Julian Lagos, the sole candidate endorsed by the San Francisco Tenants Union for Supervisor in District 7 joins us to talk about the D7 race, his experiences as a teacher and progressive activist, and his standing as the only progressive in the D7 race.
Other topics include:
Means testing, a wedge issue utilized by anti-rent-control forces;
The planned demolition of 1538 sound units at ParkMerced, & the alleged illegalities involved.
Environmental issues related to the Parkmerced demolition, such as the destruction of open space.
Supervisor Scott Weiner's proposal to slash housing standards, to allow construction of "micro-units."
SF State University gobbles city real estate & claims its rentals are exempt from Rent Control.
Lagos's proposal for a war profits tax.

Music Playlist:
Evicted, David Mansfield (instrumental)
Conviction Notice, Less Than Jake
Cashout, Fugazi
Rent Man Blues, Anson Funderburgh

Guest Wendy Aragon provides her perspective first as a building permit specialist, and then as a community activist & Vice President of The Richmond Democratic Club.
Topics: What tenants should look for--and look out for--when considering a potential new rental.
The 10/11 debate between incumbent Supervisor Eric Mar (the Tenants Union's sole endorsement in the District 1 race) and opponent David Lee (the recipient of over $500,000 in donations from Realtors, speculators, & commercial landlords.)
Mrs. Lee's offensive, and possibly racist, remarks on encountering Aragon after the debate.
Plus: In a brief statement taped live at the 10/11 protest at the Realtors Association, one participant articulates his compelling reasons for attending.

Music Playlist
Sonia Leigh: My Name Is Money
Sweeney Todd: Pirelli's Miracle Elixir
Omar & the Howlers: Snake Oil Doctor
Parton/Harris/Ronstadt: Telling Me Lies
The Nightwatchman [Tom Morello]: This Land is Your Land
Green Day: You Lied
Adele Bertei:: Truth and Lies

Guest: Supervisor Eric Mar
Topics: District 1 Race, Rent Control and Tenants Rights, Mini-Unit Legislation, Park Merced, Proposition B, and More.

Music Playlist
Unaware-Allen Stone
Change the System-Rebelution
Govenmetalist- Joss Stone

Guest:Mary Catherine Wiederhold. She is a litigator with extensive experience in residential landlord-tenant law.
Topic: Tenants rights after a fire or other disaster.
Music Playlist:
Burning Down the House-Talking heads
Burn One Down- Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals
Beds Are Burning-Midnight Oil
Fire (Faze Action Afrotronic Re-Rub)-Miguel Migs

Guest Tom Drohan Staff Housing Attorney at Legal Assistance to the Elderly (L.A.E.) in San Francisco. He specializes in defending seniors who are facing eviction; he has a sub-speciality in issues of tenant hoarding and cluttering.

News and Events

PLAYLIST
Dear Landlord Joe Cocker
I Need A Roof Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
Roof With A Hole Meat Puppets
We Have Mice Casiotone For The Painfully Alone
I Can't Stand It The Hot Rats
Basement Apartment Sarah Harmer
Dead End Street Ray Davies & Amy McDonald
Tenant Enemy #1 Dropkick Murphys
Real Estate Man Snog
Get 'em Out By Friday Genesis
Land Lady Cantoamerica
Conviction Notice Less Than Jake
Bolt Cutter Doomtree
Fuck The Landlord Slyde
Let's Lynch The Landlord Whiskey Daredevils

Guest: Joyce Jordan, San Francisco tenants rights attorney
Topic: Habitability/Repairs

Music Playlist
Slumlord - Bomb the Music Industry!
Hey! Mr. Landlord - Jimmy Witherspoon

Tenant news, events, rants and raves with Mara and Stuart

Music Playlist
Home-Iggy Pop
Home-Simplified
Be Aware-SOJA
The Seed (2.0) Ft Cody Chesnut-The Roots
Bullet with Butterfly Wings-Smashing Pumpkins
Low ft. T-Pain-Flo Rida

Guests: Rosemary Bosque, Chief Housing Inspector and Jamie Sanbonmatsu from the SF Department of Building Inspection.

Music Playlist
The Faucets Are Dripping - Eric Darling & Malvina Reynolds
Mr. Landlord - Half Pint featuring Stimuli

Co-hosts Mara and Stuart

Guest: Paige Kumm, the San Francisco housing rights counselor and organizer for Causa Justa/Just Cause, a multi-racial, grassroots organization building community leadership to achieve justice for low-income SF and Oakland residents

Topic: Foreclosures and the effect on tenants.

Muisc Playlist:
You Can't Just Take Our Homes Away-Karrie Potter
Who Can It Be Now-Men At Work
Drag Prep-Jon Mandabach
Drag Party-Jon Mandabach
Landlord-Josh White
American Land-Bruce Springsteen

Topics: Paying Rent, Repair and Deduct, and the importance of keeping a tenancy log.

PLAYLIST
Callin Out-Lyrics Born
Angels Wings-Social Distortion
Rent Man-Mykal Rose
Hard Out Here For A Pimp -DJay
Landlord At My Door -Son Seals

Co-Hosts: Mara and Stuart

Guest: Gen Fujioka, public policy manager at Chinatown Community Development Center, a board member of Tenants Together, and a member of the Bay Area Regional Equity Working Group that is evaluating regional plans for growth and development.

Topics include condo conversions, proposals for windowless micro units and why "Smart Growth" might be a dumb idea for your average San Francisco tenant.

Music: New York Dolls, Ozomatli,Melvina Reynolds, Joe Cocker

Co hosts Mara and Stuart

Guest: Dean Preston, Executive Director of Tenants Together, California's statewide organization for renters' rights.

Topic: FORECLOSURES and what tenants need to know and Emails from Listeners

Music: Thievery Corporation, Morcheeba

Co Hosts Mara and Stuart

Guest: Former Supervisor AARON PESKIN, discussing Tenants Union endorsements for the June 5th election and various other current events.

Co-Hosts: Mara and Stuart

Guest: Joseph Tobener, Managing Attorney of Tobener Law Center which focuses on tenants rights throughout the bay area.

Music:
Landlord Andrea Harrington & Rob Rosenthal
Raise My Rent David Gilmour
Jive Talkin' Bee Gees
The Old Landlord The Town Pants
Landlord, What In the Heaven Is The Matter With You? John L. Handcox
The Landlord One Shot Deal

Co-Hosts: Mara and Stuart

Topic: In the News, ROOMMATES

Music: Dead Kennedys, The Clash, Rebelution, The Coup

Co-Hosts: Mara and Stuart

Topics: In the News, Landlord Entry

Music: David Soul, See-I

Co-Hosts Mara and Stuart

Guest; Tommi Avicolli Mecca of the Housing Rights Committee, Director of Counseling Program

Topic: Repairs/Habitabilty

Co-Hosts Mara and Stuart

Guest Becca Gourevitch, Volunteer Coordinator at The San Francisco Tenants Union

Co-Hosts Mara and Stuart

Guest Cathy Mosbrucker, Mosbrucker & Foran

Topic: Security Deposits