{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The Providence Eye","provider_url":"https:\/\/pvdeye.org\/es\/","author_name":"Amber Ma","author_url":"https:\/\/pvdeye.org\/es\/author\/amber-ma\/","title":"Brett Smiley's Plan to Veto Rent Stabilization Shows Why Providence Needs Decentralized Governance","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"wGSIfTuWGn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pvdeye.org\/es\/decentralized-government-rv\/\">Brett Smiley&#8217;s Plan to Veto Rent Stabilization Shows Why Providence Needs Decentralized Governance<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/pvdeye.org\/es\/decentralized-government-rv\/embed\/#?secret=wGSIfTuWGn\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"\u00abBrett Smiley&#8217;s Plan to Veto Rent Stabilization Shows Why Providence Needs Decentralized Governance\u00bb \u2014 The Providence Eye\" data-secret=\"wGSIfTuWGn\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/pvdeye.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/pvdeye.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VM013_GC1925.jpg","thumbnail_width":1480,"thumbnail_height":1084,"description":"Mayor Brett Smiley has said he will veto the Providence Rent Stabilization Act, an ordinance passed by the Providence City Council earlier this month that would cap annual rent increases at four percent. This means the fate of fifty-nine percent of households in Providence\u2014the country\u2019s least affordable city for renters\u2014rests in the hands of a [...]"}