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Is Billionaire Geoffrey Palmer L.A.’s ‘Worst Developer’?

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldJuly 4, 2020

A few years ago, billionaire Geoffrey Palmer was crowned with an ignominious title: “Downtown L.A.’s worst developer.” It was easy to understand why. From building apartment complexes next to polluting freeways to getting sued for …

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Will the Corporate Greed of Essex Property Trust CEO Mike Schall Destroy California?

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldJune 28, 2020

For Essex Property Trust CEO Mike Schall, it’s all about the money — no matter who gets hurt. Slamming seniors with huge rent increases and forcing them out of their homes is a standard way …

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Is Billionaire Landlord Sam Zell the Quintessential Corporate Vulture?

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldJune 20, 2020

Sam Zell, chairman of Equity Residential and Equity LifeStyle Properties, is worth $4.8 billion. He has more money than he knows what to do with. Yet as Californians struggle through the COVID-19 pandemic and housing …

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Tom Bannon and California Apartment Association Take No Prisoners to Stop Renter Protections

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldJune 14, 2020

For years, no matter who’s suffering, the California Apartment Association, the most powerful landlord lobbying group in the state, has vigorously opposed tenant protections. Even during the global pandemic, the organization fought temporary safeguards for …

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UPDATE: Top 10 Contributors That Oppose Rent Control in California

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldJune 7, 2020

Big Real Estate continues to shell out major cash to political committees that oppose the Rental Affordability Act, the November ballot measure that expands rent control in California. Equity Residential and Essex Property Trust, two …

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California Apartment Association Seeks To Silence AHF, Stoops to New Low

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldMay 25, 2020

The California Apartment Association is up to its dirty tricks again — and has stooped to a new low. Known for shelling out mounds of campaign cash to influence politicians and using bully tactics against …

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Top 10 Real Estate Contributors That Oppose Rent Control in California

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldMay 11, 2020

Despite a global pandemic that’s fueling mass unemployment in California, Big Real Estate has been contributing millions to stop the expansion of rent control through the Rental Affordability Act. Housing activists say rent control is …

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California Apartment Association, Once Again, Opposes Renter Protections

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldMay 8, 2020

The California Apartment Association, one of the most powerful landlord lobbying groups in the state, has a long, sordid history of opposing renter protections. For decades, they’ve shown up anywhere and everywhere in California to …

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During Pandemic, Landlords Thomas Coates and Jackie Safier Spend Big to Stop Rent Control

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldApril 28, 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic unfolds, slamming middle- and working-class Californians who struggle to pay already sky-high rents, corporate landlords Thomas Coates and Jackie Safier (pictured above) have shelled out major campaign contributions to a committee …

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Californians Stand Up to Big Real Estate and Back Rent Control

In News by Housing Is A Human RightApril 21, 2020

California’s grassroots movement that aims to expand rent control through a statewide ballot measure has reached a major milestone: the initiative, known as the Rental Affordability Act (RAA), has received more than 1,200 individual campaign …

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