PROP 33: Make it easier for Californians to have rent control

Many of us struggle to pay rent. California has the 2nd highest monthly rent rate and San Francisco has the 3rd highest one-bedroom rent rate in the country, with an average one-bedroom apartment costing nearly $3000.

For too long, greedy developers and corporate landlords have dictated the housing market, leaving working-class communities to foot bills that we could never afford with our wages. 

A key solution to our affordable housing crisis is rent control. This November, voters will get a chance to make it easier for local governments to put caps on how much landlords can increase the rent for tenants. Prop 33 would repeal a state law that bans local governments from capping rent on certain units, giving room to better control rent spikes.

We all deserve to stay in the places we call home but with sky-high rent increases, working-class families and community members are getting pushed out of their homes. Let’s make it easier for local governments to cap rent increases and allow working people to afford their rent.