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Berkeley Tenants Union

@berkeleytenants.bsky.social
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We defend and advance tenants’ rights through grassroots organizing, outreach, and policy advocacy. Housing must be for people, not profit. berkeleytenants.org #RentControl #SHIMBY

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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Join Daria Wrubel for City Council District 1 and the Right to Housing slate for Berkeley Rent Board at a canvassing event (training provided) on Sunday, October 11 at 11:00am at Cedar Rose Park!
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Join East Bay DSA and the Berkeley Tenants Union on Sunday for a mixer with our slate of candidates running for City Council and Rent Board in Berkeley. RSVP here: tinyurl.com/btudsamixer
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
July 19, the Berkeley Tenants Union is hosting a candidate forum for the Berkeley City Council dist. 1 election. Members will have the chance to vote in our endorsement thru 7/25. We’re also recruiting for our steering committee! Apply to run by 7/18 at tinyurl.com/btusteeringjuly26
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Celebrate Juneteenth with the Berkeley Tenants Union on Sunday, June 21 at the Berkeley Juneteenth Festival! BTU’s general meeting has been rescheduled to June 28.
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
On Sunday, May 17, BTU will be hosting a ballot party. Bring your ballots to the Grassroots House for a discussion on this season’s elections!
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Rent control and tenant protections are on the chopping block for tenants in nonprofit buildings. Comment in person or over Zoom! berkeleyca.gov/your-governm...
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The 2026 Berkeley Tenants Convention is on Sunday, April 19! Help select the progressive, pro-tenant Berkeley Rent Board slate. Make sure to RSVP and/or request a ballot at berkeleytenants.org/convention
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Berkeley Tenants Union meeting tomorrow! ⭐️
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
NEW 2026 Berkeley Tenants Convention information 🏡 berkeleytenants.org/convention
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Join BTU’s Discord to stay connected, chat with fellow organizers, and keep up to date on important events! discord.gg/tSUf4j6F35
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Join us for the first BTU meeting of the new year at 4:00 PM on January 25th at the Grassroots House, run by your newly elected steering committee! The meeting will be a potluck as well, all are welcome! 🥘🍪
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Meet your new Berkeley Tenants Union Steering Committee! 🏠 (1/2)
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Join us November 16 to learn how to form a tenant union! We’ll also go over the process for our upcoming Steering Committee elections, and more! We hope to see you November 16 at Grassroots House. Berkeley tenants unite!
DEFEND THE NEIGHBORHOOD

BUILD TENANT POWER

Learn About BTU's Upcoming Steering Committee Elections

Berkeley Tenants Union
Membership Meeting and Potluck
Sunday, Nov. 16 from 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Grassroots House (2022 Blake St, Berkeley)
Sign-up for our emails: bit.ly/BerkeleyTenants
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Vote YES on Prop 50 by Tuesday to defend democracy and affordable housing!
[BTU's Logo]
TENANT PROTECTIONS • RENT CONTROL • AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Berkeley Tenants Union

ALL US CITIZENS WHO WILL BE 18 BY NOVEMBER 4 ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE

Vote Yes on Prop 50
Defend Democracy & Affordable Housing

Prop 50 is endorsed by
[Logos of the ASUC, the Cal Berkeley Democrats BTU, the California Working Families Party, UAW 4811, and California DSA]

Register and vote away by Tuesday at either of these locations

YWCA Berkeley
2600 Bancroft Way (corner of Bowditch)

Eshleman Hall - UCB Public Service Center
2465 Bancroft Way #218

• Saturday through Monday: 9am - 5pm
• Tuesday 11/4 (Election Day): 7am - 8pm

Habitability problems in your housing?
• Showers too hot or too cold?
• Thermostats not working?
• Not enough laundry machines?
• Maintenance problems? Roaches?
• Ongoing construction? Elevators not working?
BTU can help you with habitability and other tenant issues!

