LA County Supervisors Endorse Prop 33 Rent Control Measure
September 24 2024 - 6:08PM
Business Wire
Supervisors vote to support ballot initiative
to overturn statewide ban on rent control and allow local
communities to help keep tenants in their homes
Housing advocates, rent control supporters, union leaders and
several elected officials thanked the Los Angeles County Board of
Supervisors for its endorsement earlier today of Proposition 33, a
November statewide ballot initiative that will allow for the
expansion of rent control in California by overturning the Costa
Hawkins Rental Housing Act, a state law passed in 1995.
“We are thrilled the County of Los Angeles has taken a stand to
support renters by endorsing Proposition 33,” said Susie
Shannon, campaign manager for Yes on 33. “It is significant
that the two largest counties in California—Los Angeles and San
Francisco Counties--now support Prop 33.”
Supervisor Lindsey Horvath (D - 3rd District) authored
the motion to endorse (Agenda Item Number 11), which was seconded
by Supervisor Hilda Solis (D – 1st District) and supported
by Supervisor Janice Hahn (D – 4th District). Only
Supervisor Katherine Barger (R-5th District) voted against the
measure. Supervisor Holly Mitchell (D-2nd District) abstained.
Rent control advocates hosted a press conference just prior to
the Supervisors meeting urging the Board to endorse the measure and
testified before the Board in support of the measure and the
Board’s endorsement. In addition to Shannon, Tuesday’s press
conference participants included Hon. Brian Tabatabai,
Mayor, West Covina; Hon. Sue Himmelrich, Former Mayor of
Santa Monica; Ericka Lesley, Board Chair, Santa Monica Rent
Board; Ada Briceño, Co-President, UNITE Here Local 11;
Eduardo Martinez, Housing Advocate and AHF Mobilizer; and
Tom Butts, a Los Angeles area renter.
Notable figures and groups who have endorsed Proposition 33
include the California Democratic Party; Senator Bernie
Sanders (I-VT); labor and civil rights icon Dolores
Huerta; UNITE HERE Co-President Ada Briceño; and
Democratic National Committee Member Christine Pelosi.
More than 100 California elected officials, including
Congressmember Maxine Waters, Congressmember Barbara
Lee, Congressmember Ro Khanna, State Senator Ben
Allen, State Senator Maria Elena Durazo, and
Assemblymember Chris Holden, have also endorsed Proposition
33.
Proposition 33 is just 23 words: "The state may not limit the
right of any city, county, or city and county to maintain, enact or
expand residential rent control.” It would remove California’s
statewide rent control ban and give local communities the right to
stabilize rents and make apartments more affordable for low-income
and middle-income renters.
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Ged Kenslea, AHF Senior Communications Director 323.791.5526
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