The Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) prevents displacement by empowering tenants with choices for their housing when the owner decides to sell.
Berkeley, CA
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"The legacy of redlining practice, racially restrictive housing covenants, discriminatory policies, and high rents continue to impact the Berkeley community."
Read more here: berkeleyspeaks.org/win-win-w…
TAKE ACTION NOW!
Attend the committee meeting TODAY!, November 13 at 2:30pm either on zoom (cityofberkeley-info.zoomgov.… ) or in person at City Hall at 2180 Milvia Street, 6th Floor to speak about why we need TOPA urgently.
TAKE ACTION TODAY!
We need your support! Please contact your Councilmember and demand TOPA to be on the City Council Agenda!
Send an email TODAY to put TOPA on the council agenda:topa.good.do/yes2topa/agendi…
#Berkeley tenants and homeowners agree: Keep our communities whole! Send a message to the city council to stand up to speculators and pass Tenant Opportunity to Purchase today! topa.good.do/yes2topa/berkel…
We’re excited for #SB225 to be heard at the Senate Housing Committee this Tuesday🥳We’re looking forward to the support of the committee to move this bill forward.📣 @NancySkinnerCA
We’re excited for #SB225 to be heard at the Senate Housing Committee this Tuesday🥳We’re looking forward to the support of the committee to move this bill forward.📣 @NancySkinnerCA
Mayor Arreguin let’s move TOPA together with a budget referral in February! @JAforBerkeley
BREAKING NEWS! Check out this Berkeleyside article on why TOPA needs to pass. "TOPA would provide tenants an opportunity to remain in their homes, build generational wealth, and keep Berkeley diverse and vibrant."
berkeleyside.org/2022/12/02/…
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PASS TOPA NOW. Please help us by urging Mayor Arreguin to bring TOPA for a vote NOW.
Berkeley needs TOPA urgently and the Mayor and the city council have the power to PASS TOPA NOW.
change.org/YES_2_TOPA
Preservation is a fast, cost-effective way to expand our supply of affordable housing, but local communities need the resources to #AcquireStabilizePreserve. @GavinNewsom @CAgovernor please #FundCAPP in the final #CalBudget & bring this critical housing strategy to scale!
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Prioritizing the housing crisis is a MUST as we discuss the use of #CABudget Surplus. Please join us in advocating for the #CALeg to invest 500 M to #CAPP to #AcquireStabilizePreserve!!!
Acquiring & preserving housing means we can 🚫 prevent displacement today & 🔼 our supply of 🏘️ affordable homes for the future! We're calling on #CalLeg to invest $500M from the #CABudget surplus for CAPP to #AcquireStabilizePreserve. Full letter here: ow.ly/5Gwo50IPove
Acquiring & preserving housing means we can protect Californians from displacement today & increase our supply of affordable housing for the future! We're calling on #CalLeg to invest $500M from the #CABudget surplus for CAPP to #AcquireStabilizePreserve housing & communities.
TODAY IS THE DAY! TOPA will be in the Berkeley City Council tonight at 6pm. Join us tonight - Spread the word!
cityofberkeley.info/berkmtg/
It's not too late to join the Email Action to voice your support of TOPA to the city council!
topa.good.do/yes2topa/
Check out TOPA Workgroup member Sarah Scruggs on UpFront KPFA this morning! She did an excellent job highlighting the community benefits of TOPA while dispelling the false claims being made by the real estate lobby. Go to 1:08:30 to catch her!
kpfa.org/episode/upfront-jan…
TOPA is supported by 50+ Berkeley and Bay Area-based organizations and elected officials.
Tell the Berkeley City Council that you also Support TOPA through this Email Action: topa.good.do/yes2topa/
Remember to come voice your support of TOPA at the City Council Work Session this Thursday the 27th at 6PM: cityofberkeley.info/berkmtg/
TOPA is coming to the Berkeley City Council on January 27th at 6pm. Just a week away - Spread the word!
Please join this Email Action to voice your support of TOPA to the Council. #Yes2TOPA topa.good.do/yes2topa/
Berkeley residents say #Yes2TOPA - “TOPA expresses the heart of what Berkeley is about.” - youtu.be/B0_i-D6h0SE Take action for TOPA today! Link in bio.
Berkeley residents say #Yes2TOPA - “TOPA will support resident ownership.” - youtu.be/eDuAihztpKM
The MLK, Jr. Latino Coop is located on 11th Street NW in DC's Shaw neighborhood. Through TOPA, the tenants purchased the building in 2006 with a $7.8 million loan from the DC government as permanently affordable housing. onedconline.org/martin_luthe…