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Lighthouse Bank Vice Chairman Involved In Assault On Richmond & Mountain View Voters
According to Lighthouse Bank, the bank was founded in October 2007 by approximately 350 local residents, professionals and small business owners. During 2014, Stephen D. Pahl had 91,768 shares of Lighthouse Bank common stock, presently worth around $16.00 per share according to the Wall Street Journal!...
Posted: Mon, Jan 16, 2017 4:24am PST
Important Martin's Beach meeting re: public access
I'm writing to let you know of an important opportunity to speak out on behalf of public access to Martins Beach, south of Half Moon Bay....
Posted: Fri, Dec 2, 2016 12:31pm PST
Renter control ballot measures pass in Oakland, Richmond and Mountain View
There are rent control victories in the Cities of Oakland, Richmond and Mountain View, in the effort to save tens of thousands of renters from being displaced from their housing by heartless greedy landlords, realtors and speculators in the Bay Area!...
Posted: Wed, Nov 9, 2016 3:10pm PST
Renter protection activists counter the lies of the California Apartment Association
According to Cindy Cornell, Founder of the Yes on Measure R campaign in Burlingame,”In our campaign for rent stabilization in Burlingame (Measure R), we have consistently seen lies and distortions of the truth in mailers, tv and radio commercials, letters to the editor, and directly out of the mouth of Josh Howard, Executive Director of CAA's Tri-County Division!...
Posted: Fri, Nov 4, 2016 4:49pm PDT
Corrupting influence of big money against rent control
In opposition to the renters in the “David vs. Goliath” renter protection campaigns taking place in the Bay Area, are the greedy landlords, speculators, realtors & realtor associations, and apartment associations that are spending a ton of money to have the notorious California Apartment Association (CAA) run some massive campaigns against Bay Area renters seeking renter protections. The massive campaigns and big money being spent by the CAA are corrupting the political process in the Bay Are...
Posted: Sat, Oct 29, 2016 2:25pm PDT
Skyrocketing rents reveal need for strong rent control protections
As recent as Monday October 24, 2016, it was reported by the Palo Alto Weekly that the owner of the Stanford Garden Apartments and his son were arrested for harassing the tenants at the rent controlled building at 1735 Woodland Avenue, in East Palo Alto, in an effort to frighten them out of their housing so they could raise the rents!...
Posted: Mon, Oct 24, 2016 9:44pm PDT
Renter protections on the ballot in November to look for
As recent as Thursday October 13, tenant activists around the Bay Area joined together outside the Hayward regional office of the California Apartment Association (CAA) to protest against the lies and deceit of the CAA being used to fight against renter protection ballot measures in the cities of Richmond, Alameda, San Mateo, Burlingame, and Mountain View. The activists also filed a complaint with the California Fair Political Practices Commission against the CAA!...
Posted: Tue, Oct 18, 2016 6:01pm PDT
Senator Ben Allen Nominated for Presidential Champions of Change Award
Turtle Island nominated Senator Ben Allen (D – Santa Monica) for the prestigious White House Champions of Change Award....
Posted: Thu, Sep 1, 2016 8:33am PDT
Tenants & advocates rally for families and renter protections in Burlingame
Douglas N. Robertson is planning to evict and displace a minimum of 8 families from their longtime housing at 117 Anita Road before the voters of Burlingame can vote on renter protections in November, including just cause eviction protections and rent control!...
Posted: Wed, Aug 31, 2016 6:45pm PDT
Do NOT Vote for David Canepa for San Mateo County Supervisor!
Do NOT vote for David Canepa for San Mateo County supervisor!...
Posted: Thu, Aug 18, 2016 10:46am PDT
Renter protections are on the ballot for 6 cities in November
No matter how hard the landlords and the California Apartment Association are trying to stop the renters movement, tenant advocates across the Bay Area are urging renters to vote on strong renter protections during the upcoming November elections in the cities of Oakland, Richmond, Alameda, Burlingame, San Mateo, and Mountain View. The activists are urging people to vote against any weak proposals placed on the ballot by the City Council in Alameda, and Mountain View!...
