By Timothy D. Naegele[1]

Americans and citizens of other countries rent storage units for a variety of reasons.  Business records and other items are kept in them, as well as personal possessions.  It's a big business.

But one company needs to be singled out and boycotted: Public Storage.[2]  Zero integrity applies to its operations.  Prices can escalate overnight; and its customers have no choice except to pay the fees, or lose everything—which is especially onerous for senior citizens.

Unlike other storage companies that offer air-conditioned units with very rare price increases, Public Storage is run by greedy "price gougers" and "ripoff artists."  They need to be put out of business now, and sued personally.

Vastly bigger Costco is a global entity too, which has garnered steadfast public loyalty by raising its membership rate and other prices minimally over many decades.  After being sacked and sued, Public Storage's new management might wish to emulate Costco's practices.[3]

To the extent that any Public Storage facilities are used by government, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) should look carefully at such relationships.  Excess charges should be recouped; Public Storage's management should be sued personally and prosecuted; and other storage arrangements should be made.

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© 2025, Timothy D. Naegele

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[1]  Timothy D. Naegele was counsel to the United States Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and chief of staff to Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass).  See, e.g., Timothy D. Naegele Resume-21-8-6  and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/accomplishments/   He has an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as well as two law degrees from the School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, and from Georgetown University.  He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency at The Pentagon, where he received the Joint Service Commendation Medal (see, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commendation_Medal#Joint_Service).  Mr. Naegele is an Independent politically; and he is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in Finance and Business. He has written extensively over the years (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/articles/ and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/articles/), and studied photography with Ansel Adams.  He can be contacted directly at tdnaegele.associates@gmail.com

[2]  See, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Storage ("Public Storage")

[3]  See, e.g , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costco ("Costco")