Former sheriff's deputy Carolyn Gage brought a small portion of the Occupy movement to the Bayview yesterday, where she vowed to reclaim the home she lost to foreclosure. Gage led a group of about 50 protesters, including Supervisor John Avalos, members of Occupy SF and organizers from Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment, on a march down a two-block stretch of Quesada Avenue where 11 homes are facing foreclosure and four families have already been evicted. Now she's back, occupying the house her father built (and a bank in Florida evicted her from), with no plans to leave. more ›

There have been four new laws proposed this year that would make it harder for landlords to raise rents and evict tenants. Three of the laws would increase the rights of rent-controlled tenants by allowing them to add roommates and by suspending or limiting rent increases that are a hardship. The fourth law would give eviction protection to tenants in non-rent-controlled units, specifically homes that are being foreclosed. more ›