Post

Statewide rent control bill advances, bill to weaken Costa-Hawkins stalls

April 25, 2019

A bill that would apply rent control and price-gouging protections statewide advanced today from its first committee hearing, while a second rent control proposal stalled amid strong opposition from CAA.…

Post

California rent control bills get first hearing next week

April 17, 2019

A pair of bills that would greatly expand rent control in California will get their first test in the state Legislature next week. On Thursday, April 25, the Assembly Committee…

Post

Gov. Newsom’s multi-pronged approach to housing shortage includes incentives, penalties

January 17, 2019

California’s new governor is taking a multi-pronged approach to the state’s housing crisis that would remove barriers to construction, add financial incentives for cities and counties to build, and bring…

Post

Election 2018: CAA’s political action committees help keep moderate voice in Legislature

November 15, 2018

In California, last week’s gubernatorial election proved to be a complete rebuke of President Trump’s agenda, with Democrats winning significantly at every level of state government. Democrats swept all statewide…

Post

California Apartment Association partners with A Reading Heart

June 20, 2018

The California Apartment Association has partnered with the Fresno-based nonprofit A Reading Heart to install mini-libraries in CAA-member properties. A Reading Heart is a book-donation program dedicated to serving children…

Post

CAA to Assembly select committee: NIMBYs drive up costs of housing

October 5, 2017

The California Apartment Association provided testimony this week about the role of NIMBYism in the high cost of housing for the middle class. Debra Carlton, senior vice president of public…

Post

Proposed repeal of Costa-Hawkins Act on hold for 2017

April 6, 2017

For the remainder of 2017, lawmakers have shelved a bill that would repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, landmark legislation that’s protected California from extreme forms of rent control for…

Post

Measure S anti-housing initiative defeated by more than 2-1 margin

March 8, 2017

Voters in Los Angeles on Tuesday soundly rejected Measure S, a ballot proposal that would have substantially blocked housing construction in the city for two years. The California Apartment Association…

Post

Gov. Brown signs bill to help enforce pro-housing law

September 21, 2016

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into a law a bill that will allow groups like CAA to sue local governments when they deny housing projects in violation of state law.…

Post

Rental-housing friendly candidates for Legislature perform well in primary

June 10, 2016

By SHANT APEKIAN Numerous candidates backed by the rental housing industry enjoyed success at the ballot box during the California June primary, but contests will remain tight — and the…