"Voters in five small and midsize cities in the Bay Area are set to decide Nov. 8 on whether to enact various forms of rent regulation that would keep rent incr

"Voters in five small and midsize cities in the Bay Area are set to decide Nov. 8 on whether to enact various forms of rent regulation that would keep rent increases for existing tenants pegged near the rate of inflation. "Tenant organizations, unions and church groups are knocking on thousands of doors in an effort to drum up support for measures designed to protect apartment dwellers from runaway rents. "On the other side, landlords and real-state agents are pouring money into mailers and television ads in a vigorous effort to battle the initiatives." You can get around the paywall by typing the title of the article into Google, and clicking on the link to wsj.com.