Rebecca Kaplan lost the District 3 race to Lena Tam, who could be the deciding vote to end the county’s eviction moratorium. But a renter-friendly majority controls Oakland City Council with an ally in the mayor’s office.
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Landlords argue in court to end Oakland and Alameda County eviction moratoriums
A federal judge is expected to issue a decision soon about the legality of pandemic eviction bans meant to prevent homelessness.
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East Oakland artists halt plan to redevelop their live-work building
Fearing displacement, tenants convinced the Planning Commission to deny a renovation proposal.
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City Council this week: Rental housing registry, and the zoo turns 100
Plus, Lowell Park’s basketball courts are getting a makeover.
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Landlords can’t raise rents above 3%, Oakland City Council says
The controversial policy from Carroll Fife applies to all rent-controlled buildings.
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City Council this week: Oakland budget adjustments, cap on rent increases
Plus, the council is declaring this week Queer and Transgender Asian and Pacific Islander week.
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Your apartment could go in a registry of Oakland’s rental housing
Tenants say the database would increase transparency and help people follow the law. Landlords fear a privacy violation.
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Oakland rent increases would be capped at 3% under new proposal
Councilmember Carroll Fife wants to further limit price hikes for rent-controlled buildings.
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Oakland tenants facing highest rent hike in decades
Starting in July, landlords of rent-controlled properties can raise rents by 6.7%, because of inflation.
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Thousands of tenants and landlords asked for rent relief, but Oakland’s running out of money
Applications are currently closed for the city’s rent relief program, due to high demand.
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Oakland and Alameda County’s eviction moratoriums are still in effect
News about California’s eviction and rent relief programs has caused some confusion for local tenants and landlords.
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‘We’re your neighbors, and we’re organized.’ An Oakland tenant union rises in the pandemic
Amid a national wave in renter organizing, tenants in eight Oakland buildings organized a 13-month rent strike—and won.
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2 years into a rent strike, Fruitvale tenants say they have a deal to buy their building
The renters were dressed up and ready to march to their landlords’ house in Alameda this week—then they got some hopeful news.
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Mayor asks more Oakland landlords to rent to Section 8 tenants
Oakland recently received 500 new Housing Choice Vouchers, but tenants who receive them often struggle to find a property they can rent.
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New program will help 200 Oakland tenants pay rent for 18 months
Mayor Libby Schaaf’s “shallow subsidy” pilot, funded by philanthropy, is intended to prevent homelessness.
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Rent control for RVs? Policy could extend protections to nontraditional tenants
The rent control policy is part of a package of laws that could make it easier to build, and live in, new types of housing in Oakland.