The months ahead could feature court battles, a hefty signature-gathering effort and a bruising campaign to sway voters. And with all of that still on the horizon, supporters and opponents of reviving rent control are already waging an opening battle over ballot eligibility.

A constellation of think tanks and real estate industry groups wrote to the attorney general's office last week, urging officials to block a proposed initiative petition that would bring back caps on rent increases.

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At the same time, the measure's backers laid out a case for why the ballot question should be allowed to advance to the next milestone along the lengthy road to the 2026 ballot.

If organizers can clear the numerous and steep hurd

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