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San Francisco Board backs state "Justice for Renters" measure to repeal Costa Hawkins
Summary
The Board of Supervisors voted 8–2 to adopt a resolution supporting the Justice for Renters Act, which would repeal the Costa Hawkins Rental Housing Act and restore local authority over rent control. The vote followed a lengthy debate over whether the ballot measure could empower anti‑development localities to block housing production.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 8–2 on July 9 to adopt a resolution backing the Justice for Renters Act, a state ballot measure that would repeal the Costa Hawkins Rental Housing Act and restore local governments’ authority to shape rent-control rules.
The resolution, brought by Supervisor Preston and recommended unanimously out of Rules Committee, puts the city on record supporting repeal of the state preemption that currently limits local rent regulation. “Tenant groups across the state … support the Justice for Renters Act,” Supervisor Preston said during debate, framing the measure as a…
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