Up: Renters – State lawmakers pass AB 1482, a bill to limit rent increases to no more than 5% a year, plus inflation, and to require “just cause” for evicting tenants, which will make it harder for landlords to kick out renters if they complain about living conditions.
Down: Aaron Persky – Former Santa Clara County judge, recalled by voters last year after giving lenient sentence in sexual assault case to ex-Stanford swimmer Brock Turner, is fired from his new job as high school tennis coach in San Jose after critics call for his ouster.
Sideways: Tom Steyer – San Francisco billionaire qualifies for October Democratic presidential debate, hitting 2% threshold in four key polls. But he’s still far back in a crowded field, lacking much name recognition, with less than five months to go until Iowa caucuses.