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Why Money for Schools Means No Permits For Housing

April 30, 2015 By Jeff Fong

Housing has a lot going against it in the California. But amidst all the legal, political, and regulatory roadblocks, there’s one law that sneaks by largely unnoticed: Prop 98.Prop 98 guarantees a minimum level of state spending on education each year. Sacramento pools most city, county, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: housing, Law, Policy Tagged With: California, housing, property taxes, proposition 98, taxes

Somin: Causes of the Defeat of Prop 98

June 5, 2008 By Adam Hengels

Ilya Somin at Volokh - Causes of the Defeat of Proposition 98There were two major causes of Prop 98's defeat. One was the sponsors' mistake in combining the popular cause of restricting eminent domain with a far less popular phaseout of rent control. The second and more unusual cause of 98's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: rent control Tagged With: California, Ilya Somin, property rights, proposition 98, proposition 99, rent control

Somin: Prop 99 Worse Than Nothing

June 4, 2008 By Adam Hengels

Ilya Somin at Volokh: Why California's Proposition 99 is a Lot Worse than NothingYesterday's California returns show that Proposition 98 - the referendum initiative that would have imposed real restrictions on eminent domain and also phased out rent control - has been overwhelmingly defeated by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: rent control Tagged With: California, eminent domain, Ilya Somin, property rights, proposition 98, proposition 99, rent control

Somin: Prop 98 Likely to Fail, 99 to Pass

June 3, 2008 By Adam Hengels

Ilya Somin at Volokh: Polls on California Eminent Domain Ballot Initiatives Show Prop 98 Likely to Fail and Prop 99 Likely to Pass:In a recent Field Poll cited in the article, Proposition 98 was losing by 43 to 33 percent among "likely voters," while Proposition 99 was ahead by 48 to 30 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: rent control Tagged With: California, Ilya Somin, proposition 98, rent control

Rent Control Part 4: Conclusion and Solutions

June 1, 2008 By Adam Hengels

Welcome to the final post in the series discussing the consequences of rent control. Thank you to the subscribers who have patiently awaited each new post. I hope everyone found it enlightening. If you haven't read the entire series, you can catch up with these links: Rent Control Part One: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: rent control, zoning Tagged With: affordability, affordable housing, California, Chicago, Decontrol, development, Economics, evict, exclusionary zoning, FAR, Free-market, government, homeowners, housing, housing market, industrial, landlord, LIHTC, politics, property rights, property taxes, proposition 98, redistribution of wealth, rent control, rent regulation, rent stabilization, solutions, taxes, tenant, Vacancy, vacancy decontrol, vouchers, zoning

Video: Both Sides of Proposition 98

May 28, 2008 By Adam Hengels

With the referendum approaching, the debate over rent control is heating up in California. This video is pretty balanced in showing both sides. There are some memorable quotes, like "social security and pension plan would not pay the market rent, so I just wouldn't eat." I guess this guy values … [Read more...]

Filed Under: rent control, video Tagged With: affordable housing, California, Economics, housing, microeconomics, property rights, proposition 98, rent control, San Francisco, video

Rent Control Part 2: Black Market, Deterioration and Discrimination

May 23, 2008 By Adam Hengels

With New York's new Governor's rent subsidized by his landlord and California debating the best ways to end rent control through Proposition 98, I thought it was a good opportunity to discuss the negative aspects of rent control.This post is the second in a four part series on the rent control. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: rent control Tagged With: black market, bronx, bronx is burning, California, discrimination, Economics, Free-market, housing, Ilya Somin, microeconomics, nyc, proposition 98, rent, rent control, rent stabilization, rent-regulated, segregation

Rent Control Part 1: Microeconomics Lesson & Hoarding

May 21, 2008 By Adam Hengels

This post has been released as the first in a four part series: Rent Control Part One: Microeconomics Lesson and Hoarding Rent Control Part Two: Black Market, Deterioration, and Discrimination Rent Control Part Three: Mobility, Regional Growth, Development, and Class Conflict Rent Control Part … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economics, rent control, video Tagged With: Alex Tabarrok, Assar Lindbeck, bombing, California, Economics, Free-market, housing, landlord, microeconomics, nyc, Professor Richard McKenzie, proposition 98, rent, rent control, rent stabilization, rent-regulated, San Francisco, tenant, video

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