Timeline
Of the rental Housing Round Table
2017
Wednesday 11.22
"Santa Barbara Landlords, Tenants Reach Hard-Fought Compromise"
The Independent covered the final meeting of the Landlord/Tenant Task Force on Thursday, November 16th. The article details the discussions between tenant advocates and landlords. Read the article here.
Tuesday
10.17
KCET Report of Slumlord Conditions in Santa Barbara
PBS reports on the substandard living conditions many immigrant families live under in our city. We need stronger habitability enforcement and protection for renters against retaliation so we can stop all slumlords taking advantage of our community.
Monday
10.2
Report on Student Homelessness in Santa Barbara County
We have some of the highest rates of student homelessness in the state! These consequences show why we need to stop displacement from unjust evictions!
Read the Huffington Post article from EdSource here
Thursday
9.28
Landlord Tenant Task Force
The third meeting of the task force focuses on Safety Inspections and Habitability Issues.
Learn more from this link to the city website.
2017-09-28-TLTF_September_28_2017_AGENDA.pdfWeekend
9.23-24
Renter Statewide Assembly 2017
We joined over 400 organizers to discuss statewide #renterpower in Alameda, California.
Tuesday
9.19
#RenterPower Week of Action
We stand in unity with Right to the City's Renter Week of Power with an action in De La Guerra Plaza saying Housing Justice is about Racial, Disability and Economic Justice and Equality.
Watch KEYT's coverage here.
Wednesday
9.13
AUD Housing Task Force
Learn more about the meeting from this link to the Santa Barbara City's website.
Thursday
8.21
Tenant Landlord Task Force
The second meeting of the task force focuses on Enhanced Mediation.
Learn more from this link to the city website.
2017-08-21_TLTF_August_21_2017_Draft_Minutes.pdfThursday
7.27
Tenant Landlord Task Force
The first meeting of the task force.
Learn more from this link to the city website.
Read the Independent's coverage of the meeting The Great Vacancy Rate Debate: Landlords ask: What housing crisis?
2017-07-27_TLTF_July_27_2017_Minutes.pdfMonday
5.15
"Rising rents squeezing out average families in Santa Barbara"
Watch KEYT's In Depth Report following up with Tenants evicted from Ivy Apartments and the local housing crisis.
Watch it here.
Tuesday
3.21
Tenants Rights Ordinance on Santa Barbara City Council Agenda.
Over 100 tenants and landlords pack city hall to debate Tenants Rights, and the Tenant Landlord Task Force is created.
Read the independent's coverage of the meeting Landlords Resist Tenants Protections: With Greater Urgency, Renters mobilizing against Housing Crisis
2016
Friday
12.22
"Tenant Protection Put on Menu for Santa Barbara City Council"
The Independent details our efforts to get into the city council agenda.
Read the independents article here.
Thursday
12.14
"Millionaire Landlord Evicts Families during the Holidays"
KEYT's coverage of Ivy Apartments evictions in the Santa Barbara Westside and our efforts to fight them!
Wednesday
10.19
"What is our community doing to help provide more housing for low income people?"
The League of Women voters host a panel conversation.
Thursday
10.6
"Priced Out- Santa Barbara's Housing Crisis"
The Independent hosts a live broadcast discussion, speaking on the efforts of the RHR push for a Tenant Rights Ordinance.
Listen to the broadcast here.
Friday
9.23
First Annual #RenterPower Week of Action
We launch our Tenants Rights Ordinance campaign, especially addressing the high rise of evictions displacing our community members.
Friday
7.21
Renters Rights Forum
RHR conducts surveys in the community and hosts a community forum on Renters Rights at the Faulkner Gallery in Downtown Santa Barbara.
