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Concord City Council expected to consider rent control

November 16, 2018

CAA Contra Costa encourages local housing providers to attend the Tuesday, Nov. 27 Concord City Council meeting, where elected officials will likely hear demands for rent control and “just cause”…

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Glendale City Council takes steps toward temporary rent cap

November 14, 2018

During a hearing packed with housing providers Tuesday, the Glendale City Council requested staff to create a temporary rent cap with a maximum annual increase of 5 percent.

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City of Sacramento waives development fees to jumpstart affordable housing construction

November 2, 2018

To jumpstart affordable housing construction, the Sacramento City Council this week voted to waive development impact fees on new projects, a move supported by the California Apartment Association and other…

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Sacramento Vice Mayor Hansen presents rent mediation and 18-month lease proposal

October 19, 2018

Sacramento Vice Mayor Steve Hansen presented his Tenant Protection and Relief Act to members attending the CAA Sacramento Valley luncheon on Tuesday, Oct. 16. The proposed ordinance would establish a…

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Rent control measure qualifies for Sacramento city ballot in 2020

October 12, 2018

An initiative to bring rent control to the city of Sacramento has qualified for the March 2020, however, a legal challenge could prevent the measure from ever appearing before voters.…

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Sacramento City Council members unveil alternative to mayor’s temporary rent cap

September 14, 2018

During a special housing workshop held on Sept. 4, competing proposals were announced by Sacramento Mayor Steinberg and three members of the City Council. As expected, Mayor Darrell Steinberg presented…

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Palo Alto council reaffirms opposition to rent control and ‘just cause’ eviction

September 14, 2018

The Palo Alto City Council on Monday made clear, once again, that rent control and “just cause” eviction policies would fail to solve the region’s housing shortage. At the Sept.…

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Palo Alto enacts relocation-payment policy for no-fault evictions

August 30, 2018

After resoundingly rejecting rent control and just-cause eviction proposals in October 2017, the city of Palo Alto early Tuesday morning adopted a relocation-assistance emergency ordinance for no-fault evictions. Since the…

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El Cerrito council critical of rent control

August 23, 2018

After hearing from the California Apartment Association, its allies, and local housing providers, El Cerrito City Council this week rebuffed efforts to bring rent control and “just cause” eviction policies…

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Year in Review: The biggest stories of 2017 for California’s rental housing industry

January 2, 2018

The rent control movement established a foothold in Southern California. Lawmakers passed a historic package of bills to address the state’s ongoing housing crisis. And one of the state’s most…