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Sunday Commentary: Rent Control? Yes – But It Won’t Solve Housing Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 30, 2023
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Sunday Commentary: Rent Control? Yes – But It Won’t Solve Housing Crisis

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor California voters will get a third opportunity to consider removin ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor California voters will get a third opportunity to consider removing restrictions on rent control—the two previous times the initiative failed by a wide margin. ...

July 30, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Rent Control Advocates Will Try It Again

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 08, 2023
| (1) Comment

Sunday Commentary: Rent Control Advocates Will Try It Again

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – A Santa Monica law firm in late December submitte ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – A Santa Monica law firm in late December submitted a potential petition for circulation, “Justice For Renters Act.” The sweeping law would writ ...

January 08, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Study Questions the Benefits of Rent Control

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 13, 2022
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Commentary: Study Questions the Benefits of Rent Control

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – One of the solutions that many look to for risin ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – One of the solutions that many look to for rising rental costs is rent control. While I have generally backed rent control measures, particula ...

April 13, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Statewide Rent Control in Effect Due to Declarations of Emergency

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 10, 2019
| (1) Comment

Statewide Rent Control in Effect Due to Declarations of Emergency

Ongoing Wildfire Emergencies Trigger State’s Anti-Price Gouging Law - Prohibits Landlords from Raising Cu ...

Ongoing Wildfire Emergencies Trigger State’s Anti-Price Gouging Law - Prohibits Landlords from Raising Current or Advertised Rents by More than 10% (From Press Release – Berkeley Tenants Union) - Cal ...

November 10, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Bill That Would Prevent Large Rent Increases Passes Senate, Close to Becoming Law

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 15, 2019
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Bill That Would Prevent Large Rent Increases Passes Senate, Close to Becoming Law

Earlier this week, the legislature passed AB 1482 by Assemblymember David Chiu. The bill would prevent l ...

Earlier this week, the legislature passed AB 1482 by Assemblymember David Chiu. The bill would prevent large rental increases by landlords. Following the passage by the legislature, Governor Gavin Ne ...

September 15, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City of Sacramento OKs Rent Control – Grassroots Effort Not Happy with Compromise

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 15, 2019
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City of Sacramento OKs Rent Control – Grassroots Effort Not Happy with Compromise

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Apparently, there’s rent control. And then ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Apparently, there’s rent control. And then there’s rent control. That was made abundantly clear Tuesday when a new Sacramento rent control ...

August 15, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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After Threatened Arrests, Rent Control Advocates Cheer Passage of Key Bills

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 01, 2019
| (25) Comments

After Threatened Arrests, Rent Control Advocates Cheer Passage of Key Bills

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Rent control advocates fighting for securit ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Rent control advocates fighting for security for renters were willing to break the law here at the State Capitol late last week – they tri ...

May 01, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Rent Control Advocates Stage Capitol Sit-ins to Counter Housing Crisis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 25, 2019
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Rent Control Advocates Stage Capitol Sit-ins to Counter Housing Crisis

Governor's Office Said Rent Control Will Help, but Fails to Provide Food, Water & Bathroom By Crescen ...

Governor's Office Said Rent Control Will Help, but Fails to Provide Food, Water & Bathroom By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Sometimes it comes down to a matter of trus ...

April 25, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Prop 10 Will Probably Lose, but There Are Some Other Interesting Poll Results

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 29, 2018
| (53) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Prop 10 Will Probably Lose, but There Are Some Other Interesting Poll Results

Yesterday, Bernie Sanders announce his endorsement of Proposition 10 over Twitter, stating: “Currently Ca ...

Yesterday, Bernie Sanders announce his endorsement of Proposition 10 over Twitter, stating: “Currently California cities and towns aren't permitted to pass rent control measures to address the afforda ...

October 29, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: In Support of Bold Housing and Schools: Vote Moreno, Pickett, Yes on L, Prop 10

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 26, 2018
| (75) Comments

Letter: In Support of Bold Housing and Schools: Vote Moreno, Pickett, Yes on L, Prop 10

By Eric Gudz We have much to consider November 6th, and as we move closer to Election Day, not a moment g ...

By Eric Gudz We have much to consider November 6th, and as we move closer to Election Day, not a moment goes by where I’m not inspired by our community’s caliber of civic engagement. Out of all the is ...

