You work full-time and can't afford a one-bedroom.

It's not your fault. The system is rigged to keep buildings empty.

I'm a California voter Tell me more

The housing crisis in numbers

Rent increase since 2019

Your paycheck didn't.

Working Californians

spend more than half their income on rent.

3,000

Students lost housing

when Berkeley blocked a dorm project.

2,500

Average 1BR in LA

That's $30,000 a year. After taxes.

Ray Yan

UC Irvine. Graduate Student. Renter.

4 years of experience working for the DoD as a Software Engineer
Master's in Embedded Cyber Physical Systems at UCI, Bachelor's in Computer Engineering from Purdue University
Published housing policy research on Substack
Second-generation American

Many students have difficulty finding affordable housing. Amid a decades-long decline in affordability, local politicians have only recently offered changes to accompany hollow talking points. My plan implements accountable and fiscally responsible policies. With your signature, we can Make California Affordable Again, for everyone.

Three policies. Real change.

Other candidates talk about pushing Washington. I'll use the powers the governor actually has.

End Landlord Vacancy Hoarding

Empty buildings = higher rents. Tax vacant properties, force inventory onto the market.

Build Where People Need Homes

NIMBYs blocked 3,000+ UC Berkeley students. Never again.

Free Your Home from HOA Tyranny

Your property, your choice. Secede from mandatory HOAs.

The Problem

Empty Buildings.Full of Excuses.

When a building has tenants paying $2,000/month, the bank says it's worth X. If the landlord lowers rent to $1,500, the bank says it's worth less. The landlord's loan goes underwater. They lose the building.

So landlords keep rents high and units empty. They'd rather have 10 empty units at $3,000 than 10 full units at $2,000. The math protects them, not you.

This isn't one bad landlord. It's how the whole system works. San Francisco's biggest landlord rather than lower rents.

The Answer