\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDozens of California renters are expected to gather at the California state Capitol on Monday, calling on lawmakers to pass a permanent statewide rent cap aimed at preventing evictions and homelessness.The rally comes one day before the California Legislature is set to vote on Assembly Bill 1157, also known as the Affordable Rent Act. Supporters say the bill could bring sweeping changes to rental protections across the state.Advocates plan to rally on the West Steps of the Capitol, warning that without immediate action, more Californians could be pushed out of their homes. Organizers point to last year\u2019s demonstration in Sacramento, when more than 100 renters urged lawmakers to support the measure but it was stalled.If approved, AB 1157 would reduce the statewide rent cap from 10% to 5% and make those protections permanent. The bill would also expand rent cap protections beyond apartments to include single-family rental homes.Supporters argue the changes are urgently needed, noting that nearly half of California renters spend more than 30% of their income on housing. They say rising rents are a major driver of displacement and homelessness statewide.A rally is scheduled to begin at noon, followed by a news conference with the bill\u2019s authors at 12:30 p.m.Opposition remains strong from the California Apartment Association, which argued during last year\u2019s legislative session that the proposal could place added financial pressure on small property owners and worsen California\u2019s ongoing housing shortage.Despite the concerns, supporters said they are optimistic the bill will advance when lawmakers take up the measure Tuesday.The vote will take place as the California Legislature considers whether to move the Affordable Rent Act forward.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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Dozens of California renters are expected to gather at the California state Capitol on Monday, calling on lawmakers to pass a permanent statewide rent cap aimed at preventing evictions and homelessness.<\/p>\n
The rally comes one day before the California Legislature is set to vote on Assembly Bill 1157, also known as the Affordable Rent Act. Supporters say the bill could bring sweeping changes to rental protections across the state.<\/p>\n
Advocates plan to rally on the West Steps of the Capitol, warning that without immediate action, more Californians could be pushed out of their homes. Organizers point to last year\u2019s demonstration in Sacramento, when more than 100 renters urged lawmakers to support the measure but it was stalled.<\/p>\n
If approved, AB 1157 would reduce the statewide rent cap from 10% to 5% and make those protections permanent. The bill would also expand rent cap protections beyond apartments to include single-family rental homes.<\/p>\n
Supporters argue the changes are urgently needed, noting that nearly half of California renters spend more than 30% of their income on housing. They say rising rents are a major driver of displacement and homelessness statewide.<\/p>\n
A rally is scheduled to begin at noon, followed by a news conference with the bill\u2019s authors at 12:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
Opposition remains strong from the California Apartment Association, which argued during last year\u2019s legislative session that the proposal could place added financial pressure on small property owners and worsen California\u2019s ongoing housing shortage.<\/p>\n
Despite the concerns, supporters said they are optimistic the bill will advance when lawmakers take up the measure Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The vote will take place as the California Legislature considers whether to move the Affordable Rent Act forward.<\/p>\n
See more coverage of top California stories here<\/a> | Download our app<\/a> | Subscribe to our morning newsletter<\/a> | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dozens of California renters are expected to gather at the California state Capitol on Monday, calling on lawmakers…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":130639,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[67135,3899,7,9,1843,8,67131,51125,17465,1073,1493,7036,7834,67132,10118,1010,38489,67133,24881,67134,4486],"class_list":["post-130638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-affordable-rent-act","tag-assembly-bill","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-legislature","tag-california-news","tag-california-renter","tag-capitol","tag-displacement","tag-home","tag-homelessness","tag-last-year","tag-lawmaker","tag-permanent-rent-cap","tag-rally","tag-rent","tag-rent-cap","tag-rental-protection","tag-supporter","tag-sweeping-change","tag-vote"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130638"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130638\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/130639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}