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Governor Newsom has deemed California’s housing shortage to be a top priority. Last week, he convened the heads of more than a dozen top California-based companies to bring the private sector to the table in search of solutions to a...

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California Cities Find Themselves In An Eviction Crunch Less Than Two Months Before AB 1482 Begins

November 19, 2019 2:15 amNovember 20, 2019 11:51 am

In September, Assembly Bill 1482 was passed and signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. Authored by Assemblymen David Chiu (D-San Francisco), Rob Bonta (D-Oakland), Timothy Grayson (D-Concord), and Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland), AB 1482 puts a cap on annual...

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No-Fault Evictions Become Illegal In Los Angeles

October 23, 2019 1:46 pmOctober 24, 2019 9:01 am

The Los Angeles City Council voted for a temporary emergency halt of no-fault evictions citywide on Tuesday. The City Council heard hours of testimony from renters whose rents have shot up dramatically for no given reason, and are now being...

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Gov. Newsom Named in Federal Lawsuit Targeting New Statewide Rent Control Law

October 18, 2019 9:05 amOctober 19, 2019 7:36 am

The California Legislature passed and Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed into law Assembly Bill 1482 to impose statewide rent control by capping rent increases. Assembly Bill 1482 by Assemblyman David Chiu (D-San Francisco), prohibits California landlords from raising rent...

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Rent Control Passes in the CA Legislature

September 11, 2019 9:13 pmSeptember 12, 2019 9:00 am

California just passed the strongest rent control package in the United States. While rent control advocates claim, “the rent is too damn high — so we’re damn sure doing something about it,” AB 1482 will not have the desired changes...

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Anger Erupting in California as Protesters Take Over State Capitol

September 9, 2019 11:04 amSeptember 9, 2019 2:37 pm

“Our children are hurt, and you’re arresting mothers,” angry parents chanted outside Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Capitol office Monday morning. These parents are protesting Senate Bill 276, a bill which these parents say will violate the doctor-patient relationship by eliminating vaccination...

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California Close to Adding ‘Source of Income’ as Newest Housing Discrimination Protection

September 4, 2019 6:09 pmSeptember 5, 2019 7:19 am

Section 8 housing vouchers can become one step closer to being a source of income for housing applicants if Senate Bill 329 passes the final Assembly vote. Currently under California law, Section 8 and similar vouchers for housing are not...

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As Housing Bills Collapse, Talk of Ballot Initiative Grows Louder