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Renters are more transient, so less willing and able to exert political pressure. And they usually have fewer resources to advocate for their own benefit in the

Renters are more transient, so less willing and able to exert political pressure. And they usually have fewer resources to advocate for their own benefit in the first place. But you still make a great point. Long-term renters must at least sometimes vote on the side of the "NIMBYs". If you've lived in a unit for 10 years and have rent control, do you want low-income housing or giant view-blocking structures put up in your neighborhood? Maybe not.

JumpCrisscross 8y ago
> Renters are more transient, so less willing and able to exert political pressure New York's renters are quite politically active. The bottom line is most people in the Bay Area aren't politically active. It's not cool to write to one's elected representatives, go to town halls, collect petitions for candidates and spend weekends stumping for them. Primary and local election turn-outs, critical in an effectively one-party region, are miserable. These factors lead to a large fraction of the population self selecting out of the political process.