Between the local politicians creating a mess of the Seattle, I would point out that ReasonTV put out a little video that illustrates a point against Seattle.

That's why the politicians should stay out of my business.

Politicians wanting more money, and mad they didn't get enough, who would of thought that possible?

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-costa-hawkin...lhttps://www.facebook.com/latenantsunion/http://www.dailynews.com/government-and-politics/2...Here's some info to share with your local politicians and State assembly:Contacting Califronia state assemblyman:http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/You should also look up your local city council members and contact them.Almost every Urban Planning and economist organization agrees that rent controls hurt local governments/cities:

What politicians decided this was "OK"?

I don’t care who you voted for, or who lied more or less than the other—all politicians lie.

Most of the people that you meet in these orgs/places are attorneys, developers, investors, bankers, politicians, doctors, business owners, etc.

Trump might be a total jerk...but I bet he gets more done than the politicians we keep electing based on their empty promises ever will and it will be a whole lot more entertaining to watch.

They call us "Greedy landlords"  http://www.tenantstogether.org/events/renters’-day...http://homesforall.org   If you dig deeper these groups are funded by huge large scale politicians who really want to get mass votes.Economic rent control articleshttps://fee.org/articles/the-case-against-rent-con...https://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains...      

@Ian Rowland it is my understanding that Chicago has a reputation for corrupt politicians.