Proposition 21 asks voters if local governments should be allowed to enact rent control measures. It would replace the Costa Hawkins Rental Housing Act, a state law pass in 1995 that limited what local governments could do. This is part of the Bay Curious Prop Fest series, covering the 12 statewide propositions on the Nov 2020 ballot.
This episode has been updated.
Additional Reading:
- Episode transcript: https://www.kqed.org/news/11841779
- Bay Curious Episode on Rent Control: https://bit.ly/33ICNuc
- Prop Fest Homepage: https://www.kqed.org/propfest
- KQED Voter Guide: http://kqed.org/voterguide
Reported by Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Katie McMurran and Rob Speight. Additional support from Erika Aguilar, Jessica Placzek, Kyana Moghadam, Paul Lancour, Bianca Hernandez, Ethan Lindsey, Vinnee Tong and Michelle Wiley.