Is Rent Control Working and Should We Have More or Less of It?

Bay Curious

KQED

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.9 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2018

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Rent control is in at least 15 California cities, but even in those cities there are many limits on what can be rent controlled. A proposition on the November ballot may get rid of those limits, but should it? Reported by Jessica Placzek. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Paul Lancour, Ryan Levi, Suzie Racho, Erika Kelly, Amanda Font, and Julia McEvoy. Holly Kernan is Vice President for News. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller. Ask us a question at BayCurious.org. Follow Olivia Allen-Price on Twitter @oallenprice.

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0:00.0	From K-QED.
0:03.0	Hey guys, Olivia Alan Price here.
0:05.0	Before we get to today's episode, I want to let you know that we just launched a
0:09.2	Bay Curious newsletter.
0:11.4	Each month it will have answers to even more questions not featured on the show
0:15.2	plus behind the scenes photos, fun facts and lots of other neat stuff from the Bay Curious
0:20.4	team. You can subscribe at Bay Curious.org
0:23.4	slash newsletter.
0:25.0	All right, on with the show.
0:27.3	Let me set the scene.
0:29.1	You've swiped right on the app.
0:31.9	The date went really well. Now you're back at their place. They've put
0:37.8	on some sweet music. You're in this big beautiful room with two sets of bay windows and a couch the size of a small bus.
0:49.0	You know it's rude, but you just have to ask, how much is your rent?
0:59.7	We all know the refrain.
1:01.6	The rent is too damn high, but a few people are lucky. They've got
1:05.8	rent-controlled apartments in desirable neighborhoods and are paying way less
1:10.8	than others stuck paying sky-high rent.
1:14.0	As Bay Area rents go up and up, some have wondered
1:18.0	is rent control a good thing and could we use more of it? Support for Bay Curious is brought to you by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company,
1:29.0	still family owned, operated, and argued over.
1:32.8	Explore their brews wherever fine beverages are sold,
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