South Bay Landlord Group Accused of Illegal Lobbying
A group of landlords that spent the past couple of years campaigning against stronger tenant protections in San Jose have been accused of illegal lobbying. The Bay Area Homeowners Network—called BAHN...
View ArticleSan Jose City Council to Vote on Key Changes to Local Rent Laws
San Jose leaders this week will consider key changes to the city’s rent laws, including some that empower landlords and others that favor tenants. Utility Bills One of the changes up for discussion at...
View ArticleLandlords, Tenants Forge Unlikely Alliance in Fight Against San Jose’s Rent...
Mylene Pagba applauded San Jose’s push for stronger tenant protections, including a lower cap on annual rent hikes passed in 2016 and higher threshold for evictions adopted the following year. As a...
View ArticleSJ City Council to Review Series of Affordable Housing Proposals
A slate of proposals coming up for review at Tuesday’s City Council meeting could add hundreds of below-market-rate residential units to San Jose’s housing stock. In addition to construction projects,...
View ArticleSJ Reconsiders Recusal Policy Following Councilwoman’s Abstention From Ellis...
It happened so quickly and garnered such cursory media coverage that it was easy to miss. But San Jose Councilwoman Maya Esparza’s recusal last week from a discussion about rent control ignited an...
View ArticleElection 2020: Transit Activist Andrew Boone to Challenge Dev Davis in San...
As San Jose gears up for 2020 elections in its even-numbered City Council districts, candidates are coming out of the woodwork to vie for Johnny Khamis’ then-to-open seat in District 10 and to...
View ArticleSan Jose City Council Mulls Changes to Ellis Act Ordinance
After nine months of work by San Jose housing officials, the City Council on Tuesday will re-consider a law that aims to preserve rent-controlled units when landlords decide to redevelop a property....
View ArticleWhat Propositions Are On California’s Ballot?
Proposals in California’s ballot measures can sometimes be as opaque as they are varied, which is why San Jose Inside. staff decided to wade through the morass to help make voting easier. Below are...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Without Major Change, San Jose Affordable Housing Policies Are Doomed...
With the collapse of public housing nationwide due to its intentionally segregationist past and woeful underfunding by both federal and municipal governments, cities across the country are facing...
View ArticleMountain View Tables Rent ‘Decontrol’ Talks—For Now
Apartment rental vacancies are climbing in Mountain View, which opened the door for a discussion Monday night to halt the city’s tenant control protections—a prospect that residents quickly quashed, at...
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