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Bay Area groups are pushing rent control here in Sacramento. They say it will create more affordable housing, help stop homelessness, and lower rents.

Here are some of the myths they’re spreading:

MYTH
Rent control creates more affordable housing. FACT
Rent control discourages the creation of new housing units. MYTH
Rent control will stop increasing rents. FACT
Rent control only applies to units built before 1996. MYTH
Everyone living in a rent control unit must be low income. FACT
Those living in apartments that become rent controlled can c  ...