The San Francisco Anti-Displacement Coalition has joined the Solutions Not Sweeps coalition in calling for an end to the criminalization of homelessness. We know that the majority of our unhoused community members were once renters in our increasingly affordable city, and have signed onto the below letter in recognition of the intimate connection between this […]

In December, District 9 Supervisor Hillary Ronen introduced legislation that will strengthen the Buyout Ordinance spearheaded by David Campos in 2014.  Yesterday, the board unanimously passed the amendments. The new legislation, expected to go into effect April 6th, seeks to clarify the process, close loopholes, and ensure that buyouts are accurately reported. Tenant advocates have […]

Op-ed by Amina Rubio & Susan Marsh (originally published 1/20/2020 in the SF Examiner – detailing tenants efforts to push Veritas to sell its buildings to the city or a non-speculative entity) Veritas Should Sell Its Buildings to The City or a Non-Speculative EntityTenants to City Hall and SF’s largest landlord: Follow our lead to […]

As the Kincade fire and others rage across the state, Governor Newsom declared of a state of emergency. Today (10/27/19), California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued a consumer alert reminding all Californians that price gouging during a state of emergency is illegal under Penal Code Section 396. Included in this ban is a protection against […]

After months of public pressure and protests, including a huge march that shut down four blocks of mid-day traffic, tenants under SF’s largest landlord, Veritas Investments, won a key demand: the immediate cancellation of all 7% Operations & Maintenance (O&M) rent increases imposed by Veritas since the change in the law last year. “It’s been […]

A new round of tenant rights ads are now on city buses!  Send us your photos when you find some on your bus, and tell us the line you found it on! Thank you to the artists and tenants who collaborated to create these important educational materials.  Images are available for download and distribution here. […]

On Tuesday, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1482, a statewide anti-rent gouging law that may affect residential units not covered by the San Francisco Rent Ordinance. Rent increases and evictions with Just Cause start January 1, 2020 with annual rent increases capped at 5% plus inflation or 10% whichever is lower. It applies to tenants […]

Veritas tenants are urging their multi-billion dollar landlord to drop rent increases driven by the landlord’s debt. On Tuesday, hundreds of tenants marched from Veritas’ corporate office at One Bush to their management office at 724 Pine. Many SFADC member groups came out to march alongside the tenants, including Community Tenants Association, Causa Justa :: […]

Below is a March 13, 2019 Examiner op-ed by Betty Traynor, Board President of Senior and Disability Action and Wing Hoo Leung, President of the Community Tenants Association. The City’s unaffordable ‘affordable’ senior housing system must change As elder San Franciscans we join together to bring attention to an inconvenient truth about so-called ‘affordable’ senior […]

The San Francisco Anti-Displacement Coalition (SFADC.org) is looking for local artists to work with us in creating a series of know-your-rights ads for San Francisco renters. The ads will be in 5 languages and featured on buses or bus shelters across the city with the goal of preventing evictions and displacement.  Selected artists will be […]