Rent control delayed, but not dead, in California

Rent control delayed, but not dead, in California

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's stories include: California lawmakers delay a bill to tighten the state's rent control law. Neighborhood activists in Roanoke, Virginia, sue to stop missing middle reforms. Arkansas passes accessory dwelling unit reform. California Rent Control Bill Pulled The California Legislature will not be tightening the state's rent control law this year. This past Tuesday, Assemblymem…

When will Democratic lawmakers make California more affordable? Later, leaders say

Democrats promised to tackle affordability, but five months later, delayed committees and housing disagreements have yielded little.

In the debate, politicians promise voters cheaper housing. In reality, politicians have many other priorities.

OP-ED: Abundance or Illusion? The Democratic Party’s Housing Dilemma - Davis Vanguard

The "abundance" camp is calling for building more, deregulating, and unleashing the private sector to solve the housing crisis, but the left argues that this is not enough and that we need to build differently and for different ends, such as expanding the nonprofit and public sectors, taxing vacancy and property hoarding, and using public options for housing finance and construction.

California Lawmakers Lag Behind on Urgent Affordability Measures

So, there’s this customer strolling past a display of fresh eggs at a grocery store in the San Anselmo area of Marin County on September 25, 2024. The scene was captured by Justin Sullivan, Getty Images. Five months after Democratic legislative leaders encouraged their colleagues to focus on bills that would help make California more […]