On this edition of Your Call, we're discussing California’s affordable housing crisis. Nearly one-third of renters spend more than 50% of their income on housing.
The Democratic-controlled Assembly Housing Committee recently voted down a bill to repeal the Costa-Hawkins Act, which prohibits rent control on housing built after 1995. Rent control advocates are working to put a repeal on the November ballot. We’ll speak with tenant and landlord advocates to find out if there’s common ground about how to address this dire situation.
Guests:
Christina Livingston, executive director of the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment
Davin Cardenas, co-director of the North Bay Organizing Project
Debra Carlton, senior vice president of public affairs for the California Apartment Association
Web Resources:
California Apartment Association
Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act