Rent control and tenants? rights set to be larger political issues in 2018 elections
More and more local campaigns pushing for relief from affordability crisis Earlier this year, San Francisco-based California State Senator Scott Wiener turned local zoning codes into a national news story when he introduced the Transit Zoning Bill, SB 827, which would have allowed new housing near major transit hubs to be built up to eight stories tall, overriding local zoning concerns.
Although the bill ultimately failed, it was a proposal that galvanized pundits and supporters across the housing and development divide: it was either a long-overdue, common-sense solution to a lack of housing supply, or a misguided measure that would usurp local control and disrupt neighborhoods.
But in terms of local housing policy, and a significant rise in activism and advocacy, it can be seen as the tip of an iceberg. According to Dean Preston, executive director of Tenants Together, a statewide tenants rights organization in California that formed in 2008, 150 housing-related bills were introduced in the California legislature last year, one of many signals Preston and others have noticed showing a sharp rise in activism and political pressure to change housing laws. ?There is a lot more interest on the state level, since more and more people have recognized we?re in the midst of a housing crisis,? says Preston.
Along with a growth in activity from tenants union and rent strikes, more and more local groups are succeeding in putting these issues on the political agenda. This g...
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