Contact us at info@berkeleytenants.org
berkeleytenants.org

Ad paid for by Berkeley Tenants Union PAC, FPPC 1469678
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Vote YES on Prop 50 by November 4 to defend democracy and affordable housing!
[Logo of the Berkeley Tenants Union]
TENANT PROTECTIONS • RENT CONTROL • AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Berkeley Tenants Union
ALL US CITIZENS WHO WILL BE 18 BY NOVEMBER 4 ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE

Vote Yes on Prop 50
Defend Democracy & Affordable Housing

Prop 50 is endorsed by
[Logos of the Associated Students of the University of California (ASUC), the Berkeley Tenants Union (BTU), UAW 4811, the Cal Berkeley Democrats, and the California Democratic Socialists of America (California DSA))

VOTE BY MAIL OR IN PERSON BY TUES. NOV. 4, 2025

Same day registration & voting is available on and near campus at:

YWCA Berkeley
2600 Bancroft Way (corner of Bowditch)
Oct 25 - Nov 3, 9am-5pm
Nov 4, 7am-8pm

Eshleman Hall - UCB Public Service Center
2465 Bancroft Way #218
Nov 1 - Nov 3, 9am-5pm
Nov 4, 7am-8pm

Habitability problems in your housing?
• Showers too hot or too cold?
• Thermostats not working?
• Not enough laundry machines?
• Maintenance problems? Roaches?
• Ongoing construction? Elevators not working?
BTU can help you with habitability and other tenant issues!

Contact us at info@berkeleytenants.org
www.berkeleytenants.org

[QR Code for berkeleytenants.org]

Ad paid for by Berkeley Tenants Union PAC, FPPC 1469678
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Join us this Sunday for our next membership meeting! We'll hear updates from the Berkeley Tenant Organizing Task Force, plan our canvasses in support of AB 1157, and more! We hope to see you Sunday at Grassroots House. Berkeley tenants unite!
DEFEND THE NEIGHBORHOOD

BUILD TENANT POWER

Berkeley Tenants Union
Membership Meeting and Potluck
Sunday, October 19 from 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Grassroots House (2022 Blake St, Berkeley)
Sign-up for our emails: bit.ly/BerkeleyTenants
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Unable to pay your rent or having trouble with your landlord? Unionize! Most Berkeley tenants now have a legally-enforceable right to unionize and collectively bargain with their landlord! Go to unionize.berkeleytenants.org to start organizing with BTU and form your official tenant union!
RENTER IN BERKELEY?
LANDLORD PROBLEMS?

UNIONIZE YOUR BUILDING
(AND HELP OTHERS UNIONIZE THEIRS)

FOR SUPPORT OR TO JOIN THE TASKFORCE
Berkeley Tenant Organizing Task Force Interest Form:
unionize.berkeleytenants.org

THE BERKELEY TENANT ORGANIZING TASK FORCE IS A PROJECT OF THE BERKELEY TENANTS UNION, EAST BAY DSA, AND THE OFFICE OF COUNCILMEMBER LUNAPARRA, DEDICATED TO ASSISTING TENANTS IN ORGANIZING TENANT UNIONS UNDER MEASURE BB.

[Logos of the Berkeley Tenants Union, the Office of Berkeley City Council Member Cecilia Lunaparra, and the East Bay Democratic Socialists of America]
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Join us September 21 to learn how to form a tenant union! We’ll also discuss our proposed ballot measure to tax landlords to fund social housing, vote on whether to endorse Prop 50, and more! We hope to see you September 21 at Grassroots House. Berkeley tenants unite!
DEFEND THE NEIGHBORHOOD

BUILD TENANT POWER

Membership Vote on Endorsing Prop 50

Berkeley Tenants Union
Membership Meeting and Potluck
Sunday, Sept. 21, from 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Grassroots House (2022 Blake St, Berkeley)
Sign-up for our emails: bit.ly/BerkeleyTenants
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Happy start of classes! Don't let your landlord take advantage of you! Go to unionize.berkeleytenants.org to start unionizing and force your landlord to keep your home safe and clean!
A middle-aged white man faces the camera while standing in a decrepit room, captioned “Landlord Figures He Can Pass Off Uninhabitable Shithole As ‘Great For Students,’” above The Onion’s logo.
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
BTU Chair @averyarbaugh.bsky.social speaks at @demsocialists.bsky.social Convention's tenant movement panel, with @latenantsunion.bsky.social, @triangletenantunion.org, Greater Austin Tenant Organizing (GATO), Puget Sound Tenants Union, and NYC DSA's (@socialists.nyc) Tenant Organizing Working Group
Six panelists sitting in chairs, with Avery currently speaking
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Join us Sunday to learn how to form a tenant union! Most Berkeley tenants now have a legally-enforceable right to unionize & collectively bargain with their landlord! We’ll also discuss last weekend’s canvass, how the city council defunded affordable housing (and how we’re fighting back), and more!
DEFEND THE NEIGHBORHOOD

BUILD TENANT POWER

Come learn how to form a tenant union with BTU!

