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Redwood City voters have rejected Measure E, delivering an important victory for local homeowners, renters, small housing providers, and affordable housing operators. The San Mateo County Association of REALTORS® (SAMCAR) and the California Apartment Association (CAA) led the campaign to defeat Measure E, working alongside a broad coalition of community members, local housing providers, current and former elected officials, business organizations, and concerned residents to educate voters about the measure's potential consequences. Thank you to everyone who stood with SAMCAR and CAA and helped deliver this important victory!

Legislative Day is the California Association of Realtors signature legislative event. And legislative Day 2026 did not disappoint. Over 2,500 California REALTORS® descended on the state capitol during the C.A.R. Spring Business Meetings and took advantage of the opportunity to meet and discuss real estate related issues directly with their state legislators and staff. Read more about SAMCAR's participation in Legislative Day including hot topics and legislation and meetings with elected officials.

On March 17, 2026, the Half Moon Bay City Council made a rare and significant decision voting 3–2 to repeal both the rent stabilization and rental registry programs. "Programs that were already in place were repealed," emphasized SAMCAR Government Affairs Director Fernando Peña. "That does not happen often." This outcome reflects months of focused advocacy led by SAMCAR on behalf of homeowners, Realtors, property managers, and housing providers in Half Moon Bay and the surrounding unincorporated communities -- the very individuals who make up the backbone of the local rental housing market.