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EXHIBIT 1 <br /> ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXXX <br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br /> SANTA ANA PROHIBITING ANTI-COMPETITIVE <br /> AUTOMATED RENT PRICE-FIXING <br /> THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS <br /> FOLLOWS: <br /> Section 1. The City Council of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines, and declares <br /> as follows: <br /> A. The housing rent burden and poverty faced by many residents in the City of <br /> Santa Ana (City) threatens the health, safety, and welfare to the City. <br /> B. The City Council has provided relief to residents by enacting a Rent <br /> Stabilization and Just Cause Eviction Ordinance, directing City staff to apply <br /> for housing grants to lower the cost of living for residents and placing a priority <br /> on assisting residents by providing information about issues that can negatively <br /> affect their lives. <br /> C. The high cost of living and housing shortage in the City have contributed to the <br /> City's unaffordability. According to an October 2025 Zillow report, a family must <br /> earn $220,000 a year to afford a home mortgage in Santa Ana. According to <br /> an October 22, 2025 Orange County Register article, the average rental rate <br /> for a residential dwelling unit in the City is $2,293, approximately 40.6% higher <br /> than the national median of$1,631. <br /> D. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2023 American Community Survey <br /> (ACS), Santa Ana has approximately 79,691 occupied housing units, of which <br /> 44,151 are renter-occupied households, accounting for over 55% of the total <br /> occupied housing units in Santa Ana. Approximately 53% of renter households <br /> are considered cost-burdened, with housing expenses exceeding 30% of <br /> household income. The City's median household income has not kept pace <br /> with the growth in rental housing costs, placing disproportionate pressure on <br /> low-income and working-class families. <br /> E. Landlords' use of algorithmic devices, which perform calculations of nonpublic <br /> competitor data concerning rental rates, occupancy levels, and other <br /> information, to set rental rates and occupancy levels has resulted in inflated <br /> rental rates an unfair rent increases and contributed to the City's unaffordability <br /> for families. <br /> F. A 2024 study by the White House reported that renters nationally spent an extra <br /> $3.8 billion in rent in 2023 because of pricing algorithms, and that Los Angeles <br /> renters in units managed with algorithms paid an average of $408 more than <br /> Ordinance No. NS-XXXX <br /> Page 1 of 7 <br /> City Council 19 — 3 3/3/2026 <br />