Get news and commentary on the California issues you care about in one email.Get the news that matters to all Californians. Start every week informed.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 CalMattersThe lack of accessible LLC ownership information can give bad actors cover and needlessly waste taxpayer resources in the pursuit of accountability.
It was a heartbreaking story. Families with young children, pregnant women and largely low-income immigrants who spoke little to no English were enduring extraordinarily unsafe living conditions. They were renting dangerous units in a converted warehouse near the Oakland airport with no heat, no hot water, major leaks and serious fire hazards.
It would make it easier to enforce existing laws to protect the people who live and work in our communities across the state, increase government efficiency and ultimately save taxpayer dollars.