Two organizations working to solve the problem: San Francisco Bay Area Renters Federation (yes, the acronym is unfortunate): http://www.sfbarf.org/ http://www.

Two organizations working to solve the problem: San Francisco Bay Area Renters Federation (yes, the acronym is unfortunate): http://www.sfbarf.org/ http://www.sfbarf.org/ San Francisco Housing Action Coalition: http://www.sfhac.org/ http://www.sfhac.org/ Both will notify you when there are city meetings coming up where you could show up and inject some sanity into the proceedings.