As we plunge into 2016, the California Apartment Association is building on a strong foundation of government affairs victories from the past 12 months, both at the state and local…
Government
CAA Tri-County-endorsed candidate Mahn Nguyen won handily in Tuesday, June 23, special election to fill the District 4 seat on the San Jose City Council. When Councilman-Elect Nguyen is sworn…
On the eve of the California Apartment Association’s June board meeting, members of the Legislature’s Moderate Democratic Caucus joined CAA VIPs for dinner. About 20 of the “Mods” attended the…
For the second straight year, state Sen. Mark Leno has conceded defeat on a bill aimed at weakening the Ellis Act, legislation that protects a landlord’s right to leave the…
A bill that threatens to undermine a landlord’s right to leave San Francisco’s rental housing business stalled Tuesday in its first committee hearing. The Senate Transportation and Housing Committee voted…
As the halfway point of 2014 approaches, the California Apartment Association has accomplished much in the legislative arena, yet much work lies ahead. Friday was a milestone of sorts in…
At the California Apartment Association, we advocated for and against dozens of bills this year that could affect the rental housing business. In most cases, Gov. Jerry Brown agreed with…
A statewide coalition will work to educate California opinion leaders and the public about the devastating impacts of increasing property taxes, the group announced today. The coalition, Californians to Stop…
The California Apartment Association and state Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, believe legislation spelling this out is necessary — and would help prevent all too frequent scams associated with the…
For the first time in 2013, the California Apartment Association has taken official positions on a series of bills, from whether to ban smoking in multifamily complexes to a proposal…