“In my opinion, we have already lost enough housing to the rental inspection ordinance and a culture in which people commonly use anonymous complaints to free up on-street parking or “bring up the neighborhood.” Under the legitimate goal of providing “safe housing” we have created our local version of Bernie Sanders’ famous class divide. There are the homeless whose basic existence is not legal. There are the unpermitted tenants and their landlords whose activities are “not permitted.” And then there the “legal residents” of Santa Cruz, some of whom are a paycheck away from couch surfing while others are working two jobs and having to put their kids in day care. While I have taken leadership for some incremental changes to city housing ordinances that are positive, I very much doubt we have replaced a significant portion of the housing lost because of code enforcement.”
Apparently he agrees that these laws are abused to favor the wealthy in the guise of health and safety.
Santa Cruz City Councilman censured for illegal secondary residence
“I knew that a residence has to have a bathroom in it, but I felt like, I’m trying to live simply and I’m young enough to be able to walk outside when I have to go to the bathroom or use a jar,
Hate to be a neighbor