CASA Compact doesn’t respect the voters

We are almost 2 decades into the 21st Century and so many are still trying to stay in the 20th Century with all of the laws/ordinances/etc. that were drafted/passed employing LOS metrics

It took us over 100 years to build up this LOS based society of Bedroom Communities that require driving to do anything outside of your own neighborhood and it is looking another 100 years to unwind into a renter’s society with a VMT based laws/ordinances/etc.

Hope not. As too much continues to be cast in concrete for the young who do NOT have the same life style as the Boomers did and clinging to

Currently, the bedroom situation on the Peninsula is nearly a monopoly…where landlords can and do charge ever higher rates. A competitive environment would only be with rent control (of which I detest, but support if they have a hard-sunset date that can only be extended via a super majority vote) and these types of legislation that acknowledge the near monopolistic bedroom vs jobs situation

There is hope when commuting to clients offices in the S Bay and see the changes in zoning laws allowing bedrooms where they did not allow just a few years ago

While i dont agree with Cynthia's comments, i understand that she has to play to her base of supporters. But judging from a recent poll conducted on CASA, her base is really small. And instead of pushing another failed policy like rent control, it might be time for her to start thinking outside the box. Here are the poll results:

When asked it they would back a measure that would ease up regulations to speed up housing construction and impose a Bay Area-wide rent cap and tenant protections, just 43 percent of voters expressed support while 42 percent said they opposed the plan.

Among respondents, Latino and black voters were more likely to support the proposed CASA compact than their white counterparts. Voters younger than 40 tended to support it while those over 40 leaned more in opposition. And 62 percent of renters leaned in favor, compared to a third of homeowners.

https://www.sanjoseinside.com/2019/03/25/poll-44-percent-consider-leaving-silicon-valley-over-high-costs/

Mr. Howard does a very good job of explaining why CASA will not solve our problems. Rent control and just cause eviction make owning and operating rental housing more expensive and will result in fewer rather than more rental units available. Mountain View is a great example of what has happened since rent control was adopted in 2016. Somewhere between 150 - 200 rental units have been lost, most of which housed low income residents. These units are being replaced with owner-occupied housing.

CASA also does nothing to address the demand for housing - no limits or reductions in the amount of commercial office space being built.

CASA should be summarily dumped and the authors of such should be sent back to the drawing board to find meaningful long-term solutions that will not eviscerate the finances of those who provide rental housing.

The author and the organization he belongs to are responsible for the lack of renter protections in California. City Councils and state legislators have been chained to this powerful lobbying group's influence for decades. They have employed agents who lie to voters and forge signatures on petitions. They need to be tossed out on their ears out of every legislative body if we are to make any positive movement in this housing crisis. They will never give an inch and are now ruled by Wall Street landlords while pretending to represent "mom and "pop" landlords. They should be investigated for their misdeeds.

The key is to not let CASA even get off the ground. This organization should not be even allowed to live. Next, get rid of the ABAG which is a regional institution whose members are not elected and they are not accountable to anyone. Lastly, MTC should be permitted to live but placed on a very short leash. CASA and ABAG need to be eliminated from receiving tax payer money and any authority they have over us.