A colleague clued me in on this: rent control is on the June ballot. The ballot measure would impact ALL of California. Time to get informed, and involved?
NO ON 98 – The Hidden Agendas Scheme
Wealthy landlords spent millions to get Prop. 98 on the ballot to eliminate rent control and other important renter protections like the fair return of deposits. 98 could also stop future water projects, destroy local land-use planning, erode environmental protections and lead to higher taxpayer costs.
YES ON 99 – The Homeowners Protection Act
Prop. 99 is real eminent domain reform: it prohibits government from taking homes to transfer to private developer. 99 is pure reform: no hidden agendas and no adverse consequences like Prop. 98.
A link to additional information is below.
Filed under: Activism | Tagged: Did you know?, rent control
Kev, this initiative would outlaw rent control in ALL of California!
Article on the subject in today’s Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/10/MNFBVF0BP.DTL