evictions
The Easiest Way You Can Fight Unfair Evictions
This Saturday at 11am is a mobilization for Yes on F, the proposition that will give every San Franciscan facing eviction access to an attorney. It’s a pretty groundbreaking measure and could keep tens of thousands of folks in their homes. You can learn more about Prop F right here.
You Can Help Stop Unfair Evictions
Come help stop unfair evictions in SF! Join us on Saturday at 11AM at 350 Alabama at 16th for a signature-gathering mobilization for No Eviction without Representation! Folks have been showing up in droves, but we need YOU if we’re going to get all 17K signatures we need to make
The 90s Are Back! We Have Color Changing Shirts!
As 2024 winds down, we’re reflecting on another incredible year of sharing the stories, art, culture, and nightlife that make the Bay Area so unique. BrokeAssStuart.com wouldn’t be what it is without you—our community of readers, supporters, and believers in independent media. This year, instead of asking you to join Patreon
New Measure Will Give Lawyers to Tenants Facing Eviction in San Francisco
“No Eviction Without Representation!” Advocates for tenants rights should rejoice, this new ballot measure for June 2018 would give all San Franciscans the right to legal representation when their landlord attempts to evict them. Which means if you cannot afford an attorney to challenge the eviction, the city will provide
Evicted Area Musicians Make Home in Giant Guitar Installation
Guest Post by Sara Aboulafia Popular local folk-pop duo He and Her have devised a characteristically creative solution to their recent eviction woes. Juan Velasquez and Kerri Johannsen had been living for three years in a rent-controlled Mission one-bedroom apartment when their landlord, Vaughan R. Lee, forced them out to move
An Eviction Horror Story Starring an Evil Bay Area Judge
This article is written anonymously because the author fears reprisal from the courts. Someone, Help Us It isn’t just landlords raising rent that kills tenants. It’s the court. In the last two weeks, I have seen more horrific, gut wrenching things in a courtroom in the Bay Area than I
Oscar the Grouch Evicted from SF Trashcan, Moves to Oakland Dumpster.
We got the news today that longtime San Francisco resident, Oscar the Grouch, has been evicted from his rent controlled San Francisco trashcan. Last week Mr. the Grouch came home to find an eviction notice on his trashcan lid. His landlord, David McCloskey (the man who famously tried to evict
15 Rental Rights Every San Franciscan Should Know
*This article was researched and written with help from tenant attorney and Broke-Ass Stuart columnist Daniel Wayne. To learn more about your rights as a tenant check out out Daniel’s other articles here or his website. Did you know that not all buildings in San Francisco are protected by rent control? Did
FREE Workshop For Renters, Know Your Rights!
Tenant leaders hold bootcamps to crack down on “gotcha evictions” San Francisco — Following a report showing a disturbing new trend in evictions, the San Francisco Tenants Union and statewide tenant advocate Dean Preston are launching a new renters rights project to fight back. Known as Tenant Rights Bootcamps,