California politicians must pass rent control to save lives

California politicians must pass rent control to save lives

A studio apartment for rent in Middletown. (Photo by Chris Jennewein/Times of San Diego) Stable, affordable housing is essential for maintaining good health. When that’s taken away by corporate landlords and other predatory landlords who charge unfair rents, a person’s well being is immediately threatened. Politicians, though, can protect the public’s health, and save lives, by passing rent regulations. In 2023, a wide-ranging study by UC San F…