| August 8, 2023 |
Is there a ‘war' between California and home insurers? State insurance commissioner responds |
| March 8, 2023 |
S.F.'s COVID eviction moratorium would get a 60-day extension under new proposal |
| February 26, 2023 |
SPOSFI has filed suit challenging the recent Vacancy Tax - Prop. M. |
| September 2, 2022 |
New SF COVID-19 eviction protections began July 1 |
| February 28, 2022 |
Rent Board Fee will no longer appear on your property tax bill statement |
| January 31, 2022 |
2023-24 maximum allowable rent increase info released by the SF Rent Board |
| October 25, 2021 |
U.S. Supreme Court blocks Federal eviction ban |
| September 6, 2021 |
Fluorescent lights burnt out? Here's what to do with them |
| May 26, 2021 |
Action Alert: S.F. Supervisors approve moratorium on renter evictions through September |
| April 27, 2021 |
Information regarding the COVID-19 Rent Moratorium |
| January 20, 2021 |
2021 NUMBERS FROM THE RENT BOARD |
| August 17, 2020 |
96.8% of SF tenants paid rent in May, but June and beyond? |
| August 6, 2020 |
Judge upholds San Francisco ban on evictions during COVID-19 pandemic |
| April 7, 2020 |
Information related to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| March 23, 2020 |
2020 NUMBERS FROM THE RENT BOARD |
| February 10, 2020 |
The Effects of Rent Control Expansion on Tenants, Landlords, and Inequality: Evidence from San Francisco |
| January 31, 2020 |
SPOSF ENDORSEMENTS for the March 3, 2020 election |
| January 23, 2020 |
Finding Common Ground on Rent Control - A Terner Center Policy Brief |
| January 9, 2020 |
Podcast regarding rent control, by Freakanomics economists |
| March 31, 2019 |
SPOSF: Ask for Property Tax Payment Relief Now! |
| February 13, 2019 |
Why Rent Control Is a Lightning Rod - Proposition 10 in California has put a new focus on an old question: whether rent control tends to ease or compound a shortage of affordable housing. |
| February 12, 2019 |
Wake Up, California Millennials: Rent Control Is A Generational Con Game |
| November 9, 2018 |
SPOSFI: new Virtual Legal Panel available on May 12 for members |
| September 16, 2018 |
San Francisco evictions law struck down as violation of Ellis Act |
| September 10, 2018 |
SPOSFI: Upcoming events, April 6 and 10, that are of interest to small property owners |
| June 28, 2018 |
MYTH vs. FACT. No on Prop 10 |
| June 27, 2018 |
Fact Sheet Prop 10, the so-called “Affordable Housing Act,” is anything but affordable housing. |
| June 25, 2018 |
Initiative to end limits on rent control headed for November ballot |
| June 22, 2018 |
California gearing up for big battle over rent control |
| June 4, 2018 |
SPOSF endorsements for the November 6 election |
| April 24, 2018 |
SPOSF: Endorsements for Mayor, Superior Court judges and Prop F |
| March 19, 2018 |
'Extreme' rent control could be coming to California soon |
| March 8, 2018 |
Action Alert: For members with mixed-use commercial/residential building, or a commercial-only building |
| January 11, 2018 |
SPOSFI: Info Alert - AB 1506 IS DEAD!!! |
| December 21, 2017 |
SAVE THE DATE - NEW DATE!!! - Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 |
| October 23, 2017 |
SPOSFI: Assist persons displaced from the North Bay fires under the "Good Samaritan" program |
| October 23, 2017 |
SPOSFI: Overview of what needs to be done to comply with the Fire Safety Regulation requirements |
| September 23, 2017 |
Bornstein Law: Review of California New Laws |
| September 9, 2017 |
