Workers say state housing freeze would hurt California families, limit housing and cut construction jobs
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 18, 2024
Contact: Nathan Click
nathan@click-comms.com
SACRAMENTO – The California State Council of Laborers, the largest construction trade union in California, representing more than 75,000 hardworking union construction workers, urged California voters to reject Proposition 33, the measure on the upcoming ballot that would freeze housing in California and make our state’ housing crisis worse.
“Proposition 33 is bad for California,” said Joseph Cruz, Executive Director of the California State Council of Laborers. “Californians are suffering from a shortage of safe, affordable housing. Proposition 33 would freeze new housing construction projects across the state, and make our housing crisis even worse.”
Not only would Proposition 33 weaken California’s existing protections for tenants and homeowners, it would undermine California’s dozens of other state housing measures, which would make it harder to build in California. While masquerading as a rent control measure, Proposition 33 would actually create new loopholes for local governments, allowing them to ignore these laws and block housing California desperately needs.