Rent strike syndrome: Ping Yuen tenants fight back
By Matt Ray and Matthew Wranovics on Left in the Bay details the conditions leading to the longest rent strike in San Francisco history.
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Landing on the landlords: The great Berkeley rent strike of 1970
By Matt Ray and Matthew Wranovics on The Berkeley Tenants Union had its roots in the People’s Park struggle, when community activists reclaimed land cleared for “urban renewal” and turned it into a guerrilla park in the spring of 1969.
Oakland tenants in 18-floor complex announce rent strike
By Zack Haber on A group of tenants have started a rent strike at 110 3rd Avenue in Oakland.
‘We’re your neighbors, and we’re organized’
By Zack Haber on Amid a national wave in renter organizing, tenants in eight Oakland buildings organized a 13-month rent strike—and won.