Legislative Update - January 15, 2026

SCRHA Excited to Start Legislative Year with Big Win

Thank you to all the members who answered SCRHA’s Call to Action on the bill to lower rent caps. As SCRHA reported on Tuesday, after a lengthy hearing in a room packed with tenant advocates, AB 1157 failed to get enough votes to get out of the Judiciary Committee. AB 1157 would have lowered the existing rent cap to 2% plus the change in CPI, but never more than 5%. As originally introduced, it would have also removed the single-family home exemption in the Tenant Protection Act. Read More.

Webinar: Coalition Efforts to Oppose Bans on Gas Appliances
January 20th | 11:00 AM – 11:40 AM | Hosted by CalRHA

Across the State, policies aimed at phasing out gas appliances are having major implications on homeowners, renters, and rental housing providers. These policies affect affordability, jobs, and the cost of living for working families.

Join us for an upcoming webinar to learn how a growing coalition of businesses, community groups, and residents is working to rein in the Bay Area’s gas appliance ban and push for more balanced, common-sense policies. Register Today >

ICYMI:

• San Diego must raise water rates 44% over 4 years, officials warn
• California's 'Affordable Rent Act' will not be moving forward  
• Bid for new consumer-protection unit prompts turf war with DA  
• Palm Springs Council to Decide on $6 Million Affordable Housing Investment Tonight  
• Should Congress bar big investors from buying single-family homes?  
• Urban League's housing program helps San Diego families avoid eviction with up to $10,000 grants  
• Poway approves another residential building at West Village Poway apartments  
• Time to negotiate that lease — San Diego rents drop for first time in 15 years