Oversight Committee of the Board of Supervisors ( Supv. Mar, Maxwell, and Mirkarimi). | Read More |
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By Noni Richen, SPOSF President
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May 15, 2009 |
Chris Daly and his pals want your property! Proposals to allow many roommates - with no extra rent; to limit rent increases based on a tenant's income; to limit banked increases. | Read More |
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September 24, 2008 |
We need your help NOW. The district elections for the San Francisco Board
of Supervisors will determine the direction of the City for the next 4-8
years. Will we have more of the same of the last 8 years or will we have a
Board of Supervisors that also listens to our concerns? That is up to you.
Because of term limits, 4 districts are open seats, the other 3 have
incumbents running for reelection. | Read More |
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By Joe Mac
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April 12, 2008 |
With all due respect to 76-year-old landlord Mr. Gibbs and his defenders ("Landlord rights defended," The Examiner, April 11), I was not trying to wade into the debate on rent control, subsidizing tenants or the burden put on landlords in San Francisco. | Read More |
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By David Fix
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January 31, 2008 |
Please join SPOSF, Plan C and the SF TIC coalition for a rally to support
condominium conversion reform! On February 6th the City will hold its annual
condominium conversion lottery. This year, we’re using this once-a-year
opportunity to show our dissatisfaction with an outdated process that
unfairly penalizes first time homeowners! | Read More |
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By David Fix
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April 10, 2007 |
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March 26, 2007 |
The new SPOSFI lease is now available on the website. | Read More |
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By David Fix
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March 14, 2007 |
SPOSFI members have been invited to a panel discussion sponsored by the San Francisco Housing Action Coalition (SFHAC) (www.sfhac.org) to address San Francisco's Middle Class Housing Crisis. | Read More |
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By David Fix
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February 15, 2007 |
The Rent Board will be having a hearing regarding the proposed rules and regulations for the Mirkarimi decrease in housing service legislation. This is your last chance to present comments on this proposal. | Read More |
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By David Fix
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October 22, 2006 |
Thank you for your donations. We have received 400 donations from our members so far. Mailers were sent this week to 63,000 absentee voters. Another 60-70,000 mailers will be sent to voters before election day. We delivered signs this weekend. If you did not receive your sign or you did not already asked for a sign and can put some up please contact us ASAP. We have plenty available. We also launched the website: www.TruthonPropH.com | Read More |
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September 25, 2006 |
SPOSF November Election Endorsements
Because of rank choice voting, SPOSF's board decided to endorse more than one candidate in a number of races. | Read More |
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July 27, 2006 |
Supervisors Mirkarimi and McGoldrick introduced new resolutions to the Board of Supervisors this week regarding evictions. When the Peskin anti-condo legislation passed two months ago, that was supposed to put an end to the Ellis eviction debate. It lasted less than two months. | Read More |
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July 26, 2006 |
We need to strengthen our organization and our community outreach in order to fight back and to educate our supervisors and people throughout the neighborhoods about our contributions to solving the city’s housing problems. | Read More |
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By Kim Stryker
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July 2, 2006 |
It appears from saber rattling in Southern California as well as locally that rent control activists are setting up a plan to try to repeal or put restrictions on the Ellis Act again. | Read More |
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July 1, 2005 |
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in the case of Lingle v. Chevron that Hawaii's gas station rent control does not violate the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution. | Read More |
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Help us bring the issues of rent control to the national stage.
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March 1, 2005 |
On January 14, The SPOSF Institute, along with San Francisco Apartment Association, California Apartment Association, and San Francisco Association of Realtors filed an amicus brief in the Lingle v. Chevron case that was argued on February 22 at the U.S. Supreme Court. | Read More |
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