A new poll found that a large portion of California voters say the state should do more to address extremely hot weather conditions.
The UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies conducted the poll. It found that 77% of California voters say they’ve experienced extreme heat and two-thirds of voters say that the state should create “cooling standards for residential properties,” according to the L.A. Times.
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A motion forwarded by the Los Angeles City Council would require all residential units to have air conditioning and called on the Department of Water and Report to “find resources and programs to help those who live in low-income households with their energy bills during ‘extreme weather events.’”
One man in Marina Del Rey told KNX News’ Jon Baird that laws requiring air conditioning units in apartments is “a regulation that will step on its own foot.”
“The rent goes up for the people who can't afford air conditioning, so they take it in the shorts one way or the other,” he said.
A bill with a similar idea as the L.A. City Council motion was Assembly Bill 2597. That bill aimed to “adopt, approve, codify, and publish mandatory building standards for safe maximum indoor air temperature in newly constructed dwelling units.” It didn’t pass.
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