October 26, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: Keep the Rent Control Ball Rolling!

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 20, 2018
| (2) Comments

Guest Commentary: Keep the Rent Control Ball Rolling!

By Sam Houston The election is less than a month away so we have very little time to help Proposition 10 ...

By Sam Houston The election is less than a month away so we have very little time to help Proposition 10 pass in November. I want to make sure that everyone else in Davis who wants no new housing pro ...

October 20, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: We Need Rent Control in Davis!

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 09, 2018
| (6) Comments

Guest Commentary: We Need Rent Control in Davis!

By Sam Houston I wrote back in December, https://www.davisvanguard.org/2017/12/guest-commentary-time-rent- ...

By Sam Houston I wrote back in December, https://www.davisvanguard.org/2017/12/guest-commentary-time-rent-control-davis/ , that it was time to enact rent control in Davis in order to halt all future gr ...

October 09, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: If We Can’t Build, Blocked By Litigation – Is Rent Control the Answer?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 05, 2018
| (85) Comments

Commentary: If We Can’t Build, Blocked By Litigation – Is Rent Control the Answer?

Sky-rocketing rents, unaffordable housing, and lack of available housing are not just a Davis issue, they ...

Sky-rocketing rents, unaffordable housing, and lack of available housing are not just a Davis issue, they are a statewide issue. On the ballot for November, about a month away, is Proposition 10, a b ...

October 05, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Sacramento Mayor Backs Temporary Rent Control – Should We?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 05, 2018
| (20) Comments

Commentary: Sacramento Mayor Backs Temporary Rent Control – Should We?

On Tuesday, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg supported a temporary rent control measure. In a blog ent ...

On Tuesday, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg supported a temporary rent control measure. In a blog entry (here), he made it “clear that I do not favor permanent rent control…” Instead, he argued t ...

September 05, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Costa-Hawkins Repeal Qualifies for November Ballot

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 16, 2018
| (2) Comments

Costa-Hawkins Repeal Qualifies for November Ballot

Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced on Friday that an initiative which would expand local governmen ...

Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced on Friday that an initiative which would expand local governments’ authority to enact rent control on residential property is eligible for the November 6, 201 ...

June 16, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Will A Repeal of Costa-Hawkins Get on the Ballot for November?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 15, 2018
| (101) Comments

Will A Repeal of Costa-Hawkins Get on the Ballot for November?

The deadline to qualify is June 25. In April, supporters announced that they had gathered enough signatu ...

The deadline to qualify is June 25. In April, supporters announced that they had gathered enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot. It has not been officially certified as of yet. Repeal ...

June 15, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: New Rental Housing Supply is the Best Rent Control We Can Provide

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 15, 2018
| (46) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: New Rental Housing Supply is the Best Rent Control We Can Provide

Last week, state legislation that could have repealed a law that prohibits cities and counties from imple ...

Last week, state legislation that could have repealed a law that prohibits cities and counties from implementing most new rent control measures died after four members of the Assembly Housing and Comm ...

January 15, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: It’s Time for Rent Control in Davis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 11, 2017
| (7) Comments

Guest Commentary: It’s Time for Rent Control in Davis

By Sam Houston Yes, I’ll come out as the first one to openly advocate for rent control in Davis and now i ...

By Sam Houston Yes, I’ll come out as the first one to openly advocate for rent control in Davis and now is the time. As the arguments rage for building MEGA-dorms, Apartments for All or somehow forcin ...

December 11, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: What We Are Doing Is Not Working – We Have to Do Something Different

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 07, 2017
| (63) Comments

My View: What We Are Doing Is Not Working – We Have to Do Something Different

I read Sean Raycraft’s Thursday guest column with great interest. He writes, “Who is most hurt by the Da ...

I read Sean Raycraft’s Thursday guest column with great interest. He writes, “Who is most hurt by the Davis housing crisis? As far as I can tell, it’s the most vulnerable. The unhoused, the working p ...

October 07, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (63) Comments

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Should Davis Consider Rent Control?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 04, 2017
| (37) Comments

Should Davis Consider Rent Control?

When students came before the council last month to support Sterling Apartments, chief among their concer ...

When students came before the council last month to support Sterling Apartments, chief among their concerns was the lack of housing vacancy embodied by the 0.2 percent vacancy rate. However, As Don G ...

May 04, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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