Fair Rents, Fair Bills: Understanding Rent & Utility Regulations

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Join us for a learning session about San José’s Rent Stabilization Program and possible updates to the city’s rules on how utilities are billed in rental housing (known as Ratio Utility Billing Services, or RUBS).

We’ll break down:

  • What rent stabilization means
  • How RUBS works
  • And what these proposed changes could mean for renters and housing providers

You’ll also learn how to share your feedback and get involved as the city considers these updates and how it can impact you.

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July 18, 2024

RM 4 and Prop 5: What’s in a name?

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We have some big updates about our goal of raising $20 billion for affordable housing in the Bay Area, including $4.5 billion for San Jose and Santa Clara County. The regional measure and statewide constitutional amendment have their official ballot designations: RM 4 and Prop 5.

First, the Bay Area regional affordable housing bond, which will appear on the November 5th ballot, has been designated Regional Measure 4 (RM 4). We love how this echoes our 2024 Affordable Housing Month theme: #4Us4You4All. Now, we can all vote for RM 4 for more affordable housing, for us, for you, and for all!

Also, the California Legislature has put a statewide constitutional amendment on the ballot to set the voter threshold for housing and infrastructure bonds at 55%, allowing for a more democratic path of success for RM 4. That constitutional amendment has been formally designated Proposition 5 (Prop. 5). Unless we pass Prop. 5, housing and infrastructure funding like RM 4 will remain locked behind an undemocratic 2/3rds vote requirement.

RM 4 and Prop. 5 will be game changers for affordable housing in Silicon Valley and the Bay Area. Our sister organization, the SV@Home Action Fund, is co-leading the local arm of the RM 4 campaign. Sign up for emails and follow the Action Fund on LinkedIn and Instagram to stay up to date!