Rent control is firmly established in liberal bastions like Berkeley, San Francisco, and Santa Monica, but it’s a new idea in the city of Santa Rosa. A June vote on whether to endorse or block the city council’s decision to impose rent control will either open the door to a new surge in rent control ordinances or make other cities and state legislators think twice about going further down the road of regulation.

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Calls for rent control increasing across California