Why Measure E should make the most passive renters among us nervous.
Rent control can be a very unclear concept.
Though it varies by city, most of us understand it as that crowbar that allows us to leverage whatever strength we have as renters and apply it to our living situation. Let's hope we don't have to find out the hard way. Residents of The City will vote June 2 to determine whether we'll still have a rent control law on June 3. If you're renting in San Francisco, and want to continue doing so, your answer on E should be no. Although well over half the city's residents are tenants, few of them show up at the polls.