EDITOR’S NOTE: (Update, Feb. 8) The final hearing of the eviction proposal has been indefinitely delayed to a future date. The proposal will not be discussed at the Feb. 12 city council meeting.

Two Santa Cruz City Council members are looking for your input on a proposal that would outlaw certain types of evictions. Learn about where they stand and why.

Contact Councilmember Donna Meyers at [email protected] and Vice Mayor Justin Cummings at [email protected].
A copy of the proposed law, as well as a transcript of this episode, are below.

TRANSCRIPT

Santa Cruz Local members get access to transcripts, additional reporting, related documents and photos.

Please support fair and accurate local journalism by becoming a member.

If you are a member, please login.

  MEMBER ALLY DEFENDER GUARDIAN
MONTHLY
$9 /mo
$25 /mo
$50 /mo
$100 /mo
ANNUAL
$99 /yr
$250 /yr
$500 /yr
$1,000 /yr
  Our gratitude
Our gratitude ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
  A place on our founders' donor wall
A place on our founders' donor wall ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
  Access to transcripts
Access to transcripts ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
  Access to additional reporting
Access to additional reporting ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
  Discount on Santa Cruz Local events
Discount on Santa Cruz Local events ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
  A Santa Cruz Local sticker
A Santa Cruz Local sticker ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
  A Santa Cruz Local bumper sticker
A Santa Cruz Local bumper sticker - ✔ ✔ ✔
  A shout-out in an episode
A shout-out in an episode - - ✔ ✔
  A shout-out in episodes for the life of your membership
A shout-out in episodes for the life of your membership - - - ✔
  Two tickets to Santa Cruz Local events for the life of your membership
Two tickets to Santa Cruz Local events for the life of your membership - - - ✔

Cancel anytime (but we can't issue refunds).

Kara Meyberg Guzman is the CEO and co-founder of Santa Cruz Local. ​Prior to Santa Cruz Local, she served as the Santa Cruz Sentinel’s managing editor. She has a biology degree from Stanford University and lives in Santa Cruz.