Berkeley Tenants Union
Membership Meeting and Potluck
Sunday, July 20, from 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Grassroots House (2022 Blake St, Berkeley)
Sign-up for our emails: bit.ly/BerkeleyTenants
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Join us July 12 for a northwest Berkeley canvass to unionize tenants! You can RSVP at www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3679/...!
West Berkeley
Tenant Rights Canvass!

Help us spread the word about Measure BB changes to tenants rights, and the right to organize a tenants union!

JULY 12TH
10:00AM UNTIL NOON
CEDAR ROSE PARK, BERKELEY
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Join us this Sunday for our next membership meeting! Our guest speaker will be Rent Board Chair @solialpert.bsky.social! He'll talk about regulatory changes to strengthen tenant unions in Berkeley, the effects of potential Section 8 cuts on evictions in Berkeley, and more!
DEFEND THE NEIGHBORHOOD

BUILD TENANT POWER

Guest Speaker: Berkeley Rent Board Chair Soli Alpert

Berkeley Tenants Union
Membership Meeting and Potluck
Sunday, June 15, from 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Grassroots House (2022 Blake St, Berkeley)
Sign-up for our emails: bit.ly/BerkeleyTenants
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Join us SATURDAY to learn how to form a tenant union with BTU! Most Berkeley tenants now have a legally-enforceable right to unionize their building and collectively bargain with their landlord!
DEFEND THE NEIGHBORHOOD

BUILD TENANT POWER

Come learn how to form a tenant union with BTU!

Berkeley Tenants Union
Membership Meeting and Potluck
Saturday, May 17, from 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Grassroots House (2022 Blake St, Berkeley)
Sign-up for our emails: bit.ly/BerkeleyTenants
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Join us Wednesday for a know-your-rights training and learn how to unionize your building with the Berkeley Tenants Union!
WANT LOWER RENTS?
UNIONIZE YOUR BUILDING!

The Berkeley Tenant Organizing Task Force is hosting a training for tenants interested in learning more about their rights under new Berkeley laws.

Under Measure BB:
• Tenants have the right to collectively organize and petition for a decrease in rent due to habitability and lease violations.
• Landlords are required to negotiate in good faith with tenant unions formed under Measure BB

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAINING:
5-6:30 PM, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30TH
ASUC SENATE CHAMBERS
ESHLEMAN HALL, 5TH FLOOR
(2465 BANCROFT WAY)

RSVP HERE: TINYURL.COM/RENTERKYR

The Berkeley Tenant Organizing Task Force is a joint initiative of the Berkeley Tenants Union, the East Bay Democratic Socialists of America, and Berkeley City Council Member Cecilia Lunaparra
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Join us April 30 for a know-your-rights training and learn how to unionize your building with the Berkeley Tenants Union!
WANT LOWER RENTS?
UNIONIZE YOUR BUILDING!

The Berkeley Tenant Organizing Task Force is a training for tenants interested in learning more about their rights under new Berkeley laws.

Under Measure BB:
• Tenants have the right to collectively organize and petition for a decrease in rent due to habitability and lease violations.
• Landlords are required to negotiate in good faith with tenant unions formed under Measure BB rules

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAINING:
5 PM ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30TH
ASUC SENATE CHAMBERS
ESHELMAN HALL, FLOOR 5
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Join us Saturday to spread the word about the new tenant right-to-organize law and help Berkeley tenants unionize their buildings with BTU! Make sure to bring comfortable shoes, a water bottle, and a charged phone.
South Berkeley Tenants' Right to Organize Canvass

Meet your neighbors, spread the word about Berkeley’s new tenant protections, and help form tenant associations with BTU!

[Logo of the Berkeley Tenants Union]
Berkeley Tenants Union

Sat. April 19 @ 10am

Meet at Ashby BART (station entrance that faces the parking lot)
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
ATTN UC BERKELEY STUDENTS: Vote now at bit.ly/3E6hjwx for these BTU-endorsed ASUC candidates to support affordable housing & tenants' rights! Voting ends Wednesday at 11:59pm. All regularly enrolled UC Berkeley students - undergraduate or graduate - are eligible to vote in ASUC elections.
--- Upper Left Corner ---
KATELYN FOR EAVP

#CHACON4CHANGE


--- Upper Right Corner ---
Christopher for Senate

1 Financial and Housing Accessibility
2 Defending the Rights of Student Workers
3 Inclusivity for Disabled Students and Caregivers

[Chris Bailey for ASUC Senate Logo]


