
LA Rent Caps Will Backfire (on Renters)Dec 4
city council votes to cap rent increases below inflation, crushing long-term cashflow for landlords with below market rents and knee-capping new development
Apr 3, 2024

The politically connected San Francisco Tenants Union, which has helped shape the city's housing policy for years, links to a list of properties where people can squat
Through a closely associated organization (with whom it shares a website) the union offers a how-to guide for 'stealing' other people's homes
The associated organization in question, Homes Not Jails, recruits homeless people to do organized takeovers of vacant buildings, sometimes permanently
“There are two basic problems squatters have in gaining tenants’ rights: