Departing senator gets failing grade from real estate industry

When Brian Kavanagh’s reign as chair of the state Senate’s housing committee ends this year, the real estate industry will celebrate — his departure, that is. Not his accomplishments. Kavanagh, who is not seeking re-election, might not be quite as reviled by owners of rent-stabilized buildings as his militant Assembly counterpart, Linda Rosenthal. But his record from the industry’s perspective was poor, and he will leave office with the housing affordability crisis still raging. To say the senator got off on the wrong foot with real estate would be an understatement. Just before being tapped in December 2018 to chair […] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.