Opinion: California should not let shady business owners hide their identities

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Senate bill would require transparency for limited liability corporations, making the people behind them accountable.

Mold can be seen on the exterior of the building at Grove Condominiums on April 18, 2023 in Imperial Beach. Photo by Ariana Drehsler for CalMattersIn 2018, when I was a lawyer in the Oakland City Attorney’s Office, a code enforcement inspector walked into my office and said, “I have to tell you about something that keeps me up at night.”

The lack of accessible LLC ownership information should not give bad actors cover to shield themselves from liability and profit from predatory business models. That’s why state Sen.Enforcement agencies have limited resources to catch the worst actors, who hide behind these opaque ownership structures to then oppress community members with the least power. Identifying the most flagrant violators of local and state law is critical to advancing justice for every Californian.

Suzanne Dershowitz is a senior staff attorney at Public Advocates. She was previously a lawyer in the Oakland City Attorney’s Office. She wrote this commentary for CalMatters.‘A huge catastrophe waiting to happen’: Aryan Brotherhood drama spills into Northern California courtroom as lawyer joins in the name-calling

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