Mayor, council members release dueling proposals on rent stabilization


Ahead of a much anticipated city council hearing on rent stabilization, members of the Sacramento City Council released differing proposals for addressing the issue.

Three city councilmembers introduced a package including 18-month leases and mediation between renters and landlords, while Mayor Darrell Steinberg called for capping rent increases to 5 percent annually for three years.

In a blog post on Tuesday, Steinberg said he’d also favor a proposal raised by business leaders to limit 1,000…

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