I'm one of many thousands of San Francisco residents who are paying way more than the national monthly rent for an apartment. I understand the idea of supply and demand, but when an individual who is trying to make a living and trying to live in a world class City shouldn't be giving up close to in my opinion 50% of their monthly pay.
In the book, one housing law was listed. The state of California has "a law called the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act that limited the scope of what sorts of rent control to single-family houses and condominiums and any apartment built after 1995 (or whatever year the city passed its rent control ordinance, which in San Francisco was 1979). It also freed landlords from rent regulation whenever a tenant moved out, allowing them to raise the rent back to the market price." page. 204-205
In light of the current Coronavirus epidemic, the impact on housing and how to maintain, and pay for it, is a huge stress on renters. This book is a reminder on the history of how housing can be source of comfort or detriment to one's way of life. We must find a way to stem the tide in not having this become a bigger problem than it should be. People need to live somewhere. Housing shouldn't be an obstacle. I'm hopeful; some will give in addressing this pressing issue. If you enact a law always think people first in and how their livelihood will turn out.
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