by Jessica Kwong
A recent uptick in evictions across San Francisco has tenant advocates claiming “crisis levels” and local politicians introducing protective legislation, but whether the numbers reach the historic highs of the dot-com era might come down to supply and demand. Evictions of all types peaked at 2,735 in the year ending February 1999, and Ellis Act evictions, which allow landlords to leave the rental market by evicting tenants, reached a high of 384 in the year ending February 2000, according to San Francisco Rent Board data dating back to 1998.…[ Read more ]