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In a historic vote last week, the Merced City Council passed the Central Valley’s first ever anti-eviction law.  In a 4-3 vote, the members of city council enacted a new law which established that foreclosure is not a basis for … Continue reading →

It’s an idea brilliantly featured in BeyondChron by Dawn Wotapka and even covered in the Wall Street Journal last week. Arthur C. Nelson, director of the Metropolitan Research Center at the University of Utah recommends the clever proposition of turning … Continue reading →

The ultimate fate of 1,500 rent controlled apartments at Parkmerced may end up on the November ballot and in the courtroom.  In late May 2011, the Board of Supervisors approved the demolition of the 1,500 housing units by a 6 … Continue reading →

This week, a raging fire erupted at an apartment building located at Folsom Street between 6th and 7th Streets – the heart of the South of Market Neighborhood in San Francisco.  The 4 alarm fire engulfed the Park Hotel, a … Continue reading →

Last month, an interesting article, “If no one’s buying, does that mean rents are about to rise?” by Anna Marie Hibble was published in the business section of SFgate analyzing whether rents were projected to rise given the lull in … Continue reading →

Budget crisis.  It’s nothing we haven’t heard before given the grim economic landscape of the times – schools closing, unemployment increasing (12.4% for the state of California), businesses failing, homes foreclosing, gas prices rising, and all other considerable markers that … Continue reading →