Stanford paper says rent control is driving up cost of housing in San Francisco

Re:Stanford paper says rent control is driving up cost of ho... by fnord77 on Monday January 08, 2018 @03:12PM (#16099943)

I believe most of the people living in SF are renters. Getting rid of rent control will never happen, politically.

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Re:Stanford paper says rent control is driving up cost of ho... by peterjlee on Monday January 08, 2018 @04:48PM (#16100957)

Rent control is only available in units built before 1980. So renters who were not lucky enough to find a rent controlled housing has an incentive to vote against rent control. Though, any politician who leans one way or the other will piss off the other group and could be a political suicide.

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Re:Stanford paper says rent control is driving up cost of ho... by c1utch1 on Monday January 08, 2018 @03:44PM (#16100327)

renters are less likely to vote though.

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