SPOSFI: Member Meeting Reminder, Tuesday October 8, 2019 Starting at 6:15 with the legal panel followed by speakers |
| August 28, 2017 |
Californians: Here's why your housing costs are so high |
| August 28, 2017 |
San Francisco Laundromat Owner Illegally Turned Basement Into Housing Complex |
| August 28, 2017 |
Government warns SF: You're not building enough housing |
| July 23, 2017 |
How owner move-in reform will affect SF tenants and landlords |
| July 22, 2017 |
Property owner sues over housing law |
| June 8, 2017 |
Santa Rosa rent control measure defeated |
| April 24, 2017 |
Prop. E shifts liability and responsibility for maintaining street trees to the City |
| April 14, 2017 |
New Fire Safety Requirements for Building Owners |
| April 6, 2017 |
ACTION ALERT - Write Recology to Protest Rate Hikes! |
| March 24, 2017 |
Court rules against SF in Ellis Act apartment rental case |
| March 12, 2017 |
ACTION ALERT: EMAIL SUPERVISOR SAFAI TO TELL HIM TO SUPPORT FILE 170349 |
| February 23, 2017 |
Reckless bill to repeal limits on rent-control will make housing crisis worse |
| January 24, 2017 |
What does rent control do to the SF market? Here's a peek |
| January 11, 2017 |
SPOSFI: Member Meeting Reminder, Tuesday January 12, 2021 - Starting at 6:15 |
| January 4, 2017 |
2016 in Review: A few cracks in Bay Area's red-hot housing market |
| January 2, 2017 |
ACTION ALERT -- Say NO to AB 1506 |
| November 14, 2016 |
San Francisco Homeowners on the Hook for Thousands in City Fines |
| October 29, 2016 |
CAA Analysis of Rent Control Ordinances in California |
| October 16, 2016 |
SPOSFI and rent control ballot measures in the news: CBS 5KPIX video link |
| October 5, 2016 |
“The Rent Is Too Damn High!” — Why Rent Control Won't Help |
| October 5, 2016 |
Some Big U.S. Cities See Apartment Rents Fall for First Time in Years - Declines in San Francisco, New York and San Jose suggest the beginning of a downturn |
| September 28, 2016 |
California eases restrictions on ‘granny units' |
| September 20, 2016 |
State court rejects SF bid to limit Ellis Act evictions |
| September 12, 2016 |
Mountain View residents push for historically elusive rent control |
| September 7, 2016 |
Measuring the Impact of New York's New Short-Term Rental Law on Airbnb |
| September 2, 2016 |
Info Alert: SPOSFI successful in defeating the Campos-backed Ordinance 55-16 that would make evictions even harder. |
| June 25, 2016 |
Rent control isn't solving California's housing problems |
| May 26, 2016 |
I Can't Take Being a SF Landlord Any Longer - The Bold Italic?—?San Francisco |
| April 7, 2016 |
SPOSFI: Member Meeting Reminder, Tuesday June 11, Starting at 6:15 with the legal panel followed by speakers |
| April 4, 2016 |
Airbnb Reveals 20% Of SF Listings Are By Hosts Listing Multiple Homes, Vows Crackdown |
| March 21, 2016 |
SPOSF recommendations Nov. 8, 2016 election |
| March 8, 2016 |
How Building Expensive New Housing Actually Helps Create More Affordable Cities |
| February 24, 2016 |
City makes legalizing units easier, but creates issues for property owners |
| January 11, 2016 |
San Francisco's Self-Defeating Housing Activists |
| December 11, 2015 |
Back to the future: Richmond passes Rent Control Ordinance |
| November 2, 2015 |
Politicians, Not Airbnb, Create Housing Shortages |
| October 19, 2015 |
What if San Francisco tore down its rent control wall? |
| September 21, 2015 |
SPOSFI joins lawsuit opposing second effort by the City to substantially increase Ellis Act relocation payments |
| September 1, 2015 |
Victim Wars: Evictors vs. the Evicted |
