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<br />8A <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />'Anti-Rent Control Measure' Continued from Page 1... <br /> <br />CPOFPA, slated for the June 2008 ballot and similar to the failed Proposition 90 from the Nov. <br />2006 election, is supported by wealthy apartment owners, mobile park owners and the Howard <br />Jarvis Taxpayer Association (among others). <br /> <br />Just like Prop. 90, supporters of CPOFPA are using eminent domain as a "Trojan horse" to enact <br />drastic changes to abolish rent control. affordable housing laws and other renter protections. <br />CPOFPA also contains poorly drafted provisions that could stop future water projects, destroy <br />local land use planning and erode environmental protections. <br /> <br /> <br />The San Francisco news conference was attended <br />by Assembly Member Mark lena, D-San Francisco, <br />and San Francisco Public Utilities Commission <br />General Manager Susan leal. South San Francisco <br />Vice Mayor Pedro Gonzalez was also on-hand to <br />oppose the measure. <br /> <br />Ted Gullicksen, head of the San Francisco Tenants <br />Union. helped organize the rally. Stressing his <br />opposition to the measure, Guflicksen stated that the <br />measure is a sinister trick on the voters and unless it <br />was beaten, CPOFPA would hurt seniors, single <br />mothers and others who struggle to make ends meet <br />by taking away safe, affordable housing. He also mentioned that in San Francisco alone, this <br />measure would affect more than 180,000 rental units. <br /> <br />Calling CPOFPA the "Landlords' Hidden Agenda Scheme," Gullicksen pointed out that if <br />CPOFPA gets on the ballot and is approved by voters, the measure would jeopardize laws that <br />require the fair return of rental deposit, laws that require a SO-day notice before forcing renters out <br />of housing and laws that protect seniors and the disabled from drastic rent increases. <br /> <br />Other notable figures at the conference included: <br /> <br />· lupe Arreola, St. Peter's Housing Committee <br />. Barbara Blong, Senior Action Network <br />. John Rizzo, Sierra Club <br />· Tih1PaLiIson, San FranCisco Labor Council <br /> <br />Local media descended on the conference in droves, including most TV outlets and a number of <br />major print news publications. Press attendees included: <br />