Jordan Kaplan is the CEO of Douglas Emmett, one of the largest corporate landlords on the Westside. His company owns Barrington Plaza, where two major fires killed one resident and injured others. Instead of adding fire sprinklers, Douglas Emmett pursued a plan to empty the building by evicting hundreds of rent-controlled households for “fire safety renovations,” one of the largest mass displacements in recent city history. Kaplan’s company has a long-standing business model of targeting rent-stabilized buildings in some of the most expensive neighborhoods in Los Angeles, clearing out longtime tenants, and repositioning properties to increase profits. His political activity reflects the priorities of corporate landlords determined to reshape the city on their terms — not those of the renters who call it home.