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. 10 meeting, the council held firm on its position to reject rent and eviction controls as they did in October 2017. Councilmen Adrian Fine, Greg Tanaka, Greg Scharff and Cory Wolbach rejected a motion by the City Council’s no-growth faction to explore “a full range of renter protections” that specifically include “just cause” eviction policies and rent stabilization — aka rent control. Instead, on a 7-1 vote, the council favored… Read More