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07.17.2023San Francisco Adopts Ordinance To Facilitate the Conversion of Office Buildings to HousingUpdates
In an effort to address the city’s office vacancy and much-needed housing, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved the “Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse and Downtown Economic Revitalization” ordinance on June 27, 2023. On July 5, 2023, Mayor London Breed approved the ordinance, which will become effective on August 4, 2023.
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07.27.2021Potential Rent Relief for San Francisco Small Businesses Forced to Shut DownUpdatesOn July 20, 2021, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an amendment to the San Francisco Commercial Eviction Moratorium Ordinance codifying a legal presumption to potentially provide rent relief to small businesses forced to shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Updated 06.17.2021San Francisco Board of Supervisors Enacts a New Commercial Eviction Moratorium OrdinanceUpdatesOn December 1, 2020, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a commercial eviction moratorium ordinance (the Board Ordinance), which Board Ordinance came into effect on January 11, 2021. When the Board Ordinance became effective, the mayor’s previous executive orders which impose a moratorium on commercial evictions (the Mayor’s Moratorium) terminated.
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04.21.2021SBA Serves Up Guidance for Restaurant Revitalization Fund GrantsUpdatesRecent SBA guidance and a sample application form suggest that the SBA will soon open its system for Restaurant Revitalization Fund grants. This would provide welcome relief for restaurants and other businesses that have been hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and provide sources of funding for amounts they owe to landlords, suppliers, and others. The SBA guidance and sample application form clarify certain aspects of the grant application process but leaves other questions unanswered, including the question of when funding will actually be available.
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10.01.2020California Governor’s Executive Order N-80-20 Regarding Commercial EvictionsUpdatesGovernor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-80-20 on September 23, 2020, extending Executive Order N-28-20 through March 31, 2021, with respect to commercial evictions only.
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04.10.2020COVID-19 in California: Local Eviction MoratoriumsUpdatesLast month, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an Executive Order which allows but does not require local governments to impose temporary limitations on residential and commercial evictions in certain COVID-19 related situations.
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03.23.2020California Governor’s Executive Order Aimed at Assisting Borrowers, Tenants, Renters, and Homeowners Affected by COVID-19UpdatesAs the widespread economic impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) worsen, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-28-20 on March 16, 2020, to assist Californians experiencing financial hardship.
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03.19.2020Real Estate Guidance During the Coronavirus PandemicUpdatesBelow is a list of real estate issues that employees, developers, landlords, tenants, and lenders may need to address in the wake of COVID-19.
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03.12.2020San Francisco Places More Limits on Office DevelopmentUpdatesSan Francisco voters adopted Proposition E, the “San Francisco Balanced Development Act,” (the act) tying future office development to the city’s production of housing—particularly affordable housing.
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03.09.2020San Francisco Adopts Vacancy Tax OrdinanceUpdates
Seeking to preserve the vitality of commercial corridors and reduce retail vacancies, San Francisco voters approved the Vacancy Tax Ordinance, which authorizes a tax assessment on vacant retail space beginning January 1, 2021.
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10.08.2019California Lawmakers Deliver Rental Relief: Tenant Protection Act of 2019UpdatesGovernor Gavin Newsom signed into law the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, AB 1482, (now California Civil Code Section 1946.2 and 1947.12), on [DATE], joining only Oregon in enacting a statewide rent control law.
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09.12.2019San Francisco Sellers: COPA Now in EffectUpdatesThe San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development released its much-awaited Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) Program Rules on Monday, September 3, 2019. (The mayor signed COPA on May 3, 2019. More information about the legislation can be found in our previous update.)
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05.29.2019All San Francisco Multi-Family Buildings and Sites Subject to New Sales RegulationsUpdatesEffective June 2, 2019, San Francisco has enacted the “Community Opportunity to Purchase Act” or COPA.
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07.17.2017Double Trouble—Is Black Sky Capital Blue Skies for Lenders?UpdatesAn annoying question for lenders is whether or not a lender can enforce two loans to the same borrower and secured by the same property.
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01.19.202232nd Annual Land Use and Development Law BriefingWebinarsA 90-minute multi-panelist briefing on the recent evolution of land use, planning, CEQA, and environmental law in California.
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06.2021Asian American Heritage Month—Like a Rolling Stone, Conversation with Ben Fong-TorresWebinarsModerator
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06.2021Conversation with Michelle Wu Candidate for Boston MayorSpeaking EngagementsModerator
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04.2021Town Hall—Stop AAPI HateWebinarsModerator
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12.2020Demystifying Federal AppointmentsSpeaking EngagementsModerator
Asian American Bar Association / Webinar
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11.2020COVID-19: Racial Equity and Saving Communities of ColorSpeaking EngagementsModerator
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10.27.2020Building SOMA: Preserving Communities of ColorSpeaking EngagementsPresenter
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05.29.2020Asian American Heritage Month Town Hall: #StopAAPIHateSpeaking EngagementsModerator
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04.2020, 05.2020, and 08.2020COVID-19 Lease NegotiationsSpeaking EngagementsPanelist
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01.2020Fred Korematsu DaySpeaking EngagementsPresenter
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10.15.2019California Tenant Protection Act of 2019Speaking EngagementsModerator
Perkins Coie / San Francisco, CAConversation with Assemblymember David Chiu. -
04.27.2018Give Me ShelterSpeaking EngagementsModerator
Perkins Coie / San Francisco, CAA discussion with California State Senator Scott Wiener on what now after SB827 and how to solve the California housing crisis. -
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03.13.2014Chinese Investment in the United StatesSpeaking EngagementsPanelist
Colliers International
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California Governor Issues Executive Order N-80-20 Regarding Commercial Evictions
Governor Gavin Newsom has issued Executive Order N-80-20, extending through March 31, 2021 Executive Order N-28-20, which allows local governments to impose commercial eviction moratoriums and restrictions for commercial tenants who are unable to pay their rent because of COVID-19. The governor’s order only addresses commercial evictions (as AB 3308 fully addressed residential evictions through... -
San Francisco Expands Just Cause Eviction Protections
Effective January 20, 2020, eviction controls under the San Francisco Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance (Administrative Code Chapter 37) (the “Rent Ordinance”) apply to any residential units constructed after June 13, 1979, and any residential units that have undergone substantial rehabilitation. The rent limitations and the eviction controls enumerated in the Rent Ordinance previously applied... -
Increase in San Francisco Office and Laboratory Use Development Fees to Pay for Affordable Housing
The San Francisco Jobs Housing Linkage Fee (JHLF) is set to more than double under the “Housing for SF Workers” ordinance recently passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (Ordinance). Mayor London Breed refused to sign the Ordinance, but even without the Mayor’s signature, Housing for SF Workers becomes effective on December 15, 2019.... -
Double Trouble – Is Black Sky Capital Blue Skies for Lenders?
An annoying question for lenders is whether a lender can enforce two loans to the same borrower and secured by the same property. The nagging issue is usually raised when a lender makes (1) a first loan and an additional advance to the borrower secured by the same property, (2) a first secured loan followed...
