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The California Apartment Association today announced that Joseph A. Lawton Jr., vice president of Castle Management Co., has begun a one-year term as president of the association’s statewide board of directors.
Lawton began his tenure Jan. 1 and will take his formal oath of office during the association’s Feb. 16 board meeting in Sacramento.
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The California Apartment Association today announced that Barry Altshuler of Equity Residential has begun a one-year term as vice president of the association’s statewide board of directors.
For more than 75 years, the California Apartment Association has supported rental housing owners and managers through tireless work in public affairs, education and customer service.
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The California Apartment Association today announced that Adam Goldfarb, vice president at Manco Abbott Inc., has begun his second term as secretary/treasurer of the association’s statewide board of directors.
Goldfarb brings a wealth of industry experience to his position, having managed client relationships for institutional and multifamily clients.
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After the California Apartment Association qualified a referendum on Santa Rosa’s rent control ordinance, the City Council on Tuesday decided to put the issue before voters in a June 6 special election.
The council had two other options: to repeal the law or place it before voters in November 2018.
After hearing from the California Apartment Association, the Menlo Park City Council has unanimously declined to study rent control and just-cause eviction policies.
Instead, the council Tuesday agreed to study nearly 15 policies and programs to increase housing supply, help low-income families obtain affordable units, and develop a rental housing best-practices program for owners.
The California Apartment Association has named Matthew Buck as its new executive in Orange County.
Buck began his new role Jan. 3. With three years of experience at CAA, he previously served as vice president of public affairs for CAA Inland Empire.
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The California Apartment Association today filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of Richmond’s rent control law.
The lawsuit, accessible here, alleges that Richmond’s rent control ordinance, approved by voters as Measure L, violates state and federal laws in several ways.
CAA also requested a temporary restraining order to halt enforcement of the measure.
The California Apartment Association has named Ben J. Benoit as its new vice president of public affairs in the Greater Inland Empire.
Benoit, who began Jan. 3, comes to CAA’s Greater Inland Empire office with a history of service to his community. Benoit has served as a council member for the city of Wildomar and has brought a strong voice to many regional boards.
Election officials this week confirmed that enough signatures were collected to qualify a referendum on Santa Rosa’s rent control ordinance.
Sonoma County’s registrar of voters counted 9,648 valid signatures, far more than the 8,485 needed for the referendum to qualify.
The registrar first confirmed the success of the signature-gathering effort in mid-October. Later that month, however, the registrar determined that a hand count was needed to certify the results.
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