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REDWOOD CITY 9212 Economic & Planning Systems, Inc. 5 Regulatory Context than under current State law, both by expanding the number and types of units subject to rent stabilization and by potentially affecting the continued availability of vacancy decontrol. Various studies on rent control in California suggest that over 30 cities in the State currently have some form of a program, representing approximately seven percent of the total cities and accounting for 22 percent of the state’s population.7 As illustrated in Table 1, most of these cities tie rent caps to a percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), similar to the approach in the proposed Ordinance. A smaller number of cities cap rent at an annual percentage increase, ranging from two to ten percent, regardless of the CPI. Table 1. California Rent Control Cities Source: Nolo, “California Rent Control Laws,” accessed 2026. 8 7 California Rent Control Law | Nolo 8 Source data accessed May 2026. Local rent stabilization provisions are subject to change, and figures should be confirmed with each jurisdiction’s current ordinance or published program guidance before reliance. City Allowable Annual Rent Increase (% of CPI)City Allowable Rent Increase (Total / Year) Bell Gardens 50%Sacramento 10% Antioch 60%Larkspur 7% Oakland 60%Gardena 5% Richmond 60%Hayward 5% San Francisco 60%San Jose 5% Berkeley 65%Mountain View 2% - 5% Alameda 70%Oxnard 4% Los Gatos 70%Concord 5% Fairfax 75%Average 6% Palm Springs 75% Pasadena 75% Santa Monica 75% West Hollywood 75% East Palo Alto 80% Santa Ana 80% Baldwin Park 100% Beverly Hills 100% Cudahy 100% Culver City 100% Inglewood 100% Los Angeles 100% Pomona 100% Average 79% 8.A. - Page 133 of 168 143