Exhibit 23


            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the  incorporation  by  reference  in the  following  Registration
Statements:

(1)    Registration   Statement  on  Form  S-3  (No.   333-144026)  and  related
       prospectus,

(2)    Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No.333-144907) 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.

(3)    Post-effective  Amendment  No.  1 on Form  S-8 to Form  S-4  Registration
       Statement  (No.  333-141488)  for the  registration  of common  shares of
       beneficial  interest  pertaining to the Public  Storage,  Inc. 2001 Stock
       Option    and    Incentive    Plan,    Public    Storage,    Inc.    2001
       Non-Executive/Non-Director   Stock  Option  and  Incentive  Plan,  Public
       Storage, Inc. 2000 Non-Executive/Non-Director  Stock Option and Incentive
       Plan,  Public  Storage,  Inc.  1996 Stock Option and  Incentive  Plan, PS
       401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Shurgard Storage Centers, Inc. 2004 Long Term
       Incentive Plan,  Shurgard Storage Centers,  Inc. 2000 Long Term Incentive
       Plan,   Shurgard   Storage   Centers,   Inc.  1995  Long  Term  Incentive
       Compensation Plan.

of our  reports  dated  February  28,  2008,  with  respect to the  consolidated
financial  statements and related financial statement schedule of Public Storage
and the  effectiveness  of internal  control over financial  reporting of Public
Storage,  included in this Annual  Report (Form 10-K) of Public  Storage for the
year ended December 31, 2007.



                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

February 28, 2008
Los Angeles, California



                                   Exhibit 23