With the Justice for Renters Act on the California ballot in 2024, the big question will be whose side is Gov. Gavin Newsom on? Renters or Big Real Estate? In 2020, Newsom chose to not …
Never Forget the Corporate Landlords Who Want All Your Money
As we head deeper into 2021, renters in California and across the nation should never forget the small but powerful group of corporate landlords who shelled out a staggering $66.5 million to kill the expansion …
UPDATE: Big Real Estate Shelled Out Nearly $100 Million to Stop Prop 21
Perhaps in an effort to fly under the radar, corporate landlords such as Essex Property Trust, Equity Residential, and AvalonBay Communities have recently shelled out even more millions in campaign contributions to No on Prop …
Tangled Web: Gavin Newsom, Ace Smith, California Apartment Association, and the Billionaires Who Love Them
Billionaires Stephen Schwarzman and Sam Zell must love Gov. Gavin Newsom, political consultant Ace Smith, and the California Apartment Association right now. After all, Newsom, Smith, and the CAA were key players in killing two …
Big Real Estate Shells Out Staggering $86.2 Million to Kill California’s Prop 21
In its successful push to stop California’s Proposition 21, Big Real Estate shelled out a shocking $86.2 million to fund a statewide TV ad blitz that confused and tricked voters. The driving force behind the …
What About the Vulnerable Still Suffering After Prop 21’s Defeat?
The survival of American democracy displaced the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and California’s wildfires as the center of addictive attention in the weeks just before and after the 2020 Election. Fights over local races and ballot initiatives were …
Essex Property Trust Spearheads Wall Street’s Opposition to Prop 21
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on and California’s housing affordability crisis worsens, Essex Property Trust — a publicly traded real estate investment trust — is spearheading Wall Street’s multi-million-dollar campaign to kill Proposition 21. Prop …
Wall Street Landlords Vs. California Renters
In the fight over Proposition 21, the line of battle is clear: Wall Street landlords versus California renters. Corporate landlords such as Blackstone Group, Essex Property Trust, and Equity Residential are determined to do anything …
Who’s Paying Controversial Flack Steve Maviglio to Kill Proposition 21?
During the battle over California’s Proposition 21, Steve Maviglio, the contentious political consultant based in Sacramento, has taken center stage as spokesman for the No on Prop 21 campaign. His resumé shows a penchant for …
Barons of Big Real Estate Want You to Help Them Make Billions
In a few months, Californians will vote by mail or walk into the local polling place and decide if Proposition 21, the ballot measure that limits unfair rent increases, should be passed. For middle- and …