Block by Block Organizing Network

Bike for Oakland Renters and Measure JJ with Block by Block Organizing Network this Saturday! We will kick it off with our beloved Red Bay Coffee who are generously donating coffee to get us ready for our ride! Then we'll head off to different sites to create visibility and educate people about Measure JJ! Renters make up 60% of the city. LET’S DO THIS OAKLAND!! 9:00AM: **Meet at Red Bay Coffee Box in Downtown Oakland next to Impact Hub... **Sign in and nourish with coffee and snacks **Prep our bike crew with signs 9:30AM: **Ride from Red Bay Coffee Box to Lake Merritt **Stop at different sites to engage community around Measure JJ and renter protections **Have fun and ride for Oakland Renters! We will have designated people from the community to help manage traffic safety. Please bring your bikes, and if you don’t have a bike let us know and we’ll try to find one for you. More about Measure JJ from the Oakland Tenants Union: http://www.oaklandtenantsunion.org/protect-oakland-renters- WHAT does Measure JJ do? Measure JJ is a game-changer in the way Oakland renters are protected from illegal rent increases and unjustified evictions. Specifically, JJ will: Require landlords to petition with the Rent Board for rent increases that exceed the Consumer Price Index (inflation). Today, illegal rent increases can only be stopped if a tenant files a petition within 60 days. Landlords are not otherwise responsible for following the law. Expand Just Cause eviction protections to buildings constructed through 1995. The current date for protection is October 1980. This expansion would mean that thousands more units are covered and that evictions can only occur for a legal reason, and that relocation assistance must be paid. Increase accountability and effectiveness of the Rent Board and Rent Adjustment Program, in several important ways: Require the City to mail out an annual notice of the Rent Adjustment Program and legal maximum rent increase. Currently, landlords are supposed to inform tenants of their rights. That doesn't work too well. Create an online searchable database which will give tenant rights organizations, attorneys and advocates better access to badly needed data. Require annual reporting to City Council of rent increases, eviction notices, and the activities of the Rent Adjustment Program. WHO is behind the campaign? The Committee to Protect Oakland Renters is made up of a coalition of community-based groups as diverse as Oakland: Oakland Tenants Union Causa Justa :: Just Cause ACCE Action (Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment) EBASE (East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy) APEN (Asian Pacific Environmental Network) EBHO (East Bay Housing Organizations) PolicyLink California Nurses Association (CNA) SEIU 1021

BBBON members getting trained with Community Housing Coalition folks on how to talk to voters about Measure JJ. Let's do this! #ProtectOaklandRenters