--- Bottom Left Corner ---
Abdullah for Senate

STUDENT NEEDS AND LOW-INCOME SUPPORT

[Abdullah Memon for ASUC Senate Logo]


--- Bottom Right Corner ---
[Logo of the Berkeley Tenants Union]
Berkeley Tenants Union
ASUC Endorsements

Vote by Wednesday 4/9
at asuc.org/elections!at www.bit.ly/3E6hjwx
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Join us Tuesday at the ASUC Housing Commission's Housing Action Forum!
[Logo of the ASUC Housing Commission]

JOIN US FOR:
Housing Action Forum

MLK TILDEN ROOM 5TH FLOOR
TUESDAY 4/8
6-8PM

FOOD! 

GAMES!

OPEN TO ALL!
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Join us, the ASUC Housing Commission, BTU-endorsed City Council Member @CeciliaLunaparra.bsky.social, the Berkeley Rent Board, and Bay Area Legal Aid tonight for a tenants’ rights panel!

TENANTS' RIGHTS PANEL

THURSDAY MARCH 20TH
WURSTER 112
6:30-8:30 PM

[Logo of the ASUC Housing Commission]

BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL:
CECILIA LUNAPARRA
[Logo of the City Berkeley]

[Logo of the Berkeley Tenants Union]
BERKELEY TENANTS UNION: MATTHEW LEWIS, AVERY ARBAUGH

BERKELEY RENT BOARD:
MONI LAW
[Logo of the City of Berkeley]

[Logo of Bay Area Legal Aid]
BAY AREA LEGAL AID:
DAVID CANELA

JOIN US TO LEARN FROM HOUSING PROFESSIONALS ABOUT TENANTS' RIGHTS IN THE EAST BAY

CRAVE SUBS AND SNACKS WILL BE PROVIDED!!!

TENANTS RIGHTS WEEK
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Join us Sunday to learn how to unionize your building! Most Berkeley tenants now have a legally-enforceable right to unionize their building and collectively bargain with their landlord!
DEFEND THE NEIGHBORHOOD

BUILD TENANT POWER

Come learn how to unionize your building with BTU!

Berkeley Tenants Union
Membership Meeting and Potluck
Sunday, March 16, from 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Grassroots House (2022 Blake St, Berkeley)
Sign-up for our emails: bit.ly/BerkeleyTenants
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Join us Saturday to spread the word about the new tenant right-to-organize law and help Berkeley tenants unionize their buildings with BTU! Make sure to bring comfortable shoes, a water bottle, and a charged phone.
Tenants' Right to Organize Canvass

Meet your neighbors, spread the word about Berkeley’s new tenant protections, and help form tenant associations with BTU!

[Logo of the Berkeley Tenants Union]
Berkeley Tenants Union

Sat, Feb. 22 @ 11 am

North Berkeley Senior Center (1901 Hearst Ave)

RSVP @ bit.ly/4gxJx0j
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Join us Sunday to learn how to unionize your building! Most Berkeley tenants now have a legally-enforceable right to unionize their building and collectively bargain with their landlord!
DEFEND THE NEIGHBORHOOD

BUILD TENANT POWER

Come learn how to unionize your building with BTU!

Berkeley Tenants Union
Membership Meeting and Potluck
Sunday, Feb. 19, from 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Grassroots House (2022 Blake St, Berkeley)
Sign-up for our emails: bit.ly/BerkeleyTenants
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Join us February 22 for a canvass to spread the word about the new tenant right-to-organize law and help Berkeley tenants unionize their buildings with BTU! You can RSVP at bit.ly/4gxJx0j. Make sure to bring comfortable shoes, a water bottle, and a charged phone.
Tenants' Right to Organize Canvass

Meet your neighbors, spread the word about Berkeley’s new tenant protections, and help form tenant associations with BTU!

[Logo of the Berkeley Tenants Union]
Berkeley Tenants Union

Sat, Feb. 22 @ 11 am

North Berkeley Senior Center (1901 Hearst Ave)

RSVP @ bit.ly/4gxJx0j
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Happy start of classes! Don't let your landlord take advantage of you! Contact us at info@berkeleytenants.org to unionize your building and force your landlord to keep your home safe and clean!
A middle-aged white man faces the camera while standing in a decrepit room, captioned “Landlord Figures He Can Pass Off Uninhabitable Shithole As ‘Great For Students,’” above The Onion’s logo
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Join us Sunday to learn how to unionize your building Most Berkeley tenants now have a legally-enforceable right to unionize their building and collectively bargain w/ their landlord We'll meet 4-5:30pm at Grassroots House (2022 Blake St); you can sign-up to bring a potluck dish at bit.ly/3Pjg2Eh
DEFEND THE NEIGHBORHOOD

BUILD TENANT POWER

Cone learn how to unionize your building with BTU!

