Leno, Peskin Push to Stop Speculator Evictions

by Beyond Chron (reposted)

Wed, Feb 23, 2005 10:07PM

Board President Aaron Peskin will introduce a resolution today to put the Board of Supervisors on record in support of AB 781, which prevents speculator evictions under the state Ellis Act. Peskin's action follows a dramatic North Beach press conference last Friday (ignored by the Chronicle) where Assemblymember Leno was joined by victims of speculator evictions from across San Francisco. Opponents to the bill argue that protecting the city's rental housing stock is anti-homeownership, and maintain that evicting seniors for profit benefits San Francisco.

The scene on Francisco Street in North Beach last Friday afternoon was compelling. As movers brought furniture from the unit of a family evicted from their home by the Ellis Act to a waiting van, Assemblymember Mark Leno and Board President Aaron Peskin joined with Latino, Asian, Filipino and white families to create a rainbow coalition of support for AB 781.

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