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The extremists behind Measure H were furious to lose their sidestep around Costa-Hawkins, which prevents cities from imposing rent control and other unreasonable requirements on single family homes and newer apartments. One member of the Rent Board claimed that the judges "didn't understand" the law, and so they demanded a re-hearing. This was refused, and state law continues to preempt extremist attacks on property rights. You can read Pasadena Now's article HERE .

Pasadena Now wrote a great article about our ballot measure for November 2026. We're going to give the voters of Pasadena a chance to fix Measure H's biggest problems: A tenant-majority rent board that's dominated by anti-business extremists Uncontrolled spending that's projected to reach $300 per rental unit A Rent Stabilization Department that routinely ignores the rent board's instructions

Pasadena Now has published a story about the upcoming decision on the California Apartment Association's case against Measure H. The CAA launched this case in December 2022, pointing out that Measure H fundamentally changes Pasadena's governance model in a way that should only be approved by a City Council measure or a charter commission. The CAA also challenges the unconstitutional nature of a rent board that has a heavy tenant majority, and asserts that the rent board's e

The City of Berkeley relies on 3Di to oversee its rental registry, the same firm that delivered Pasadena's registry nearly a year behind schedule. Earlier this year, a Berkeley resident notified the city that 3Di had not safeguarded the personal information of 60,000 renters. Pasadena uses the same software, and we are still waiting to hear if our residents' personal information is safe. Daily Californian - Tens of thousands of Berkeley renters' date leaked in massive data ex

Larry Wilson at Pasadena Star News has written an excoriating piece about the failures of rent control, and how the biased and unelected...

Pasadena resident and housing provider Ann-Marie Villacana isn't afraid to speak the truth. When the Rent Board tried to get away with...

The 2026 budget process starts here

There is a lot of uncertainty and misinformation online about how to clean up after the wildfires. Professor Paul Wennberg of Caltech has...

Federal assistance is available to victims of LA County's wildfires. KTLA has published a description of how to access these funds .

Due to the catastrophic fires and the destruction of housing across Pasadena and its neighboring cities, thousands of people need housing...

Thanks to the input, support, and generosity of our members, Pasadena Housing Providers was able to announce its intention to bring about...

The Los Angeles Times writes about the unintended consequences of LA's Measure ULA or "Mansion Tax", which was partly designed by one of...

Pasadena Star-News has published an editorial on Californians' decisive rejection of extreme rent control by heavily voting against Prop...

After getting away with threatening housing providers, destroying apartments, and drawing out eviction proceedings for years, LA's...

Pasadena residents Deborah Lutz and Anthony Edson wrote a great article about why Prop 33 is such a big risk for California in general,...

On October 2nd, the unelected and unaccountable Rent Board planned to show their bias by endorsing Prop 33. Even after being warned...

This year, two countries have made opposite moves on rent control. Argentina was under tight rent control that reduced supply and made...

Following our email to members on August 26th, we were contacted by several journalists to talk about the Rent Board's broken promise ...

The National Apartment Association and national real estate associations wrote t o the White House to express their strong opposition to...

While it may not surprise local residents, Eastern Los Angeles, a real estate market area that includes Pasadena, has seen the largest...