Berkeley Tenants Union
Membership Meeting and Potluck
Sunday, January 19, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Grassroots House (2022 Blake St, Berkeley)
Sign-up for our emails: bit.ly/BerkeleyTenants
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
It is currently illegal throughout all of California to increase rents by more than 10% - including on new/prospective tenants - from what was advertised, offered, or charged since December 18 (when a state of emergency was declared in response to bird flu).
https://oag.ca.gov/consumers/pricegougingduringdisasters#8C1
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Come hang out with us, learn how to unionize your building, and fight for affordable housing! We meet the third Sunday of every month!
DEFEND THE NEIGHBORHOOD
BUILD TENANT POWER

Berkeley Tenants Union
Membership Meeting and Potluck

3rd Sunday of the month, 4:00PM - 5:30PM
Grassroots House (2022 Blake St, Berkeley)
Sign-up for our emails: bit.ly/BerkeleyTenants
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
New California tenant protections take effect today!
AB 2347
Extension of Unlawful Detainer Response Period: Effective January 1, 2025. Extends a tenant’s time to file an Answer to an eviction lawsuit from 5 to 10 court days. It also changes the timeline for the court to hear various motions in an eviction lawsuit.

AB 2747
Effective January 1, 2025. Many landlords must provide tenants with the option to report on-time rent payments to credit bureaus.

AB 2493
Application fees: Effective January 1, 2025. Amends CA Civil Code 1950.6 in various ways, including but not limited to:
• Landlords can no longer charge an applicant a screening fee if there is no available rental unit.
• Prohibits charging a prospective tenant a screening fee unless the landlord either: a) returns the screening fee to any applicant not selected, or b) has a screening fee policy where they review applications in the order received, the 1st qualified applicant gets the unit, and do not charge screening fees to any applicant whom the landlord does not consider.

AB 2801
Security Deposits: Amends CA Civil Code 1950.5 in several ways, including but not limited to:
• Effective January 1, 2025, landlords must provide proof necessary repairs were completed.
• For tenancies that begin on or after July 1, 2025, a landlord must photograph the unit immediately before or at the start of the tenancy.
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Measure BB takes effect today! Contact us at info@berkeleytenants.org to unionize your building or to ask us questions about new protections!
It's here!

BB

The Tenant Protection & Right to Organize Act Takes Effect December 20, 2024

• More protections
• More homes covered
• New rights & powers for Tenant Unions

[Logo of the Berkeley Tenants Union]

Got Questions?
Want to organize your building?
Contact the Berkeley Tenants Union
info@BerkeleyTenants.org
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Join us Sunday for a membership meeting & potluck; we'll determine our legislative & ballot measure priorities w/ Councilmember @cecilialunaparra.bsky.social & continue working on unionizing our buildings via Measure BB You can let everyone know what you’re bringing to the potluck at bit.ly/3Vg42GQ
DEFEND THE NEIGHBORHOOD

BUILD TENANT POWER

Special Guest: City Councilmember Cecilia Lunaparra

Berkeley Tenants Union
Membership Meeting and Potluck
Sunday, December 15 from 4PM to 6PM
Grassroots House (2022 Blake St, Berkeley)
Sign-up for our emails: bit.ly/BerkeleyTenants
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Join us Dec. 15 for a membership meeting and potluck! We'll work on determining our legislative and ballot measure priorities w/ Councilmember Cecilia Lunaparra, as well as unionizing our buildings under Measure BB. Sign-up at bit.ly/3Vg42GQ to let everyone know what you’re bringing to the potluck!
DEFEND THE NEIGHBORHOOD

BUILD TENANT POWER

Special Guest: City Councilmember Cecilia Lunaparra

Berkeley Tenants Union
Membership Meeting and Potluck
Sunday, December 15 from 4PM to 6PM
Grassroots House (2022 Blake St, Berkeley)
Sign-up for our emails: bit.ly/BerkeleyTenants
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Join us Sunday to learn how to unionize your building! With the passage of Measure BB and defeat of Measure CC, nearly every Berkeley tenant has a legally-enforceable right to do so! Sunday’s membership meeting is also a potluck - Sign-up at bit.ly/3YHiysi to let everyone know what you’re bringing!
DEFEND THE NEIGHBORHOOD
BUILD TENANT POWER

Come learn how to unionize your building with BTU!

