EX-23 2 psi10ka_ex23.txt EXHIBIT 23 Exhibit 23 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-36004) of Public Storage, Inc., formerly Storage Equities, Inc., pertaining to the 1990 Stock Option Plan, the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-55541) pertaining to the 1994 Stock Option Plan, the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-13463) pertaining to the 1996 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-75327) pertaining to the 1994 Share Incentive Plan, the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-50270) pertaining to the PS 401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan, the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-52400) pertaining to the 2000 Non-Executive/Non-Director Stock Option and Incentive Plan, the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (333-59218) pertaining to the 2001 Non-Executive/Non-Director Stock Option and Incentive Plan and the 2001 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-81041) and in the related prospectus, the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-86899) and in the related prospectus, the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-84126) and the related prospectus, in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-101425) and in the related Prospectus, the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-103190) and in the related prospectus, the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-115660) and in the related prospectus, and the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (333-130137) and in the related prospectus, the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-133438) including the post-effective Amendment No. 1 on Form S-8 (filed on August 23, 2006 ) and in the related prospectus, and the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-136169) and in the related prospectus of our report dated February 28, 2007, with respect to Public Storage, Inc. management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Public Storage, Inc., included in this Form 10-K/A. ERNST & YOUNG LLP March 9, 2007 Los Angeles, California