Renters Rally In Sacramento In Support of Statewide Rent Control Bill

Renters Rally In Sacramento In Support of Statewide Rent Control Bill

People were projecting “Lower the rent! It’s too damn high” onto the State Capitol building Sunday night, and renters are rallying there again today, in support of a statewide rent control bill that would cut maximum rent increases from 10% to just 5%.You may have seen a dust-up in the news a couple weeks ago, where it was discovered that some landlord-affiliated group was paying fake activists to protest against rent control in Concord, as that…

My further amendments to the Renters’ Rights Bill

The Resolution Foundation found that private renters were spending on average a third of their income on housing costs. This is getting worse rather than better, and it is not just a London problem My speeches to the house yesterday on the 3rd day of committee stage: I rise with huge enthusiasm for my amendments. Amendment 90 in this group relates to Amendment 89 in the following group, so I will speak just once. I have been told to call them p…