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Supporters of extreme rent control have released “misleading” TV commercials promoting Proposition 21, according to fact checks by news media organizations throughout California.
Proponents of Prop 21 are attempting to bring back the radical forms of rent control that proliferated in California in the 1970s and ’80s. Their advertising, however, fails to accurately describe the measure or the chilling effect it would have on affordable housing production.
KCRA-TV, Northern California’s largest station, called two ads supporting Prop 21 on TV ads “misleading.” Among its criticism: ads say that homelessness would be reduced yet there is no provision in Proposition 21… Read More
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The CAA-led campaign to defeat Proposition 21 has released its second TV commercial aimed at keeping extreme forms of rent control out of California.
The 30-second ad from Californians for Responsible Housing features Col. Lou Carmona of Rancho Murieta, a retired U.S. Army pilot who served 32 years in the Army before retiring as a colonel in 2018. Carmona deployed to Bosnia in the late 1990s and did three tours in Iraq/Afghanistan/Kuwait. He also flew Blackhawk helicopters in the National Guard.
“We have so many veterans living on our streets in California. The cost of housing is out of control.… Read More
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During an interview this week about rising rents in San Diego, Whitney Benzian of CAA pointed to a lack of housing supply.
The CAA executive also pointed to excessive government regulations and fees, which makes development more costly to builders, and ultimately, so residents.
“Costs for permits, water, development impact fees — things like that are burdensome,” Benzian, vice president of public affairs for CAA San Diego, told CW6 News reporter Gary Buzel.
He also pointed to the recent trend of building micro-apartments as a less costly option that can work especially well for college students.
“There’s a housing supply… Read More