This editorial defends the City of Sonoma's Mobile Home Rent Control Ordinance, adopted in 1992 and revised since, which shields largely elderly, fixed-income residents from being priced out of their homes. It argues that corporate and venture-capital owners have replaced the old "mom and pop" operators and are pressing California cities to drop such protections, sometimes by threatening closures. Sonoma residents have hired legal counsel to draft the Tri Park Ordinance Proposal, adding safeguards against park closure.
Read the full story: Editorial: Stand Up for Mobile Home Park Residents — Sonoma Valley Sun, Aug 4.
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