Exhibit 23.1




            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM




We consent to the  incorporation  by reference  in  Registration  Statement  No.
333-50270  on Form S-8 of Public  Storage,  Inc. of our report  dated  August 9,
2004, with respect to the statement of net assets  available for benefits of the
PS 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan as of December 31, 2003, and the related statement
of changes in net assets  available for benefits for the year then ended,  which
report  appears in the December  31, 2003 Annual  Report on Form 11-K for the PS
401(k) Profit Sharing Plan.



Irvine, California
August 9, 2004