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Daly City Women’s Commission urges staff briefing on tenant-protection work after county discussion
Summary
Commissioners discussed county housing debates, rising evictions and tenant-lawyer disparities, urged the commission to take an advisory role on housing as a gendered issue, and asked staff to provide information about the Dec. 8 council item on tenant protections ahead of the June midyear review.
Commissioners at the Feb. 26 Daly City Women’s Commission meeting spent a major portion of their reports discussing housing stability and tenant protections after members attended a county "Listen and Learn" forum and reviewed the county "Fund the Future" materials.
Commissioner Adrien (Adrienne/Adrien) and others summarized the county forum and said the county is preparing a child-care blueprint and broader action plan. Several commissioners raised housing as a pressing local concern: they cited increases in evictions to near pre-pandemic levels and noted that tenants rarely have lawyer representation compared with landlords.
One commissioner described hearing county commissioners and appointees argue against expanding tenant protections; that position prompted concern from other commission members. "I want to actually do stuff and I really want to think boldly about what we can do as a commission that actually implements change on the ground now," one commissioner said, urging the group to pursue advisory actions that could influence the city council.
Commissioners discussed Daly City’s Dec. 8 council action — a resolution affirming support for tenant protections and exploring a tenant anti-harassment ordinance — and agreed to request a staff presentation on that December item and its progress before the June midyear budget review so the commission can decide whether to make formal recommendations to council. Members also agreed to revisit the commission’s own work plan at the next regular meeting to identify short-, medium- and long-term priorities where the commission can advise the council.
Staff cautioned that departments sometimes cannot present detailed proposals publicly before they go to council; staff said it would investigate what information can be shared and when. Commissioners also agreed to circulate the San Mateo County action plan to identify areas where Daly City can adopt city-specific measures.
The commission approved the Jan. 22 minutes and adjourned.
