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California’s Housing Justice Movement Unites Behind Proposition 21

In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Nov. 01, 2020
California’s housing justice movement is lining up in strong support of Proposition 21. Dozens of tenant rights organizations and housing justice groups have endorsed the statewide initiative, including ACCE Action, Housing Now! California, San Diego Tenants

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Who Supports California’s Proposition 21?

In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Oct. 30, 2020
As Big Real Estate’s No on Prop 21 campaign spins and distorts, there’s one thing the real estate industry can’t change: the overwhelming support of trusted leaders and organizations for Proposition 21. From California’s housing justice

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Yes on Prop 21 Sues Big Real Estate to Stop Repeated Dirty Tricks

In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Oct. 28, 2020
The No on Prop 21 campaign simply can’t be trusted — but that shouldn’t be surprising. After all, the real estate industry, which is bankrolling the multi-million-dollar effort to stop Proposition 21, has long been

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UPDATE: Big Real Estate’s Top 10 Campaign Contributors That Oppose Proposition 21

In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Aug. 19, 2020
Since last month, Big Real Estate has nearly doubled its millions in campaign contributions to stop Proposition 21. Leading the charge, Essex Property Trust, helmed by CEO Mike Schall (pictured above), is the top contributor

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EXCLUSIVE: The Big Real Estate Executives Who Are Calling the Shots to Stop Prop 21

In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Aug. 18, 2020
On Thursday, July 16, a little before noon, Essex Property Trust executive John Eudy sent an email to his deep-pocketed colleagues in the real estate industry, asking for campaign contributions — $100 per apartment —

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Multi-Millionaire Landlord Tod Spieker Wants to Kill Proposition 21

In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Aug. 13, 2020
Many years ago, at UCLA, Richard “Tod” Spieker was an All-America swimmer, whose legacy was enshrined when the school’s state-of-the-art aquatics center was named after him. Today, in 2020, Spieker, a multi-millionaire landlord in Palo

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As the Pandemic Rages On, Billionaire Jackie Safier Wants To Demolish A Rent-Controlled Building in Berkeley

In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Aug. 11, 2020
Natalie Logusch and her neighbors have lived in their 111-year-old, Colonial Revival apartment building in downtown Berkeley for years. They are middle- and working-class people who can only afford to live in the city because

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Is Invitation Homes the Worst Corporate Landlord in the U.S.?

In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Aug. 07, 2020
For years, Invitation Homes, led by CEO Dallas Tanner, has been slammed for its shocking treatment of tenants and fueling the country’s housing affordability crisis. The corporate landlord was even criticized by the United Nations

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Who Else Is Scheming to Stop Proposition 21?

In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Aug. 05, 2020
As we all know, the Barons of Big Real Estate — billionaires Sam Zell and Jackie Safier, millionaires Tim Naughton and Dallas Tanner, to name a few — are pumping millions into campaign committees that

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California Apartment Association’s John Eudy Pulls the Strings to Stop Proposition 21

In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Jul. 31, 2020
Behind the scenes, a handful of real estate executives have been guiding the California Apartment Association’s never-ending push to stop any and all renter protections. CAA CEO Tom Bannon is one of them. So is