YES on Proposition H

For Relief of Rental Pain

It Provides Immediate Relief: Your 1993 rent increase will be cut in half.

The recession shows no signs of ending. People’s incomes are falling behind expenses. Jobs are on the line. Proposition H won’t solve all our economic problems–but it means lower rents. Proposition H provides immediate and effective relief of swelling rents for our city’s residents.

It’s Simple & Effective:

Proposition H simply removes four words.

Chapter 37 Rent Control

“In no event, however, shall the allowable annual increase be less than 4% or greater than 7%” [“less than 4%” is crossed out]

Our rent law guarantees landlords a minimum 4% annual rent increase. But why should rents go up that much when the official inflation rate for housing is half that amount? Proposition H prevents automatic rent increases above inflation. Our city needs a rent law flexible enough to meet the economic realities of the ’90s.

Here’s Who Recommends it:

• The San Francisco Democratic Party
• Supervisor Roberta Achtenberg 
• Supervisor Angela Alioto
• Supervisor Harry Britt
• Supervisor Jim Gonzales
• Supervisor Terence Hallinan
• Supervisor Carole Migden
• Board of Supervisors President, Kevin Shelley
• Assemblyman John Burton
• Richmond District Democratic Club
• Bernal Heights Democratic Club
• Urban League of San Francisco
• Coleman Advocates for Children
• Rev. Amos Brown
• Espanola Jackson
• Leland Yee, Board of Education
• Mabel Teng, Community College Board
• Calvin Welch
• T.J. Anthony, Lesbian & Gay Voters Project
• Marta Ames, Executive Director, the Women’s Building
• California Association of Older Americans
• Affordable Housing Alliance
• Chinatown Tenants Association
• Housing Committee at Old St. Mary’s 
• San Francisco Tenants Union
• St. Peter’s Housing Committee
• Park Merced Residents Organization
• Golden Gateway Tenants Association
• Stonestown Tenants Association
• Jack McGoldrick, Rent Board Commissioner
• Denice Stephenson, Rent Board Commissioner
• Polly Marshall, Rent Board Commissioner
• San Francisco Gray Panthers
• Peace & Justice Committee, San Francisco Archdiocese
• Hotel & Restaurant Employees Union, Local 2
• SEIU Local 535
• San Francisco Tomorrow
• San Francisco Green Party
• Coalition of Black Trade Unionists 
• Sue Bierman, Candidate for Supervisor
• Cleve Jones, Candidate for Supervisor
• Jose Medina, Candidate for Supervisor

Here’s Who Opposes It:

• The San Francisco Rebuplican Party
• The San Francisco Apartment Owners Association
• The San Francisco Board of Realtors

Warning!

Like the Bush-Quayle campaign, our well-financed opposition will rely on falsehoods and scare tactics to maintain an unfair status quo. When you read our opponents’ mailings, ask yourself: On which side of Proposition H are the elected officials you vote for and the individuals, church, community, and neighborhood groups you trust? Our city and country have paid a steep price for allowing the wealthy’s high-priced media campaigns to defeat economic fairness. It’s time for a change.

“I’m not a doctor, but I play one in this flyer. There’s nothing better than Proposition H for fast, effective, and long lasting relief from rental pain.”

“Vote Yes on Proposition H! You’ll feel better immediately!”.

San Franciscans For Fair Rents. Robert Gordon, Treasurer ID #921688
126 Hyde St., San Francisco, CA 94102, (415)771-1928

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