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A CAA-sponsored bill that would boost construction of micro apartments — especially in areas near public university campuses and public transit — has advanced to the state Senate.
On Thursday, the Assembly unanimously approved AB 352 by Assemblyman Miguel Santiago, D-Los Angeles. The bill is now awaiting a hearing date in the Senate’s Rules Committee.
The bill, one of three housing-supply bills sponsored by the California Apartment Association this year, would help prevent local governments from establishing roadblocks to “efficiency dwelling units,” which usually measure 220 square feet or less. Like AB 943, Santiago authored this piece of legislation.
The Pacifica City Council on Monday voted 4-1 to place rent control and just-cause eviction policies on the November ballot.
The ballot measure would:
Cap rent increases at 3.4 percent annually.
Implement eviction controls mirroring San Francisco’s just-cause eviction policy.
Establish a seven-member rental housing commission with the power to set rents, recommend rules and regulations, and levy fees.
Over the objections of CAA and other business groups, the San Jose City Council on Tuesday night voted to immediately implement “just cause” eviction policies.
The council decision came on a 9-2 vote following four hours of emotional testimony. Voting against the emergency just-cause ordinance were council members Johnny Khamis and Dev Davis.
Rental property owners and industry partners took a trip in a cultural time machine last month during the CAA Orange County Charity Gala.
More than 400 attendees gathered April 20 at the Hotel Irvine for an evening that boasted …
The California Apartment Association has suspended its legal efforts to overturn a pair of rent control measures approved by voters last year in Mountain View and Richmond.
In recent months, judges in both Santa Clara and Contra Costa counties ruled against CAA’s motions for preliminary injunctions that would have halted enforcement of Measures V and L, respectively.
A pair of California Apartment Association-sponsored bills that would help solve the statewide housing crisis advanced Wednesday from the Assembly Local Government Committee on a unanimous vote.
The bills, AB 943 and AB 352 by Assemblyman Miguel Santiago, D-Los Angeles, would raise the voter threshold for approving no-growth measures and support the development of micro-apartment units, respectively.
Tagged: Affordable housingLegislation
The Concord City Council next week will consider adopting a rent-mediation program, a sensible alternative to rent control that’s supported by the California Apartment Association.
CAA urges rental housing providers to attend the council meeting, scheduled for 6 p.m. in Concord council chambers, 1950 Parkside Drive.
In California, many air districts fail to meet federal health standards for fine particulate matter, of which wood smoke is a significant source. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, changing out one old, dirty, inefficient wood stove removes as much pollution as removing five old diesel buses from the road.
This year, SB 563 by Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, proposes to establish the Wood Smoke Reduction Program, which would include funding to replace old, wood stoves. The California Air Resources Board would administer the program in coordination with local air districts.
Tagged: Legislation
CAA has identified a number of bills that threaten job providers throughout California, including rental property owners, developers and other companies that serve the multifamily-housing industry.
The most onerous anti-employer bills working their way through the state Legislature this year include:
AB 1008 by Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento. This bill would make it illegal for an employer to include on an employment application any question seeking disclosure of an applicant’s criminal history.
Tagged: Legislation
The California Apartment Association is calling on its members to speak out next week against a proposal to place eviction controls on San Jose apartments.