Berkeley Tenants Union
Membership Meeting and Potluck
Sunday, Sept. 22 from 4:00PM to 5:30PM
Grassroots House (2022 Blake St, Berkeley)
Sign-up for our emails: bit.ly/BerkeleyTenants
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
We won! We passed Measure BB and defeated Measure CC!
A November 18, 2024 press release from the Berkeley Tenants Union celebrating the passage of Measure BB and the defeat of Measure CC.

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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
STUDENTS: Join us Monday evening at the the ASUC's Housing Action Forum!
[Logo of the ASUC Housing Commission]

HOUSING ACTION FORUM

HEAR ABOUT CURRENT HOUSING PROJECTS AND GOALS FROM LOCAL ORGS
Find out more at @asuchousing on Instragram

FREE FOOD!

MONDAY[,] NOV. 18th 6-8PM
TILDEN ROOM, MLK [STUDENT UNION]
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Join us November 24 at Grassroots House for our next membership meeting! This will be a potluck, so please bring some food to share! (Sign-up at bit.ly/3YHiysi to let everyone know what dish you're bringing!)
DEFEND THE NEIGHBORHOOD
BUILD TENANT POWER

Berkeley Tenants Union
Membership Meeting and Potluck

Sunday, Nov. 24 from 4:00PM to 5:30PM
Grassroots House (2022 Blake St, Berkeley)
Sign-up for our emails: bit.ly/BerkeleyTenants
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 03/11/2024
The Yes on CC/No on BB campaign (ie slumlords and realtors) continues to blatantly break the law in order to trick voters! BB strengthens rent control, while CC rolls back rent control! Remember to vote YES on BB for a better Berkeley and NO on CC to stop the corporate con!
This is a press release from the Berkeley Tenants Union announce that community members have filed numerous campaign finance charges against the Yes on CC/No on BB campaign.

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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 27/10/2024
Vote for tenants' rights and affordable housing! Here's our official voter guide!
[Logo of the Berkeley Tenants Union]
TENANT PROTECTIONS • RENT CONTROL • AFFORDABLE HOUSING
2024 Tenant Voter Guide - Official Endorsements


State Senate
Jovanka Beckles

State Assembly
Margot Smith

County Supervisor
Nikki Fortunato Bas

Berkeley Mayor
Kate Harrison

City Council District 2
Jenny Guarino

City Council District 3
Chip Moore (#1)
Ben Bartlett (#2)

Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board (Vote for all 4)
Dominique Walker
Xavier Johnson
Avery Arbaugh
Alfred Twu

PROTECT THE WIN FOR PUBLIC SAFETY
Vote NO on the corporate-backed District Attorney Recall

MEASURES
YES on W - Fund homeless services
YES on Z - Renew soda tax
YES on AA - Spend money voters have already approved
YES on BB - Expand rent control, lower cap on rent increases, and let tenants unionize their buildings
NO on CC - Gut rent control & divert housing funds to landlords (Corporate Con by Berkeley's largest landlords)
YES on GG - Tax major polluters to fund Green New Deal with union labor
YES on HH - Improve air quality standards in City buildings


PROPOSITIONS
YES on 3 - Protect right to same-sex marriage
YES on 5 - Make it easier to fund affordable housing
YES on 6 - Ban slavery of the incarcerated
YES on 32 - Raise the minimum wage
YES on 33 - Remove state restrictions on rent control
NO on 34 - Scheme by big landlords to silence a major nonprofit in retaliation for supporting rent control
NO on 36 - Expand mass incarceration


Having trouble with your landlord?
Email info@berkeleytenants.org!


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Vote yes on BB for a Better Berkeley!
Vote No on CC - Stop the Corporate Con!

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NO ON CC
STOP THE CORPORATE CON!

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YES ON 33
SUPPORT RENT CONTROL

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DOMINIQUE WALKER
XAVIER JOHNSON
AVERY ARBAUGH
ALFRED TWU
for RENT BOARD
Endorsed by the Berkeley Tenants Convention!
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Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social · 27/10/2024
Multiple BTU-endorsed campaigns are offering $25/hour stipends to canvass or drop literature! If you’re interested, send an email ASAP to info@berkeleytenants.org with your name and phone number so we can put you in contact with the campaigns!
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Help us elect pro-tenant candidates and pass pro-tenant ballot measures!”
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