Vulcan Tenants Defend Rent Control Before RAP Board

On September 19, 2022, Hearing Officer Lambert of Oakland’s Rent Adjustment Program court will hear the landlord’s petition for certificate of exemption from rent control for the Vulcan Lofts, a long standing live/work, residential artist community on San Leandro St. This is the continuation of a hearing that has been in progress since 2018 when the tenants filed “Rent Adjustment Petitions” and formed a tenants union.

The hearing is open to the public. Zoom info below.

The building manager for the Vulcan Lofts is Madison Park Financial, owned by John Protopappass who also owns the Vulcan Lofts.

Some previous articles on Madison Park and the Vulcan:

NBC Bay Area
Oakland Landlords Send Hundreds of Eviction Notices for Non-Payment Despite City's Moratorium
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/oakland-landlords-send-hundreds-of-eviction-notices-for-non-payment-despite-citys-moratorium/2457283/

Landlords sue to end eviction moratoriums in Oakland and Alameda County
https://oaklandside.org/2022/03/03/landlords-lawsuit-eviction-moratorium-oakland-alameda-county/

The Oaklandside
Artists, landlords await verdict of rent control case at Fruitvale warehouse
https://oaklandside.org/2021/08/06/artists-landlords-await-verdict-of-rent-control-case-at-fruitvale-warehouse/

SFist
Oakland Developer Evicting People Like Mad During Eviction Moratorium
https://sfist.com/2021/02/04/oakland-developer-evicting-people-like-mad-during-eviction-moratorium/

Safer DIY Spaces report
https://www.dcrp2020.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CP-268-Safer-DIY-Spaces-Final-Report.pdf

KQED 2019
Spurred by Possible Sale, Tenants of Vulcan Arts Lofts Rally for Rent Control
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13850732/spurred-by-possible-sale-vulcan-arts-lofts-tenants-rally-for-rent-control

Vice 2019
A Tenants Union Is Taking on the Landlord of This Massive Bay Area Warehouse Complex
https://www.vice.com/en/article/gya94y/a-tenants-union-is-taking-on-the-landlord-of-this-massive-bay-area-warehouse-scene