Support continues to grow for Justice for
Renters ballot measure which comes before voters November 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 than 100 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 elected and formerly elected officials who have
endorsed Justice for Renters include:
Jimmy Gomez, U.S. 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, U.S. 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
Anita Martinez, City College of San
Francisco Trustee
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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