[Sustain] Urgent! Call City Hall For Tenant Rights!

[Eric Brooks]

Hi all,

Call Supervisor Bevan Dufty today to insist that he support full tenant 
protections in San Francisco!

San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos has sponsored an ordinance to close 
a loophole in City law and require that all landlords in San Francisco 
must participate in -Just Cause- for evictions. Just Cause means that if 
a landlord is going to evict a tenant, the landlord must have a good 
reason before being allowed to do so (such as damage to an apartment or 
non-payment of rent). Currently, City law only protects tenants in 
buildings built before 1979. In all other buildings, a landlord can 
evict a tenant at any time for no reason. The Avalos measure would amend 
the law to protect -all- tenants, ensuring fairness and housing security 
for everyone.

BUT, Supervisor Bevan Dufty (who announced recently that he is a 
candidate for Mayor of San Francisco) says he is opposed to the Avalos 
ordinance and intends to vote 'no' in tomorrow's 2pm Board of 
Supervisors meeting!

WHAT YOU CAN DO: CALL DUFTY NOW!

Urgent calls are needed to Supervisor Dufty's office right now to demand 
that he switch his position and vote 'YES' on the ordinance.

Please take a quick moment to phone Bevan Dufty's office at 415-554-6968 
with the following message:

-Supervisor Dufty, if you want to run for Mayor, you need to prove that 
you will protect tenants' rights. Vote 'YES' on the Avalos eviction 
protection ordinance AS IT IS with NO further amendments!-

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are calling at night or get a recording, leave 
your message as voice mail. Calls must be in by 1:45pm tomorrow 
(Tuesday, December 15th).

Thanks, as always, for your action and support!

Eric Brooks
Campaign Coordinator
Our City
http://our-city.org