tenants Archives - Santa Cruz Local

‘Nowhere to go’: Palomar tenants decry rent hikes, cockroaches

By Nik Altenberg|2026-05-15T13:42:42-07:00May 13, 2026|Tags: affordable housing, Bonnie Lipscomb, Featured, Nik Altenberg, palomar inn, tenants|

Tenants Association says landlord failed to give required notice

Santa Cruz Renters Union urges tenants to band together

By Jesse Kathan|2025-10-25T17:27:09-07:00October 24, 2025|Tags: Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, Santa Cruz Renters Union, Santa Cruz Tenants Association, tenants, UCSC|

Plus: resource guide for renters

Former tenants sue landowner of proposed Ocean St. redevelopment alleging illegal evictions

By Nik Altenberg|2025-10-01T16:15:58-07:00September 25, 2025|Tags: 908 Ocean St., eviction, Featured, lawsuit, Nik Altenberg, Sridhar Equities, tenants|

Owner may sell properties after 389-unit proposal scrapped

Tenants seek ban on rental application fees in Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T17:02:06-07:00March 14, 2024|Tags: affordable housing, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, rentals, tenants|

State lawmakers consider changes

Podcast: How Santa Cruz County could solve chronic homelessness

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-05-03T09:49:42-07:00December 17, 2021|Tags: Bakersfield, Built for Zero, California Veterans Assistance Foundation, chronic homelessness, chronically homeless, City of Santa Cruz, Don Lane, emergency support, homeless camp Santa Cruz, Homeless Services Center, homeless youth, homelessness, housing, housing authority, Housing Choice voucher, Housing Matters, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Kern County, landlord, landlords, permanent housing, Phil Kramer, rental assistance, Robert Ratner, Santa Cruz County, security, solutions to homelessness, subletting, tenants, unhoused, urban development|

Lessons from Kern County’s success