San Pablo’s City Council this week approved sending a rent protection ballot initiative to go in front of voters in November that would cap annual rent increases at 3% and increase tenant rights in the city.

The measure aims to combat increased costs of living and decreased spending on housing and homelessness, according to the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment and Rising Juntos, the community organizations who led the campaign to qualify the initiative for the ballot.

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A Northwestern University student and Oakland native, Adam has extensive experience covering sports but is excited to branch into topics such as transportation, urban planning and criminal justice closer to home.