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732,000 Letters Favoring Ballot Initiative to Increase Rent Control

October 25, 2023 2:30 amOctober 25, 2023 2:31 am

A group of California housing advocates, renters, lawmakers, and social justice organizations announced on Tuesday that they will be sending more than 732,000 letters to Governor Gavin Newsom to help convince him to support the upcoming 2024 statewide rent control...

Statewide Rent Control Expansion Proposition Gets Enough Verified Signatures for 2024 Ballot

July 28, 2023 6:22 pmJuly 28, 2023 6:22 pm

California Secretary of State Shirley Weber announced on Thursday that enough signatures have been verified to place a statewide rent control expansion bill on the November 2024 ballot. Currently, only California and Oregon have statewide rent control laws on the...

LAO Study: Statewide Rent Control Prop. Would Cost Cities Tens Of Millions

July 24, 2020 2:09 amJuly 23, 2020 7:10 pm

According to a Legislative Analyst’s Office study made public earlier this week, the ballot initiative expanding rent control, Proposition 21, would lead to more severe repercussions for Californians, including a reduction of available rental units and a drop in housing...

Rent Control Proposition Officially Makes the 2020 November Ballot

February 5, 2020 2:36 pmFebruary 6, 2020 9:22 am

‘This is making sure we can afford rising utility and property tax costs. Maintenance prices are also going up.’ ~ San Diego Landlord Statewide rent control is heading back to the ballot in California in November. The ‘Rental Affordability...