&gt; That is the same situation which was sold to the voters of California in 1979 for Prop 13 and now we have underfunded schools, fire departments, and police departments<p>And these 2 are related ... how ?<p>California is broke, which is what causes those underfunding issues. Why ? Nobody is blaming rent control. It&#x27;s there, but it&#x27;s so small it registers on very few radars.<p>Rightist view: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.businessinsider.com.au&#x2F;reasons-to-leave-california-2010-10" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.businessinsider.com.au&#x2F;reasons-to-leave-californi...</a> (TLDR: unemployment (due to various high taxes, rightist site indeed), debt (pension&#x2F;unemployment liabilities), poverty)<p>Leftist view: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.huffingtonpost.com&#x2F;bob-samuels&#x2F;why-california-is-broke-a_b_846143.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.huffingtonpost.com&#x2F;bob-samuels&#x2F;why-california-is-...</a> (TLDR: tax exemptions for large corporations, including the claim they wouldn&#x27;t leave for high tax because of good schools)