Yee is opposing legislation to diminish Ellis Act Evictions; Make San Francisco affordable

Subject: [SFGP CC] Fwd: Action Alert: Sen. Yee Opposing SB464
Hi All-
Please take the time to contact SF Senator Leland Yee on this
IMPORTANT MEASURE. THANKS.

--- Ted Gullicksen/SF Tenants Union <ted [at] sftu.org> wrote:

> From: "Ted Gullicksen/SF Tenants Union" <ted [at] sftu.org>
> To: <active [at] sftu.org>
> Subject: Action Alert: Sen. Yee Opposing SB464
> Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:28:37 -0700
>
> The State Senate will vote Thursdy, April 26, on SB 464 a measure
which
> will significantly reduce Ellis evictions.
>
> San Francisco Senator Leland Yee is expected to vote NO on this
> important
> measure, unless we can swamp his office with faxes and phone calls in
> the
> next 2 days.
>
> We need your help NOW. Easily & 1uickly send Yee a fax through the
Local
> Impact web site: http://www.local-impact.org. It just takes a few seconds
and
> will
> help immensely.
>
> SB 464 will require landlords to own property for at least 5 years
> before
> they can evict anyone under the Ellis Act. This will prevent real
estate
> speculators from using the Ellis Act and stop over 75% of all Ellis
> evictions in San Francisco. For more information and a copy of the
bill,
> see
> http://www.sftu.org.
>
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
>
>