| August 19, 2015 |
Local judge denies SPOSFI's petition to invalidate Avalos anti-landlord legislation |
| July 24, 2015 |
SPOSF: Action Alert: Land Use Committee Meeting - Supervisor Kim Legislation - this Monday 1:30 City Hall, room 250 |
| July 15, 2015 |
SPOSF: Write Supervisors regarding Sup. Kim's SF Rent ordinance proposal |
| June 29, 2015 |
Action Alert: Write and ask For Mayor Lee to VETO Ordinance File 150646 |
| June 28, 2015 |
SPOSF: Endorsements |
| June 9, 2015 |
SPOSF: Action Alert: Land Use Committee to Discuss Supervisor Kim's Rent Ordinance Proposal - Monday, Sept. 14, 1:30 p.m. Room 250 |
| June 5, 2015 |
SPOSF: Action Alert: Joel Engardio reception and fundraiser, Monday November 16, begins at 6:00 PM |
| June 5, 2015 |
With rejection of Mission moratorium, let's move forward with solutions |
| May 30, 2015 |
More Affordable Housing—Not a Housing Moratorium—Is What We Need in San Francisco |
| April 21, 2015 |
Workshop for property owners with current Section 8 renters! December 3, West Bay Conference Center |
| March 28, 2015 |
SPOSF: Contact Senators to say - NO ON SB 364! DON'T TAMPER WITH THE ELLIS ACT! |
| March 5, 2015 |
Proposed Law To Expand Rent Control Raises Ire Of Landlords |
| February 26, 2015 |
SPOSFI: Interested in Property Owners Deterred by new Buyout Legislation |
| February 25, 2015 |
Advocates bristle at mayor's pitch to put S.F.'s affordable housing in Oakland |
| February 17, 2015 |
Federal Court Invalidates San Francisco Tenant Relocation Requirements |
| February 4, 2015 |
SPOSF: Gross Receipts Tax seminar, Wednesday, February 11, 3 PM, SF Public Library |
| January 17, 2015 |
Landlords sue over new S.F. law regulating tenant buyouts |
| January 6, 2015 |
SPOSFI: Member Meeting NOTICE: We are changing the location and time of our Tuesday, November 10 meeting |
| January 6, 2015 |
Article: Gross Receipts Tax for Rental Property Owners with 4 rentals in a single building |
| October 2, 2014 |
DPW offers free workshop on how to deal with graffiti vandalism - Nov. 6 |
| September 12, 2014 |
LA Rent: Has rent control been successful in Los Angeles? |
| September 12, 2014 |
SPOSF: Airbnb Legislation Meeting City Hall, this Monday, September 15, 1:30 pm. |
| September 1, 2014 |
Tribeca artist may be evicted after allegedly posting rent-stabilized loft on Airbnb |
| August 29, 2014 |
Are All Landlords Who Use the Ellis Act Bad? |
| July 24, 2014 |
SPOSF Files Suit in Response to Sup. Campos Ellis Relocation Payment Legislation |
| July 21, 2014 |
SPOSF: Rally Thursday, July 24 to Stop the Housing Tax |
| July 7, 2014 |
As Housing Costs Soar, San Francisco Seeks Ballot Solution |
| May 14, 2014 |
SPOSF: Action Alert: A Walk for 'Better Housing Policies', Saturday May 17th, 10am-Noon |
| March 27, 2014 |
SPOSF: In-Law unit legislation |
| March 21, 2014 |
SPOSF: Action Alert: Land Use Committee Meeting - Tenant Relocation fee changes - this Monday, 1:30 City Hall, room 263 |
| March 19, 2014 |
Supervisors make major changes to San Francisco housing laws |
| March 19, 2014 |
SPOSFI SUES THE CITY |
| January 19, 2014 |
TICs: The last frontier in the battle for homeownership in San Francisco |
| January 19, 2014 |
Rent control sometimes benefiting the rich |
| January 14, 2014 |
SPOSF: We helped defeat SB 1439 |
| January 12, 2014 |
SPOSF: CORRECTION: Please email Judiciary and Housing Committee members regarding Leno's SB 1439. |
| November 16, 2013 |
SPOSF: Supervisor Chiu's in-law unit legalization proposal |
| July 26, 2013 |
SPOSFI: A message for Condo Conversion Applicants |
