Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in this Registration Statement (Form S-8) No. 333-( )and related Prospectus of Public Storage for the registration of common shares of beneficial interest pertaining to the Public Storage 2007 Equity and Performance-Based Incentive Compensation Plan and to the incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated February 28, 2007, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of Public Storage, Inc., and 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. which management’s assessment and our report thereon contain an exclusion from the scope of the assessment of Shurgard Self Storage SCA and subsidiaries, included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K), as amended, for the year ended December 31, 2006, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP | ||||
Los Angeles, California | ||||
July 25, 2007 |