Rent control, a political tempest familiar to Mountain View, is set to be a major statewide issue in this November’s election.

Proposition 10, a ballot initiative that would end the state’s restraints on local rent control policies, has thrust the controversial issue back into the spotlight.

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What this means is even if Proposition 10 passed, many of the Costa-Hawkins’ restrictions would essentially remain in place in Mountain View. Back in 2016, when Mountain View’s law was being drafted, there was nothing to indicate that Costa-Hawkins could be repealed, said Juliet Brodie, the Stanford Law Clinic professor who co-authored the CSFRA. While Brodie said she supports Proposition 10, she acknowledged that Mountain View wouldn’t see much in the way of change — at least not right away.

“Costa-Hawkins is a many-headed beast, and each of these heads are dealt with in the CSFRA in a different way,” she said. “If Proposition 10 were to pass, it would be a great opportunity to look at these restrictions and determine which are outdated.”

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Even without bringing an update before voters, Brodie said that Proposition 10, if passed, could result in eliminating some restrictions in Mountain View. Which restrictions? She declined to give specifics, except that it would likely require some legal action.