Support continues to grow for Justice for Renters ballot measure which comes before voters November 2024
LOS ANGELES (June 17, 2024) – More than 100 California elected officials, including Congressmember Maxine Waters, Congressmember Barbara Lee, Congressmember Ro Khanna, State Senator Ben Allen, State Senator Maria Elena Durazo, and Assemblymember Chris Holden, have endorsed the Justice for Renters Act, a November 2024 statewide ballot initiative that will allow for the expansion of rent control in California. The full list is below.
Other notable figures and groups who have endorsed Justice for Renters include the California Democratic Party, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), labor and civil rights icon Dolores Huerta; UNITE HERE Co-President Ada Briceño; and Democratic National Committee Member Christine Pelosi.
The Justice for Renters Act is just 23 words: “The state may not limit the right of any city, county, or city and county to maintain, enact or expand residential rent control.” It would remove California’s statewide rent control ban and give local communities the right to stabilize rents and make apartments more affordable for low-income and middle-income renters.
“I proudly endorse the Justice for Renters Act because I believe every Californian deserves access to safe, stable, and affordable housing. Far too many of our neighbors live just a paycheck away from displacement and homelessness. The time to act is now,” said California state Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica).
“We are so excited to have more than100 elected officials endorse our campaign from up and down the State of California and at every level of government,” said Justice for Renters campaign manager Susie Shannon. “Our campaign continues to gain momentum as more and more communities recognize that the rent is too high and people are suffering. Expanding rent control to stop price gouging by corporate landlords is one of the solutions to address California’s growing affordable housing crisis.”
California legislators who have endorsed Justice for Renters so far:
Jimmy Gomez, US House of Representatives, Los Angeles
Ro Khanna, U.S. House of Representatives, Los Angeles
Barbara Lee, U.S. House of Representatives, San Francisco
Maxine Waters U.S. House of Representatives, Los Angeles
Diane Watson US House of Representatives (Ret.), Los Angeles
Tony Vazquez, Member, CA Board of Equalization, Los Angeles
Maria Elena Durazo, CA State Senator, Los Angeles
Ben Allen, CA State Senator, Los Angeles
Chris Holden, Assemblymember, Los Angeles
Alex Lee, State Assemblymember, Fremont
Aisha Wahab State Assemblymember, Sacramento
Tom Ammiano, Former Assemblymember, San Francisco
Aaron Peskin, President, Board of Supervisors, San Francisco
Dean Preston, Supervisor, San Francisco
Hillary Ronen, Supervisor, San Francisco
Gordon Mar, Former Supervisor, San Francisco
David Campos, Supervisor (Ret.), San Francisco
Jane Kim, Former Supervisor, San Francisco
Jorgel Chavez, Councilmember, Bell Gardens
Nick Schultz, Mayor, Burbank
Lisa Gauthier, Mayor, East Palo Alto
Eddie De La Riva, Mayor, Maywood
Tyller Williamson, Mayor, Monterey
Eduardo Martinez, Mayor, Richmond
James Coleman, Mayor, South San Francisco
Brian Calderon Tabatabai, Mayor, West Covina
John M Erickson, Mayor, West Hollywood
Mayra Aguiluz, Mayor Pro Tem, Maywood
Elizabeth Alcantar, Vice Mayor, Cudahy
Claudia Jimenez, Vice Mayor, Richmond
Vinnie Bacon, Former Mayor, Fremont
Santos Garcia, Former Mayor, Madera
Sue Himmelrich, Former Mayor, Santa Monica
Denny Zane Former, Mayor, Santa Monica
Paul Rosenstein, Former Mayor, Santa Monica
Judy Abdo, Former Mayor, Santa Monica
Kevin McKeown, Former Mayor, Santa Monica
Ruth Goldway, Former Mayor, Santa Monica
Michael Feinstein, Former Mayor, Santa Monica
Reverend James Conn, Former Mayor, Santa Monica
Claudia Jimenez, Vice Mayor, Richmond
Alan Haffa, Councilmember, Monterey
Gino Garcia, Councilmember, Monterey
Christopher Sturken, Councilmember, Redwood City
Carla Viviana Gonzalez, Councilmember, Salinas
Jessie Lopez, Councilmember, Santa Ana
Jonathan Ryan Hernandez, Councilmember, Santa Ana
Norma Alcala, Councilmember, West Sacramento
Jose Moreno, Councilmember, Anaheim
Marco Barcena, Councilmember, Bell Gardens
Sophie Hahn, Council Member, Berkeley
Konstantine Anthony, Councilmember, Burbank
Freddy Puza, Councilmember, Culver City
Bryan Osorio, Councilmember (Ret.), Delano
Carlos Romero, Councilmember, East Palo Alto
Ruben Abrica, Councilmember, East Palo Alto
Kalimah Priforce, Councilmember, Emeryville
Chance Cutrano , Councilmember, Fairfax
Stephanie Hellman, Councilmember, Fairfax
George Syrop, Councilmember, Hayward
Kevin de Leon, Councilmember, Los Angeles
Hugo Soto-Martinez, Councilmember, Los Angeles
Nithya Raman, Councilmember, Los Angeles
Juan Munoz-Guevara, Councilmember, Lynwood
Carroll Fife, Councilmember, Oakland
Dan Kalb, Councilmember, Oakland
John Nolte, Councilmember, Pomona
Gayle McLaughlin, Councilmember, Richmond
Melvin Willis, Councilmember, Richmond
Doria Robinson, Councilmember, Richmond
Benjamin Vazquez, Councilmember, Santa Ana
Omar Torres, Councilmember, San Jose
Peter Ortiz, Councilmember, San Jose
Sergio Jimenez, Councilmember, San Jose
Gleam Davis, Councilmember, Santa Monica
Caroline Torosis, Councilmember, Santa Monica
Cristina Arriola, Councilmember, Vallejo
John Heilman, Councilmember, West Hollywood
Lauren Meister, Councilmember, West Hollywood
Paul Koretz, Councilmember (Ret.), Los Angeles
Katie Valenzuela, Council Member (Ret.), Sacramento
Rigel Robinson Councilmember (Ret), Berkeley
Mike Bonin, Councilmember (Ret.), Los Angeles
Igor Tregub, Councilmember-elect, Berkeley
Vick Chung, City College of San Francisco Trustee, San Francisco
Anita Martinez, City College of San Francisco, Trustee, San Francisco
Steve Veres, Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees
Nichelle Henderson, Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees
Barbara Calhoun, Compton College Board of Trustees
Tina Fredericks, Board Member Pasadena Unified School District
Matt Alexander, Board of Education San Francisco
Leah Simon-Weisberg, Rent Board Member, Berkeley
Soli Alpert, Rent Board Member, Berkeley
Andy Kelley, Rent Board Member, Berkeley
Stefan Elgstrand, Rent Board Member, Berkeley
Xavier Johnson, Rent Board Member, Berkeley
Anastasia Foster, Rent Board Member, Santa Monica
Daniel Ivanov, Rent Board Member, Santa Monica
Kurt Gonska, Rent Board Member, Santa Monica
Dominique Walker, Rent Control Board, Berkeley
Ericka Lesley, Chair, Rent Control Board, Santa Monica
Arturo Rodriguez Leon, Poplar Community Services District Member
Spencer Brandt, Isla Vista Community Services District, Santa Barbara
Veronica Vazquez, Community Services District, Delano
Jovanka Beckles, AC Transit Director, Alameda County
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