SF, Alameda Were the Only California Counties to Vote for Rent-Control Expansion: Professor McDaniel Explains Why

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE -- For one, San Francisco has the highest percentage of renter occupied housing of any county in California, 55%. The share is also high for the city of Alameda, at 50.1 percent, according to renter population data by Governing.com. “There’s a clear relationship there, said Jason McDaniel, an associate professor of Political Science at San Francisco State. “The more renter-occupied housing a county has, the higher the support for Prop. 21 … I think that’s the first part of the story.” Another strong factor at play in San Francisco: city politics. Most of the city’s factions have a strong consensus when it comes to rent control, McDaniel said, with many of its politicians both living in and advocating for rent-controlled housing.