Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act reform: Difference between revisions

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== References ==

**“Statement on Costa Hawkins Repeal.” 6 Nov 2017.&nbsp;[http://www.dsa-la.org/statement_on_costa_hawkins_repeal http://www.dsa-la.org/statement_on_costa_hawkins_repeal].<br/> &nbsp;

**“DSA-LA Statement in Opposition to Measure S.”&nbsp; 2017.&nbsp;[http://www.dsa-la.org/no_on_s [1]].<br/> ''“It is funded by a corrupt local millionaire who is siphoning money from his AIDS charity to prevent obstruction of his office view.”&nbsp;''<br/> &nbsp;

 

*Diamond, Rebecca, Tim McQuade, & Franklin Qian (2017). “[http://conference.nber.org/confer//2017/PEf17/Diamond_McQuade_Qian.pdf The Effects of Rent Control Expansion on Tenants, Landlords, and Inequality: Evidence from San Francisco].” NBER working paper, October 11, 2017.&nbsp;[http://conference.nber.org/confer//2017/PEf17/Diamond_McQuade_Qian.pdf http://conference.nber.org/confer//2017/PEf17/Diamond_McQuade_Qian.pdf].<br/> ''"Abstract:&nbsp;<br/> In this paper, we exploit quasi-experimental variation in the assignment of rent control in San Francisco to study its impacts on tenants, landlords, and the rental market as a whole. Leveraging new micro data which tracks an individual’s migration over time, '''we find that rent control increased the probability a renter stayed at their address by close to 20 percent. At the same time, we find that landlords whose properties were exogenously covered by rent control reduced their supply of available rental housing by 15%, by either converting to condos/TICs, selling to owner occupied, or redeveloping buildings. This led to a city-wide rent increase of 7% '''and caused $5 billion of welfare losses to all renters. We develop a dynamic, structural model of neighborhood choice to evaluate the welfare impacts of our reduced form effects. We find that '''rent control offered large benefits to impacted tenants during the 1995-2012 period, averaging between $2300 and $6600 per person each year, with aggregate benefits totaling over $390 million annually.''' The substantial welfare losses due to decreased housing supply could be mitigated if insurance against large rent increases was provided as a form of government social insurance, instead of a regulated mandate on landlords."''<br/> &nbsp;

*KQED Forum. “[https://ww2.kqed.org/forum/2018/01/09/a-bill-to-repeal-longstanding-rent-control-limits-gets-a-public-hearing/ A Bill to Repeal California Rent Control Limits Gets A Public Hearing.]” (radio show, archived with Dean Preston, Tenants Together, and Debra Carlton, California Apartment Association). KQED, Jan 10, 2018.<br/> [https://ww2.kqed.org/forum/2018/01/09/a-bill-to-repeal-longstanding-rent-control-limits-gets-a-public-hearing/ https://ww2.kqed.org/forum/2018/01/09/a-bill-to-repeal-longstanding-rent-control-limits-gets-a-public-hearing/].<br/> &nbsp;

*Legislative Analysts Office, California (LAO 2017).&nbsp;[http://www.lao.ca.gov/ballot/2017/170629.pdf Review of proposed statutory initiative pertaining to rent control (A.G. File No. 17-0041)].&nbsp;12 Dec 2017.&nbsp;[http://www.lao.ca.gov/ballot/2017/170629.pdf http://www.lao.ca.gov/ballot/2017/170629.pdf].<br/> &nbsp;

*Levin, Matt, and Liam Dillon. “[https://soundcloud.com/matt-levin-4/is-rent-control-good-or-bad-with-aids-healthcare-president-michael-weinstein Is Rent Control Good or Bad, with AIDS Healthcare Foundation President Michael Weinstein.]” Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast, Nov 22, 2017.<br/> [https://soundcloud.com/matt-levin-4/is-rent-control-good-or-bad-with-aids-healthcare-president-michael-weinstein https://soundcloud.com/matt-levin-4/is-rent-control-good-or-bad-with-aids-healthcare-president-michael-weinstein].<br/> &nbsp;

*McFadden, Chuck. “[http://capitolweekly.net/rent-control-2018-ballot/ Rent control may roil 2018 ballot.]” ''Capitol Weekly.'' [http://capitolweekly.net/rent-control-2018-ballot/. http://capitolweekly.net/rent-control-2018-ballot/.&nbsp;]<br/> &nbsp;

*Murphy, Katy. “[https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/11/02/rent-control-policy-likely-fueled-the-gentrification-of-san-francisco-study-finds/ Rent-control policy `likely fueled the gentrification of San Francisco,’ study finds.]” The Mercury News, 2 November 2017. &nbsp;[https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/11/02/rent-control-policy-likely-fueled-the-gentrification-of-san-francisco-study-finds/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/11/02/rent-control-policy-likely-fueled-the-gentrification-of-san-francisco-study-finds/].<br/> ''(referring to [Diamond et al 2017]).&nbsp;''<br/> &nbsp;

*Reyes, Emily Alpert, and David Zahniser. “[http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-aids-foundation-political-spending-20170221-story.html http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-aids-foundation-political-spending-20170221-story.html][[So_why_is_an_AIDS_nonprofit_suing_to_halt_construction_and_pushing_for_Measure_S?|So why is an AIDS nonprofit suing to halt construction and pushing for Measure S?]]” ''LA Times,'' 24 February 2017. [http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-aids-foundation-political-spending-20170221-story.html http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-aids-foundation-political-spending-20170221-story.html].<br/> &nbsp;

*Sims, D. P. (2007). "Out of control: What can we learn from the end of Massachusetts rent control?" ''Journal of Urban Economics'', 61(1), 129–151.<br/> &nbsp;

*Stern, Mark Joseph. “[http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2014/09/10/michael_weinstein_of_the_aids_healthcare_foundation_hates_truvada_don_t.html The Enfant Terrible of AIDS Activism Reaches a New Low.]” ''Slate'', 10 Sept 2014. [http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2014/09/10/michael_weinstein_of_the_aids_healthcare_foundation_hates_truvada_don_t.html. http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2014/09/10/michael_weinstein_of_the_aids_healthcare_foundation_hates_truvada_don_t.html.&nbsp;]<br/> ''"opportunistic malfeasance for the sole purpose of 'gold-mining the press.'" says activist Peter Staley.''<br/> &nbsp;

*Weinstein, Michael, Elena Popp, and Christina Livington. “[https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/initiatives/pdfs/17-0041%20(Affordable%20Housing)_0.pdf Affordable Housing Act]” (filing letter). &nbsp;20 October 2017<br/> [https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/initiatives/pdfs/17-0041%20(Affordable%20Housing)_0.pdf. https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/initiatives/pdfs/17-0041%20%28Affordable%20Housing%29_0.pdf.&nbsp;]<br/> &nbsp;