Proposition 33, titled Expands Local Governments’ Authority to Enact Rent Control on Residential Property, and also marketed as the "Justice for Renters Act", was a California ballot proposition and initiative statute in the 2024 general election that would have repealed the Costa–Hawkins Rental Housing Act and allowed localities to enact rent control on single-family homes, apartments built after 1995, and to control rent increases between tenancies (vacancy control), all currently banned by Costa-Hawkins. It would also have prohibited the state from limiting local rent control.[1]
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No 70-80% 60-70% 50-60%
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It was sponsored and primarily funded by AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which contributed $47 million of the total $50 million in support funding.[2][3] It was opposed by the California Apartment Association and the California Association of Realtors who contributed $100 million of the $125 million in opposition funding.[2][3] It failed to pass, 62% to 38%, a margin almost identical to that by which the previous two rent control initiatives sponsored by AIDS Healthcare Foundation also failed, 2018 California Proposition 10 and 2020 California Proposition 21.[3][4][5]
Support
editThe official support statement of the proposition argues that "The rent is too damn high. One million people have left California. Rent control in America has worked to keep people in their homes since 1919. California’s 17 million renters need relief. Homeowners and taxpayers benefit from stable communities. The California dream is dying. You can help save it."[6]
- State officials
- U.S. Senators
- Bernie Sanders, senator from Vermont[8]
- State legislators
- Tina McKinnor, state assemblywoman from the 61st district[9]
- Local officials
- Los Angeles City Council[10]
- Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors[11]
- San Francisco Board of Supervisors[10]
- Political parties
- Organizations
Opposition
editThe official oppositional statement of the proposition argues, "Don’t be fooled by the latest corporate landlord anti-housing scheme. California voters have rejected this radical proposal twice before, because it would freeze the construction of new housing and could effectively reverse dozens of new state housing laws. Vote No on 33 to protect new affordable housing and California homeowners."[6]
- State officials
- State legislators
- Toni Atkins, state senator from the 39th district and former president pro tempore[7]
- Buffy Wicks, state assemblywoman from the 14th district[20]
- Local officials
- Placer County Board of Supervisors[21]
- Political parties
- Newspapers
- Organizations
- Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles[25]
- California Apartment Association[26]
- California Business Roundtable[27]
- California Chamber of Commerce[28]
- California YIMBY[29]
- Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association[30]
- Norcal Carpenters Union[20]
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America[20]
Polling
edit| Date of opinion poll | Conducted by | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | In favor | Against | Undecided |
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| July 31 – August 11, 2024[31] | UC Berkeley IGS | 3,765 (LV) | ± 2% | 40% | 34% | 26% |
| September 12 – September 25, 2024[32] | CSU Long Beach, University of Southern California, Cal Poly Pomona |
1,685 (LV) | ± 2.4% | 37.1% | 33.3% | 29.6% |
- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
Results
editThe proposition failed, with 3,861,352 voters (38.6%) voting "yes" and 6,149,550 voters (61.4%) voting "no."
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Weber, Shirley (August 29, 2024). "2024 California Proposition 33" (PDF). Office of the Secretary of State of California. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ a b "Your guide to Proposition 33: Effort to expand rent control". Los Angeles Times. 2024-07-05. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
- ^ a b c Regimbal, Alec (November 6, 2024). "California voters reject Prop. 33, the measure to expand rent control". SF Gate. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ "Proposition 33: Local Government Residential Rent Control". California Secretary of State -- Unofficial Results. 2024-11-08. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ Mello, Felicia (2024-08-07). "California Proposition 33: Rent control". CalMatters. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ a b c "Proposition 33 | Official Voter Information Guide | California Secretary of State". California Secretary of State. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ a b c Gardiner, Dustin; Cadelago, Christopher; Korte, Lara (9 October 2024). "2026 governor field mum on ballot fights". Politico. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Sen. Bernie Sanders endorses 2 California ballot measures, including rent control expansion". Los Angeles Times. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ McKinnor, Tina (16 October 2024). "Tina McKinnor on X". Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Los Angeles City Council Endorses Prop 33 Rent Control Measure (Yes on 33)". Yahoo Finance. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ Shankar, Anusha (24 September 2024). "A divided LA County Board of Supervisors supports Prop 33 rent control measure". Daily News. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "2024 General Election Endorsements" (PDF). cadem.org. California Democratic Party. August 12, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "The Green Party of California State Voter Guide Nov 2024". cagreens.org. Green Party of California. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "Peace & Freedom Party Workers' Voters Guide, general election 2024". peaceandfreedom.us. September 11, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "A California Worth Voting For" (PDF). aclusocal.org. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "ADA SoCal". ADA SoCal. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "California Endorsements | National Nurses United". www.nationalnursesunited.org. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ a b Oreskes, Benjamin (27 July 2023). "California voters will decide on measure allowing cities to expand rent control in 2024". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Proposition 33 Arguments and Rebuttals | Official Voter Information Guide | California Secretary of State". California Secretary of State. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
- ^ a b c Gardiner, Dustin (14 May 2024). "Exclusive: Why two top California Dems are fighting rent control". Politico. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Placer supervisors oppose Props 5 and 33". www.sierrasun.com. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "2024 CA Proposition Voter Guide". Libertarian Party of California. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ Allen, Walt (18 May 2024). "CAGOP Initiatives Committee Report" (PDF). cagop.org. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Endorsement: No on Proposition 33. This rent control measure could make the housing shortage worse". Los Angeles Times. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "What Do You Say When Asked About Proposition 33?". members.aagla.org. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Why Prop 33 Is Terrible for All Rental Housing Owners in California" (PDF). caanet.org. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Political Action – California Business Roundtable". www.cbrt.org. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "CalChamber Opposes Prop 33: Measure Would Enable Rent Control Ordinances". Advocacy - California Chamber of Commerce. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "California YIMBY Opposes Deceptive AIDS Healthcare Foundation Ballot Measure". California YIMBY. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association takes positions on statewide November ballot measures". Contra Costa Herald. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ DiCamillo, Mark. "Tabulations from an Early August 2024 Poll of California Likely Voters About Voting Preferences on Several Statewide Ballot Propositions" (PDF). UC Berkeley IGS. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "The California Elections and Policy Poll (CEPP): Statewide Poll of the California Electorate, poll conducted September 12-25, 2024" (PDF). today.usc.edu. Retrieved 21 October 2024.