| June 24, 2013 |
SPOSFI: Supporting Chinese Real Estate Association of America expo |
| June 5, 2013 |
SPOSF: Action Alert: SF Board of Supervisors to Vote on Condo Lottery Bypass Legislation - Tuesday, June 11 |
| April 19, 2013 |
SPOSF: Action Alert: SF Board of Supervisors to hear Condo Lottery Bypass Legislation - Monday, April. 22. |
| February 19, 2013 |
SPOSF: District 4 Supervisor Katy Tang Reception, May 16th 6:00 PM. Please RSVP |
| January 28, 2013 |
SPOSF: Info Alert: Condo reform introduced to the Board of Supervisors |
| January 19, 2013 |
Solar for Renters and Landlords - Does it Work? |
| January 3, 2013 |
SPOSF: Action Alert: SF Board of Supervisors to hear Condo Lottery Bypass Legislation - Monday, Jan. 28. |
| September 15, 2012 |
SPOSFI: Info Alert - Website lists rental rates by neighborhood |
| September 8, 2012 |
Press Release:(on seizing private property) |
| August 27, 2012 |
SPOSF: ACTION ALERT happening This Week |
| June 8, 2012 |
SPOSF ACTION ALERT: Tuesday, June 12 at 12:30pm: Attend The Rally to Support Condo Conversion Reform |
| January 31, 2012 |
SPOSF November 6 Election Endorsements |
| January 28, 2012 |
SPOSF ACTION ALERT: Rent Board hearing on Tuesday January 31 at 6:00 P.M. |
| January 15, 2012 |
SPOSF: San Francisco Small Business Commission appointment meeting, Thursday, February 16, 1:30 p.m., Room 263, City Hall. |
| January 1, 2012 |
SPOSF Endorsements For June 5 Election: County Central Committees and Proposition A. |
| December 9, 2011 |
SPOSF ACTION ALERT: RENT BOARD HEARING ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 13 AT 6:30 P.M. |
| September 16, 2011 |
SPOSFI: Action Alert to SPOSFI Chinese Speakers |
| September 15, 2011 |
SPOSF endorsements for November 8, 2011 election |
| July 20, 2011 |
SPOSF INFO ALERT: Thanks for writing letters - It makes a difference |
| July 18, 2011 |
SPOSF ACTION ALERT: HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 4 TO 7 P.M., AT CITY HALL, ROOM 264. |
| May 27, 2011 |
SPOSF ACTION ALERT: Help oppose State Assembly Bill AB 934 |
| April 30, 2011 |
SPOSF: District 7 endorsed Candidate rally - This Saturday |
| April 17, 2011 |
Small Property Owners Party - Cancellation notice |
| March 19, 2011 |
SPOSF ACTION ALERT: Email Assemblyperson Ma and Senator Yee asking them to oppose State Assembly Bill (AB 934) |
| February 16, 2011 |
SPOSF ACTION ALERT: Mayoral Forums in SF, 1st forum is Monday 8/8/11 |
| October 17, 2010 |
SPOSF Action Alert: Support Mayor Newsom's Condo Lottery bypass proposal in two ways. |
| July 8, 2010 |
SPOSF Endorsements for November, 2010 Election |
| May 28, 2010 |
Upcoming Election Recommendations - For June 8 Elections |
| April 8, 2010 |
SPOSF slate card for DCCC |
| April 8, 2010 |
SPOSF: slate card for Republican County Central Committee (RCCC) |
| March 18, 2010 |
Attention all District 8 Small Property Owners |
| February 19, 2010 |
SPOSF: Action Alert - email Sup. Dufty to tell him to vote against Sup. Chiu's Garage Legislation? |
| January 24, 2010 |
To Be Announced |
| October 11, 2009 |
SPOSF Action Alert - From Ted Loewenberg, Committee Chair and Past President? |
| August 12, 2009 |
SPOSF: City Hall next Monday, August 17, 1:00 PM, Room 263 |
| July 26, 2009 |
ACTION ALERT!! Start Writing Letters Now!! |
| May 26, 2009 |
SPOSF: ACTION ALERT! City Hall Meeting at 1:00 pm, this Thursday, May 28 |
| September 24, 2008 |
SPOSF: The Time to Volunteer and Donate is Now! |
| April 12, 2008 |
San Francisco Examiner "Letters from Readers" April 12, 2008 |