In a major win for the rental housing industry, the San Pablo City Council on June 1 preliminarily approved the repeal of the city’s rent registry program.
In a 4-1 vote, Mayor Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado, Vice Mayor Rita Xavier, and Councilmembers Arturo Cruz and Patricia Ponce voted in favor of the repeal, while Councilmember Abel Pineda cast the lone dissenting vot...