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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

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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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Fred Kameda is pictured inside his home with the front door behind him.

Sunnyvale’s mobile homeowners are eligible for key financial perks – if they sign up in time

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Sunnyvale’s nearly 11,000 mobile homeowners have 60 days as of Nov.1 to stabilize rents for their lots. But communicating how mobile home residents can secure these protections within a short timeframe will be a challenge. “A lot of residents still are kind of not paying attention, and so it’s critical that they know this is

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