SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Yes on 33 campaign has released the following statement in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s opposition to Proposition 33 which would give California cities and counties the option to expand rent control:
“Governor Gavin Newsom finally is showing us his true colors by defying the call to action by President Biden, Vice President Harris, and both the National and California Democratic Parties to support rent caps.
Governor Newsom aligned himself with the California Republican Party, major MAGA donors, and the California Apartment Association (CAA) to oppose rent control.
If rent control fails at the ballot box, the responsibility will fall solely on the shoulders of Governor Newsom, who is on the wrong side of history on housing. His decision will tarnish his legacy far into the future.
It is no wonder why Newsom allowed homelessness and rents to explode under his watch as mayor of San Francisco and as California’s governor. He always has been bankrolled by CAA.
The cozy relationship between Newsom and the billionaire corporate landlords includes taking boatloads of money from them and sharing his crony consultants – Jim Deboo and Nathan Click – with them.
Getting Newsom involved is clearly an act of desperation by CAA.
However, California voters are sophisticated and can see through CAA’s gimmicks. Despite intending to spend $150 million in opposing rent control, CAA still is falling behind in the polls and losing.
Shame on Governor Newsom for turning his back on 17 million California renters – half of whom are rent burdened.
We strongly believe that California voters will make their voices heard at the ballot box this November.”
Proposition 33, sponsored by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and now endorsed by more than 100 elected and formerly elected officials in California as well as more than 70 labor, senior, veteran, healthcare, and tenant groups, 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.”