Posted: Wed, Aug 10, 2016 9:54pm PDT
BART Creates a New Way to Become a Criminal. The Vicious Crime of Seat Hogging.
In April, the BART Board passed a law making it illegal to occupy two seats during rush hour on a BART train. The law was not to take effect until the BART police presented their implementation strategy. At the most recent BART Board meeting the BART police presented how they intend to enforce the new law....
Posted: Mon, Jun 27, 2016 1:42pm PDT
San Mateo may enact just cause eviction protections & emergency rent control
It is crucial for renters to appear early at the Monday, April 4th - 7:00pm meeting at the San Mateo City Hall, 330 West 20th Ave., San Mateo, so the Council Members can hear directly why this proposal is so important for the communities of San Mateo!...
Posted: Fri, Apr 1, 2016 7:30pm PDT
Blatantly disregarding public will, Coastal Commission votes to fire executive director
Morro Bay, CA, February 10 – Today, more than 1,000 concerned citizens, elected officials, former commissioners, staff members, and environmental and social justice advocates attended the Coastal Commission hearing in Morro Bay. Every single speaker emphasized the importance of the Commission’s independence, and urged the Commission to retain Executive Director Charles Lester, a trusted leader that has championed the public good over special interest. In a show of willful disregard for the wi...
Posted: Fri, Feb 12, 2016 5:14pm PST
Feds Launch Review of Endangered West Coast Orcas
SEATTLE, January 25, 2016 — The National Marine Fisheries Service today announced a five-year review of endangered southern resident killer whales, which are down to just 84 orcas, to assess whether they are properly protected under the Endangered Species Act. The Fisheries Service last year announced plans to expand existing critical habitat protections from the killer whales’ summer habitat in Puget Sound to include 9,000 square miles of their winter foraging habitat along the West Coast so...
Posted: Wed, Jan 27, 2016 5:18pm PST
Peninsula Tenants Urge your elected official to ENACT RENT CONTROL and TENANT PROTECTIONS
Tenants across California are begging elected officials for Tenant Protections and Rent Control.
We've heard enough promises. It's time for action. Write your elected official NOW...
Posted: Thu, Jan 7, 2016 1:14pm PST
Registrar of voters allegedly certified petition blocking Richmond’s renter protections
Now the CAA and it’s 13,000 members are targeting numerous council members and are meddling in the affairs of 4 other Northern California cities, in an effort to block renter protections from taking effect. Those cities include San Jose, Santa Rosa, Mountain View, and San Mateo. Additionally, renters in Healdsburg have also been pushing for renter protections in their city!...
Posted: Thu, Oct 15, 2015 6:51pm PDT
Oct. 15th is Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtle Conservation Day
Turtle Island Restoration Network Calls for Action to Safeguard California Leatherback Sea Turtles from the Driftnet Fishery off California, Hawaiian Longline Fisheries & Gear Entanglements...
Posted: Wed, Oct 14, 2015 4:49pm PDT
Indicted for bank fraud, property manager Scott Safadi blames owners for mass evictions
On behalf of the renters being displaced, Terry Nagel the Mayor of Burlingame, stated that she wants to have a meeting with Scott Safadi regarding the mass evictions occurring at 1111 Douglas Avenue. According to Jay H. Grossman a resident of 1111 Douglas Avenue, who is a former real estate broker, there is to be a meeting in front of the building at 1:00pm on Sunday, with Mayor Terry Nagel, who will try to mediate on behalf of the renters with Scott Safadi and the new owners. The plan is for...
Posted: Fri, Sep 25, 2015 9:15pm PDT
Indicted for bank fraud, landlord Scott Safadi is evicting many renters in Burlingame
A search of records with the Secretary of State for Scott Safadi Property Management, does not turn up any records, in addition to the search that did not turn up any records for a corporation named Cal Bay Property Management, owned by Scott Safadi in California!...
Posted: Tue, Sep 22, 2015 11:15pm PDT