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Tax the Rich Shuffle in 7 Cities

Tax The Rich!NATIONAL TAX DAY FLASHMOB TARGETSWEALTHY CORPORATIONS TO PAY FAIR SHARE: SF CITY HALL WEDDING AND TAX THE RICH SHUFFLE (for more photos click here) At least 100 people pulled a stealth move inside SF City Hall on
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Tell Wells Fargo: Hands off our neighbors!

Despite recording record profits last year, Wells Fargo continues to drive tens of thousands of people out of their homes through foreclosure proceedings while devastating our communities. The good news is, we’re fighting back. Occupy Bernal Heights formed to resist
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Tenant Info for the Holidays

Please go to our Tenant Services menu for information about our holiday schedule. Our offices will be closed from December 23, 2013 until January 1, 2014.But we have info for you if you need immediate emergency help so check out
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Tenant Justice Campaign Proposals & Petition

The Oakland Rent Board put forth ‘Debt Service’ and ‘Capital Improvement’ Rent Adjustment Program regulation amendments for approval by the City of Oakland. The Tenant Justice Campaign (TJC) evaluated the proposals and has come up with developed positions to better
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Tenant Justice Campaign: Next Moves

FROM MARCH UPDATE:
Tuesday March 11, the the Oakland City Council Community and Economic Development Committee decided to forward rent control recommendations to the City Council, but failed to make a specific recommendation to the council, so we are still
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Tenant Protection Victories in SF

Espanol sigue Tenant Protection Victories Thanks to the courageous and powerful actions taken by tenants in SF in 2013, the Board of Supervisors felt the pressure to pass a number of tenants rights policies that will protect working class tenants
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Tenant Victory!

Gladys O., who is disabled, lives in an SRO in San Francisco with her son,  who is also disabled. She was harassed by her manager beginning in June 2013, who told her she could pay her June rent with her
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Tenants Rights Tuesdays

This past Tuesday the Community and Economic Development Committee heard testimony from courageous tenants, Just Cause leaders, and allies who all spoke out in support of the Tenant Protection Ordinance (TPO) in Oakland.  Along with all the supporters were a
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