affordable housing crisis

Members of the East Palo Alto Rent Stabilization Board sit behind the desk during a meeting.

Proposition 33 sparks debate on rent control, the free market and values

For residents of East Palo Alto, a majority-minority community of 30,000 residents nestled near the technology behemoths of Silicon Valley, housing has been a key issue since the city was incorporated in 1983.   To protect low-income tenants, East Palo Alto passed a “vacancy control” law in 1983 that strictly limited the ability of landlords to

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Redwood City's Ian Bain at a holiday parade in the city's downtown.

Outgoing Redwood City mayor reflects on region’s housing crunch

REDWOOD CITY — Redwood City has not been immune to California’s housing crunch. Councilmember Ian Bain, who passed the mayoral title to Diane Howard on Dec. 9 after finishing a two-year term as the city’s top government official, doesn’t have to imagine what it’s like to have trouble affording Bay Area housing.

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