"We have a chance to expand rent control across California this November by voting to eliminate #CostaHawkins. If it is successful, as Mayor, I will immediately expand #rentcontrol to the 40% of San Francisco tenants who don’t benefit from it today because of Costa Hawkins."

#sfpol #housing #tenantsrights #repealcostahawkins #mayorpeskin https://48hills.org/2024/04/massive-peskin-kickoff-sets-up-an-epic-race-for-mayor-of-sf/

Massive Peskin kickoff sets up an epic race for mayor of SF - 48 hills

Billionaire 'protest' is a total bust as huge crowd packs Portsmouth Square for a candidate who might be able to build a winning coalition in mostly right-wing field

48 hills
Admirals Cove Rent Control Protections Reaffirmed - Alameda Post

An Independent Hearing Officer ruled in favor of applying the City of Alameda's Rent Control ordinance to residents of Admirals Cove.

Alameda Post

#housingcrisis
#globalhousingcrisis
#CorporateLandlords: The Fight for #AffordableHousing in #California#BRAVENEW FILMS (#BNF)

Moldy walls, leaky roofs, rising rents. That’s what tenants of
#StephenSchwarzman, #Blackstone CEO, are living with. It’s time to repeal #CostaHawkins. It’s t...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SNGZm21Pw8

Corporate Landlords: The Fight for Affordable Housing in California • BRAVE NEW FILMS (BNF)

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If you care about the #housingcrisis in #Oakland, then you should be/get familiar with the names #CostaHawkins and #SteveKalmbach. The former is a law, the latter is a person. They are both part of the problem.

http://abc7news.com/realestate/oakland-families-say-theyre-facing-100%-rent-increases/2737564/

@pennsylforniageek I think step one is helping current tenants/renters stay in their current homes. That means repealing #CostaHawkins Act that exempts single family homes from #rentcontrol . Also, we should not allow so many landlords to get #rentcontrol exemptions just because they invested in/maintained their properties.