CalMatters Exposes Lie-Filled Ads Attacking Rent Control
Rent control proponents, opponents fall short on accuracy, according to CalMatters
CalMatters says both sides of the Proposition 33 campaign — those for and those against it — have made recent factual errors.
Voters to decide the future of rent control in California through Prop 33
The Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act was passed back in 1995, preventing cities and counties from imposing certain rent control measures. Prop 33 would repeal that.
CalMatters Exposes Lie-Filled Ads Attacking Rent Control (Yes on 33)
“We are glad CalMatters is doing real journalism and calling out the billionaire corporate landlords’ lies,” said Susie Shannon, Yes on 33 campaign manager. “More news organizations should inform Californians that the flood of ads they’re seeing on TV, online, and in their mailboxes attacking Prop 33 are lies and cannot be trusted.”
Aggressive Prop 33 ad campaigns try to sway voters on California rent control expansion
California's housing crisis is at the center of dueling commercials focused on Prop 33 trying to convince voters to pass or reject an expansion of rent control.
Your guide to Prop 33: Local expansions of rent control
With Proposition 33, Californians will vote again on whether to OK the possibility of local expansions of rent control. The measure is essentially another referendum on the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, after similar attempts failed in 2018 and 2020.
District 1 candidates: Do you support Prop. 33 to expand rent control?
District 1 candidates discuss if they support Prop. 33, the state ballot measure that would expand rent control.
What is Prop 33? A look into California’s rent control ballot
Proposition 33, also known as the “Prohibit State Limitations on Local Rent Control Initiative,” aims to improve tenant rights by allowing the state to impose rent control on any California home. Many cities in California,
We fact-checked the ads about Proposition 33, California’s rent control ballot measure
The Yes and No on 33 campaigns have collectively spent more than $140 million. CalMatters fact checked some of the more pervasive claims made by both sides.
Fact-checking the ads for Proposition 33, California’s rent control ballot measure
The Yes and No on 33 campaigns have collectively spent more than $140 million. CalMatters fact checked some of the more ...
Expanding Rent Control Will Not Make Housing More Affordable for the Disabled
Rent control proponents like to argue that the policy will make housing more affordable. Now they're claiming it will also ...
Cities face limits on how they can expand rent control. Voters could change that with Prop. 33
Next month, voters will decide whether to allow cities the option to greatly expand rent control when they vote on ...
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California’s Rent Control Ban Hits Disabled Tenants Hardest
California’s statewide rent control law, the Costa-Hawkins Act, has been contentious since it was signed into law in 1995.
Portland landlord sues city to fight rent control violations
Geoffrey Rice, who has received more rent control violations than any other landlord in the city, filed a petition appealing ...
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Dick Spotswood: Many in Marin face rent-stabilization measures on November ballot
Rent control is a major issue on the Marin ballot. While measures canceling, enacting or modifying local rent-stabilization ...